Sebastien Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) It started as a way of getting the modelling mojo back after some kind of saturation with the Shackleton. Bad move, bub... It started so well: The fit of the center wasn't perfect, but seemed good enough: Then I tried to put the cockpit assembly inside the front, and things went ape digestion by-product. The tub, once in place, made the two fuselage parts to spread. I didn't want any of that, so I had to remove the alignement pins in order to get the tub in place: But the tub didn't go all the way to the top of the fuselage, and prevented the wheel well to sit in its right place. I removed the alignement pins from the bottom of the tub and gave said bottom a hefty sanding: I sanded the top of the wheel well and quite a bit of the bottom too, for it to stay in place and to conform to the fuselage "cheek". I glued one of the cheeks before installing the well. Now, I've seen the bottom of the front fuselage doesn't align with the bottom of the center fuselage. Interesting times to come... Edited June 9, 2014 by Sebastien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 "Interesting times" indeed! I will still buy this kit eventually but will bookmark this build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 A teaser for next post: the nose cone doesn't fit properly to the front fuselage (round section for the cone, vaguely oval for the fuselage), which doesn't fit properly to the mid-section (the mid-section is too deep). So putty in front, belt sander at the rear, C4 is cooking and I think I'm gonna eat a llama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 -Well , it doesn't seems to be the perfect kit I had dreamed of......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Make sure it don't spit in your face before you eat it! Was thinking of getting one but may wait to see how you go first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Was thinking of getting one but may wait to see how you go first A llama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Well I wondering if you were going to use the cooking C4 to season the Llama or just have it plain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Plain llama is overrated, you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 The one thing that puzzles me with your culinary skills is where does the putty and belt sander fit in!! or is that the secret of the recipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 It's a real shame about the fit. I have also been hoping for a single seat Voodoo in 48, and no longer have the patience or manual dexterity for much more than a straight kit assembly, perhaps someone out there will come up another one! Was that a pink pig that just flew past my window? Keep persevering. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kaeck Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 KITTYHAWK shoot themselves in the foot, yet again. Some time after K.H released the Jas-39 Gripen and word spread that the fit of the kit was bad to terrible here and there in the build, I wrote an e-mail to KittyHawk. I wanted to know how they justified their overpriced products in comparison to what the customer can expect and what one actually gets. I listed a number of gross errors and referred to known parts and places in various kits that have very poor fit. I mentioned Airfix, Revell etc and some of their good affordable recent kits. The reply I got back from them was very interesting. First of all that a Chinese company actually wrote back was unexpected.They answered none of my accuracy queries but strongly pointed out they will outperform Airfix and Revell and make them both run out of business. Thereafter they can charge the modeller whatever they want as they will be the only mainstream supplier left. I had really high hopes and thought K.H would really get their things together with the Vodoo. The initial reports suggest continuing disappointment with K.Hawk products. I just wished it had been Tamiya or Airfix that were bringing out the Vodoo. I'll continue to boycott KittHawk. Reg Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Each to their own. If you want expensive badly fitting kits, try Mach 2. Disappointing as they may be, they are the only game in town. With care, patience and several expletives, a reasonable result can be had. For some peculiar reason, many kits I like are slated for bad fit etc. Having looked at the pictures of the completed Voodoo, aside from the errors I have pointed out elsewhere, it looks like a Voodoo. It obviously can be done, So far I have built 3 Hasegawa kits, and zero Tamiya in 0ver 50 years of modelling. Maybe shake and bake is many peoples style, and I am just used to modelling with what is in front of me. I have ordered 3 of these 'monsters', I'm sure I can make at least one good example out of that lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dambuster Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 KITTYHAWK shoot themselves in the foot, yet again. Some time after K.H released the Jas-39 Gripen and word spread that the fit of the kit was bad to terrible here and there in the build, I wrote an e-mail to KittyHawk. I wanted to know how they justified their overpriced products in comparison to what the customer can expect and what one actually gets. I listed a number of gross errors and referred to known parts and places in various kits that have very poor fit. I mentioned Airfix, Revell etc and some of their good affordable recent kits. The reply I got back from them was very interesting. First of all that a Chinese company actually wrote back was unexpected.They answered none of my accuracy queries but strongly pointed out they will outperform Airfix and Revell and make them both run out of business. Thereafter they can charge the modeller whatever they want as they will be the only mainstream supplier left. I had really high hopes and thought K.H would really get their things together with the Vodoo. The initial reports suggest continuing disappointment with K.Hawk products. I just wished it had been Tamiya or Airfix that were bringing out the Vodoo. I'll continue to boycott KittHawk. Reg Matt Did you actually buy any of their products and build them? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Bugger....wanted one of these! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 From a couple of feet away, it doesn't look bad at all: When you get upclose and personal, there's a step: There's another one: It can be fixed, but it's a pain in the butt (Think Tabasco & 'roids). I think there's a 3Q (quolossal quality quontrol) problem at KH. Homebee's build is so far trouble-free (even if the airbrakes can be read by Stevie Wonder). To be quontinued, S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Back to the Voodoo... So the fuselage is now complete-ish: Steps on the fuselage have been puttied away: Step under the fuselage has been treated with coarse sandpaper and the obliterated panel lines have been rescribed. More steps on the "cheeks", more putty... Did you know the Voodoo was BIG? To be continued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Ah, The Voodoo. Love it. Never built one. Probably never will now. Too busy on other stuff. So, Thanks for this. Watching with interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Some interesting choices of words there Sebastien Looks like you have your work cut out there, but you are beating it. I have one to review, but have had little time for that this last week for various reasons. I might nip a few parts off to see whether all kits from the batch are born equal while I'm writing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Hmmm..not very encouraging……Perhaps there is now at least one Revell-Monogram kit that may be worth holding on to….I have to say that, apart from the raised panel lines, the older kit still looks very buildable and does not seem to suffer from the affliction that other Revogram kits of its vintage have. Of course all that the KH kit will now do is add fuel to the flames of vitriol from certain corners of the planet…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 - Well, as an after thought, it is just a modelling job you have coped with very smartly, but I think that for many old timers it is just a ordinary duty for an ordinary modelling party..... - By the way , where did you got your kit ? In this country it is found at almost 80 Euros without postage....... It is somewhat difficult to swallow........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I have to say I am disappointed with how the kit has turned out. I do, however, admire you skill in putting things right. Cheers, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 - Well, as an after thought, it is just a modelling job you have coped with very smartly, but I think that for many old timers it is just a ordinary duty for an ordinary modelling party..... - By the way , where did you got your kit ? In this country it is found at almost 80 Euros without postage....... It is somewhat difficult to swallow........ Thanks for the "very smartly" bit. And I'm not that afraid of misbehaving kits (after all, I love vacs), but that kit was supposed to be close to state of the art. Well... And I found it there: http://www.master194.com/prestashop/index.php Cheers, Sebastien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Thanks for the "very smartly" bit. And I'm not that afraid of misbehaving kits (after all, I love vacs), but that kit was supposed to be close to state of the art. Well... And I found it there: http://www.master194.com/prestashop/index.php Cheers, Sebastien Thanks for leaving the link to Master 194, I too live in France and find the prices in my local model shop too rich for me, theirs certainly seem more reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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