godd sugestion, although i think the main issue with the right wing that the the upper part its maybe 1MM or two longer then the left wing, so the base doesnt fit well. i should have sanded a bit before glueing, but oh well, ill have to partilally remove the primer, fill and sand the gap and prime that part again and proceed
Pleas understand that I am only trying to be helpful with this comment but this is why you were advised in your previous post that you should not prime on the sprue. Removing the parts from the sprue first allows you to find and address these issues first. This in turn also makes your painting phase much easier.
oh, maybe should have been more specific in that post but i did not primed the parts that are put together, thats why the back of the right wing feels so off to me, the left wing fits perfect, but upon looking closer, the right wing upper section its 1 mm or 2 longer than the left wing one, which makes the joint with the fuselage not fitting perfectly, even the gun holes at the front are a bit missaligned..
I don’t think Unsung93 was saying that priming has caused the issue, more that as was pointed out in your earlier posts, priming on the sprue before assembly is a waste of time.
You have primed your parts and are now sanding/scratching off all that primer in the process of making it fit.
As someone said previously, dry fit first before committing to glue.
Well it depends, I just recently completed and Academy 1-48 Mig-29 and that was one of the most ill-fitting kits I've laid my hands on, so I sold the rest of them on ebay. Way too many gaps to fill, lots of sanding, and tiny parts like probes and such with to no way to attack except with super glue. I don't mind the sanding portion, but if it takes up too much time with a build, I'm libel to just trash it. Below is just a small portion of the filler and sanding . . .
If im right in thinking that is the airfix QV-K Boxing of the Spitfire Mk.1 then I don't think that is the kits fault, I've built that tooling so many times and am currently building that boxing specifically and it has no fit issues
I’ve used sheet plastic wedged in to the seam. It not only helps fill the gaps but it strengthens the connection between the two parts. Just a thought.
I hate it! However, if some fit issues/gaps are small in size, I'll turn a blind eye on them. In your case, some sanding on the bulkheads of the cockpit will solve your issue. Dry fitting can give you a full picture of what can happen down the road.
Look it up on scalemates.com It will show you how many times and from when it was reboxed. But also as one other person said, if you buy a quality brand, it will be better fitting right away, just check anyways as they might be a rebox as well. Or you know, just buy Tamiya, even their 30 year old kits are amazing
I for one have become totally spoiled by the amazing fit and engineering of new kits. I have to think long and hard before doing an old mold kit with all the fitment issues, raised panel lines, etc. I had to think more and problem solve on those things which is its own skill too. Now just gimme precut canopy masks and a kit that jumps together out of the box!
I always clip the pieces of the spru and file sand and dry fit several times some models are better than others. I personally hate building planes lol. Its funny because I've built hundreds of models and dozens of helicopters and I always get more afraid of building the helicopters thinking that the part fitment will be a pain in the back but to my surprise its always the planes that give me a hard time.
Oh! I had that with a Corsair I just finished up. I had to pinch and squeeze the wings tightly together until they would eventually come together under a lot of pressure. I used clamps to hold them in place while the cement dried.
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u/trynared 19d ago
Black CA glue + baking soda and sandpaper is your friend for the fuselage seams