Hello all,
I’ve just received my Sword 1/48 T-38 in the mail and together with a decal set from TwoBobs Im hoping to turn this into an AT-38 from Holloman AFB.
The kit looks great with a few exceptions… recessed panel lines (if a little shallow) and amazing detail. Leaps and bounds over the old testors, fujimi kits. The flaws Ive noticed so far include the clear parts sprue is thick and unfortunatly the forward canopy has already broken off leaving a nasty break mark further than the frame line. This kit also has Polyeurathane? parts Ive never used parts like these before. They are loose (not attached to sprues) and have a large extra peice that has to be removed . Being loose in the box they have done a fair amount of scratches to the fusalage and wings of the model.
I have a few questions I was hoping to find some help on…
1st, Does any one know how to fix the chip/crack in the windshield?
2nd Ive never work with Polyeurathane parts before. Im guessing thier like the rest of the model and once Ive cut off the extra bits I can paint and glue them like I do everyother model. However Ive heard mentioned about certain types of material need diferent types of glues or paint and I wanted to make sure thats not the case here
3rd and last, while looking up reference photos for the bird I want build I came across a question that was left unawnsered “I wonder how much of a destabilizing effect the travel pod has because it’s located so far forward of the CG?” Now I think the photographer may have been wrong in refering to this as a travel pod because I think its a simulator for air to ground weapons delivery. I could be wrong and if I am please correct me, but like the man says its rather farther foward than I would have imagined… any comments? heres a link to the picture in question Thanks guys
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