1/48 Tamiya Mk.I Swordfish WIP

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1/48 Tamiya Mk.I Swordfish WIP

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I started the Tamiya 1/48 Swordfish. I've heard that this is one of Tamiya's best offerings, but I've also watched WIP builds where the modelers had problems with the wings. I've had this kit for a few years and am excited to start on it.

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I purchased the Tamiya PE set for it as well as the Eduard set, which contains three trees for the cockpit, engine and exterior details.

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So after a couple days installing the PE and painting the cockpit I am at the point where I can close up the fuselage.

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I wish I had known this before I purchased these detail sets. Oops, too late :lol:

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That’s a nice start. Welcome to the club of “experts” :quotes:
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Oh man... I wanted the Tamiya Swordfish for a looooong time but the price is too high for my budget. What sort of problems regarding the wings?

The cockpit looks spectacular! I laughed when you noticed the PE is "for EXPERTS". LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!
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Thanks guys. The issues were getting them straight and the correct alignment while using the Tamiya PE interplane cables. They can be displayed either out or folded so I think it was something to do about it. The kit wings have main spars so I'm not sure where the problem arises. I never have had issues aligning biplane wings so I don't think I should have an issue.
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Man that cockpit looks awesome!!
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I'm taking a small break from the ship for just a moment to get something done on the Swordfish.
I assembled the tail, wings and engine/PE and sprayed the black base. I'm going to spray the underside of the wings and other hard to reach areas before I assemble further.

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The kit looks amazing! I am excited to see more!
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Nice.
What are you using for your black base?

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kahunaminor wrote:Nice.
What are you using for your black base?

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Perhaps the clue is the jar of Tamiya black in the previous photo montage? You could thin Tamiya XF1 down to primer consistency...

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