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                        What to do with a really bad fit.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        What to do with a really bad fit.
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:59 AM
                        What would have been the correct way to fix this problem.?

                        I have had this Revell Ford F150 stepside for quite some time. It's been slowly assembled and set aside numerous times. I am finally back at it and have gotten to the Dash and found that it is in 2 parts!
                        The area where the Gauge are (includes a "pronounced overhang") is separate.

                        The fit is horrible. I tried several times to dry fit it and then glue it but each time I would be left with gaps or the thing would not hold together (using CA glue medium set "speed")

                        Finally, I used masking tape to position it as best I could and then putting beads of superglue on the back side. It holds and it looks ok, but I know that it is poorly fitted.
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:21 AM
                        Use plastic card as shims, sand so it will fit with no gaps and then glue together. Plastic card works great when there are big gaps.

                        Berny

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                        gunner19k
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Nortfield, Vermont
                        Posted by gunner19k on Friday, November 28, 2003 5:37 AM
                        berny's right. Use some plastic sheet as a shim and if there is a serious gap that can't be corrected by CA, a few touches of filler putty (squadron green is the best I've used yet) should do the trick.
                        "I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of them" - John Wayne as "The Shootist" WIP's- Revell 1/32 P-47D Thunderbolt Tamiya 1/48 A6M5 Zero Academy 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt Airfix 1/24 Ju-87 Stuka
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