discussion Andy's 1/48 Spitfire Mk1a

[Jim R]

Great choice Andy. Cockpit is looking excellent. These Eduard kits are mostly superb.
CA is strange stuff. Often refuses to stick what you want it to, but get some on your finger and it's like chewing gum on the cat!

 

[Ian M]

That cockpit looks well nice!
Before I forget copper wire if pulled from electric appliances and circuits are often coated with a very fine waxy substance. Try burning heating a bit of the wire, or cleaning in acetone...

 

[Andy T]

…. I’ve gone over to using formula 560 canopy glue for these bits with some success if you are interested.

Thanks Tim. I have used 560 in the past for PE but I can't imagine how long I'd have needed to clamp the belts in place until it dried

That cockpit looks well nice!
Before I forget copper wire if pulled from electric appliances and circuits are often coated with a very fine waxy substance. Try burning heating a bit of the wire, or cleaning in acetone...

Thanks Ian. I ended up bending some styrene rod for the tanks, stuck straight away!

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Looking good Andy. The detail in that cockpit is better than my 1/32 Revell. Shame about the PE fitting issue, I have the same nightmare to look forward to tomorrow on the bench. Think I might go straight for epoxy in light of the CA issues.