ThunderGrunt Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 For those of you that have built the revell 1/48 SH E model, VFA-14 box. have you had issuses with fitting the intakes and the front nose section?? I cannot get that stuff to alingn for nothing big ol gaps. just curious if some had issues also. id show pics but wifey has camera.?? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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spike7451 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I've built the 'F' & had issues with both as well as the exhaust nozzels but a skim of filler between the mateing surfaces fixed that. As for the windscreen,trimming & filler did the trick. Merv Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sv51macross Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I can't remember having difficulty with the intakes, they went together alright for me, but I agree the nose is iffy. You just have to be careful and diligent with the filler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Talk to Paul Nortness. He had a way to line everything up that really helped bring those gaps down to size. I'm sure if you PM him, he'll be glad to point you to the thread he wrote about it. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunliner Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I've built several of the VFA-122 version-I think it's the same kit. The intake to fuselage bits take a little wiggling , but it snaps in pretty tight (sorry, that's probably not very helpful but I don't know exactly how to explain it) The nose portion goes together reasonably well, but pops out very easily if you're not careful. I've had it together only to go back after the glue dries, to find that it moved after I set it down, leaving a big gap/step on the fuselage barrel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I've found that gluing the forward nose to the lower fuselage first helps with the fit greatly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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