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                        Need help modifying the Panda 1/35 UH-1D Huey (FastFin)

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                        socalfire
                        • Member since
                          May 2017
                        Need help modifying the Panda 1/35 UH-1D Huey (FastFin)
                        Posted by socalfire on Monday, May 15, 2017 8:31 PM

                        Hello model friends,

                         

                        I am in need of assistance on how to best cut the tail on my Panda kit to achieve the FastFin modification. I am trying to replicate a Bell 205++ which I have posted in another thread.

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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, May 15, 2017 8:55 PM

                        I would sue the below pics to make a template.  Resize it to the same size as the 1/35 tailfin, trace and cut a template, place against the model and cut away.  Use filler putty to fill the gaps and sand smooth.  It looks like a pretty easy modification.

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

                        Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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                        socalfire
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                          May 2017
                        Posted by socalfire on Monday, May 15, 2017 11:15 PM

                        Thanks again art you are awesome. Any recommendations on the cutting utensil?

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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:04 AM

                        I would use a razor saw on the horizontal(ish) cuts at the top and bottom and a sharp #11 xacto to connect them vertically.

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

                        Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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                        socalfire
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                          May 2017
                        Posted by socalfire on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:13 PM

                        Excellent the tools have been ordered. I can't wait to post my build. Thank you very much.

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