ESzczesniak Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Has anyone on the boards successfully squeezed this set in the the Hasegawa AV-8B? The forward bay seems to be an absolute no go in terms of space. I can not for the life of me figure how to get this thing in. I've already thinned the plastic to translucent levels and similar with the resin and there still isn't enough room. I'm about to give up and scratchbuild the front well. I wonder if I'm not alone, as I've searched the web widely and can't find a hint of anyone having actually built a model with this set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
efd327 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 That is why I have quit using a lot of aftermarket. Expensive and a lot of times it doesn't fit or if it does it is a major pain to get it to fit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 42 minutes ago, ESzczesniak said: Has anyone on the boards successfully squeezed this set in the the Hasegawa AV-8B? The forward bay seems to be an absolute no go in terms of space. I can not for the life of me figure how to get this thing in. I've already thinned the plastic to translucent levels and similar with the resin and there still isn't enough room. I'm about to give up and scratchbuild the front well. I wonder if I'm not alone, as I've searched the web widely and can't find a hint of anyone having actually built a model with this set. Isn't that Aires's signature "quality?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ESzczesniak Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 It seems so. The cockpit actually went in with little effort. But this wheel well seems to be a no go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I’ve used them and from what I can remember didn’t experience any problems to get them fitted in there when I built my Spanish AV-8several years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) After my reply last night it got me thinking just how did I fit the forward wheel bay. I went back to the kit for a look and remembered that I had exactly the same problems, in the end I had to cut away a portion of the intake/compressor part so the rear of the bay would sit in the correct location. I them hid the surgery by installing the Steel Beach FOD covers. Edited April 25, 2018 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ESzczesniak Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Yes, I thought about that and it looks almost as if it was designed that way. I think I'm just going to go ahead and scratchbuild this area. It won't be very visible, so pretty darn close will look just the same and I have the Aires bay to go off of. This way I can shrink it slightly where needed to make it fit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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