The Children of Doom

Or, The Shelf of Doom. Since most of us intend to finish these someday....well, you know.
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Thanks, Carlos. Are the pieces all from the same kit? It’s hard to tell but the fuse halves are darker in color, which could be as a result of sanding which removed the gloss surface. Perhaps bad QC from Hasegawa.
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BlackSheep214 wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 11:02 am Nice fix. Ill have remember that method with styrene strips.
For filling big gaps, styrene shims are my preferred method. Putty doesn’t have the same lasting power.
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Today was good progress on my Johnson Jug… I got the seam filling all cleaned up and sanded smooth

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Then after that I added the horizontal stabilizers and a few other small bits to finish up the main airframe construction

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I have the cowling almost wrapped up and ready to add to the airframe. Next week, more progress… ;)
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Very cool Carlos, I do like a nice Thunderbolt. Good job on filling that gap, I used that method a lot too.
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Man that sucks about the warpage. I didn't have that with mine but I do have a problem with the front windscreen fitting.
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Stuart wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 6:13 pm Very cool Carlos, I do like a nice Thunderbolt. Good job on filling that gap, I used that method a lot too.
I’ve had best results from this technique compared to putties or gel CA.
Medicman71 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 8:57 am Man that sucks about the warpage. I didn't have that with mine but I do have a problem with the front windscreen fitting.
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll keep an eye out for when I get there… which should be in a few days. Gotta get the canopy dipped in Future then masked up first, so that’s at least a day or two…
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