Completed Kitty Hawk 1/32 OS2U Kingfisher

plasticjunkie

Outstanding work Toshi 

I guess you missed my comments on 1/144 pe testing ones patience.

 

I'm almost ready to junk this build in the trash!  But I'll continue to fight this kit and am determined to win this battle.  LOL!  Thank you for your kind comments, I greatly appreciate your visit, read, and reply on my threads.

Toshi

Testing from use.com

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Toshi

  I've just never encountered a styrene kit that has nothing that fits!  Every peg must be cut off and realigned.  Things must be cut, scrapped, drilled, etc.  This kit is crazy bad.  Plus I have to adjust things with the PE of which is a given.  

I'm almost ready to junk this build in the trash!  But I'll continue to fight this kit and am determined to win this battle.  

Toshi

All the reviews I have read mention some fitting problems here and there including the locator tabs in the engine that are off. Sometimes a kit becomes somewhat of a challenge to get things to line up but it's part of the hobby so don't get discouraged. I have this problem child in my stash and I'm well aware of what to expect once I start on it.

Once the problems are conquered you end up with a great looking model so keep pushing yourself. If you come up on a brick wall, step back and walk away from the bench and return once you are ready to deal with the problem.

URL IMG http://www.use.com/images/s_2/851fbbb6648accaaf16d.jpg /IMG /URL

This is all the relevant code needed to post your pictures. You need the brackets [ ] around the URL, /URL, IMG, and /IMG. Not sure why that got all the extra code in there or why it didn't work.

Toshi

Testing from use.com

 

%5BCENTER%5D%5B URL =http://www.use.com/MkLl7%5D%5B IMG%5Dhttp://www.use.com/images/s_2/851fbbb6648accaaf16d.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL %5D%5BURL=http://www.use.com/MkLl7%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://www.use.com/images/clicklarge3.gif%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D%5B/CENTER%5D

 

Not sure what scrambled the coding there. the underlined stuff is unneeded and there should be Brackets [ ] around the [URL] for it to work. That coding is really messed up, but I think I can fix it. The odd "%5D" and "%5B" must be the codes for the brackets.

Edit; Fixed it. Hi Kitty Cat!

To plasticjunkie,

I completely agree with your statement.  I've just never encountered a kit this bad before especially at this price range.  At this cost, I'd expect a kit that had a better fit and finish.  But such is so and as I mentioned earlier, I will win and complete this disaster of a kit.  LOL!  I will definitely persevere! Thank you always for watching my back.  I so greatly appreciate this, you don't know how much it means to me.  Thank you sir for everything!

Toshi

Thanks M. Brindo!  I'll take a look at the coding and see what's going on.

Toshi

Test

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 Test

<center><a href="http://www.use.com/MkLl7" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.use.com/images/s_2/851fbbb6648accaaf16d.jpg"></a><br><a href="http://www.use.com/MkLl7" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.use.com/images/clicklarge3.gif" border="0"></a></center>

 %5BCENTER%5D%5BURL=http://www.use.com/MkLl7%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://www.use.com/images/s_2/851fbbb6648accaaf16d.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D%5BURL=http://www.use.com/MkLl7%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://www.use.com/images/clicklarge3.gif%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D%5B/CENTER%5D

Here we are finally got the fueselage assembled.  Whew!  I almost did not think this kit would get this far but...

Like I mentioned earlier in that I will win and persevere.  So continuing on please view the photos below.

Toshi

Toshi

Test

 Test

<center><a href="http://www.use.com/MkLl7" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.use.com/images/s_2/851fbbb6648accaaf16d.jpg"></a><br><a href="http://www.use.com/MkLl7" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.use.com/images/clicklarge3.gif" border="0"></a></center>

 

 

Where are you getting this code from? It takes quite a bit of editing to make it work. You want the code at the very bottom of the list for forums and blogs. The very last one. Should be a simple click to copy and then ctrl V to paste it in the box. Sould just work without any editing involved lol.

That's what I'm utilizing.  I tap the last code of which is simple and when I paste, I get ten million codes that bombard me.  I don't know what's going on?  Maybe my iPad is possessed!  LOL!

Toshi

Toshi

That's what I'm utilizing.  I tap the last code of which is simple and when I paste, I get ten million codes that bombard me.  I don't know what's going on?  Maybe my iPad is possessed!  LOL!

Toshi

 

I know what the problem is Toshi, your Apple Mac...

damouav

 

 

Toshi

That's what I'm utilizing.  I tap the last code of which is simple and when I paste, I get ten million codes that bombard me.  I don't know what's going on?  Maybe my iPad is possessed!  LOL!

Toshi

 

 

 

 

I know what the problem is Toshi, your Apple Mac...

 

Toshi

Toshi

 

 

 

Toshi

Awesome work Toshi! Your work always impresses me and your attitude even more so!

iampiper13

Awesome work Toshi! Your work always impresses me and your attitude even more so!

 

Toshi

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At this point, I had to readjust the cowling to engine attachment points as nothing was in line.  Once adjusted, Tamiya White Putty was utilized for any gap issues that occurred.  Some sanding and assembly of the wings bacame viable.  Thank you forum members for following this most trying of builds especially after PB erased most of my pics!

 

Toshi

 

Nice to see the progress you've made on the plane. Though the kit had fitting issues and other shortcomings, I believe you can fix them all and come out with a very nice model.

Seeing the problems you had with PB and other image hosting services, I'd like to suggest that you create a photo album on Facebook and post a link to that album. You can update it by adding more pics, or you can create new albums. It's easy, fast and free!

MM

Current progress.

This one is going to take up lots of shelf space! But, it'll look great!

Model Maniac

 

 

Toshi

 

 

Toshi

 

 

 

 

 

 

At this point, I had to readjust the cowling to engine attachment points as nothing was in line.  Once adjusted, Tamiya White Putty was utilized for any gap issues that occurred.  Some sanding and assembly of the wings bacame viable.  Thank you forum members for following this most trying of builds especially after PB erased most of my pics!

 

Toshi

 

 

 

 

Nice to see the progress you've made on the plane. Though the kit had fitting issues and other shortcomings, I believe you can fix them all and come out with a very nice model.

Seeing the problems you had with PB and other image hosting services, I'd like to suggest that you create a photo album on Facebook and post a link to that album. You can update it by adding more pics, or you can create new albums. It's easy, fast and free!

MM

 

Toshi

Mopar Madness

This one is going to take up lots of shelf space! But, it'll look great!

 

i had thought that now I'm in the home stretch!  I guess not.  The attachment points for the main pontoon is a joke at best so now I have to come up with another way to adhere the main pontoon to the bottom of the fueselage!  This kit is becoming much more fun than I thought, what's next!!!  LOL!

Toshi

Toshi

Current progress.

 

 

 

Right now my issue is that the contact points of the pontoon to the fueselage is minimal at best.  You would think something this large would have been better engineered, but I guess not, bad engineering is what's this kits all about.  I'll never purchase another Kitty Hawk kit unless they come out with a Corsair!  LOL!

Toshi

BTW, the beaching gears don't fit.  The white metal AM ones nor the kit ones!  LOL!  I have to re drill the holes to make them fit.  It's not a tight fit, it's an impossible fit.  If I pushed any more harder, the main pontoon would have cracked.

The engine mount was so poorly engineered that it came loose yesterday.  I heard a rattling sound every time I picked up the Kingfisher.  I thought it was a loose radio component in the fueselage.  I couldn't figure it out!  Then out of the blue, I see a partial piece of the engine sticking out of the cowl!  LOL!  So I turned this ridiculous kit upside down and re glued the engine with gorilla CA glue to the best of my abilities while upside down then I finally got it glued down to some semblance of a Kingfisher!  LOL!  This is the worst funniest kit I've ever worked on.  

This ladies and gentleman this is the Three Stooges, Marx Brothers, and Laurel and Hardy of model kits!  Ha ha ha ha ha ha!  Now I know that at every turn, a surprise awaits me.  LOL!

Toshi

Toshi,

Good to see you still working on this difficult build and staying afloat (I couldn't resist, but should have).

I feel the pain with fiddly builds, but your doing a grand job of it and will sail through it (again sorry for the bad pun).

May you be blessed with wind in your sails to complete this build.

Damian

damouav

Toshi,

Good to see you still working on this difficult build and staying afloat (I couldn't resist, but should have).

I feel the pain with fiddly builds, but your doing a grand job of it and will sail through it (again sorry for the bad pun).

May you be blessed with wind in your sails to complete this build.

Damian

 

I personally don't feel pain, and thank you for saying I'm doing a grand job and will sail through this!  LOL!!!

And thank you for your blessing as I WILL COMPLETE THIS RIDICULOUS KIT!!!  LOL!  LOL!  LOL! 

And finally, from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for ALWAYS supporting my builds no matter good or bad!  I am extremely greatfull!  Thank you damouav.

Toshi

Mate, my pleassure. Sorry about the bad "sailing/water" puns, I'm in a silly mood.

Keep going, your over half way done, on the home stretch.

damouav

Mate, my pleassure. Sorry about the bad "sailing/water" puns, I'm in a silly mood.

Keep going, your over half way done, on the home stretch.

 

I will continue on as I will win this battle!  Once again, thank you.

Toshi