And another one

[The Rat]

3 on the go now, increases my chances of getting at least one done. 

You may remember me posting my antique store find last year:

Box by Dave Bailey, on Flickr

The previous owner had taken it to the point where it would normally be ineligible for the build, because the main fuselage halves had been glued together. Then for some reason known only to them, they had been crudely broken apart again, leaving an intact rear half with two front halves that barely survived the process. It may have been because the interior, which consists of one piece seat, floor, rear shelf, panel, and pilot figure, (whoever made that mould is a minor god), had not been installed.

This will be 'wheels up', due to a missing main gear leg, livery yet to be determined.

[The Rat]

Here are the two forward sections. Looks like the detail needs more grinding down, but my arthritic wrists are taking a break.

by Dave Bailey, on Flickr

[NARSES2]

I've fond memories of those old Revell boxes, they looked "So American" to us UK kids.

[Wardukw]

That surface detail is crazy 🤪.
Man I do remember building birds like that when I was a kid..days I do not miss 

[kerick]

Rivets the size of softballs! And those decal placement outlines! You could just paint in the different colors!
It looks like somebody just tore it apart. You will deserve at least some high level compliments just for bringing this kit back to life. Power on!

[The Rat]

That surface detail is crazy 🤪.
Man I do remember building birds like that when I was a kid..days I do not miss 

And that's after sanding it smooth, because I just ran my fingers over it! The flow lines must go about halfway through!

[Wardukw]

AFTER!!?? Bloody hell mate..I bet if ya sanded the inside you'll find it there to if thats the case 

[killnoizer]

Funny , found a B25 last week with the same scary lines. Interesting for some weathered effects I believe 

[jcf]

Silver plastic is funky, even after you sand off the raised detail the pattern remains, which is good
if you were wanting to scribe in the panel lines etc. 

Note that I refuse to use the word "re-scribe" for the process as, if the panel lines etc. were raised
to begin with, then they were not scribed.

[The Rat]

Note that I refuse to use the word "re-scribe" for the process as, if the panel lines etc. were raised
to begin with, then they were not scribed.

Stop being pedantic, that's MY territory!     

Now sit back while I explain the difference between a 'ground rule double' and an 'automatic double'.     
Even MLB Gameday screwed that up last night.

[jcf]

The MLB is beyond the understanding of a mere mortal such as myself.

[The Rat]

Almost gave up on this. The front and rear sections of the broken fuselage were too bent and smacked around to have any hope of mating easily, even if I had spliced sprue on the inside. So I placed the rear part on the engines, squashed it down to spread it out, applied the Tamiya extra thin, and held it until it set. Then I slid the front portion into place and glued it. There are still gaps, but a few buckets of putty should take care of that.

joint by Dave Bailey, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

There are still gaps, but a few buckets of putty should take care of that.

That would do well as a Forum motto. 

[Wardukw]

I'm surprised some of us don't have shares in modelling putting considering how much we us 
Or maybe some of us do 🤔

[NARSES2]

I'm surprised some of us don't have shares in modelling putting considering how much we us 
Or maybe some of us do 🤔

How do you know we don't   

Maybe we should have a "Declaration of Interests" statement to sign when people join ? Mind you then we need a "Standards Committee" to chase up all those who don't "fully declare at the time"