Bogov Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I'm new to this, but I wanted to share this build with you as it looks like a well done kit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogov Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 A few pictures of the plastic on the sprues It comes with a missile trailer and individual boxes for the AIM 4 missiles, the attention to detail is amazing for this scale. I know its not the cheapest 72nd scale, but it has a lot more detail than some 48's I've had and even the odd 32nd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogov Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 I started with the cockpit, the photos are done with my phone so apologies if they are not clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogov Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Wing assembly, I notice that there was a raised edge this was due to one wing being slightly thicker than the other underneath. I sanded it down to where it was flush when in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knikki Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Looks good been thinking about getting one of these (as well as many other kits ) for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogov Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) Some parts of this kit are so thin you can read print through it, but it goes together extremely well. There is a lot of detail inside the aircraft such as the air intakes to the face of the turbines. And a well thought out after burner with lots of fine detail. Edited March 1, 2016 by Bogov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogov Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Knikki, I can highly recommend it. I had only just bought the Trumpeter 48th scale 106, when I saw that this was coming out. So I asked the guy in Salisbury Models (nice man) if he could get me one. I have not been disappointed, the only thing I would say is, that it a big job on a small scale, there is so much in the box it is defiantly worth the money especially if anyone is doing the "Century series" which I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Dykas Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Careful my friend. Trim and fit everything first and follow the directions carefully. Don't build anything out of sequence. Its a great j Kit but if something gets out of alignment things go south fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 That cockpit looks promising. Watching with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruffy Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Good choice of model! I have been thinking about getting one and doing a version with the gun pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogov Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Careful my friend. Trim and fit everything first and follow the directions carefully. Don't build anything out of sequence. Its a great j Kit but if something gets out of alignment things go south fast. Well said, things have been put on hold with this build because of problems fitting the wings in place and its all starting to unravel. With everything fitting so tightly, I made the mistake of making sure that the fuselage fitted as tight around the internals as possible, consequently when I fitted the wings there were big gaps between the fuselage and wing root. Then to compound my pain, I spilt most of a bottle of "plastic weld" over the entire airframe. I have sanded it all down now, and put it back in its box and got on with other builds I was doing. I will return to this one when I feel a bit better about it, at the moment its just to painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogov Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 I wanted to post some update photos, despite the project being put on hold, see above. Double mold lines on the canopy, was a surprise, I thought they could work around it. It would have been better to make a two part molding like the 1/48 Trumpeter. Theres no point in Meng wrapping the plastic up to protect it from scratches, if the first thing I have to do is scratch the mold lines off. Also note the meld line right through the middle of the glass part of the canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogov Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Test fitting the fuselage before glueing, all going well at this stage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Bugger. How frustrating. It was looking good, though, so I hope you do return to it when you've had a bit of time away from it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogov Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Bugger. How frustrating. It was looking good, though, so I hope you do return to it when you've had a bit of time away from it. Kind comments, it was all going so well. I will get back to it though, after a bit of a break. To help me get over it I built the Airfix P-51 in 1/72 over a weekend, thats a rather nice kit by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 It's nice to have an easy build after something like this, to remind you why it's fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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