Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

[Wingco57]

Chaps, although I enjoy reading this topic it annoys me to read everytime that HK dropped the ball here and there. As a modeller it's a personal challenge to build a model you like and improve what you can.

Accept a kit's faults and enjoy the process. There is no perfection. Deal with it

 

[FME erk]

Well its a fine sunny morning in my part of England, no snow as seen in other parts  . . .

Having rubber down the fuselage windows I thought I would spray some primer onto see if there are any flaws 

       

 

 

A gust of wind blew it from the shelf . . . . 

[Jeff]

THAT sucks !  What were the chances of that happening..??...... damn, I hope you can repair or replace...... I feel really bad for you....

[Kaireckstadt]

10 hours ago, Wingco57 said:

Chaps, although I enjoy reading this topic it annoys me to read everytime that HK dropped the ball here and there. As a modeller it's a personal challenge to build a model you like and improve what you can.

Accept a kit's faults and enjoy the process. There is no perfection. Deal with it

 

You are right and it’s fun and modeling to face the challenges of a kit. 

What makes me angry is that you pay 350€ (!) for a kit with so many faults and shortcomings. 

[Bomber_County]

Hope you used some good Anglo Saxon expletives........as Jeff said that sucks.........

[krow113]

Ouch!

Thats a nasty break.

Sand off that strip on the bottom and replace it with plastic card for strength.

[BlrwestSiR]

Ian, do you have the clear fuselage you could substitute? If not, let me know as both my kits have one. 

Carl

[FME erk]

19 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Ian, do you have the clear fuselage you could substitute? If not, let me know as both my kits have one. 

Carl

Carl

I do have all the clear parts but as you know, there is no external detail . . . .

[FME erk]

Thanks chaps for your replies 

Give it a couple of days and I will have to resolve the issue one way or another  . . .

Ian

[Spitfire]

That's horrible, but looks fixable, just walk away for a while and come back to it after a bit of thought, don't rush it.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[FME erk]

Your so right Dennis,

I will take a day or two to consider the best way to attack it  . . .

cheers

Ian

[BlrwestSiR]

14 hours ago, FME erk said:

Carl

I do have all the clear parts but as you know, there is no external detail . . . .

You're right, I forgot about that. 

[FME erk]

I have made a start on the repair of the fuselage . . .

I took measurements from the opposite side of the fuselage of the oblong shapes in certain positions, hence the numbers. They are just shown in place, fortunate the break is as clean as a flat edge rather than in splinters. I shall initially used Tamiya thin and apply only on the inside face and squeeze together. I shall be taping the two fuselage halves together to ensure that both faces are flush and I dont end up with a slightly bent repaired half  . . ..

Those oblong shapes where there isnt a tab I shall apply HK Sprue glue via the bomb-bay opening and thro' the mid-upper turret aperture.

Here's hoping  . . .  

Ian

[Spitfire]

Sounds like a plan to me, taping the fuselage halves together is definately the way to go.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Kaireckstadt]

1 hour ago, FME erk said:

I have made a start on the repair of the fuselage . . .

I took measurements from the opposite side of the fuselage of the oblong shapes in certain positions, hence the numbers. They are just shown in place, fortunate the break is as clean as a flat edge rather than in splinters. I shall initially used Tamiya thin and apply only on the inside face and squeeze together. I shall be taping the two fuselage halves together to ensure that both faces are flush and I dont end up with a slightly bent repaired half  . . ..

Those oblong shapes where there isnt a tab I shall apply HK Sprue glue via the bomb-bay opening and thro' the mid-upper turret aperture.

Here's hoping  . . .  

Ian

Sounds like a reasonable plan! 

This will for sure be successful, Ian!

[FME erk]

How it appears  . . .

Two FMA's to help me out  . . .

[FME erk]

A photo from the internal showing the HK sprue goo . . .

Thanks for looking in 

Ian

[BlrwestSiR]

Looks like it's working out. After some sanding and re- scribing it'll look good as new. 

Nice recovery there Ian. 

[Kaireckstadt]

29 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Looks like it's working out. After some sanding and re- scribing it'll look good as new. 

Nice recovery there Ian. 

That’s really good work, Ian! Will be completely hidden after rework.

Please send me the assistants you had for your work. They seem to be very competent ...

[Bomber_County]

Hope it works Ian, is the HK styrene of brittle nature, it’s amazing how different manufacturers parts feel and react.........good catch.....

[JohnB]

That's a heck of a thing to have happen. Looks like you have it well in hand now.

[Spitfire]

Nice one, looks good

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[FME erk]

Its been around 48hrs since the fuselage was glued . . . 

I have sanded off the excess that was ousing out and found a couple of 'holes' that I have now filled with HK Sprue glue. I think its going to turn out OK 

More to come in a few days 

Ian

 

[BlrwestSiR]

Using the sprue glue, it's hard to tell where the crack was since it's the same colour as the plastic. Which I guess means the fix is going well.

[GazzaS]

I did some work with home made sprue goo a couple years ago.  A week after I used it, I sanded the area smooth and continued with the build.

 

Then, I applied the primer.  Much to my horror, everywhere that I had used sprue goo, the plastic had continued to shrink after I had sanded it smooth, leaving shallow ditches.  Hopefully the stuff you used stabilized quicker than mine.