From the work bench

Starbase101
This is looking great!

Andrew Horton
Nice project, fantastic progress!

Gary Victory
Really nice project on a classic model.

Nathan M
Thank you very much guys, will keep posting new progress 🙂

Nathan M
Interior coming together more, primed painted, washed and some detail touch ups. Still have to apply flat coat and then more chipping, control levers and colors etc.

Gary Victory
Really nice cockpit detail Nathan. 👌

Nathan M
Thank you Gary!

Bart Teunis
funny to see that we are building the same kit and running into the same issues

Nathan M
Hi Bart yep I'm sure you encountered that bad nose joint... my answer was building up the low side with sprue goo I made from cut sprues from this kit. I let it gas off for several days and it was rock hard by the time I came back around to working on it again. I just gently feathered it down to meet the high side and split the difference. I then added some plasticard to the instrument panel hood and blended it again with sprue goo.. it was an after thought because when I tested the canopy fit there is a gap in the forward windscreen and where it meets the nose you have to fix... the sides are built up with plasticard strips to raise the height of the canopy to meet the rear canopy/fuselage joint. I never took a good photo but I'm sure you'll see the same.. if you test fit the canopy to meet at the nose and rear you'll find the bottom is raised off the fuselage several mm high. I hope yours is going well.

Nathan M
Currently have this on hold while I plan how to address the join of the canopy to the fuselage. I have built up the gaps in the rear portion with styrene stock, however the blending of the front to the nose will have to be addressed.

My plan so far is to protect the canopy itself with foil, and build up the curve needed between the canopy and then nose with CA & dental acrylic powder (need to purchase) and blend the transition. Hoping the canopy will then seat down into this built up curve, and when ready will secure it with extra thin cement/fill seam as normal.