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Hey guys, I'm doing a build of a kit I've been after for a while now and so far I gotta say its been an excellent build from the detail of the moldings to the fit of the parts.
I used Eduard seatbelts I had left over from a previous build since they're better detailed and I don't have to paint them like the kit's seatbelts. Everything is painted my mix of RLM 02 using Tamiya. I was trying to consolidate my paint and reduce clutter so I mixed up a huge batch with what I had left of RLM Gray, Khaki and White. I I think I got the color spot on compared to the Mr. Color shade, which I believe are the most accurate when it comes to RLM colors.
On The Bench: Dragon 1/35 Jagdtiger Henschel
On Deck: Dragon 1/35 Ferdinand
Nice start, I assume this is the 32nd kit. Will be watching this one.
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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3
It is, I test fitted the cockpit to the fuselage and it fits very very snugly, almost seems like it doesn't need any cement.
The office looks great so far
Here's the office mostly done just have to finish the sidewalls. Engine and guns painted with Mr. Color Metallic Black. I added a drop of Testors Clear Cement on the gauge dials to simulate glass and some Vallejo pigments to dirty up the cockpit floor.
Looking very good!
John
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Love the paint weathering effect, who's crate are you building?
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On the Tarmac: 1/48 Revell P-38
In the Hanger: A bunch of kits
Not really sure yet, I have about 10 different options, the kit offers 9: 7 german and 2 captured british plus I have rather obscure option from a Kagero Topcolors book. Its a plane from JG 54 and the entire sides and upper surfaces are painted over the factory scheme in RLM 02 with RLM 71 disruptive mottles. It's "white chevron" of I./JG 54 flown by Capt. Hubertus von Bonin in the early Summer of 1940 if you wanna check it out.
Most of the other options are the same RLM 02/71/65 splinter scheme, except for the one of Adolf Galland which is a Pale Grey (I'm assuming RLM 63) with RLM 02 squiggles on the top and sides.
Coming along nicely Tankster! The weathering and effects look spot on. I have this same kit on the bench at the moment and like you, it just falls together really. My only gripe would be a lack of rivets. Can't wait to see your next update!
Eric
This is the scheme I was talking about.
Yikes! I don't envy you trying to do that scheme but I like your will. Those reference pics make it look more of a sand color, like what you'd see in a trop version rather than 02 gray.
I finished the prop & spinner. The prop blades were painted Gunze RLM 70 while the spinner was painted Gunze RLM 71. I sprayed the insides of the spinner with RLM 02 and the rings at the base of the prop blades were painted with MM Metalizer Stainless Steel. I like the prop assembly because you can assemble the prop blades and spinner separately and then glue them in afterwards. It makes painting so much easier.
Well fellas I hit a snag, everything fit together nicely, the wing literally snap into the guides and will hold there without any glue. I went to put everything together and I can't get the machine gun cover to fit over the fuselage snugly. It seems the kit suffers from the same issue Eduard 109's do in that the part seems to be too short on the sides and leaves a gap.
Basically the part is too short on the sides and I've tried sanding down the middle to make the part sit lower on but it seems like its not working as well as I'd like. I think I may just leave the engine open for this build.
Nice WIP going on here Tankster. Not my scale but I like how you are building this kit. You have some nice talent. Do you have to grind down the upper engine deck to fit that cowl piece?
Tankster Well fellas I hit a snag....
Well fellas I hit a snag....
One possible solution is to cut the cover along its centerline, then glue the two sides to the fuselage. Finish off by filling the gap at the top with plastic card or strip and re-scribe any lost detail.
Don
I think I may have read somewhere that the combing(?) behind the IP, which you cant see anyway if you close it up, may interfere with this cover. I was dryfitting this piece on mine the other day without the combing(?) or mg's installed and it fit great.
pordoi Tankster Well fellas I hit a snag.... One possible solution is to cut the cover along its centerline, then glue the two sides to the fuselage. Finish off by filling the gap at the top with plastic card or strip and re-scribe any lost detail. Don
That seems like a good idea I'll have to try that. It just irritates me that they can't make this thing fit right from the get go. Everything else fit perfeclty on this kit.
Tankster This is the scheme I was talking about.
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Yeah I thought it was unique too. I think it wouldn't be that hard to paint since I'm pretty good at mottling a/c already and I have a Badger Krome with .20 mm tip :)
I'm diggin it.
She's a beaut Tankster. I was having Deja-Vu from my Eduard Emil. I would probably gut the gun area or leave the cover off because that engine is a work of art. I like your RLM 02. It looks spot on to me. You said you mixed it, so I'm curious to what mix you used (roughly)? I always found Tamiya's XF-22 RLM Gray to be slightly "off" and have switched to Gunze's RLM 02.
Joe
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I read somewhere (modeling madness.com?) that you cannot build this kit with a closed cowling and the guts inside . . . If you go back and read the instructions it's clear that you need to choose . . . Mine is going on the bench shortly built closed cowl with quick boost exhausts and a heavily detailed cockpit.
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