Mister Mustang Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Before..... That's all for now..... Thank you!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pep Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 This kit looks familiar =) I think you bought it from me on ebay hehe glad to see it went to a good loving home! will be keeping up with this one =) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Hi Pep, Thanks for dropping in! Tis the season to build models, Fa la la la la la la la la. Let's see, where was I................Oh yea, And after, we thinned the kit plastic, with a little elbow grease! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 And one more. Much better! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Looking at the Aires wheel well.... there are lots of joggles on the top edge... We could just sand it flush on the top edge and glue it on.......... Like so, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 But unfortunately the wheel wells are on an angle and that is incorrect................so, Aires makes an adjustment to the main wheel well, and it's perpendicular to the aircraft center line now...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Or another way to put it, it's parallel to the lateral center line now..... And we have a couple of options to fit the well, I chose to remove some of the resin edge because it's softer than the kit plastic.... You could remove some of the kit plastic instead.... Marking with the lead holder (we get very sharp points).... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Better!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 And trimming the kit plastic at the only spot needed..... Me happy..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 And making adjustments on the wheel door, the door is wrong anyway...... And speaking of wrong.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 We'll start here....this will be the most fwd point of the adjustment.... and this will be the aft point. That's where the leading edge of the vertical fin is.... Again.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 We removed this fairing, thinned it down, and glued it back on, but only glued at the white plastic spacer edge..... The idea is to get the line to look like the real thing, or as close as we can working within the thickness of the plastic.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Like so..... And like so..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mustang Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Or like so...... Has it made much of a difference? Well, this is the aft gear door in position....... Me happy...... That's all for now folks P.S. When do we get lots more emoticons to play with? this just won't cut it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Just saw your thread Mr. Mustang. Looks like you are really leaping forward in your speed. I mean from prop to jet...:P I like what you did with the nose wheel well as it looks 100 times better then what I have seen or done with slapping them on regular thick plastic part. I hope you will add extra support around the nose wheel well as it will have your weight of the kit plus any other weight needed so its not a tail sitter. I don't know if the thinned plastic will be able to support all that. Anyway, keep up the good work as it coming along superb ;) Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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