Speedman Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Build 19 It's no Eduard kit but it looks to be better than the Revell Spit I build last year. The canopy is discoloured and not what I'd call clear so I might crash mould a new one. Price: £2.12 eBay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 it looks to be better than the Revell Spit I build last year. I take it back... It's awful. The fuselage is together and I dry fitted the wing... I see plenty of sanding and filling in my future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzio Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I did think those where going to be your famous last words Speedman! I've built a few minicraft kits and they where all shocking and cheap, might explain a lot actually. Will be seeing how you progress with this one Kind Regards Dazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) I take it back... It's awful. Yeah that's pretty bad. I didn't find the Revell 1/144 Mk1 Spitfire too bad apart from the poor canopy. I hope you manage to fix this okay. Edited April 22, 2014 by PlaStix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 After a lot of hacking away with a 1/144 scale axe... The wing is on! Since I took the photo it has been filled with a lot of green putty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Oh dear. No rest for the wicked on this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Tell me about it... After three rounds of filling and sanding I've managed to blend the wing in. I've also fitted the tailplanes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Well done! That must have been some job! I found it difficult doing much of anything in 1/144 let alone correcting a fault as bad as that was when you started. Neat job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Cheers, I went through a lot of wet & dry... A few more bit's on it today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 That's starting to look better.........keep going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 i m calling GB policy for this one - the filler takes for sure more than 20% of the build! Nono, seriously, thats a LOT of filling, but you did great job on that one i dont know what could stop you by now.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Cheers guys! I fitted the undercarriage today and cleaned up the prop. The canopy is next to unusable so I'll be having a go at making a better one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 How are you going to make a replacement?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzio Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 How are you going to make a replacement?? Do you reckon it'll be more filler? Kind Regards Dazz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Do you reckon it'll be more filler? That was plan "B" Seriously, if my moulding attempts failed I was going to make one out of Milliput! How are you going to make a replacement?? I plunge moulded it. I used some scrap basla, 9 thou clear sheet, a couple of bulldog clips, the original canopy (which is slightly undersized, so ideal for moulding off), a toaster and a bit of scrap sprue as a handle for the canopy. The smaller hole is for the Spit, the larger is for my Tempest. While I had everything set up, I thought it would be rude not to do both. It worked well, you can even make out the canopy frame in the shadow. And this is why I had to make a new one. Really Minicraft!!?? Really!??!! THAT'S the best you can do!??!? Shame on you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Thanks for sharing your technique.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 No problem Here it is fitted in place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzio Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 That looks pretty smart Speedman! I must learn how to plunge mould too, would be handy for all those Dragon F-18E's that I wanna make as F-18F's. Still gotta be honest, I'm kinda disappointed you did not use filler for the canopy!! Kind Regards Dazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Great work on the new canopy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks I primed it this morning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 I've started painting... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 I've neatened up the canopy frames and applied the awful decals. I've never had so many problems with a decal set as I've had with these. Not only are they grossly oversized, they also would not stay down. Even with Micro Set and numerous applications of Micro Sol the fuselage decals would not stay down at the top and bottom edges. In the end I used a tiny drop of CA and glued them! Honestly, this kit has been an absolute nightmare from the start! It's disgusting how Minicraft can give these kits a RRP of £7 when you can buy the fantastic Eduard twin packs for £11! Even the £3 Zvezda snap kits are ten times better than Minicraft's offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nightmare. Has something gone wrong on the tail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 It does look weird in the photo but I think it's the angle I took it from. I've fitted an aerial and finished most of the detail painting now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Despite all problems it looks good, especially concidering how small it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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