Finally decided to tackle Collect-Aire's 1/48 McDonnel XP-67 Moonbat, a WWII prototype that didn't get selected. It's a gorgeous blended-wing design that looked very advanced for its time.
The resin kit looked like it would go together easy enough, having very few parts. Of course, it would help if the parts FIT!
The nacelles fit to the front of the wings. They're an open pour so you have a lot of sanding to get the meniscus of resin off the "flat" join. Then you find out they're about 1/16 larger than the mating surface on the wing. The only way to get the contour matched is to sand, sand, sand, and sand off all the surface detail in the meantime.
Meanwhile I'm trying to put enough weight in the nose to make it stand on its nosewheel. The main gear is VERY far forward on this design. So far I have ELEVEN rounds of 230-grain .45ACP hardball and four rounds of 55 grain .223 FMJ in the engine nacelles and behind the cockpit, and it JUST balances on its nose wheel! Can't wait to see what happens when I add the stabilizers! :lol: