OKB Krasnaya Zvezda Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 the only thing i have had troubles with this kit are the wings... oh boy! it`s a Royal pain in the *** to align both wings with the same dihedron but at the end of the day i found how first of all, clean both surfaces (wing and fuselage) to make sure they are flat, then apply two drops of CA glue on each extreme of the wing (Leading edge and flap`s area) that makes you have an "instant" semi-solid position of the wing (of course you have be sure that the degrees of the dihedron are correct) once you have the wing-fuselage glued apply some drops of Humbrol glue (but not over the area where the CA glue was applied) that makes the wing and fuselage plastic "melt" together and by consequence a stronger union than just with CA glue. (get it? :P ) ok here are some shots: THE trench: filling the gap with styrene and CA glue: the gap covered with humbrol Filler. next time: seting up the Rudders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 That was quite a gap between the wing and fuselage. And thanks for the tip on aligning the wings. I have one of these kits to do in the future (not as a C though) and your information will help me line them up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickeyThickey Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Easier solution: glue the upper wings to the upper fuselage. Glue the lower fuselage to the upper fuselage/wings. Glue the lower wings to the completed fuselage/upper wings. Minimal cleanup required. Much easier. Far less stressful. Now ask me how many Fulcrums I had to build to figure that one out... <_< Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Thanks for that tip. Having used that on some other kits before I'll probably use it for this one too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OKB Krasnaya Zvezda Posted January 9, 2005 Author Share Posted January 9, 2005 good idea Mickey!! that sounds a lot easyer, BTW there are a lot of nice MiG-29`s maybe you would find one of them some how inspiring to start (that worked for me) cos my Academy MiG-29 was neglected for a year or so before get started. take a look of this: http://www.lindenhillimports.com/lhd48008.htm I am thinking seriously build an UB MiG with that scheme :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickeyThickey Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Yep, too many interesting Fulcrums to build, not enough time. My next UB will be IRIAF, I'm just waiting for the NeOmega 'pit that's been 'Coming Soon' since before AiRes released their cockpit. Nice work on your Fulcrum, BTW. That spine looks to be perfectly blended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OKB Krasnaya Zvezda Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 thnx mikey!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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