TonyGol Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Hi Folks. Has anyone built one of these. Is there anything to look out for while building. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) G'day haven't built one yet but have three in the stash(waiting on the Mig Masters sheet to be released by Furball Decals in the immediate future.) I don't think there are too many dramas with it from what I've read. Mainly an issue if you want the canopy open, the canopy hinge points are too small and I believe you need to sand down the burner can, so that it is flush with the end of the fuselage and not sticking out proud of it. Also a bit of fiddling around with the flaps in the down position and the wing raised. I'm sure those with more knowledge on the 'Sader will offer some more tips. Cheers, Devo Edited October 27, 2012 by Devo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom726 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) Tony, I've built two of these over the years and didn't experience any serious issues. Just off the top of my head I'd recommend you to pay special attention to the following areas: - You’ll end up with a rather annoying seam about 1-2 cm inside the intake. I solved this with FOD covers on both builds. - the issue with the canopy as Devo mentions. I did my first build with a partially open canopy - be it realistic or not - make sure you adjust and dry fit before gluing. If building with the wings in the lower position you may have to use a little filler along the seams. Also, all the moving parts on the wing will need careful fitting. - some of the fuselage panel lines are a bit soft, especially along the fuselage joint. I was not aware of the issue with the afterburner can. That's about all I can think of. All in all it's a very nice kit, which goes together quite easily HTH Bjarne Edited October 28, 2012 by Phantom726 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don McIntyre Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Well, yes, it's a terrible kit, you need to send it to me, completely unbuildable, don't bother, has fatal flaws, I'll send you me address soon… Um just kidding… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyGol Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Well the main decals will be going somewhere else plus the paint scheme will be a little bit different for the aircraft. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Nice kit, Just remember if the wings up then the flaps & slats are down. also if the powers of the tailplanes tend to drop down at the back so the front goes to the top of the NMF area on the fuselarge. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyGol Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 This one will be wings down this time round,may change when I get around to the paint. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Tony, I just remembered another thing, cut of the 'horns 'on the nose gear as E's didn't have them. I believe it was a J thing AFAIK. Regards, Devo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 its a great model - just watch the fit of the inner (small) flaps - as they are very tight to the fuselage sides. Theres a fix for the canopy if you want it open. I'll need to look it up ( its from a Hyperscale post ages back), technically if you do open the canopy you need to add some detail in the area behind the seat headrest - its not a bulkhead - its open. The Leading edge slats dont fit well in the up position - so be prepared for some work if you want a flaps up config. Just to clarify - the wing is raised when engine power is on, and flaps and slats deploy automatically. You can see the wing raised with power off - but its for servicing so not usual. With the wing down - you do see the flaps drooped, but not the LE slats. Cheers Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Tony, I just remembered another thing, cut of the 'horns 'on the nose gear as E's didn't have them. I believe it was a J thing AFAIK. Regards, Devo Correct: the horns identify the later more robust landing gear used on the J and the other rebuilt versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyGol Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Anyone have a good pic of the front undercarriage. Had quick look for one but no close up ones I have seen. Yes please for the Hyperscale post. I would like to make it a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Anyone have a good pic of the front undercarriage. Had quick look for one but no close up ones I have seen. Yes please for the Hyperscale post. I would like to make it a little different. Found this pic on the net, dunno who to credit for it though?? Anyway It's an F-8E nose gear, no horns on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Hi mate- my old build might help a little: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14813 The big one I'd forgotten is the totally spurious wing hinge blisters on the top of the wings: You would imagine its what "should" be there, but they aren't - the hinge area is flat. Not hard to remove though. Heres a link to the Hyperscale article about the canopy too. http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/f8ecorrectionjh_1.htm I actually went a bit further with my canopy hinge correction - you can see it in my thread above. Hope this is of use. need anything else - just call! Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyGol Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Cheers Jon and Devo for the info. Tony, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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