Modelcraft 1/48 F82B ‘Twin Mustang’

[Dave W]

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.

Probably molded like it is because the inner fuselage halves have locating points molded in for the tail plane .

[Guest]

Better planning on the part of the kit’s designer would have resolved minor issues like that too

[Dave W]

Better planning on the part of the kit’s designer would have resolved minor issues like that too

Oh well, it is what it is.

[Guest]

Of course. It’s just the way my brain works: I look at something like this and wonder out loud why the designer didn’t do it in a more clever way

[Dave W]

I’ve been fitting the radiator rear scoop and a blanking plate tonight. Both parts needed trimming to fit. And I had to cut down the sides of the scoop to get it to fit how I wanted it. Next job is to rescribe some lost panel lines on the fuselages.

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[Jim R]

The kit is old school with lots of filling and fettling involved.

You seem to have it sorted and maybe there is more satisfaction in producing a nice model from a poor kit than from an expensive, state of the art one. Glad the new canopies are a good fit 'cause those kit ones were never going to look right.
Jim

[Dave W]

You seem to have it sorted and maybe there is more satisfaction in producing a nice model from a poor kit than from an expensive, state of the art one. Glad the new canopies are a good fit 'cause those kit ones were never going to look right.
Jim

I get satisfaction from both types. I’m also putting the finishing touches to a Zoukie Mura 1/48 Phantom. Superb kit and great to build. This kits at the other end of the modelling spectrum. But still fun to build.

[spanner570]

Nice work Dave and refreshing to see someone tackle something that needs sorting - and a build away from the norm', so top marks all round.....

[Dave W]

[ATTACH]321983[/ATTACH][ATTACH]321984[/ATTACH][ATTACH]321985[/ATTACH][ATTACH]321986[/ATTACH][ATTACH]321987[/ATTACH]Fin tips are separate on this model to cater for different variants. They will need filling and sanding. The exhausts are solid.So I’ve started drilling them out.And the fuselage recesses for the exhausts are too deep.So I’m packing them out with thin plastic card.

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
Looks like it's still fighting you although it does look as if you are winning. The two fuselages look fine after all the fettling. The very hard plastic is not going to make things easy. Strange how the plastic varies so much between kits.
Jim

[Dave W]

There’s a slight(!) gap at the right hand wing root. Left fuselage and tail dry fitted shows a better fit. Going to need some plastic card to sort this out.

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[Guest]

This might be fixable by enlarging the opening or shortening the tab of the centre wing section. Or is the bottom half of that wing correctly in place?

[Dave W]

This might be fixable by enlarging the opening or shortening the tab of the centre wing section. Or is the bottom half of that wing correctly in place?

The bottom half of the centre wing incorporates the lower section of each fuselage . So it can’t be shortened easily.Not a problem.I will just fill it with plastic card.

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[colin m]

Just a thought. If the top part of the centre wing hasn't been glued already, how about cutting it right down the middle and adding the card there. It might be easier to fill and sand, then re-scribe in the middle rather than near the fuselage

[Guest]

Not to mention it’ll keep things more symmetrical than if you need to fill on one side. Alternatively, and for the same reason, glue the centre section in the middle and fill on both sides.