BlrwestSiR Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 Well, I took the tape and clamps off this afternoon. There's definitely going to a bit of filler needed. Especially on the underside. Could've been worse I guess. I'm going to let it set up a bit more and tackle the seams in a day or so. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 What a pity Carl, is there no way to get rid of the stuff with shaking the fuselage and let gravity work for you? That gap is not too small, hope you can fill it and make it unseen. Cheers Rob 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Carl Yikes, you diverted a near disaster, but the Big Lib is together and now, that's whats counts. I'm sure you considered all the various options and choices for the filler and seeing and I'm thinking a sheet plastic or goop filler which would add to the strength to the assembly and fill as well. I always worry about down the road and making new plastic for the gap seems the safest choice. Any ideas yet how you want to fill the gap? Keep 'em comin Peter 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 7 hours ago, DocRob said: What a pity Carl, is there no way to get rid of the stuff with shaking the fuselage and let gravity work for you? That gap is not too small, hope you can fill it and make it unseen. Cheers Rob The problem was I no longer have access to the Liquid Gravity as it's trapped between the fuselage and the false wall I put in the nose gear bay. I thought I had enough space but didn't take into account the ribs moulded into the fuselage interior. I hadn't noticed them until I was gluing the two halves together. 28 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Carl Yikes, you diverted a near disaster, but the Big Lib is together and now, that's whats counts. I'm sure you considered all the various options and choices for the filler and seeing and I'm thinking a sheet plastic or goop filler which would add to the strength to the assembly and fill as well. I always worry about down the road and making new plastic for the gap seems the safest choice. Any ideas yet how you want to fill the gap? Keep 'em comin Peter Thanks Peter. I filled the gap with strip styrene glued in place with cement. I then filled the remaining gaps with thin CA to add some further bonding strength. I hope. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 So here's the lower fuselage gap. With some strip styrene glued in place. Reinforced with CA and most of the gaps now filled and sanded to shape. Lots of panel lines to be restored but it went better than I thought it might. The topside is done too. Just a bit of filling around the nose. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Nice fix Carl...harv 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, harv said: Nice fix Carl...harv Thanks Harv! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Carl Perfect fix. Nice going for sure and there shouldn't be any issues down the road - decades and decades! Keep 'em comin Peter 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Outstanding persistence Carl, if it was me, I would probably bin it , or burn it in front of the Trumpeter's head office. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Nice recovery, looks most impressive as well. Cheers Dennis 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Nice Nice recovery!! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 6:18 PM, Martinnfb said: Outstanding persistence Carl, if it was me, I would probably bin it , or burn it in front of the Trumpeter's head office. Martin, I briefly considered binning it but decided I had to at least give it a shot at fixing it. I've already binned too many multi engine bombers for one reason or another. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Glad you pushed thorugh. I decided on an easy build to get back into things, I did a 1/72 Airfix B-17G. Due to my own stupidity and impatience, I caused a lot of problems for myself, and also nearly binned it. Decided to push through and finish the damn thing, and so be it. It looks like a piece of ****, but I will do better on the next build. Going to hide a lot of blemishes with some weathering. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Carl Glad you decided to keep going and fought off the temptation of binning the big guy. I seem to all to easily To bin projects as I just lose interest and yield to the erg to start something else. Over the years, it seems my ‘Bin’ record greatly out weighed my completed record 🤧 Keep ‘em comin Peter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Carl, I have remiss of following the trials of the the big bird. I reckon that’s a good save. How many times have we sat down at the bench saying I’ll just do this and then get back to the world……..to find later you didn’t read the instructions and basically b***s it up…..me many times……..the build is going to look awesome, displayed …… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Thanks for the encouragement guys. I appreciate it and it helps keep me going. The engines() are done. The rear faces don't even have cooling vanes moulded into them. Good thing you can't see much of them. Next up was figuring out the turret interiors. At least the rear one anyways. I think one of the reasons HB split the turrets was so they could get the interior into them. Which meant I had to figure out how to get them into a one piece shell. Here's the kit parts inside the rear turret half. And closed up. A bit hard to get through the bottom opening if it's one piece. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 On the Cold War Studio turret, I have to figure out how to get it in and in what order. After some trail and error, here's what I came up with. First, reduce the diameter and length of the pin that mounts the 0.50 to the turret interior. This is trial and error but it's about half as long and a third narrower. Then put the gun in place. I've also added the shield but it's only dry fitted. Trim down the tabs on the inner walls that hold the parts together. I've found almost all the tabs in the kit are way too long and need trimming. I also had to sand back the rear edges of the interior bits. You can see where that is by the bare plastic. Don't glue the halves together. You need to slot them but glue the middle parts (Z8 & Z9) to one side. Insert and position one of the sides in the turret. Add the opposite 0.50 in its place (same as the first one). Then juggle and slip in the second half. Squeezing the rear bits together slightly helps it to slip in. One rear turret. Friction is the only thing holding everything in place at the moment. The nose turret can be inserted from below in one piece as it has a much larger opening. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Nice piece of 3D Tetris Carl, luckily your version sports less turrets, than others . Cheers Rob 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Carl Amazing detective work! Almost as if building a ship in a bottle! Keep ‘em comin Peter 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Nice fix, should work a treat. Cheers Dennis 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Very good sir !.....harv 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Congrats on solving that conundrum…… 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Haven’t commented anything so far. Great work on the Liberator up to now, Carl! Lots of challenges to cope with but you managed them all perfectly! Curious to see the next update! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 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 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Great work on the turret-parts Carl. There are many parts to be treated and painted for such a huge bomber. Can‘t wait to see your progress! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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