21st Century 1/32 plane defects
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:12 pm
I have over 20 21st Century 1/32 WW II fighters, and every time I get one, I check to see what defect it has.
Some of them are in storage and haven't been checked, but are are few glaring examples---most of them have small paint smears or scratches.
1. P-51D "Mrs. Bonnie"---cowling paint abrasion from the plastic tie that keeps the model in the plastic tray, and the cowling insert in front of the canopy was not correctly painted so the olive drab paint is not aligned with the rest of the paint.
2. P-51D "Double Nuthin"---the cowling insert in front of the canopy was not correctly painted so the olive drab paint is not aligned with the rest of the paint.
3. P-51 "Bald Eagle"---fuselage gap behind the rear-right canopy because the fuselage insert behind the canopy was inserted incorrectly.
4. P-51 "Berlin Express"---cowling insert was not inserted properly causing a big gap.
5. Spitfire---missing the large "XR D" lettering on the left fuselage, so I had to buy a decal sheet.
6. Zero---missing the red trim paint on the right wing aileron.
7. Another Zero--the rear wheel door was not painted ( I saw a similar unpainted rear wheel cover on a built Tamiya-? kit Zero, so maybe the rear wheel cover is supposed to be unpainted---but it seems bizarre).
8. FW-190---big scratch on the right fuselage.
9. FW-190D---most of the left canopy is covered with a large glue smear or scratch and missing a screw hole cover on the fuselage.
10. ME 262 right wing was not glued correctly which caused a gap when the wings was attached to the fuselage.
I haven't noticed any real obvious problems on the P-47s, P-40s, Stuka, Folgore, or Corsair.
Some of them are in storage and haven't been checked, but are are few glaring examples---most of them have small paint smears or scratches.
1. P-51D "Mrs. Bonnie"---cowling paint abrasion from the plastic tie that keeps the model in the plastic tray, and the cowling insert in front of the canopy was not correctly painted so the olive drab paint is not aligned with the rest of the paint.
2. P-51D "Double Nuthin"---the cowling insert in front of the canopy was not correctly painted so the olive drab paint is not aligned with the rest of the paint.
3. P-51 "Bald Eagle"---fuselage gap behind the rear-right canopy because the fuselage insert behind the canopy was inserted incorrectly.
4. P-51 "Berlin Express"---cowling insert was not inserted properly causing a big gap.
5. Spitfire---missing the large "XR D" lettering on the left fuselage, so I had to buy a decal sheet.
6. Zero---missing the red trim paint on the right wing aileron.
7. Another Zero--the rear wheel door was not painted ( I saw a similar unpainted rear wheel cover on a built Tamiya-? kit Zero, so maybe the rear wheel cover is supposed to be unpainted---but it seems bizarre).
8. FW-190---big scratch on the right fuselage.
9. FW-190D---most of the left canopy is covered with a large glue smear or scratch and missing a screw hole cover on the fuselage.
10. ME 262 right wing was not glued correctly which caused a gap when the wings was attached to the fuselage.
I haven't noticed any real obvious problems on the P-47s, P-40s, Stuka, Folgore, or Corsair.