Tag: fit issues

• Heinkel He-111c – Part Three – Touch-Fit

  

  And only where it touches, I might add. The Roden curse is starting to take effect. The ambitions of the moulders will need to be matched with equal bravery by the builder. The fit of many of the parts is approximate. This is surprising considering the more delicate parts like the landing gear struts seem…

  Dick Stein

  September 16, 2025

  1:72 scale, airliner, Civil aircraft, design, finances, German aircraft, Model Airplane, Modelling Supplies, Ukrainian models, Uncategorized

  courage, fit issues, Heinkel, Roden

• Farman NC 223.3 – Part Two – Short Run Need Not Be Vile

  

  I think Forrest Gump would have enjoyed short-run Czech kits – he had a philosophy that would have coped. I may send my next Prague bomb to Tom Hanks. The fuselage halves of this angular bird could have been a disaster – no locating pins and a very long run for twists and warpage. But…

  Dick Stein

  December 4, 2022

  1:72 scale, airliner, Civil aircraft, Czech models, design, Model Airplane, Scale Models, subassembly

  Czech kits, Farman, fit issues

• Canadair CT-116 – Part Two – Putty Queen

  

  Every kit fits. Some do so in the same places as the prototype does – some do wherever the parts touch… This ex-Mastercraft PM model is one of the latter variety, albeit with a few good features. The fuselage halves are straight and can be clamped into being gap-less. The wing is another matter. You…

  Dick Stein

  June 8, 2022

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Model Airplane

  Canadair, filler, fit issues, PM models