Hi All,

I'm working on DML's A-6 in 1/144, and I want to build it as in-flight. Not something I've done before. The gear bay doors aren't a great fit, and I'm wondering how to deal with the awful gaps and uneven surfaces caused by the poor fit?

I've searched the interwebs and figure re-scribing is in my future. How would you tackle the problem?

I would totally replace the gear doors with plastic card cut to fit.

First, trace the shape of the gear wells to make a scribing template for later use.

Next, cut out the gear door shapes from plastic card and glue them into place. You may need to do some judicious bending to get them to fit. Putty over the gaps.

Once dry, sand to the final shape and then using your home-made scribing tool gently scribe in the door seams.

Thanks, that's what I was afraid of...lol. I was thinking maybe I could get away with just gap filler, but the parts are way off.

Hi Joe

I'd be tempted to go one step beyond Jessie's solution and simply pack the wheel wells with epoxy putty (e.g. Milliput) and then sand it to shape. In view of the scale, you want the lightest of lightest touches marking the outline - maybe even just with a pencil.

I hope this helps.

All the best

Rowan

Agreed


Maybe I missed something - but, why not just glue the gear doors in place?

They're engineered to be down more than up. They're supposed to fit but...