Beating it into shape chris , i seem to remember mine put up a bit of a fight too , not surprising really when you look at the size of the pieces , theres plenty of chance for them to warp a little .
BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights
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The Hustler is putting up a fight for your Chris, but you are definitely winning. Looking good mate.
I admire your perseverance, as an uneducated person in things with wi gs it looks more than acceptable to me. Carry on young man.
HI Tony yes a fight is not the word id use PITA is lol
chrisb
CHEERS Flyjoe but when trying to fit that tail section an the front nose section i was an jen was havin the screemin memmeies tryin not to brake anything like them main undercarts as this plane is so difficult to hold an i near dropped the plane several times an my stress level again through the roof an jen kept sayin carefull which i was tryin to be an yes i hope we are as jen said have a cuppa downstairs an a rest boy id got the shakes again
chris an jen
It's universal Chris. "Be careful", "Watch out", "Stop getting worked up". These comments flow freely when one is already trying to do those things.
oh thanks stefee thats boosted my confidence up more if you think that an yes she will be built kickin an screamin lol all the way but back to the fry tomorrow
cheers sir
chris an jen
Yes Joe thats what jen was saying an yes i admit i was gettin out of hand an jen had to calm me down boy oh boy an i was gettin angry
HI GUYS
Well it looks like im gonna be sanding down quite a bit as this kit is a terrible fit an parts have warped over the yrs firstly the front fusealarge has a terrible ridge on it side where the two parts of the fusalarge jion up an then then more sanding where the front fusalarge jions to the main fusalarge an then at the tail end where the tail section meets the main fusealarge i think i will have to use my mini dremel an sanding disk on these do i will be here forever hand sanding oh dear some pic for you all as i like to show the bad side of modeling as well as the good so this is goin to be a heck of a challenge
firstly the front fusalarge ridge
Well it looks like im gonna be sanding down quite a bit as this kit is a terrible fit an parts have warped over the yrs firstly the front fusealarge has a terrible ridge on it side where the two parts of the fusalarge jion up an then then more sanding where the front fusalarge jions to the main fusalarge an then at the tail end where the tail section meets the main fusealarge i think i will have to use my mini dremel an sanding disk on these do i will be here forever hand sanding oh dear some pic for you all as i like to show the bad side of modeling as well as the good so this is goin to be a heck of a challenge
firstly the front fusalarge ridge
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HI ALL WELL the hustler is comin on an now begining to look good after all that sanding down phew an a pic for you all of what she looks like now after a lot of work on her 
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AN she is a tail sitter but i fitted some parts of lead in her nose but its just not enough so ive just glued some more lead in her big inner engines so im sure this will cure her of tail sitting an looks a bit rough but its inside the engines so wont be seen
Looks good now Chris
Pete
Pete
THANKS Pete yes its like the hornet its was lookin crap at times an i felt like it was crap but it in the end turned into a wonderfull ship with its lights an such an it looks like this hustler is goin down the same rd an turn into a wonderfull model an all lit up when done
CHEERS SIR for your reply
chrisb
Yes Chris, your stubbornness patience and determination always pays off!
Pete
Pete
THANKS Pete an yes i am stubbon an patience but i dont like to let a model beat me even if its goin south a lot but with a bit of TLC the model is comin on an should look fairly good so im pleased with it
ATB SIR
CHRIS B
At a little distance, it looks pretty good. I curse my digital camera sometimes at how much detail is invisible to the Mk.V eyeball
And this is such a slab. you'd probably need a lead brick in the nose not to have her sit up and beg. Nice idea to weight the engines though
Hustler is looking great Chris,. Hope the ballast in those engines is enough to persuade the nose to sit down.
HI Steve so you are useing a Mk,V eyeball so you had 4 before then lol
an yes she is pretty big as you say a slab but im pretty sure that the lead im fuitting in will stop her tail sitting as it a big tail seckion well i could not fit anymore lead in the nose as its full of F/O so the only way to go was lead in the big engines as the inner ones are near up to the cockpit so should do the job cheers sir for your reply
ATB
chrisb
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