Re: Monogram P-51D from 1977
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:48 pm
Thank you gentlemen.
There are paint issues, self inflicted for the most part. . .caused by multiple masking/unmasking sessions. She’s got more paint than Tammy Faye Bakker in makeup!
Stuart, up close there are warts. Horizontal stabs do not join cleanly, lower cowling the same, wing roots not as badm but it is there. That damn antenna and the tailwheel both came free and have been glued. I resorted to using baking soda with CA to strengthen the joins. The canopy and windscreen fit pretty well. Pretty big step at the forward edge of the bottom wing join, and on and on, and on.
I ended up getting another kit for some parts, e ded up using those decals. Both sets came of the backing, no problems which surprised me, but the “original” set did not want to stick, even with Solvaset.
There are paint issues, self inflicted for the most part. . .caused by multiple masking/unmasking sessions. She’s got more paint than Tammy Faye Bakker in makeup!
Stuart, up close there are warts. Horizontal stabs do not join cleanly, lower cowling the same, wing roots not as badm but it is there. That damn antenna and the tailwheel both came free and have been glued. I resorted to using baking soda with CA to strengthen the joins. The canopy and windscreen fit pretty well. Pretty big step at the forward edge of the bottom wing join, and on and on, and on.
I ended up getting another kit for some parts, e ded up using those decals. Both sets came of the backing, no problems which surprised me, but the “original” set did not want to stick, even with Solvaset.
At our age, it's just not worth futzing around with an old, ill-fitting model. Give us something we can build and move on...quickly! 