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Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2026 1:14 pm
by speedgraflex
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.
Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2026 11:44 pm
by Stikpusher
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.
Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2026 11:50 pm
by Stikpusher
Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2026 6:13 pm
by Stuart
Very cool Carlos, I do like a nice Thunderbolt. Good job on filling that gap, I used that method a lot too.
Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2026 8:57 am
by Medicman71
Man that sucks about the warpage. I didn't have that with mine but I do have a problem with the front windscreen fitting.
Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2026 2:19 pm
by Stikpusher
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…
Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 10:03 pm
by Stikpusher
Finally some progress worth posting…
I had dipped the clear parts in Future a couple of days ago. Today I masked them up then glued the windscreen in place and tacked the canopy hood in place. I also added the cowling.
This evening I primered it all up… black in the wheel wells and on the canopy framing, then a coat of gray primer over everything.
Next up will be some white primer for the cowling front and tail ID stripes…
Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2026 11:59 am
by speedgraflex
Carlos! Congratulations on your beautiful prep work for this Doom-Child! What a fantastic opportunity to watch you take something that was shelved and bring it back together! Bravo!
Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2026 9:51 am
by Medicman71
Did you have issues with the front windscreen?
Re: The Children of Doom
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2026 10:12 am
by Stikpusher
Medicman71 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2026 9:51 am
Did you have issues with the front windscreen?
It looks like it doesn’t quite fit 100% smooth with the canopy hood…
But I’m planning to display this one with the canopy hood open…
