Hasegawa landing gear options

Hi; 

 I built that kit and what I did was thin down the doors till they sat in there fairly smooth.Then I just putty the edges in small amounts till the contours are right, rescribe Very lightly and then Paint or Foil,

Keep in mind doors do show some lines at the edge, so you may not need much filling.  Doors should show lines, just no gaps.

 

Gentlemen, Thanks very much for your input, and keavdog, thanks for that link! Seems as though the decal issue that was discussed has been dealt with. I have only have "small filling putty" experience so i guess I'll need some practice. So i think I know what that means! More kits to practice on!! :) Again, unfortunately it still may be some time before I get to this but in the mean time I'll be visiting this site more frequently to learn more. Many thanks again guys!

I have not built that many Hasagawa kits, so I cannot ensure this method will work well for them, but what I do for wheels-up build, as to tape each main door set together on a piece of masking tape.  For kits were the wings are in upper and lower pieces, I put tape on back side of doors, put the pieces in place from top side, go to bottom side and run CA around the seams.  For nose gear doors that are split, I glue doors in each half.  If it is a single door I glue to whichever side is easiest.  If there is a big gap anywhere, I cut a piece of styrene and glue it in place.  Then I use putty to fill seams (most gear doors fit pretty tight. If the putty completely fills seam, after painting I scratch in slight lines.

 

PC-12 Fan

... for a gear up option for Hasegawa airliners? I've looked around but have found no alternatives. I'm not nearly experienced enough to fabricate my own version for this...

Well brother, if you find anyone who is, I'll buy them dinner. You can do it.

Since when the doors are closed they are a part of the airframe surface, try getting the kit doors to fit in as well as you can. Then lightly putty over the whole thing. Sand it all smooth.

If your inner bad friend really needs the gear door joints, draw them on with a pencil.

You'll succeed.

 

Bill

 

Poking around a bit seems filling might be the way to go

 

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