philo426 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) Putting on the horizontal stabilizers. Edited July 16, 2016 by philo426 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 This should be pretty large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Yes it should havd some size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 (edited) Broke out the winghalves and joined them together.one strange thing i have noticed while building this kit is the consistent misalignment of parts by about a sixteenth of an inch.New one on me as on previous vac forms the parts fit quite well.I will fix the problems but it is odd,I think each mirror image of half is larger than its counterpart. Edited July 17, 2016 by philo426 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Mounted up the wings and engines.Much gappage to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Nice work, I have often wanted to tackle a large Vac kit. How did you sand the parts after cutting them from the sheet? I have often wonder what the best way to do that would be with such large parts. Did you reinforce the wings with a spar, or make bulkheads for the fuselage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 I tape 2 sheets of 100 grit sandpaper on a piece of glass and sand the parts in a figure 8 pattern to ensure the parts match up.I installed a laminated piece of plastic through the fuselage to act as a wing spar.Makes for sturdy construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Taped and mounted up the canopy section as well as the jet engines . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Wow!the Alclad gloss black primer really produces a mirror finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vintagedragcrazy Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Wow Phil you made an awsome plane out of that box of plastic!!!!vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Thanks!You have to love that Alclad 2 Chrome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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