Ron

Personally, I dont think you can go wrong with anything by Hawsegawa

I would use a compressor/tank combo witha water seprator on the air supply line. Then you can plumb the supply line to the work area and leave the noise elsewhere. Just make SURE to drain the tank at lLEAST weekly and let it air out for a day or two to reduce the rust/corrosion factor. My sorry two cents worth.

Okay, my expected answer is going to be "nothing". But I have to ask. Does anyone know of detail - decal - photoetch or update sets for a 1/24 scale Airfix mustang kit.

Got em. Thanks

I have a set, but the decals glued themselves to the instructions. I can easily replace the decals with an aftermarket set, but the cockpit, fuselage section is compleatly unreadable. If anyone has a copy they could scan and send that would be awsome.

I don't care. It was an open thread and I wans't trying to include or exclude any one or thing.

I honestly think the Flea is one of the uglyist.

I personally would pick the F4U-1D Corsair

You should try it. it is very simalar to soft plastic. But cheaper to fill, duplicate and replace when needed as long as you keep the original plan template or make a copy of the original :-)

Actually, it's almost ready for the glass and color. Just need to see if I can do better with the servo mounts. Learned a great deal on this kit, good thing too because the next project is by the same manufacture and is put together in a VERY simalar fashion.

Yup, still alive, still working and still trying to get r done. here are the latest pictures.

progress pictures more still needed, but getting there.

Progress has been made. Have the wing 90% sheeted. Need to buy servos nd then can finish the job and begine fitting to the fuse. Then I can begine the sealing, painting and finishing. Pics soon.

alrighty then. Got some work done Now all I need to do is cut out the ailerons and install the servos and ...

That’s my thoughts too. I at first thought there was about a quarter-inch twist. But further investigation showed there was a built in washout which was the majority of what I saw. The actual twist, once I was able to get the a level board, is abut 1.5 mm at most from left to right and front to rear even less. so it is a minor issue. It's my own fault though, I thought the thin board I had, that was reinforced by 2x4 would be flat enough and level. but alas, I was just a dumba#$. I now have a nice THICK board that and should no longer have the issue. My only saving grace is that I was attentive enough to notice it before finishing the wing and then having to try and fix or trim it out possibly causing the plane to be unstable.

Thanks John, the twist was not as bad as I had thought. So, since I have to plank the wing anyway, I was going to glue the bottom planking with the twist removed. It should take care of the problem. But I may use your suggestion first and then glue the planking on to hold it in place. Thanks for the input.

Hey folks, don't give up on me yet. Been cold and wet here so frankly I just havent worked ont he plane recently. Staring to get better though and I hear the plane calling my name.

Ok, just so you’all know. decided I have two options. Completely disassemble the wing and start over. Would mean DE_BONDING many parts. Not a great option. or Use a sheet of balsa, that has to be applied anyway, across the top and bottom of the trailing edge (where the twist is) and the attach one end to the wingtip and before attaching the other end to the inboard ribs, use it to push against the twist and remove it. Then attach the sheet to the remaining ribs to re-enforce the correction. Also not a great option because the wing will be pre-stressed and not in the original condition, but should do the trick and continue the build, but since the twist is minor, is my choice for correction. I will begine doing this as soon as I make supports to use to maintain the correct dimensions and eliminate the problem altogether. Stupid me, I should have done that in the first place. But I got excited about finishing. I will post the correction shots after I get everything I need. Sorry for the delay folks.

Ok, got a flat board to verify the twist before proceededing. The good news is that it was not as bad as I thought. The bad news is the correction method I was going to use might not work so well. So, ... The thinking continues. I really hope to have this figured out soon though. I amd looking forward to finishing this project.

figured out how I am going to correct the wing. Hope to have some pictures up soon.

okay, got some work done on the wing. But I found after I started to plank it that it twiated. So now I will have to remove the planking or find a way to correct the twist. I think I can correct it, but It will take a little planning. Anywya, here is a few pictures of what I got.

Get the stitches out of my hand tomarrow. Hope to be working on the wing (or wings since I am building two). Need to clear some space though.

This is a kit. You get precut parts. and the blocks that still have to be shaped. Although I am duplicating some of the parts for the wing to make modifications not originally designed into the kit. That way I still have the original parts if I mess up. This particular manufacture went out of business in the mid 70's to the best of my knowledge

Okay, got a couple pics of the filler block for the vertical stab. Started out as a couple blocks of wood, lots of sanding later, got some nice wood fillers. hand hurts quite abot

ok, no progress due to carple tunel surgury, but hopefully I will be doing some work in a few days. I will call it theropy :lol: