Expand the outer ring w/a blend of putty.Then scrape the inner ring with the new UMM multi function tool which you can get to the web.I had the same issue .After the work is done you will have to re-inscribe  panel lines on top.

Last year I bought a Revell F86. The bottom part of the main wing was warped badly. Revell sent me a new part pronto. Great service. I even thought of driving over to their headquarters which is about 15 minutes from my house. Next time I have a problem I will do that.

I have to concur with Plasticjunkie's comment.  I recently had to request from Revell customer service a replacement decal sheet for their 1:28 SPAD XIII kit.  The decals had the red color badly bleached to the point of being totally unusable.  I requested relacement of the sheet through their website (understandung that the kit is from Revell Germany).  Less than 8 weeks later (the time period they say a rsponse should take) I received a new, flawless, decal sheet.  This request went from Revell to Germany and back.  Revell even included a copy of the forwarding email.  That's service!

Curt

USMC6094

If you get any kind of service from Revell I will be surprised, I picked up the re-releases of the SBD and Avenger about five years ago and both had short shot parts and other issues.

When I contacted Revell to get replacement parts, they basically told me to take a flying leap and to take up my issue with the retailer I got the kit from.

I will never buy another kit from Revell, unless its an older issue of either Monogram or Revell, might pay more for an 70's/80's/90's issue, but they will never get another dime of my money through a retailer

Hope you have better luck than I did

 

Wow that's the first I've heard of a bad report on Revell. I've had plenty of dealings with Revell and they have been fantastic even with kits bought on eBay.

 I removed the locating pin from the front of the fuselage and everything popped into correct alaignment. I e-mailed Revell and told them to not send me replacement parts.

If you get any kind of service from Revell I will be surprised, I picked up the re-releases of the SBD and Avenger about five years ago and both had short shot parts and other issues.

When I contacted Revell to get replacement parts, they basically told me to take a flying leap and to take up my issue with the retailer I got the kit from.

I will never buy another kit from Revell, unless its an older issue of either Monogram or Revell, might pay more for an 70's/80's/90's issue, but they will never get another dime of my money through a retailer

Hope you have better luck than I did

It's not a matter of looks, but a matter of sanding it all off; especially on a kit like that. They normmaly take quite a but of sanding and filling, this obliterating raised detail.

I am not sure what you mean. Are you suggestng that I sand off all the raised panel joints and rescrib recessed panel joints? If so, the answer is no. Life is too short for that. I do not mind raised panel joints in WWII aircraft. It seems that those planes had overlapping panel joints. My B17 looks  just fine with raised panel joints.

Are you going for a re-scrib on the 24?

I would like to thank everyone for their suggestions. That is what is great about this forum, everyone is eager to help.

Once I finish my Revell 1962 Corvette Gasser next week I will tackle the B-24. I plan on doing the B-24 in a heavily weathered natural metal finish. I recently finished a weathered painted B-17 and I do not feel like doing anothered painted airplane. http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/169251.aspx

By the way. I tend to alternate model builds between airplane kits and car kits. I find that I tend to loose interest if I build only one type of kit. I also try to complete a build before starting another kit.

Hurrah!!! Glad to see you get it all fixed and squared away! I was about to suggest taking a razor blade and slicing off one side and moving it to line up but Brandon's idea is much better! 

seastallion53

does the B-24j model have the same problem?

 

I think it will be a hit and miss on something like this. It's possible to find one here and there but not all of them. 

does the B-24j model have the same problem?

JohnnyK

Yes, yes, yes!!! All fixed!! Thank you BrandonK. I removed the locating pin nearest the astrodome and easily pushed back the right side of the fuselage. I can easily fix the issue at the cockpit with a little sanding.

Thanks again.

 

 

 

 

BK

On my kit the top only need moved, the bottom located with the pins like it should.

BK

The top looks ok but what about the bottom where the turret sits?

Yes, yes, yes!!! All fixed!! Thank you BrandonK. I removed the locating pin nearest the astrodome and easily pushed back the right side of the fuselage. I can easily fix the issue at the cockpit with a little sanding.

Thanks again.

Ok, I have this kit in my stash. I just bought it about two months ago. This is what mine looks like.

I've looked it over closely and I can attest this is fixable. Like I stated earlier, remove the pins and move the right side back and 95% of this will go away. The rest can be handled with a bit of careful sanding. This is not an Earth shattering, kit ending issue, it is very fixable. There is nothing Revell can do to fix this other than refunding you money, it's just how the molds are coming out. I'd say all of them now look like this. Pull those pins and press on.

BK

The quality of the RM re-issues (their newer tool kits are superb) since their move to China has progressively gotten worse. The plastic is softer, warps easier, and the molding quality has suffered. 3 examples I can point to are the newest releases of their F-86, Me-262 (it's nose turns out being more putty than plastic) and the F-5E.

You can file a report with Revell, and they will probably send you a new fuselage half. Their customer service is still 1st class

I would then take it back to HL and get a refund or exchange it for another if they have one then check it there to see if it aligns.

Plastic stock and putty will work. Don't think getting another kit will help. I thought this problem was was only one of the many faults of the Revell 24 kit. 

 

 Johnny, this does not seem to be an unsurmountable problem. If I were doing it, to make it right file off the ring, true up the hole, and make a new ring. Be sure you dry fit the dome as you rebuild! To make it "good enough" shave the inner ring with a blade/file and fill the outer ring with putty and sand unto they are in alignment. Several months ago I received some replacement parts from Revel after eight weeks.

There is a photo in the attached review that shows a similar misalignment in the dome.  

http://modelkitsreview.com/revell-148-consolidated-b-24d-liberator/

I'd either:

Get a replacement from the manufacturer and hope that it's ok.

Hide the problem with filler (if I was in a hurry).

Sand the whole thing flush and rebuild it with tube stock. 

Cut the fuselage, align the dome, repair the fuselage (as was mentioned above).

I also like SubarooMike's suggestion.

Hi !

     Having worked in the plastics field I can truly say this is a common problem among ships too ! The plastic will relax in weird ways if exposedd to too much heat while in storage .That could be an attic or a plane in a box at the top of the stack in a warehouse . Either way contact Revell and see what they say .    Tanker - Builder       P.S.    Did you buy it used -You know an old sealed kit from someone ?

Here is my suggestion: 

The main wing on my F86 was also warped. I sent Revell a photo of the problem and they sent me a replacement pronto.

I don't think any amount of pushing and shoving is going to fix that!  If Revell doesn't send you new replacement parts that do not have that problem, or if the replacement parts have the same problem, then I would suggest doing some surgery.

Two methods:

Either you can sand off the nose ring off, even the hole up and create a new ring out of plastic tube or card and fix it with some sanding that way.  This leaves the mis-matched panel line on the fuselage, however.

The other is to cut the right fuselage half at the mis-matched panel line using a razor saw or x-acto knife.  Then you can sand the end down until you get the two halves aligning.  This method may mean you will have to lengthen the bottom front of the right fuselage a bit as it will now be too short.  This will have the advantage of fixing the mis-matched panel line, but creating a slight problem on the bottom (some putty or card should fix that).

Hope you get this sorted out!

Gary

I'd contact Revell, tell them the problem and give them the box number and the sprue numbers of the two fuesage halves and they ought to send you the replacements.  A few years back I had a warp wing assemby on their EA-6B Prowler and Revell replaced it and it only took about 8-10 days to get it.