Me410 A-1: To The Finish! 11/7/10

Easter egg?  Hadn't looked the first time, I was admiring Fritzi's charms.  But on a closer look, there is a blue ovoid shape at the head of one of the pins in this shot:

On the pin just above the caption, "Balsa wood shim".  Is that it?

Regards,

Brad

chukw wrote:

Von Hammer- that lighter is DOPE!!!

Thanks, Pard...  Dad gave it to me when I made Staff Sergeant many years ago... It was given to him by his crew-chief back in the 343rd FS, one Staff Sergeant Norbert "Knobby" Thilges...  But since both my kids are O's (Boy's a Captain, Little Girl's a Warrant), they gonna have to fight over it after I'm gone...

My first though was this yellow box in the upper left corner.

Eric... 

chukw wrote:

Thanks, Guys!  Von Hammer- that lighter is DOPE!!!  Glad you all liked the post- but no one found the Easter Egg?   No one?  Bueller?

 Your not saying Fritzi is stuffing her shirt surely?  ( Oh Come on I said it but you all know you were thinking it too!)

 I dunno Chuk I don't see it does it have anything to do with the dark mysterious fellow hiding by the cold water on the stove?

Thanks, Guys! 

Von Hammer- that lighter is DOPE!!!

 Glad you all liked the post- but no one found the Easter Egg?   No one?  Bueller? 

Just because I found your Reichspfennig interesting, Chuck.. I have my Dad's WW2 GI Zippo, well.. part of it.. All that's left of the original lighter is the bottom case, as the guts and the top have been replaced.. But the bottom case has a five-Reichsmark coin soldered on each side..

Just thought I'd share..

the one thing I get outta these threads is just learning a new technics almost everytime I read them.

keep posting for my sake

gary

the simplicity of the method for fixing the warped peices is what gets me.  Amazing work.

Thanks for sharing.

Very usefull and informative. Ive, in the past, just glued the warped pieces in!! One side at a time and hoped for the best. Ill deffo give that idea a go next time.

...Guy

Hey, thanks, guys!  I've always read that these Aires sets are fiddly- and they are!  Not only that, but the resin is pretty stinky, too- I keep the vents going and the vacuum cleaner at hand.  It's a matter of scrape, sand, etc....

sfcmac: I used a Verlinden template for thos little roundhatches- got 'em from Squadron years ago.  I'll be making my own PE radiator bugs soon- NOT!

Lufty, keep them pics comin'!  Many thanks, bud!

Go for it, Jim!  I'm sure you can patch something together- it's all in fun.

Deeve, I'm not up on my pro bowlers, but that's uncanny!  I was thinking that the Captain is the kind of tired and war-weary  piloiy who's seen too much, but is still ready to take on Indiana Jones in a fist-fight.  ;D

For the rest of youse mugs- thanks again- and see you soon!

chukw wrote:

I can't help but laugh every time I see this character.He reminds me of the Professional Bowler Jason Couch.

http://www.bowlingdigital.com/bowling/files/images/2006JasonCouch_small.jpg

 Google pictures of him if that link doesnt work. The resemblance is uncanny :)

 Oh, and Chuk, awesome work. I will be watching this start to finish, wishing I had your skills.

I spent a lot of time last weekend consolidating four...count 'em, four spares boxes down to two, and I did see some little metal gears, I think. Maybe I'll have to try to make a version of chukw's riveting tool! I do have a soldering gun but have never used it, I don't think. Perhaps I can figure out something that won't require the soldering gun.

As always, looking forward to more!

Mmmmm Fritzi, Hubba Hubba. Fantastic attention to detail Chuck. The artworks great too.

Im going to try to post a good period pic with my replys to your posts. That way you might get a good pic youve not seen of the 410.

...Guy

That tail strut is very nice, have tried something like that in 1/32 but never in 1/48th.  Think that I'd go blind!!  Looking forward to next weeks episode!

Matt

sfcmac wrote:

...Like 1/48 scale fruit flys stuck in the radiators!

If I'd been drinking something I would have snorted it out my nose. 

Good stuff, Chuk! 

Simply Wonderbah!  Love her new attire! Glad you got your eyes checked out and fixed!  Now you can see to really add some details you missed!  Like 1/48 scale fruit flys stuck in the radiators! Geeze  Chuk! ?!?!  Your work is extemely fine enough to give me a complex if I had room for another!

 I was going to ask in your previous post what did you used for the PE Templates to scribe those inspection points in the tail?  I missed that one somehow? Were they an add on like the landing lights on the KI -45?

 As far as your art work! Top notch! That poor pfenning is nekid though give him some lider-hosen!  He'll catch cold!

Hey chuk, last five pics not working. 

Edit: Nevermind, seem to  be working fine now.

Mansteins revenge wrote:

philo426 wrote: The Pro-modeler ME-410 is a great kit!    Where can you still find that kit???

they're on Ebay all the time. I bought one for $15 on there, but most of the time they're around $20. The wheel well set is new to me, but did buy the interior set to toss in the box.

gary