TheFlyingDutchman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I thought I would be safe when I stay at home all day to build on my CRJ, when suddenly..... What the actual f*ck? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
streetstream Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 No. Say it aint so. Sorry to see that. Stay calm. I hope you can fix her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Sorry to see that. Stay calm. I hope you can fix her. Actually I did, already :) The halves fit together perfectly, the only problem was the CA coming out of the gap when I compressed both halves together (I used a bit more than last time.....) so I had to repaint the areas around the crack. When the model is finished I'll post photos on ARC ;) But it is just ominous when your model does this! Makes you wonder how well all other parts are fixed together.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
streetstream Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Actually I did, already :)/> The halves fit together perfectly, the only problem was the CA coming out of the gap when I compressed both halves together (I used a bit more than last time.....) so I had to repaint the areas around the crack. When the model is finished I'll post photos on ARC ;)/> But it is just ominous when your model does this! Makes you wonder how well all other parts are fixed together.... Indeed it does. I had a azmodels Tu 134 that after hours of sanding finally had no center fuselage gap anymore and than i dropped it. Of course ait split open a bit and all those hours spend sanding and polishing just flew out the window. I got it fixed, but still, it's hard not to get upset when it happens. But the good news is, tommorow i get to go christmas shopping at my LHS and i can pick a new model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Well the odd thing is, that I did not drop it or something at all. I was just fitting the nose landing gear when a crack appeared on the belly and when I tried to fix that the whole fuselage section came loose. :unsure: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tdogg Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I do have a question, what kit is that? and what scale? sorry that was 2 questions, also besides being in two pieces it looks great. Love the Estonian colours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hahaha, yes I admit it looks a sort of funny. It is an Authentic Airliners CRJ-900, 1:144th scale. Kurt makes VERY nice resin kits! But you have to glue them properly....... www.authentic-airliners.de Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tdogg Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thanks, he's got some nice kits. I'm not familiar with doing resin kits but I'd love to give one a shot, love the CRJ so I may have to pick one up and give it a shot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 My first resin kit was his Embraer 190, it is really not difficult at all. Only difficulties is getting the casting blocks off but that's easy when you have a fine saw, and aligning the fuselage sections while gluing is challenging. And you have to keep in mind that resin dust is bad for your health, so always sand it in a bowl of water or under a running tap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carioca Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Glad to hear it all went out fine fixing it. Doomsday's not so bad after all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Hi, I can highly recommend to use a 2 minute epoxy instead of SG. You have more time for corrections and also the bonding is better. Good luck Kurt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lancer512 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Ouch! Good thing you were able to repair the damage. Is it a solid resin fuselage? May I suggest to drill holes lengthwise into the fuselage and use threaded rod glued in like dowels to get a stronger joint? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 @ Kurt: thanks, I will use that for my next one (E-145). I hope the CRJ won't break up again. @ Lancer: I thought of that but I don't have any precision drills to get the dowels aligned to make the fuselage sections match perfectly. But I built an E190 before and did not have any problems like these on that one, while I used the same glue (CA gel, and not the cheap one) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 OMG OUCH,! Sorry that it did that and that you were able to amend it. MERRY CHRISTMAS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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