Czech Model 1:48 JRF Goose (4812) - Help

I guess there were no options other than to scratch build that rudder - shudder!  So on with the build.  The interior came out well, I think:

To bad most of it won't be seen once everything is closed up.  In hindsight I should have opened the cabin door!

Here is that scratch built rudder piece. It works but I'm not super happy with it. The scribe lines aren't very straight (boy do I need practice there) but the shape and fit are correct.  Lucky I had the other side as a guide.  I would do things a bit different if I was going to do it again. It was a great learning experience.

Whoops, forgot the pic:

The rest of the build, so far,is pretty typical of short run kits:

The struts for the horizontal stabilizer were too short, at least by the locator dimples, so I made some new ones.

The clear canopy was in two parts with a major gap between them. Some super glue with talc powder fixed that.

I had some problems with the win assembly but some sanding and test fitting and all is well.

The wing actually fits very well on the fuselage after just a bit of sanding.  More later...

Alan, those kits are a challenge but it looks like the shape is pretty good.  Keep on keeping on and it'll be nice.

Now that I've finished the Rommel vs Monty (North African GB 1941-43) Group Build, I can get back to the Goose. I must say, after having build 2 kits for the GB with excellent molding and fit, it seems like I've gone back into the dark ages. This kit is crude. Nothing really fits. The molding is horrible. The resin parts are very brittle and not much better than the plastic. This kit hates me but, I'm determined.

Another part that didn't fit and had to be modified:

Time to drill out some holes:

.. and install them. It's a bit better.

More progress to come. 

Nice work on that pigs ear!!  "This kit hates me but, I'm determined." is a line I'll be stealing from you.  I got that feeling with the Revell AH64 I did a while back.  More time spent on filling and sanding to make things fit right than enjoying building the kit.  If I wasn't building it for my wife, I would have relegated it to the spares pile.  With some scratch-building, though, it came out quite nice, and it's now a model I'm very proud of.  

I have that kit in my stash.  My wife found it on the 'on sale' table at a local hobby lobby and brought it home, knowing how much I like seaplanes.  I look at it longingly, but have heard about how poorly it goes together.  One of these days, though.....

So keep up the good fight, you'll eventually succeed and be glad you did.

Gene Beaird,

Pearland, Texas