Quick update. Progress has been non existent whilst I wasted 10 days of my life working on an immense system for a well known Canadian artist who was supposed to perform at various European festivals this week end, only to have him cancel yesterday. Looking on the brightside, I've been paid, I don't need to go to London or Denmark and I can now do a little bit of work on the Corsair 
I thought I'd tackle those pesky hinges which seem to cast fear into the hearts of our intrepid modelling brethren as they peruse the rather bad Trumpeter instructions!
I'll just show one of the hinges, the others are different but similar and can be made in exactly the same way.
Here's the parts of the hinge which will pass through those little slots in the flap.
They may seem small but compared to other PE like instrument handles or harness buckles they are quite chunky and manageable.
First I pushed the two outer parts through the relevant slots in the wing and secured them on the inside with a drop of CA.
Next I assembled the hinge. The kit gives you a brass like rod to pass through the parts but for me this is a nightmare. I use a length of stretched sprue. It takes a few goes to get it the right diameter but practice makes perfect. I have already flattened one end by carefully pushing a hot spatula against it.
Now I have cut off the excess sprue (saved for the next assembly) leaving enough to flatten with the hot spatula to make the hinge complete and applied said spatula. There you have it, one completed hinge. It takes about five minutes and is easily robust enough to deal with any normal handling, despite being made of plastic.
Here's the result in an outer wing section.
Cheers
Steve
I thought I'd tackle those pesky hinges which seem to cast fear into the hearts of our intrepid modelling brethren as they peruse the rather bad Trumpeter instructions!
I'll just show one of the hinges, the others are different but similar and can be made in exactly the same way.
Here's the parts of the hinge which will pass through those little slots in the flap.
They may seem small but compared to other PE like instrument handles or harness buckles they are quite chunky and manageable.
First I pushed the two outer parts through the relevant slots in the wing and secured them on the inside with a drop of CA.
Next I assembled the hinge. The kit gives you a brass like rod to pass through the parts but for me this is a nightmare. I use a length of stretched sprue. It takes a few goes to get it the right diameter but practice makes perfect. I have already flattened one end by carefully pushing a hot spatula against it.
Now I have cut off the excess sprue (saved for the next assembly) leaving enough to flatten with the hot spatula to make the hinge complete and applied said spatula. There you have it, one completed hinge. It takes about five minutes and is easily robust enough to deal with any normal handling, despite being made of plastic.
Here's the result in an outer wing section.
Cheers
Steve
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