Peterpools Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 John Nice save for sure. I was lucky when I built my Sea Fury, Paul was able to send me a few "rejected cowls and wings" and from all the parts, I found a set that worked. Paul always stood behind his work and was there to help. Just so sad, what he and his family experienced with the forest fire, losing everything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Nice work John! Glad you didn't need to wear a cup! 🤣 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said: Nice work John! Glad you didn't need to wear a cup! 🤣 LOL Mike! That makes two of us! Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 14 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: I have two of these. On one, the fuselage is so badly warped it doesn’t know if it’s coming or going. I MIGHT try a pot of hot water to see if it has a memory, but it might remember it was once primordial soup Is toss it in and forget about it for a few hours. Gotta be warmed up all the way to the core. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/24/2022 at 12:55 PM, ScottsGT said: Is toss it in and forget about it for a few hours. Gotta be warmed up all the way to the core. In my VERY humble opinion that is a risky undertaking. However, give it a try and let's see what happens.........😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 John With my luck, I would forget the model is in the hot water for way too many hours and melt it to a ball a Silly Putty. I've actually never had any luck straightening out warped solid resin parts and have been very fortunate to have been able to call and get replacements from Paul. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Ejection seats done and ready for test fit. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 John The Grumman ejection seats looks fantastic and look mighty good in the front office. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Peterpools said: John The Grumman ejection seats looks fantastic and look mighty good in the front office. Thank you Peter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 John, you always do a great job with seats and in particular,seat belts. Whether they're PE, fabric, plastic (still don't know what witchcraft you use with the Finemolds one) or moulded on, they look fantastic. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: John, you always do a great job with seats and in particular,seat belts. Whether they're PE, fabric, plastic (still don't know what witchcraft you use with the Finemolds one) or moulded on, they look fantastic. Carl Thank you Carl. The belts on this build were a little bit tricky. Thanks goodness for CA glue and Zip Kicker! LOL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Making good progress today. Fitting the wings to the fuselage took a lot of sanding and trimming but I finally was able to get a acceptable if not perfect fit. The horizontal tail was a high cuss factor operation but thanks to a lot of CA, Zip Kicker, and strip plastic that is done. I managed to break off part of the right splitter plate for about the 4th or 5th time! VERY thin and fragile. 🤪 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I have to drag mine out and check..good work buddy..harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 26 minutes ago, harv said: I have to drag mine out and check..good work buddy..harv Thanks Harv. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 John Sure, looks like the cuss factor paid off in big dividends and the Twogar is looking mighty good. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 35 minutes ago, Peterpools said: John Sure, looks like the cuss factor paid off in big dividends and the Twogar is looking mighty good. Thank you Peter. Yes indeed, I cussed it into shape! LOL I plan to spray some flat white as a primer and then do some tests to be sure there's no peel-off. Fingers and toes crossed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 John Right with you for sure 🤞 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Looks great there John. Yeah, those splitter plates are quite the PITA aren't they? Carl 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 50 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Looks great there John. Yeah, those splitter plates are quite the PITA aren't they? Carl Are they ever Carl. It's funny, I've broken the one on the right several times but never the one on the left. Fingers crossed!!!!! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 44 minutes ago, JohnB said: I've broken the one on the right That's the same one I'm missing. Go figure. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Well I was wrong. I have the F9F-8 Cougar. But everything looks good to go !....harv 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 hour ago, harv said: Well I was wrong. I have the F9F-8 Cougar. But everything looks good to go !....harv Well? Get busy man! Start building it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, ScottsGT said: Well? Get busy man! Start building it. Agreed! Go for it Harv. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Third! How's this Harv? If you build it, I'll start my Twogar. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Uhoh…sounds like you guys are about to kick off a mini-group build. 🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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