ScottsGT Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Yep, another thread on the same project! I’m following in John’s footsteps here. Starting out with a new Hasegawa kit I smuggled across the border (the front door of my home) along with the really nice P-40K tail produced by Tim at B&B Resin Design. Of course first thing I had to do was play with the fit of the tail to the fuselage. I was pleasantly surprised that it fit much better than the E tail on my last build. One slight area of concern is the fuselage is a touch “tall” at the top. Some careful filing and sanding the fuse halves before attaching the tail will be all that’s needed. Panel lines line up perfectly. With this modified K tail you can really notice the stabilizer offset to counter engine torque. After just completing the E, I had flashbacks of my cockpits rear bulkhead not being glued in at the perfect angle. This time I taped up the necessary parts and dropped the bulkhead in place then gluing it to the floor. I’m posting this as the glue sets up. This is one area that gave me fits and bad feedback on the E build. 10
JohnB Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Looks to be coming along well Scott. I look forward to following along! 🙂 2 1
ScottsGT Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 Stopping point for the day. Got the cockpit prepped for the Quinta decals and painted. Since I had my airbrush loaded with the green zinc primer color, went ahead and assembled the landing gear bay assembly and painted it too. 8
ScottsGT Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 Well after a day of babysitting the grandkids from 1-6:30, I went down to my bench to unwind. Got the cockpit wrapped up. 7 1
CANicoll Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Wow, Scott, that looks amazing. I do like the Quinta stuff, but you've integrated it perfectly. 2 1
ScottsGT Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 Todays progress. Started playing with the tail fit. I heavily re-scribed the upper panel lines and punched the rivet holes deeper with a T pin and then started shaving the fuse top down to line up better with the top of the tail. Im close but got hangry for dinner and walked away. A little more fitting and I’ll break out the epoxy. 5
KevinM Posted February 16 Posted February 16 I luving the pit Scott when available Quintas is the way to go. 3
ScottsGT Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 A little progress this morning. Got the tail epoxied in place and a few more small parts glued on. But doing my research after the fact, I discovered the K model has a different exhaust opening panel. The rear most opening on the E has a scallop cut out. K does not. So it’s sprue and sprue goo to the rescue. I took a piece of sprue and filed the end with a round file at an angle. Glued it in place. Once it cures I’ll carve and sand it to shape. 3
ScottsGT Posted Sunday at 05:52 PM Author Posted Sunday at 05:52 PM First cut and sand. Reapplied cement to stick down the fuzzy edges. I’ll let this dry overnight and do a final sanding and shaping tomorrow morning. I used the Dremel bit by finger tip power to radius the opening. Applied tape for my sausage size fingers to grip it. 6
ScottsGT Posted Sunday at 06:14 PM Author Posted Sunday at 06:14 PM Sanded the tail joint and laid down some primer to provide better adhesion of the Tamiya putty. I remember working on my Cutlass and the putty was lifting off the bare resin where I applied it. Trying to avoid that mistake again. 6
biggtim Posted Tuesday at 12:37 AM Posted Tuesday at 12:37 AM On 2/16/2025 at 10:14 AM, ScottsGT said: Sanded the tail joint and laid down some primer to provide better adhesion of the Tamiya putty. I remember working on my Cutlass and the putty was lifting off the bare resin where I applied it. Trying to avoid that mistake again. Some types of resin do not get along with other materials. Case in point - the liquid resin I use for 3D printing some masters does not like the platinum-cure silicone I used for making molds. I have to prime the printed part before using it as a master, or the silicone will not sure properly. As you can imagine, I learned this the hard way..... 3 1
HubertB Posted Tuesday at 08:27 AM Posted Tuesday at 08:27 AM My experience with Tamiya white putty is that it dissolves the primer and results in a gooey mess. But maybe it is juts operator’s error. Hubert 2
ScottsGT Posted Tuesday at 12:34 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 12:34 PM 4 hours ago, HubertB said: My experience with Tamiya white putty is that it dissolves the primer and results in a gooey mess. But maybe it is juts operator’s error. Hubert Yep, that’s exactly what I’m wanting it to do. Primer sticks good to sanded epoxy and then the putty melts into the primer creating a great bond between the two. I apply quickly and not fiddle around so the putty doesn’t wipe away the primer. 2
ScottsGT Posted Tuesday at 09:52 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 09:52 PM Thanks John! My patients is being tried because I like to give fragile glue joints and putty a rest overnight before proceeding. I worked on it today for about an hour and had to apply more putty and during landing gear assembly the braces you add into the slot on the legs were partially broken on the sprue. I got them installed, slipped the gear into the wing and glued the broken part into place. I’m waiting until the morning before sanding and removing the gear. I’m doing my best to stay focused and not crack open another “quick build” project to fill in wait times. 🤪 3
JohnB Posted Wednesday at 02:12 AM Posted Wednesday at 02:12 AM 4 hours ago, ScottsGT said: Thanks John! My patients is being tried because I like to give fragile glue joints and putty a rest overnight before proceeding. I worked on it today for about an hour and had to apply more putty and during landing gear assembly the braces you add into the slot on the legs were partially broken on the sprue. I got them installed, slipped the gear into the wing and glued the broken part into place. I’m waiting until the morning before sanding and removing the gear. I’m doing my best to stay focused and not crack open another “quick build” project to fill in wait times. 🤪 I know how you feel Scott! I hate waiting and always try to work on some other aspect of the build to keep going. That's one reason I build "fast" LOL. 🙂 3
ScottsGT Posted Wednesday at 02:32 AM Author Posted Wednesday at 02:32 AM 👍 Exactly! I’ve got the wing built, rudder and stabs done and today I jumped on the landing gear and wheels while putty dried. I did sneak down earlier this evening and sanded the putty since it went on thin and dried fast. Laid down more primer in the sanded areas to find my faults. I’ve got more putty to apply at the tail joint. Honestly, I’m going down before bedtime so the putty is cured by morning. Once I get the tail joint level and hidden, the rest will go fast! Should be ready for paint by the time my Sprue Brothers paint order gets here Friday. 3
Martinnfb Posted Wednesday at 02:28 PM Posted Wednesday at 02:28 PM Looking good Scot, do you have any particular marking in mind? Cheers Martin 2
ScottsGT Posted Wednesday at 07:08 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 07:08 PM 4 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Looking good Scot, do you have any particular marking in mind? Cheers Martin Plane 209 image stolen from “TOS”. LOL! 3 1
Martinnfb Posted Wednesday at 09:15 PM Posted Wednesday at 09:15 PM Nice , I've never seen a photograph of this particular plane, but I would assume there would be an intake hole at the left wing root position. 3
ScottsGT Posted Wednesday at 11:10 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 11:10 PM LOL! Hasegawa put it on the right wing. Thanks for the detail! Here’s where I’m at. Shutting it down for the night. 4
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