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You may as well practice on those old kits first. All it’s going to cost is a bit of liquid cement.
I feel your pain on the P-40. I was building the AMT P-40 for a while and it had tons of flash. Something about fixing up those old kits though.
Raised panel lines are so bad - you can sand them off. Recessed panel lines are usually way overdone. I tried filling them in on a Revel MH-47E and it sucks.
I’ve found that sanding of the raised panel lines and drawing them on with a pencil can yield really nice results.
Even flash can be your friend sometimes. If you’re having problems with gaps, and the happens to be some nice flash there, fold it into the gap and hit it with a liberal dose of liquid cement. Instant filler!
If you don’t have a nice set of files yet that would be a good investment. You only need one or two to start - flat and round. They’re great for removing mold seams and other unpleasantries.
For some bad looking flash, scroll down a bit:
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