Piper Cherokee 140 N1872T

What I’m trying to make… 

Not looking forward to doing the stripes. 

Here’s what the cockpit should look like. 

Instrument panel. 

How to mimic velour…? 

The kit is a serious tail-sitter and I don’t want to use the stand, so I’m adding weights wherever they’ll fit. This will be under the cockpit floor. 

Lots of weight under the engine cover. I’ll paint it black but not making a big effort to smooth it out. Given the stripes on the engine cover, I’m not sure if I’ll bother leaving it accessible or just glue it shut. 

Another view. 

Also added weight behind the firewall, since it won’t be visible. 

The front seat backs will be visible. They should be flat. 

Adding some weight and then putty to fill them out. 

 

 

Back of all the seats. The rear seats aren’t smooth but won’t be visible. 

 

This flash on the right fuselage blocks the instrument panel and needs to be removed. 

It’s in a really awkward place to remove. 

Visible sink marks on the tail landing gear 

The sprue joins on the tail landing gear are awful. They’re gonna need a lot of sanding once assembled… 

Also, why do these have the same part number? They’re literally mirror images of each other. 

After a lot of putty and sanding, the outsides look much better. 

The insides didn’t need as much work, thankfully. Sorry about the photo quality. 

Another terrible sprue join. Those teeth will be fun to recreate 

At least the figures look pretty good from the front, aside from some flash. 

The back is a different story. It looks like the molds weren’t lined up properly - a lot of cleanup will be needed. It’s the same story for most of the smaller aircraft parts. At least the wings and fuselage don’t have this problem. 

This shows how off the molds were.  

And what the hell happened to the mechanic’s head??? 

Another view showing how offset the molds were. There shouldn’t be a seam in her hair. 

Why are these curved lines in front of the propeller blades here?? 

I messed up gluing the wings together. I don’t think this will be easy to fix… 

Another view after I tried to clean out the glue and putty. Hopefully it’ll smooth out…. 

Fingers crossed. 

More work needed, but it’s definitely an improvement. 

I finally started gluing the windows in place, using Revell Contacta Clear for the first time. Unfortunately, I sanded the right front window a bit too much. Now trying to use Testors clear cement to fill the gaps without messing up the windows.