It wasn’t too bad. The fit for me was actually too tight (better then massive gaps) but it may have been becasue I glued the cockpit sidewalls to the fuselage halves instead of building it as a tub first. Just took some sanding then test fitting and a little more sanding to get in. So far the only other place I’ve had a issue with is the tail fillet. They are separate from the fuselage and I wasn’t able to get a perfect seam but some sanding got the parts nicely in line. I still had a gap around between fuselage halves by the tailwheel but a little filler took care of it.
I filled the wing panel lines with spure goo and it worked pretty well. I have hit it with primer but it seems to have done a good job just lots of sanding:)
I went down the wheel well rabbit hole too lol. I ended up painting mine overall aluminum except the spar which I did YZC. Ask 4 people what color they were and you will get 4 different answers:-D I think it comes down to what look you like best.
The wings on mine were warped as well. How are yours? I’d like to build more of these but not if it’s a mold issue.
The easiest way to putty the wings is using Perfect Plastic Putty. Apply it over the panel lines with a small spatula tool and let it dry 5-10 minutes. Use a damp paper towel and lightly wipe till the area is smooth and even, no sanding required. This is great stuff and you may be able to get it locally.
Fantastic work with the wood grain and worn black. And purely fantastic on all fronts!
How are you finding the kit overall? I haven’t built any large scale models and wouldnt mind doing some larger warbirds after I get over the sci-fi binge Ive got going at the moment.
As for the kit, I like it so far. It’s my first 1/32 build so I don’t really have anything in that scale to compare it with yet. The plastic is really good to work with, not too soft nor too hard. Some parts cleaning is required, but not too much.
I noticed some deformations on the canopy glass though and will have to check what’s going on.
