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So this was my first ZM kit and I was drooling when I opened the box. I should say I'm Six months into this hobby/obsession. I'm currently wrapping this project up but I'm including pics I did two along the way. The engine was fun to build and I was impressed with the kit.
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When I went to put the engine in the fuselage I ran into trouble. Apparently I got off somewhere and I ended up removing some parts to get it to fit. Even then the front of the fuselage looked like crap. I was disgusted and put the kit aside. This pic shows how bad the fit was.
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Ron2 said:
So this was my first ZM kit and I was drooling when I opened the box. I should say I'm Six months into this hobby/obsession. I'm currently wrapping this project up but I'm including pics I did two along the way. The engine was fun to build and I was impressed with the kit. View attachment 170045

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When I went to put the engine in the fuselage I ran into trouble. Apparently I got off somewhere and I ended up removing some parts to get it to fit. Even then the front of the fuselage looked like crap. I was disgusted and put the kit aside. This pic shows how bad the fit was. View attachment 170053
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Yes sir. Good save. Those ZM kits aren't cheap. You just don't willy-nilly throw those away cuz you mess up a little bit. Be careful of paint when you assemble the engine. Or anything really on a ZM kit. When I first built a ZM kit? I finally figured out it was my paint getting in the way of a perfect fit which is what you need for these tight tolerances nowadays or you're going to get gaps and stuff isn't going to fit
 
Thanks that's good to know! I learned the tolerances are tight but didn't realize paint would upset it.
 
Ron2 said:
And this is where I'm at now. It's definitely not perfect but from what it was I'm pretty happy with my efforts.

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I finished up the build today and this is final product. Apparently glass became discolored after I masked it. Disappointing to say the least but overall I'm happy with my save. I learned a lot on this build and improved my skills. My metal finish has improved and I'm much more satisfied with it- haven't settled but happy with the improvement. My fist metal finish looks like painted silver.

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BarleyBop said:
Very nice! There is a lot going on with the paint scheme, and I feel you pulled it off quite convincingly.
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Thank you. I had to redo another section, the area in front of the tail wheel. The plan called for mixing chrome and black at 1:1. That's what I did the first time and it was not very discernible. When I redid it I simply painted a lighter coat of chrome. I kind of felt like I should have hit it with a third light coat but I'm still happy with it.
 
Ron2 said:
I finished up the build today and this is final product. Apparently glass became discolored after I masked it. Disappointing to say the least but overall I'm happy with my save. I learned a lot on this build and improved my skills. My metal finish has improved and I'm much more satisfied with it- haven't settled but happy with the improvement. My fist metal finish looks like painted silver.

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BZ! What paints did you use for the metal underside of the plane?
It looks like the effect I would like to achieve on a plane I am currently working on.
 
I did a base coat of alclad gloss black and AK chrome. The section in front of the tail wheel was supposed to be black/chrome at 1:1 but I ended up just spraying light coats of chrome so the black bled through. Matt varnish.
 
Ron2 said:
I did a base coat of alclad gloss black and AK chrome. The section in front of the tail wheel was supposed to be black/chrome at 1:1 but I ended up just spraying light coats of chrome so the black bled through. Matt varnish.
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Thanks! I'm going to have to store that technique away and give it a try in a week or so..
 
HI Ron2 been lookin at your build pics very good bit of modelin but can you tell me if the pics are m/b or k/b as im havin trouble tryin to resize my pics from m/b to k/b ?
chrisb
 
Ron2 said:
Hi and thanks! Are you referring to bytes? If so, MB.
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SO your pics are m/b then yes i can use them then as some forums only like k/b pics many thanks for your reply will be a great help when i start to post pics of my uss hornet build
cheeers sir
chrisb
 

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