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    Looks amazing. A couple questions Ernie. 1)- is the roof electric or pneumatic? 2)- what are you going to be dispensing through the gas pumps? Your famous moonshine? Carl
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    I got the fit of the inner flap corrected sand it now sits flush. Neither one is glued in the pic. I then took a look at the nacelles and how they would fit to the wing. At this point I noticed the rad vent on the underside of the nacelle. The rear is moulded solid instead of being open. As well, the door sit on top of the nacelle and not in it. I decided to improve this a bit by cutting out the opening in the nacelle. I scribed it first. Then cut it using a razor saw. The opening was slightly undersized so I could sand it to the correct dimensions. Finally I thinned the edges of the door and fitted it in place. This took me about 20 minutes. I just have 3 more to do. One other thing though is I had planned to leave out the engines but they're now visible from below so I'm going to have at least do a partial engine inside the nacelles. So much for trying to keep it simple. Carl
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    Thanks Gary! The seat is definitely a huge improvement. I hear you about wingtips. Mind you the Tamiya Spitfire ones have been a good fit.
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    I decided to work on the main wing. There's a couple fit issues that have pointed out and j thought I should take care of them. The big one is the wing tip. The fit is a bit off so I used a spacer inside the wing to make it match the wingtip. That expanded the wing enough to get a much better fit. I ended up only needing a quick sanding to make things flush. I added the rest of the internal structure to the wing and that stiffens up significantly. The landing flaps I'm going to do in the up position. The fit is a bit proud of the surface. You can see this on the inner flap. I've shaved the outer one a but and it's flush now. Just need to do the same to the inner one.
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    Thanks Peter! I've been going through the Tweak list on here for pitfalls and errors to watch out for. Nigel contributed a fair bit to that. There's a lot of great stuff in there. That being said, I don't think I'm going to correct too many of them (eg - the pilot's platform). I don't think I want to get bogged down on the build or it may never get finished. That already happened on my B-25s. If I do decide to go all in on a Lanc, I still have another one in the stash.
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    My favourite jet! Nicely done and great recovery on the markings change. I've had some trouble with Zotz decals in the past as well and have the same Miss Molly sheet in the stash. Carl
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    Good news. I found one of the Resin2Detail seats. Slowly trimming away all the supports. The detail is fantastic.
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    Thanks Kai! I've got the same book. I was lucky enough to get it when it first came out. They're not easy to find and is definitely an great reference. I've only removed the pin marks under the Upkeep mine as that area seems to be still visible.
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    So after actually reading the instructions instead of just looking at some pretty pictures, I started on fitting the front spotlight mount. It was fairly straightforward and needed a slight bit of sanding to drop into place. Next up, I started on removing all the ejector pin marks on the bomb bay roof. Fortunately I had a chisel that was the same width as the slots so that made it much easier and faster. Next up is slotting the cable run in the appropriate spots as indicated in the conversion instructions.
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    Actually Phil, I'm missing quite a bit. Literally. I have two of the Resin2Detail pilot's seats and can't find either one. So here's what I will be using on this build: - Iconicair conversion set - Barracuda cast resin wheels - Master brass MG barrels - DN canopy masks and custom masks for AJ-K - Kits world seatbelts. - Eduard PE rad screens I do have both Eduard Big Ed sets but I'm leaving those for my other Lancaster and I haven't decided if I'll use the Airscale PE instrument panel on this one.
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    Another racer. That's awesome John. I was wondering about the fuselage extension. Is that a bit of AM or something you made? Carl
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    Nice! All we have is a skinny tower in the middle of the city.
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    Thanks! This is only the second model I've used it on. The first was my Bronco Type XXIII U-boat. I had some paint lifting on that one so we'll see if that happens again. As for spraying, it goes on fairly well with decent coverage. I used a few drops of their catalyst but otherwise didn't thin it. I haven't tried brush painting it yet so can't say how well it does there.
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    First thing to do was read through the Tweak List on here and figure out how much I wanted to correct. So I started with filling in the extraneous dinghy hatch and landing lights. I've started painting the interior using Mission Models paint.
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    Well, since I can't do much on the B-24 until I get a replacement canopy I've decided to work on a different 4 engine heavy. Because that makes so much sense. Reference material for the build. The conversion kit. The box contents. Carl
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    Thanks Martin! I'll give them a try. Carl
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    Ernie

    BlrwestSiR replied to Barry's topic in General Discussion

    Glad to hear you're on the mend. Does that mean you'll be hosting a pig roast any time soon?
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    So, anyone got an email addresses for Hobbyboss customer service? It seems I've misplaced the canopy....
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    Thanks guys! Working on the clear bits. I masked them off using the Eduard mask set. First coat of green for the interior colour, then when that's dry I'll put on the white.
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    Ok, it's been a few months but the Lib is back on the bench. Well, the turrets are anyways. First thing I did was gather all their parts together and touch up the paintwork. Then I started on doing several sub-assemblies for the turret bits. I did some of the detail painting as I went along. Here's where I am at the moment. The front turret is mostly assembled. Need to add the guns and feed belts then it's ready for insertion into the turret. The rear interior is in a similar start but as it has to go in in sections, looks less complete. No pics but I also stripped the clear finish off the turret as I found it just a bit soft. Here's to getting this beast finished. Carl
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    You have no idea Rob. I think I opened about 4 or 5 kits before I had settled on the PzIII then looked at the turrets when I noticed the warp.
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    I started on the Takom PzIII. Turns out the hull is slightly warped so the wheels don't sit flat. So.... I'm back to working on the B-24.
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    That looks great Alan. I'm going to have to do some figures at some point myself. Carl
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    Thanks Rob! I wasn't sure if I would actually finish it or I would've started a separate build thread on it. I still have a Sea Hurricane in the stash to do at some point.
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    My vote is for Slim Pickens in a cowboy hat. Or has that been done to death? Carl
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