JohnB Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Unless I decide otherwise this will be my next build. I'll use a Aires cockpit set as it looks a lot better detail wise than the kit supplied one. Right now I'm planning on this all yellow scheme using the kit decals. Should be a eye catcher! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 John Great choice for sure and completely agree it surely will be an eye catcher. It's the KH kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 18 minutes ago, Peterpools said: John Great choice for sure and completely agree it surely will be an eye catcher. It's the KH kit? Thanks Peter. Yes, it's the KH kit (as I mentioned in the header). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Love it! After my all yellow Texan, I might be doing something similar with one of my kits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, ScottsGT said: Love it! After my all yellow Texan, I might be doing something similar with one of my kits. They'd look good together Scott. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 25, 2023 Author Share Posted July 25, 2023 I decided to do some test fitting and here's what I found. The fuselage pieces are warped. Now I have to tell you, that REALLY pisses me off! 😠 The last thing I want to have to do is contend with this kind of crap. I expect it can be reasonably straightened out but I just don't want to have to fiddle with it. So, it's on to the "pre-SOD" shelf for this SOB. I will likely come back to it later on when I'm ready to embark on what appears to be a high cuss-factor operation. Now I'll go find something else to do. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Ummmm... yeah. can't say I disagree with you on that one. Is there a single KH kit out there that doesn't require fuselage extensions or other undesirable kind of work? I don't hear much nice said about KH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 50 minutes ago, GazzaS said: Ummmm... yeah. can't say I disagree with you on that one. Is there a single KH kit out there that doesn't require fuselage extensions or other undesirable kind of work? I don't hear much nice said about KH. I don't know what to say Gaz except this came as a surprise to me. I've built 3 of them and didn't have this problem with them. I may get back to it later on but for now it stays on the SOD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 7 hours ago, GazzaS said: Ummmm... yeah. can't say I disagree with you on that one. Is there a single KH kit out there that doesn't require fuselage extensions or other undesirable kind of work? I don't hear much nice said about KH. The T-28 is in the top-list of KH kits, and builds nicely OOB. John got a kit where the parts have been demolded too early, and still hot. Tough luck, I agree ... But it says something about abysmally poor QC procedures, not the kit design per se (like for instance the nose area of the F-86 D) Hubert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 5 hours ago, HubertB said: The T-28 is in the top-list of KH kits, and builds nicely OOB. John got a kit where the parts have been demolded too early, and still hot. Tough luck, I agree ... But it says something about abysmally poor QC procedures, not the kit design per se (like for instance the nose area of the F-86 D) Hubert At least the first 3 T-28's I built didn't have any warp problems. That's one reason I was so unpleasantly surprised with this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 John Just can't win and one good reason KH is no longer with us - some pretty poor QC. Of course, I might be a glutton for punishment as I'm still waiting for my next build (contest entry) to arrive, as the KH ShH-60B is schedule to be here today or tomorrow. 🤞 Any idea of what the replacement build will be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Peterpools said: John Just can't win and one good reason KH is no longer with us - some pretty poor QC. Of course, I might be a glutton for punishment as I'm still waiting for my next build (contest entry) to arrive, as the KH ShH-60B is schedule to be here today or tomorrow. 🤞 Any idea of what the replacement build will be? Fingers crossed your SH-60 will be okay. I plan now to start a Revell/Hasegawa FW-190D-9 with the large tail. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 John Nice choice for the replacement build. Just checked and according to tracking, it might actually arrive today 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I’d toss them in a pot of very hot, almost boiling water and see if they go back to the shape they were in the mold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 hour ago, ScottsGT said: I’d toss them in a pot of very hot, almost boiling water and see if they go back to the shape they were in the mold. Thanks Scott. I may try that whenever I decide to try the build again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 That sucks John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 hour ago, KevinM said: That sucks John. Yes it sure does Kevin. Sure didn't make me happy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Well that sucks but then again I am not surprised. Will follow this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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