Peterpools Posted December 24, 2021 Posted December 24, 2021 John Nice solution to solving the folding wing issue. Should work out just fine Keep 'em comin Peter 3
GazzaS Posted December 24, 2021 Posted December 24, 2021 That's good thinking, John! I've only ever built one kit with folding wings... the old revell 1/32 Corsair... when I was a boy. I certainly made a glue-blob mess of it. 4
Martinnfb Posted December 24, 2021 Posted December 24, 2021 Absolutely, also John there are 3 sneaky mold lines on the cowling that should be sanded off. You probably noticed already, just bringing it up , people often forget. Cheers Martin 3
JohnB Posted December 24, 2021 Author Posted December 24, 2021 On 12/24/2021 at 7:23 PM, Peterpools said: John Nice solution to solving the folding wing issue. Should work out just fine Keep 'em comin Peter Expand Easy peasy too Peter. 2
JohnB Posted December 24, 2021 Author Posted December 24, 2021 On 12/24/2021 at 8:46 PM, GazzaS said: That's good thinking, John! I've only ever built one kit with folding wings... the old revell 1/32 Corsair... when I was a boy. I certainly made a glue-blob mess of it. Expand I too built that kit Gaz. In it's day it wasn't too bad! LOL 4
Kaireckstadt Posted December 24, 2021 Posted December 24, 2021 Good trick to improve the fit and reduce rework to a minimum. Well done John! 4
JohnB Posted December 25, 2021 Author Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/24/2021 at 10:39 PM, Kaireckstadt said: Good trick to improve the fit and reduce rework to a minimum. Well done John! Expand Thank you Kai! 3
JohnB Posted December 25, 2021 Author Posted December 25, 2021 Forging right along! The wings are ready to mount but the inserts that slide into the fuselage are pretty shallow. It might be necessary for some added strength to drill a couple of holes in the wing roots and fuselage side for some added dowels. We will see! 8
Artful69 Posted December 25, 2021 Posted December 25, 2021 Hey John ... I'm going to be building one of these as soon at my Jimmy Thatch decals arrive ... I was looking at the interior painting ... shouldn't it be that weird fluro' coloured zinc cromate stuff like the Dauntless and Avenger?? Rog 3
JohnB Posted December 25, 2021 Author Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/25/2021 at 2:33 AM, Artful69 said: Hey John ... I'm going to be building one of these as soon at my Jimmy Thatch decals arrive ... I was looking at the interior painting ... shouldn't it be that weird fluro' coloured zinc cromate stuff like the Dauntless and Avenger?? Rog Expand I've found a couple of sources that give different call outs for that. The Squadron Signal #191 F4F Wildcat in Action says they left the factory with Bronze Green cockpits. The Detail & Scale #30 on the Wildcat quotes zinc chromate green (not to be confused with the yellow tinted ZC). However, in the color photo section of that book it has several very nice color pics of the interior of a FM-2 Wildcat and, to my eyes, it appears to be Bronze Green. It may be that some did have ZCG interiors and some had BG interiors. Take your pick! LOL 4
Martinnfb Posted December 25, 2021 Posted December 25, 2021 Here are some related links. https://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/05/stuff_eng_interior_colours_us_part3.htm http://www.gmodelart.com/2020/04/plane-colors-and-camouflage-primer-us.html 6 1
GazzaS Posted December 25, 2021 Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/25/2021 at 2:33 AM, Artful69 said: Hey John ... I'm going to be building one of these as soon at my Jimmy Thatch decals arrive ... I was looking at the interior painting ... shouldn't it be that weird fluro' coloured zinc cromate stuff like the Dauntless and Avenger?? Rog Expand And you people complain about RLM colors???? 2 3
JohnB Posted December 25, 2021 Author Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/25/2021 at 8:54 PM, GazzaS said: And you people complain about RLM colors???? Expand Not me Gaz! On 12/25/2021 at 8:56 PM, GazzaS said: Looks good, John... Nice fit. Expand Thanks Gaz! 3
Artful69 Posted December 25, 2021 Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/25/2021 at 8:54 PM, GazzaS said: And you people complain about RLM colors???? Expand Who are you calling "You people" 😝 Rog 1 3
Peterpools Posted December 25, 2021 Posted December 25, 2021 John Nice progress on your Wildcat and she sure looks good with the wings on. What was your final decision: did you add mounting pegs for a beefier wing root joint or was the kits procedure good enough? Keep 'em comin Peter. 2
JohnB Posted December 26, 2021 Author Posted December 26, 2021 On 12/25/2021 at 11:44 PM, Peterpools said: John Nice progress on your Wildcat and she sure looks good with the wings on. What was your final decision: did you add mounting pegs for a beefier wing root joint or was the kits procedure good enough? Keep 'em comin Peter. Expand Thanks Peter. The kit procedure worked okay but I did use a combination of CA glue and liquid styrene cement. Luckily they seem to be quite strong (knock on wood!).😉 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted December 26, 2021 Administrators Posted December 26, 2021 We’ll the wings will be free standing, no gear loads, so they won’t be stressed through the years with a constant load on them. Just their own weight 3
JohnB Posted December 26, 2021 Author Posted December 26, 2021 On 12/26/2021 at 6:21 AM, Clunkmeister said: We’ll the wings will be free standing, no gear loads, so they won’t be stressed through the years with a constant load on them. Just their own weight Expand Since the landing gear isn't on the wings there is no load on them Ernie. 2
JohnB Posted December 26, 2021 Author Posted December 26, 2021 On 12/26/2021 at 7:26 AM, Kaireckstadt said: Looking really good John! Nice fit! Expand Thanks Kai!!! 2
JohnB Posted December 26, 2021 Author Posted December 26, 2021 Making progress but THIS will need some strip plastic to fix. I have to say, they must have had the "B" team on this kit as there have been other areas that were a bit of a problem. 2 2
Peterpools Posted December 27, 2021 Posted December 27, 2021 John Agreed and maybe Trumpter should mark the kit box as to A & B Team and price the kit accordingly. Keep ‘em comin Peter 3 1
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