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Hello Guys, Because I have to wait 8 weeks now for the missing part and damaged part to arrive from Revell Germany for my Revell 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IIa, I'm now going to start a new kit that will be my 2nd entry into the YouTube modeling "Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary GB" hosted by Ukscalemodeller and CharlesScaleModelling. This is Eduard's "Weekend Edition" of this model. You can buy what is called a "Profi-Pak" version that is more glitzier, that includes a full color booklet, photo-etch and more color/marking options. This kit was kindly given to me by a modeling buddy and so the sprues had already been taken out of their bags and some parts had been removed from their sprues. The Box is made from a two-ply card base and a single-ply lid making it very sturdy, which I prefer moreso than the single ply Revell boxes that open at one end. The box contains a 8 page black and white instruction/assembly/painting and decaling booklet. Only one option of color/markings is offered, that of Major Otto Bertram's aircraft who was a Luftwaffe ace fighter pilot with 22 kills credited to him that earned him the "Knights Cross of the Iron Cross".... The instructions look straight-forward and the color call outs are for Mr. Color and Hobby Color only, so conversions to your preferred paint will be necessary. Front Page 1 and Back Page 8 Pages 2 and 3 Pages 4 and 5 Pages 6 and 7 There are two sheets of decals/stencils that are very thin, nicely registered, almost zero carrier film around the edges and they are a nice satin/matt finish. Decal Sheet Stencil Sheet The kit comes with 6 olive colored sprues and one clear sprue, but as mentioned earlier, because this kit was given to me, the sprues had been taken apart. But, here are photos of all the parts on their sprues or removed with some close ups too, to show the nice fine panel line and rivet details and also how nicely molded these parts are. There is zero flash on the majority of these parts, with the tiniest amount in a few places. The parts are crisp and clean with zero warping/distortion and ejector pin marks are absent from seen surfaces. One thing that I'm excited about is that this kit includes a Daimler-Benz DB601N engine and removable cowlings to display it if you wish to do so, unlike the Revell 1/32 BF109G-10 build I did recently that didn't include one... The Clear Sprue is very clear with thin molded parts that include riveted frame details. They are free of any aberrations and very little distortion of image when looking through them... At first sight, this kit looks like a really nice kit, well engineered and excellently molded, although it would have been nice to have one or two more options of color/markings. This kit is available from on-line USA distributors for $35.85, which is about 24.00 quid in the UK, which is $12.00 (8.00 quid) more than I paid for the Revell 1/32 BF109G-10, although the Revell kit didn't have an engine and open cowling options. At the end of this build, I'll let you know my thoughts on how well it goes together and compare it to the Revell kit I built to establish my personal opinion on whether it is good value for money. Okay, with that out of the way, I can now go and wash the parts in readiness to make a start on her next Monday! I have the grandson coming soon and he's here until Sunday evening! In the meantime, if you'd like to see my YouTube "In-Box-Review" video for this kit, here is the link: https://youtu.be/H23GCnQS9os Happy modelling and have fun! Cheers! Martin : )
Cheers :)
Martin
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Hi Martin I have no doubt it's going to be an awesome and educational build!!
Best wishes!!
Thanks mate, much appreciated! : )
Wow, this is a great kit especially in the hands of a pro like you! I'll be following closely.
Toshi
On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell
Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi
Very nice progress so far. It looks like a scaled-up version of their 1/48 kit (or vice-versa). I have one, and this one is making me want to get back at it.
-BD-
OOoooooo nice ! What base color did you paint the engine , if I may ask ? It looks very realistic.
I'm finally retired. Now time I got, money I don't.
Very nice work. I enjoy seeing how you progressed through your painting process.
BK
On the bench:
A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!
2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed
14 / 5 / 2
Very cool clean work! As mentioned above, really love the progress as well as with the organization. Plenty of thought and planning going on. A+ So far, cannot wait to see more.
Hello Toshi,
Thanks for your kind words, much appreciated! I'm not sure I'm professional yet, I only started modeling last year, but I appreciate the compliment!
Thanks Brandon, greatly appreciated! :)
I hope your 1/48 scale kit doesn't give you as many problems with the engine/bulkhead assembly as this one did for me. They wouldn't fit correctly into the fuselage and I had to do a ton of filing/modifications to get them to fit....my latest "Build Update #2" is following very shortly....
Thanks Jay Jay, much appreciated! :)
Regarding the engine base colors; I always mix my paints and never go straight out of the bottle with one color. The color for the engine was a mix of Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black and Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminum, with more black than aluminum so that only some aluminum showed through subtly.
Cheers : )
Cheers,
Thanks mate, much appreciated! :)
Oh wow, Martin - that's really annoying! And, well, it looks like the engine locating problem may persist with the 48-scale version as well. In just playing with the as-yet-unglued parts, it does appear that the engine sits solely in its mounts to the bulkhead and the exhaust. I haven't glued my exhaust pipes on yet, so hopefully I don't run into the issues you did, but I like your method of using the toothpicks to give support. I may have to find some of the flat ones, which should be the right thickness for 1/48.
I hope the rest of the assembly phase goes much, much smoother.
"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
Eduard "Weekend Edition" 1/32 Messerschmitt BF109E-3 "Build Update #3"
Well, the last few days, I found myself with a lot of time on my hands, and so, guess what I did to utilize that time?! You got it...I got back onto this build.
In "Build Update #2" I left off with the cockpit and engine finally fitted and glued into the starboard side fuselage. Here are some images of that, which weren't included in "Build Update #2":
Engine and bulkhead glued in place:
Time to glue in the cockpit: After those sub-assemblies had set in place, I laid out all the parts that I was going to assemble next: I started by assembling the portside fuselage half to the starboard side and clamped and taped that until it had set. After that, I assembled the wing assembly to the fuselage assembly and taped it until the glue had set. I then removed the tape: There was a gap around the rear end of where the wing assembly joins the underside of the fuselage and a gap at the propeller end of the fuselage, and so, I had to get the filler out- the first time in about 12 builds. When the filler had set, I smoothed the joints down, then fitted the two underwing radiator covers: I then moved onto assembling the ailerons, flaps, horizontal stabilizer/elevators and finally the rudder: With the main assembly now completed, the plane was ready to be primed, but before I did, I cleaned her down with Isopropyl Alcohol, masked the cockpit, engine and exhausts with tape, then masked the wheel wells and air intakes with damp tissue. I also temporarily located the wheel bay doors with putty so that they act as masks, but also get painted at the same time as the plane: I then primed the plane and some peripheral parts with Model Masters Grey Primer: When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts: Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
Time to glue in the cockpit:
After those sub-assemblies had set in place, I laid out all the parts that I was going to assemble next: I started by assembling the portside fuselage half to the starboard side and clamped and taped that until it had set. After that, I assembled the wing assembly to the fuselage assembly and taped it until the glue had set. I then removed the tape: There was a gap around the rear end of where the wing assembly joins the underside of the fuselage and a gap at the propeller end of the fuselage, and so, I had to get the filler out- the first time in about 12 builds. When the filler had set, I smoothed the joints down, then fitted the two underwing radiator covers: I then moved onto assembling the ailerons, flaps, horizontal stabilizer/elevators and finally the rudder: With the main assembly now completed, the plane was ready to be primed, but before I did, I cleaned her down with Isopropyl Alcohol, masked the cockpit, engine and exhausts with tape, then masked the wheel wells and air intakes with damp tissue. I also temporarily located the wheel bay doors with putty so that they act as masks, but also get painted at the same time as the plane: I then primed the plane and some peripheral parts with Model Masters Grey Primer: When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts: Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
After those sub-assemblies had set in place, I laid out all the parts that I was going to assemble next:
I started by assembling the portside fuselage half to the starboard side and clamped and taped that until it had set. After that, I assembled the wing assembly to the fuselage assembly and taped it until the glue had set. I then removed the tape: There was a gap around the rear end of where the wing assembly joins the underside of the fuselage and a gap at the propeller end of the fuselage, and so, I had to get the filler out- the first time in about 12 builds. When the filler had set, I smoothed the joints down, then fitted the two underwing radiator covers: I then moved onto assembling the ailerons, flaps, horizontal stabilizer/elevators and finally the rudder: With the main assembly now completed, the plane was ready to be primed, but before I did, I cleaned her down with Isopropyl Alcohol, masked the cockpit, engine and exhausts with tape, then masked the wheel wells and air intakes with damp tissue. I also temporarily located the wheel bay doors with putty so that they act as masks, but also get painted at the same time as the plane: I then primed the plane and some peripheral parts with Model Masters Grey Primer: When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts: Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
I started by assembling the portside fuselage half to the starboard side and clamped and taped that until it had set. After that, I assembled the wing assembly to the fuselage assembly and taped it until the glue had set. I then removed the tape:
There was a gap around the rear end of where the wing assembly joins the underside of the fuselage and a gap at the propeller end of the fuselage, and so, I had to get the filler out- the first time in about 12 builds. When the filler had set, I smoothed the joints down, then fitted the two underwing radiator covers: I then moved onto assembling the ailerons, flaps, horizontal stabilizer/elevators and finally the rudder: With the main assembly now completed, the plane was ready to be primed, but before I did, I cleaned her down with Isopropyl Alcohol, masked the cockpit, engine and exhausts with tape, then masked the wheel wells and air intakes with damp tissue. I also temporarily located the wheel bay doors with putty so that they act as masks, but also get painted at the same time as the plane: I then primed the plane and some peripheral parts with Model Masters Grey Primer: When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts: Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
There was a gap around the rear end of where the wing assembly joins the underside of the fuselage and a gap at the propeller end of the fuselage, and so, I had to get the filler out- the first time in about 12 builds.
When the filler had set, I smoothed the joints down, then fitted the two underwing radiator covers: I then moved onto assembling the ailerons, flaps, horizontal stabilizer/elevators and finally the rudder: With the main assembly now completed, the plane was ready to be primed, but before I did, I cleaned her down with Isopropyl Alcohol, masked the cockpit, engine and exhausts with tape, then masked the wheel wells and air intakes with damp tissue. I also temporarily located the wheel bay doors with putty so that they act as masks, but also get painted at the same time as the plane: I then primed the plane and some peripheral parts with Model Masters Grey Primer: When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts: Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
When the filler had set, I smoothed the joints down, then fitted the two underwing radiator covers:
I then moved onto assembling the ailerons, flaps, horizontal stabilizer/elevators and finally the rudder: With the main assembly now completed, the plane was ready to be primed, but before I did, I cleaned her down with Isopropyl Alcohol, masked the cockpit, engine and exhausts with tape, then masked the wheel wells and air intakes with damp tissue. I also temporarily located the wheel bay doors with putty so that they act as masks, but also get painted at the same time as the plane: I then primed the plane and some peripheral parts with Model Masters Grey Primer: When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts: Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
I then moved onto assembling the ailerons, flaps, horizontal stabilizer/elevators and finally the rudder:
With the main assembly now completed, the plane was ready to be primed, but before I did, I cleaned her down with Isopropyl Alcohol, masked the cockpit, engine and exhausts with tape, then masked the wheel wells and air intakes with damp tissue. I also temporarily located the wheel bay doors with putty so that they act as masks, but also get painted at the same time as the plane: I then primed the plane and some peripheral parts with Model Masters Grey Primer: When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts: Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
With the main assembly now completed, the plane was ready to be primed, but before I did, I cleaned her down with Isopropyl Alcohol, masked the cockpit, engine and exhausts with tape, then masked the wheel wells and air intakes with damp tissue. I also temporarily located the wheel bay doors with putty so that they act as masks, but also get painted at the same time as the plane:
I then primed the plane and some peripheral parts with Model Masters Grey Primer: When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts: Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
I then primed the plane and some peripheral parts with Model Masters Grey Primer:
When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts: Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane and peripheral parts:
Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color: It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
Once the pre-shade was dry, it was time to move on with the first of the three exterior camouflage colors, the light blue for the underside and fuselage sides. There is a contradiction on the paint instructions, the color call out is for RLM 76 Lichtblau, but at the top of the page there is a description of the aircraft wherein it states the color was RLM 65 Hellblau. I wanted a pale blue, so I used the RLM 76 with a small amount of the RLM 65 to add a pale bluish hue. After airbrushing that mix on, I then added some white to what was left in the airbrush cup, to tone it down so that I could airbrush some highlights on top of the blue color:
It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside: I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
It was now time to start preparing for masking the plane to airbrush the two upper camo colors. I therefore, as I always do, measured the width of the wings on both the plane and the plan view of the painting instructions and calculated a scale factor by dividing the actual plane measurement by the measurement taken from the painting guide. It calculated to a scale factor of 2.31, and using this factor, I photocopied the painting instructions plan view and scaled it up by 2.31 using the zoom option on my photo-copier. I took a copy of the starboard side and the portside:
I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights: I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
I then cut out the darker of the two colors and used those to mask the plane in readiness to airbrush the lighter RLM 02 Grau color. After airbrushing it onto the exposed areas, I then added some white to tone the color down for airbrushing some highlights:
I removed those masks and checked how it looked: I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
I removed those masks and checked how it looked:
I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights: This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
I let that dry for a few hours and then cut out the lighter colored areas on the masks and used those to mask over the previously airbrushed RLM 02. After completing the masking, I then airbrushed RLM 71 Dunkelgrun onto the exposed areas, then added white to tone it down for airbrushing some highlights:
This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos: Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
This was as far as I had gotten for this update and so I removed the masks and checked everything. A little area of paint peeled from the underside of the starboard horizontal stabilizer and I had some bleed through onto a couple of small areas of the engine. I then put everything that I completed so far onto my table and took some photos:
Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering. In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated! Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :) Cheers! Martin
Well, that's it for this update guys! From hereon, I will touch up the few areas where paint peeled and I got some bleed through, thengive everything a gloss clear coat in readiness to add my decals. After decaling, I will then move onto weathering.
In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, here is the link to that:
https://youtu.be/McUxVQiCQKo
Thanks in advance for following this build, leaving comments and watching my video, greatly appreciated!
Until the next update, have a great weekend and happy modeling! :)
Cheers!
Such quality work. I love how you highlighted the aircraft, very professional.
Probably what I find the most appealing in this build so far is the colors you used and the quality they have been applied. It looks just fantastic and somehow different than any other kit I've seen built here. Great work.
Great work, a pleasure to follow along with you.
Your uTube vid is very well done as well, Martin.
That is some stunning work! Absolutely gorgeous. :)
- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"
Hey Brandon,
Sorry for the late response to this comment, I must have missed it and I just got home after being away for a few days with the wife.
As you've already seen in "Build Update #3" I got through the issues, built her up and painted her. I'm on here now to post my "Build Update #4".
Have fun with your 1/48 build and I hope you don't have too many issues.
lawdog114Your RLM 02 looks awesome, as does your detail work. .
Thanks Lawdog, greatly appreciated! :)
lawdog114Stunning work. Love the faded control surfaces...
Thanks again, mate!
Toshi Such quality work. I love how you highlighted the aircraft, very professional.
Thanks Toshi, greatly appreciated mate!
Cheers
BrandonK Probably what I find the most appealing in this build so far is the colors you used and the quality they have been applied. It looks just fantastic and somehow different than any other kit I've seen built here. Great work. BK
Thanks for the very kind words, Brandon, greatly appreciated!
Greg Great work, a pleasure to follow along with you. Your uTube vid is very well done as well, Martin.
Thanks for following along and for watching my YouTube video, Greg, greatly appreciated!
M. Brindos That is some stunning work! Absolutely gorgeous. :)
Thanks for your very kind praise, greatly appreciated!
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