There is no actual assembly guide for this kit. I will be putting up some notes regarding assembly issues, which fortunately are few. This first post deals
with some clean-up issues.
Occasionally, we wind up with a foot that has some 'condition' problems. These are very difficult to produce, so I'm just stuck having to put out what I would normally call a reject. This bad spot is caused when the pour stub breaks off when the part is removed from the mold. The fix is rather easy, using a small amount of filler putty.
This image is two parts, the top showing how the casting has some places to clean-up, the bottom showing the same part after clean-up. The arrow seen in the top part of the image is indicating a 'fillet' in the mounting socket that needs to be removed. There is a flaw in the mold that causes this, but it takes only about a minute to dig it out. In fact, you can dig out more than is needed and it won't effect how the socket engages the tab on the fuselage.
In this before/after image, you can see a minor bit of resin that needs to be removed. This is what's left of the resin that goes up a vent. Fortunately, this is the only place where a vent has impacted some detail. Just carefully carve this away with a new #11 blade. Work slowly, you don't want to slice off the little nub that's supposed to be there!
Occasionally, we wind up with a foot that has some 'condition' problems. These are very difficult to produce, so I'm just stuck having to put out what I would normally call a reject. This bad spot is caused when the pour stub breaks off when the part is removed from the mold. The fix is rather easy, using a small amount of filler putty.
This image is two parts, the top showing how the casting has some places to clean-up, the bottom showing the same part after clean-up. The arrow seen in the top part of the image is indicating a 'fillet' in the mounting socket that needs to be removed. There is a flaw in the mold that causes this, but it takes only about a minute to dig it out. In fact, you can dig out more than is needed and it won't effect how the socket engages the tab on the fuselage.
In this before/after image, you can see a minor bit of resin that needs to be removed. This is what's left of the resin that goes up a vent. Fortunately, this is the only place where a vent has impacted some detail. Just carefully carve this away with a new #11 blade. Work slowly, you don't want to slice off the little nub that's supposed to be there!
