Is it too late to boil this hull to fix the warp?

[generalgrog]

So seeing that I have reentered the hobby after a long hiatus, I have been doing this dragon panzer II in the new group build here in ISM.

The problem is I didn't recognize that the bowed/warped hull would not unbow as I started gluing parts to the tank.

so my question now is, is it possible to still do the hot water trick, while I have glued pieces to it?

I'm wondering if the hot water will cause the glue to unglue.

Also I'm wondering if it will matter at all on the finished model, after all the tracks are on.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Here is a picture of the hull, the interior part is not glued yet, but you can see the wheels kind of angled due to the bow at the ends of the hull.



GG

[alextheblue]

That's a shame GG - that looks a nice kit.

I don't think I would want to risk putting it into hot water. If parts come off then that's not too bad as you can re-fix them once you've straightened the hull, but I would be more worried about other parts bowing/bending etc.

How does it all look with the upper hull in place? As you say once the tracks are on and if the upper hull sits straight enough, you may not notice.

Good luck though, hope you manage to sort it.

[gosselin2112]

From the pic, I don't see any warping on the hull. Where exactly did you say it was? The drive and idler wheels are certainly out of kilter. Not my place to say what to do with your model. If this was my situation I would probably strip the wheels; cut off the suspension arms; and replace with straight brass rod/tubing. Basically, scratch building. Not sure if this is your "cup of tea" or not. Those drive wheels are most likely going to throw your tracks out of alignment. This is definitely repairable. I could walk you through it, if you'd like.

Good luck,

Russ