Hi everyone,
This is my first post and i thought it would be nice to kick start with a WIP.
Anyway, as the topic suggest, it's been awhile(a long while to be honest!) since i last build a kit...been hoarding too many!
Well, i took a leap of faith and here goes:
I'm building a F.6/XR769 of 74 Sqn, RAF Tengah, 1969, which I've always wanted to but didn't get to it.
The colour scheme will be in BMF and this is a challenge considering I've never done one before.
For this kit, i took an unusual approach by working on the wings first.
This is because I'll be using the CMK wheel wells set to further enhance the details.
In order to fit the wheel wells, i need to sand & 'Dremel' the marked area.
As you can clearly see, there's a slight curvature on the area to be sanded.
As such a Dremel fitted w/ 9.5mm aluminum oxide grinding stone was used to work on it.
First round of sanding done. CMK resin part cleaned up, ready for test fitting.
No joy...the test fit shows a lot work need to be done to correct the warped resin part.
I can't fit both top/bottom wings and i estimated around 1.93mm of plastic to be sanded away.
You can clearly see how warped they are. Anyway, i placed them into a bowl of hot water for around 30secs to 'reshape' them...no joy still!
The wafer thin part on the wheel wells made it very brittle.
After much thought, i decided not to 'reshape' the resin as the risks are deemed potentially fatal if i pursue further.
So i began re-profiling the wings(both top/bottom) by using a 6.4mm grinding stone and Tamiya 320 grit.
The marked 'X' are areas that requires more work...holding the Dremel for a good 30mins is damned tiring.
working on the CMK resin control surfaces next...
Cheers!
Sebastian L