PK-03 Boeing P-12E *** "Finished" ***

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Crashpilot wrote:I wonder where you got that rigging scheme from?!
I have three of these Boeings in my stash, but have no rigging diagram for them.
In this group build I stick to a MB Sabre, no rigging there
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rob_van_riel wrote:
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fredk wrote:Could you mix some of the yellow plastic frame/sprue with some glue to make yellow soup and apply that to the ejector pin depression in the top wing?
I could, and might, but I suspect it will be invisible to the audience unless Chris hangs it upside down. We'll do a test drive later after I get fuselage assembled and can rest the wing on the center struts.
This is pretty much what I'm attempting with the Buccaneer. The dissolved sprue will be indistinguishable from the original plastic. What will show, however, is the difference in surface structure after the inevitable sanding. I know from earlier experience that that particular problem can be overcome by finishing up the sanding with very fine sandpaper, followed by a coat of gloss varnish. A bit like sanding/polishing/Future coating transparencies, really.
Yup, that's the plan.

BREAK, pix tomorrow.

I glued the pilots to seats, the seats in the fuselages, and the fuselages together -- carefully and neatly, no gluey finger prints.

I let them sit quite a while then noticed two things -- the pilots weren't sitting very military-like and I had forgotten to open the stand slots under the fuselage.

What time I got at the bench today was spent:
-- guessing at the slot location and neatly opening them.
-- straightening the pilots.
-- sanding and polishing the fuselage join on one of the two aircraft.

I do think a thin coat of clear will be needed just to even things out, but maybe I can hold off until after decals. Undecided on gloss or semi-gloss, perhaps overall semi-gloss or maybe OD parts semi-gloss and yellow parts gloss.
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Pix. Fuselages together and cleaned .... followed by the center section struts and nose cover not cleaned ....

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Looking grand so they are
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Other than the Matchbox trench behind the hood, these look like they've gone together nice and tight. Well done.
The models appear to be much larger in the photographs than they actually are. I know they are really quite small in hand. All in all, they look like great little kits.
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59North wrote:Other than the Matchbox trench behind the hood, these look like they've gone together nice and tight. Well done.
The models appear to be much larger in the photographs than they actually are. I know they are really quite small in hand. All in all, they look like great little kits.
Yes, I thought I had worked that out but it seems that one of the two didn't fit as I thought, or perhaps I let loose of it before the glue had locked it in place. The other one is good enough. The other thing I am slightly nervous about is that the struts might be slightly un-level from the front. I thought I test-fit that but possibly something slipped while the glue dried. I'll have to play with it by test mounting the lower wings and check for true, then trying the upper wings.

None of this is hard except I'm trying to protect the un-painted finish - that may not be worth the effort, or maybe just on one of them. Maybe I should get another, just in case :)
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If the trench is annoying you; you could heat stretch some of the sprue and glue a thin filament into the gap
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Not that annoying and I did fix some of it with Tenax and the Mk.I Thumb & Finger Clamp.
I might have to do something at the lower wing root however.
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Lower wings on ...

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There is a 1/64-1/32 gap between upper side of wing and fuselage; I might leave it alone.

About time to look at decals .... Not sure if I want to future the unpainted plastic first or just go for it.

Oh, I forgot, the engine, exhaust, and prop are in the paint shop.
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Future first is always a good bet, though. Nice work so far.
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Great work John, building these kits in the raw coloured plastic as MB intended looks to be quite challenging. Is the detail painting that you are doing in accordance with the kit's mini paint plan?
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ShaunW wrote:Great work John, building these kits in the raw coloured plastic as MB intended looks to be quite challenging. Is the detail painting that you are doing in accordance with the kit's mini paint plan?
Yes, except a couple variations to match the decal sheets I will be using - 1 cowling (red), 1 stabilizer (red), both engine faces, and both wheel covers.
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used a wash to outline control surfaces ... selected two schemes from decals ... not much time .... interruptions .... hang in there ...
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Not been a good modeling week, but here we are ...

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As previously noted, outlined the control surfaces, except one tail which gets painted red first, and today I mounted the stab/elev on each.

I'm having trouble finding time so it's baby steps ...
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Looks great so far.
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