Bear43
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WHAT?!?
Group Build: Biplane - barnstormer to fighter
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WHAT?!?
Bear43
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Barley, have you been seeing a lot of sink marks on your Sea Gladiator kit? I just filled in a couple on the top of the landing gear struts and have to do a couple on the prop yet.
That looks very good!
Like this belly button?
I think it will be hidden once assembled.
But dry fit is very tight: will need careful sanding to fit and at proper angle.
Gonna call it a night.
Almost finished prepping wing parts.
Still some PE hatches and plates to add after scraping the kit plastic.
Tomorrow.
'night all.
Almost finished prepping wing parts.
Still some PE hatches and plates to add after scraping the kit plastic.
Tomorrow.
'night all.
Bear43
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At least Roden is consistent.
So the last of the PE hatches aren't in the plastic, so I'm using tape to mark edges for placement based on instructions and photos.
Apparently — though I had to dig for this information — hinges are located towards the front of the plane, using airflow to keep the hatch on and closed, should the latch fail. Makes sense.
The AIMS instruction sheet is not high enough resolution to see that!
Hope you aircraft guys realize how much you know and have just absorbed... A little detail like that stops a newbie like me in my tracks, or should I say in mid-air!
Apparently — though I had to dig for this information — hinges are located towards the front of the plane, using airflow to keep the hatch on and closed, should the latch fail. Makes sense.
The AIMS instruction sheet is not high enough resolution to see that!
Hope you aircraft guys realize how much you know and have just absorbed... A little detail like that stops a newbie like me in my tracks, or should I say in mid-air!
Moving along... For several hours I couldn't upload my photo because of a supposed unsupported file extension. 
Seems to be working now.
Tiny gap at wing root.
Filled and sanding tomorrow.
Seems to be working now.
Tiny gap at wing root.
Filled and sanding tomorrow.
It's looking good from where I sit!Moving along... For several hours I couldn't upload my photo because of a supposed unsupported file extension.
Seems to be working now.
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Tiny gap at wing root.
Filled and sanding tomorrow.
Getting back to the little Avia, I had painted the silver underside and yellow wing tips, masked that off and then started the green topside.
I started painting the fuselage when I realized I forgot to mask off the lower wing, DOH! I wasn't about to go back and mask it now, so I was carefull to not get overspray on it.
Not bad. After that dried a few days I masked for the yellow nose and fuselage stripe. I decided to challenge my airbrush skills by not masking the whole model, using lower PSI and flow to avoid overspray when painting the stripe.
Not bad. A little white overspray which was the base for the yellow. I can probably lightly take an eraser to it to get it off.
I decided to go ahead and glue the top wing on now because I keep breaking off wing struts. I probably wont be rigging this one.
I started painting the fuselage when I realized I forgot to mask off the lower wing, DOH! I wasn't about to go back and mask it now, so I was carefull to not get overspray on it.
Not bad. After that dried a few days I masked for the yellow nose and fuselage stripe. I decided to challenge my airbrush skills by not masking the whole model, using lower PSI and flow to avoid overspray when painting the stripe.
Not bad. A little white overspray which was the base for the yellow. I can probably lightly take an eraser to it to get it off.
I decided to go ahead and glue the top wing on now because I keep breaking off wing struts. I probably wont be rigging this one.
