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Cold War (1950-1974)
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are join seams visible on drop tanks
chris1
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Posted: Friday, September 13, 2013 - 01:40 PM UTC
Hi Guys
Quick question.
I'm building one of Hasegawas 1/72nd scale AD6/7 Skyraider combo kit.
I was wondering if there would be a horizontal visible seam on the tanks themselves.

Any pictures are a little unclear.

Cheers


Chris

PS BTW a great kit
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, September 13, 2013 - 02:06 PM UTC
If you're talking about the Navy style large pointed tanks, they don't have visible seam lines. Here's a good photo
Littorio
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Posted: Friday, September 13, 2013 - 02:24 PM UTC
Looking at this photo I'd also say no to seam lines

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/0/8/0/1234080.jpg
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, September 13, 2013 - 04:53 PM UTC
On the other hand, the old style rounded tanks have a very prominent flange around their middles


It all depends on what kind of tanks your model has.
chris1
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 04:03 PM UTC
Jessica,Luciano
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
I'm going Navy style so I see a small amount of sanding in my future.

I need to take a few photos and make a couple notes for when I build the second one.

I've managed to make a little more work for myself by not fully reading to instructions but nothing major.


chris
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