De Havilland Venom Mk. I R 1/72 CMR resin

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I start today one slow build... this Venom will be in the Swiss AF markings, as proposed by decals instructions. Kit is 1/72 scale resin kit from CMR.

[Letipapa]

Venom! Yesss!
How strange looks its fuselage, like a small fish

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Yes, small and I have to fight with small offset, some 0.2 mm but enough to grind my eyes

[samuraj77]

Well great start mate, hope that's enough weight in the nose....

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Weight is critical question in resin build as well the same resin is so heavy Compared with styrene plastic.

[Profa]

Nice set and nice start, hope everything'll come out right

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Fuselage with its interior complete and maybe I will join wings and tail boom tonight. If I do that, next day with going into nitro action, it will get except of putty, coat of the surfacer.

 

[samuraj77]

Great progress mate 

[No.1]

Thank you And this is it for this evening- fuselage is mated with wings and tail boom. Horizontal tail is left for tomorrow as well first I have to sand whole areas on fuselage and after that I will cement horizontal tail with other parts and prepare it for spray in surfacer.

[Letipapa]

  You are quick!

[No.1]

Thanks Two more steps- one is sanded from filer and the another image is with attached horizontal tail.

[alaleksic]

Extra work frineds!

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Thanks  Now it is almost ready to be closed with cockpit canopy, seat is in the place.

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Most loving step in this type of build- mounting of the vacu formed canopy  This image show dry run, position of the ejection seat trigger and hold with the strip if tape.

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Canopy is protected with the mask provided in kit and next two images show kit coated with Gunze Sangyo liquid filler. If I get some time, tomorrow I will re-scribe a number of panels, lost during sanding, and correct small imperfections on surface