Modelcraft 1/48 F82B ‘Twin Mustang’

[Dave W]

One of these aircraft is being restored to fly in America

[Dave W]

Engine runs

[stillp]

Is it just me (and telephoto foreshortening) but those onlookers look awfully close to the props.

Pete

[Dave W]

They do look close from that angle.As an aircraft engineer myself I wouldn’t be standing that close. I certainly would move that child further away!.

[Guest]

They do look close from that angle.As an aircraft engineer myself I wouldn’t be standing that close. I certainly would move that child further away!.

Dave .
Avery interesting build.
That bloke with the phone at4.32, if it was a phone , can't believe some people try to get so near, bit like the people who climb over tow cables and winch ropes. Think the telephoto does tend to make them look nearer than they were.
An interesting plane, so two pilots, must have been an odd thing to fly .
Your doing well with the model, I bet there's many in landfill.
John.

[Dave W]

The vacform canopies I sent for have arrived. For some reason a couple of extra canopies have been supplied. Probably because there is a black mark on two on the main sheet. But the marks are not on the clear areas. So I’ve got an extra one for the F82. Good to have a spare in case of mistakes. I will mask them before cutting them from the backing sheet. Will be easier that way I think.
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[Dave W]

I’m pleased to say the new canopy looks to be a good fit with the fuselage halves clamped together. So I’ve finished glueing one set of fuselage halves together. I glued the tail section a couple of days ago. Now that’s set I can coax the forward section together. A few clamps needed!

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[Guest]

Dave .
A sensible approach to the canopy, with the masking before removing from the backing sheet .:thumb2:
John .

[rtfoe]

Very neat build approach, Dave. Used to see these kits long ago and thought they were what ifs. Thanks for the info.

Cheers,
Richard

[Dave W]

Old fashioned modelling requires old fashioned filler. So I’ve dug out my old tube of Squadron Green. It’s several years old but hadn’t dried up. Must be all that lovely harmful Toluene in it!.

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[Dave W]

I’ve now got the two fuselages together. On the right hand fuselage one half was deeper than the other. So I’ve hand to do a fair bit of sanding to make them even. This plastic is really hard. I’ve had to start off with a 100 grit sanding block!. Never used one that course on a kit before. Some filling and more sanding needed.Then a bit of panel line scribing.

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[Guest]

Dave .
That was some hard plastic alright to use 100 grit, but looking good.
John.

[flyjoe180]

Coming along nicely Dave, that old filler has done a good job.

[colin m]

Great progress on a very interesting subject.

[Guest]

On the right hand fuselage one half was deeper than the other.

That’s exactly what I was talking about earlier in this thread: why didn’t they just produce a mould for one fuselage and put two identical sprues into the kit? That would have avoided any and all problems with parts being unequal.