Decals take a long time to release from the backkbg paper.

I have to remove some over spray on the turret wuth alcohol and a Qtip.

Thanks!

Nice! The Atlantic ASW scheme is very attractive.

Atlantic cammo applied

Sure hope I did it right!hard to fix now!

philo426

 

Hi,

Your build is looking great.  I do have one question though about the wing fold cut.  In looking at these pictures on the internet it appears that the the forward wing section is cut at an angle, with the upper surface being broader than the lower one.  In the picture that you have posted its hard to see if your cut shows a similar angle.

Pat

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Yep next up :flat white followed bythe gray  Atlantic cammo.

The primer helps! Looking good now!

Primer applied

Yes Gamera ,It would be nice to build a well engineered kit.Phils summer an d early fall featured old and or crappy kits!First the poor fittng P'38  then the 262 then the paper Titanic Beaufighter and the crappy  Avenger!Have to build a Hasegawa or Tamiya kit just to decompress!

One side done at least!

Phil: The Betty looks great! And the Avenger is coming along great. 

It's just with me there's enough stuff to go wrong in painting etc without starting with a bad kit to start with. My hats off to you for getting this done. 

Aaron Skinner

This is looking great! And on the upside you got both fuselage halves in the box. Several years ago, before Lindberg ended up under the Round 2 banner, FSM received a review sample of the kit. I was going to put it together for a humor build (whole other story) but when I opened the still-sealed-in-plastic kit, there were two left fuselage halves and no right half. 

 

I feel bad since there's some guy out there with two right halves...  

Yes but the Lindberg Betty came out pretty well

Nice to hear from you, Aaron; not having to clean up a mess on aisle four!

As far as Lindberg- I've tried. I really have, to keep an open mind. But the last three kits I've picked up were just so problematic that I've modified it beyond recognition (1), given it away (1), and thrown it away (1).

By all means Philo go for it. Sometimes though I just feel like the paint still costs the same, the glue costs the same, the attrition of expendable product like sanding sticks costs the same if not more, and they certainly take more time.

Interesting thread.

Yes they have these lines that I guess are supposed to represent welded hull plates but are pretty sketchy.

Aaron;

   That was probably the secret Left of center cockpit version. Yeah it was super-secret.LOL.LOL.LOL. T.B. 

Hi;

    That Tirpitz. You better have a service sink and plenty of 320 grit and smaller sandpaper. Lotsa weld lines everywhere on the beast. This has always been a flaw in Lindberg's kits. Even on above main deck structures. How about weld lines on the bridge deck? Yup ! 

   Funny, I even found ghost weld lines on a supposed Wooden Shrimp Boat once? Otherwise, I always recommend them as a first time plastic experience. Why? ya can't really hurt'em. Plus they teach you what To do and what Not to do.

    Third and last,They's cheap as models go. And you can with some of them, Make a silk purse out of a Sow's ear ! 

How could that happen?Weird!

Aaron Skinner

This is looking great! And on the upside you got both fuselage halves in the box. Several years ago, before Lindberg ended up under the Round 2 banner, FSM received a review sample of the kit. I was going to put it together for a humor build (whole other story) but when I opened the still-sealed-in-plastic kit, there were two left fuselage halves and no right half. 

You obviously received the parts for the super-secret 'special' modification version that never went into production!

This is looking great! And on the upside you got both fuselage halves in the box. Several years ago, before Lindberg ended up under the Round 2 banner, FSM received a review sample of the kit. I was going to put it together for a humor build (whole other story) but when I opened the still-sealed-in-plastic kit, there were two left fuselage halves and no right half. 

Looking great, Phil. I like the slight angle you put into the elevators.