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Thought this might a fun one to tackle next. Nice to have something so large, after starting with 1/48 and 1/35 scale kits for my first couple of builds.

Pretty simple construction though the mold work leaves a little to be desired. I've had to use a ton of Bob Smith's CA glue to bend and hold parts in place and now I'm left with a lot of messy glue lines and seams.

I'd love suggestions on the best way to tackle these. I working with sandpaper and some Flex-I-File "Flex-Pads" at the moment, but it's slow going. I'm also not sure if the scratches will show when primed. What would be the best way to get at all those curves?

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<blockquote data-quote="Ian" data-source="post: 115939" data-attributes="member: 11888">Thought this might a fun one to tackle next. Nice to have something so large, after starting with 1/48 and 1/35 scale kits for my first couple of builds.Pretty simple construction though the mold work leaves a little to be desired. I&#039;ve had to use a ton of Bob Smith&#039;s CA glue to bend and hold parts in place and now I&#039;m left with a lot of messy glue lines and seams.I&#039;d love suggestions on the best way to tackle these. I working with sandpaper and some Flex-I-File &quot;Flex-Pads&quot; at the moment, but it&#039;s slow going. I&#039;m also not sure if the scratches will show when primed. What would be the best way to get at all those curves?[ATTACH=full]36055[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]36056[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]36057[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]36058[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]36059[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]36060[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]36061[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]36062[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]36063[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]36064[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ian, post: 115939, member: 11888"] Thought this might a fun one to tackle next. Nice to have something so large, after starting with 1/48 and 1/35 scale kits for my first couple of builds. Pretty simple construction though the mold work leaves a little to be desired. I've had to use a ton of Bob Smith's CA glue to bend and hold parts in place and now I'm left with a lot of messy glue lines and seams. I'd love suggestions on the best way to tackle these. I working with sandpaper and some Flex-I-File "Flex-Pads" at the moment, but it's slow going. I'm also not sure if the scratches will show when primed. What would be the best way to get at all those curves? [ATTACH=full]36055[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]36056[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]36057[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]36058[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]36059[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]36060[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]36061[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]36062[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]36063[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]36064[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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