building the hasegawa 1/32 scale p-47d - mike ashey productions ...

I always check my seam lines with Testors silver paint. To restore the tread on the tires I use a jewelers saw. Since
the right and left sides of the tread were still there, I simple
ran the saw across the surface of the tire to connect the
treads. It took some time, but the results were great!
The landing gear needed to be cleaned up. I carefully
scraped off the mold lines and trimmed and sanded smooth
the tree connection points. I used a Flex-I-File to restore the
round appearance of the landing gear.
To add strength to the assembly I also added super glue to
the inside seam areas at the connection points of the panels.
I assembled the cowling and then I glued the upper panels by
running tiny beads of super glue along the seam lines. It took
me several tries before I got the panels to line up correctly
before taping and gluing.
To fix the step between the cowling and the fuselage I
added .030 inch strips to the gluing surface of the lower
cowling part. This will make the cowling slightly longer
from top to bottom.