junglejim38 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Has anyone successfully built the 1:72 Italeri Griffon or Twin Huey? Any builds on-line somewhere? Could they make the engine housing/shroud area any more complicated and poor fitting? I don't remember the Fujimi kit giving me so much grief... Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
troschi Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I built it as a RNLAF SAR-Bird some years ago. ( http://www.hkngallery.org.uk/hkngallery.ns...3D?OpenDocument ) I couldn't remember such severe Problems. I guess most of the fitting problems are caused by the modeler himself by missing to adjust and dry-fit appropriately beforehand. Or you got a very bad "monday-kit" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Moore Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I have built the same kit as Felix (though mine is the DHFS version- http://www.scale-rotors.com/gallery/utilit...-griffin-revell ). One way to deal with the fitting of the engine housing is to fit and glue the halves to their respective fuselage halves before joining the fuselage together. You'll get a better engine cover-to-fuselage fit that way instead of going by the instructions in that area. HTH, Alby Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LoganTLR Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I guess most of the fitting problems are caused by the modeler himself by missing to adjust and dry-fit appropriately beforehand. Or you got a very bad "monday-kit" Dude Just an FYI .. you slammed one of Canada's better modelers, a guy who can scratch build a damn sight better than you can probably build a Tamiya kit ...... BTW, Jim, I have LOTS and LOTS of CH-146 ref shots if you need them Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charles Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 The picture of mine is not so good i did bouth the 212 and the Grifon they are good kits , i didnt do a perfect job but i like the way they come together Quote Link to post Share on other sites
junglejim38 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 I guess most of the fitting problems are caused by the modeler himself by missing to adjust and dry-fit appropriately beforehand. Or you got a very bad "monday-kit" Hey, thanks for the lesson Junior, I was building crappy fitting Monogram kits before you were even born. What is this 'adjusting and dry-fitting' you speak of? ;) Not that it's a big deal, just wondering if it had been encountered before. Just another typical (sh)Italeri kit. Kudos to you Guys who built them. Anyhoo, some filler will be required after said adjusting/dryfitting/sanding/filing/shimming/cursing: Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arkhunter2002 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Uh oh... I recently picked up the N, haven't taken more than a gander inside, but that's the worst gap that I've personally seen in an Italeri kit. I'm just thankful that their hueys (unlike their blackhawks) have recessed panel lines... Take care, Austin P.S. you might want to try and fill some of those gaps with strip styrene vs putty. I had a few larger gaps on RoG's reboxing of Italeri's AH-1W and strip styrene has worked very well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony9409 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I've built the kit some time ago. I takes a bit of fiddling, but I put it together with no putty or extra strip stock. I would point out the kit needs some nose weight. Also some care in fitting the interior so at the side doors there is minimal gap. regards, Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
troschi Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) Sorry for offending you, Jim but you see, it is possible, that's why I included the possibility that you might have one of the worst sprues ever packed for this kit series. But I wonder why you're disappointed in this way if you have this amount of long-time expirience in building "crappy fitting Monogram- Kits" and (as said) in scratchbuilding. What was the way you worked on this section? As the instruction sheet suggested it or the way Alby described it? I'm sure that you've done dry fitting trials before, so what should I explain it to you? If it's unclear what I mean with "adjust" (excuse me, I'm not a native speaker): To remove some material here or to add some styrene there if necessary to optimise the fit and to minimize the amount of filler .... EDIT: But to answer your question: As I built the 212/ UH-1N some time before the 412, the fit of the engine section was worse than the 412, so you' re right Edited December 31, 2008 by troschi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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