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

We'll miss you over the next couple of weeks! Working overtime or enjoying the beach? (Or both?)

How much smoke have you been getting from that fire above La Canada? We're starting to get a bit of the smoke even clear over here in Phoenix!

Great story, Chuck!  And I think I'll get a poster made of Hptm. Hannah made up!

The summer's slowly reaching its end, the nights are cool but comfortable, and we're now serving Franziskaner and Spaten Dunkeles in the Sternbräu's Jagagart'n.  Soon it'll be time to start brewing for next year...

chukw,

Where do you get this stuff? You know what they say about fertile minds...well they say something about them.....Anyway,,

We will all miss the updates and the modelling too, don't forget about that!

Yep, I was wondering how the fires were affecting you also..Enjoy the break, if it isn't work related..we will be standing by...........

Thanks, guys!  All is well- I've had family visiting, spent two weeks in Alaska (vitually no internet!) and work has been mega-busy.  I'm working on a small side project, but the 410 has been progressing- even if just in wee bits.  I'll be posting Sunday evening though- so stay tuned!

chuk

Thanks, my fine Finescale friends!

Well. it's been a whole month!   We've had a family visit, spent two weeks in beautiful Alaska, been busy at work, fixed a leaky toilet and more in the meanwhile.  I even got a bit of work done on the ol' 410- Fritzi and friends will show you exactly what has transpired since our last visit...

Chukw now my Sunday evening is complete again, I was really missing your posts. I have been learning quite a lot from them and have been entertained at the same time. Last night while waiting for some paint to dry on my newly started decompression build I was browsing this page. I should have not been doing that while starting a new build, so I hold you at fault The kit is an old Hawk Testers Laird Solution, NO cockpit detail at all. So I added a floor, seat, IP, and rear bulkhead, waiting for glue to dry and looking at this thread again. Oh no now I am adding the side wall truss on both sides and making some semblance of a throttle quadrent. Well you can guess what happened, althou not up to your skill level by any means its my first try scratching a cockpit. Heres the link if you wish to look as I do not wish to add pictures to your thread.

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Thank you Sir for sharing your skills with us and taking all the time to make it so entertaining.

Good to see you and the gang a back to work after you "vacation"

 A small question if I may?   When you "troweld" on the Mr Sufacer, how long would you let it sit before sanding /filing it to shape?   My experience is very limited with this product and to date not been all that exciting - my Japanese is limited to 0 so reading the label has been a lost cause.

Regardless, thank you again for your extra effort showing "the possible" to us.

...mumble ‘course if I had such good looking assistants I bet I could build better too....sigh

Oh hes back is he...With the girls eh? Been out galavanting, while your loyal subjects sit here twiddling thier thumbs waiting for our next installment. How dare you have a life LOL.

Great work as usuall Chuck and your animating skills just get better and better...Hey you should do that as a day job. What a cracking idea.

...Guy

Glad to see you're back and everything's going okay, leaky commodes notwithstanding!

Part of owning a house, I guess...like my late Aunt Betty used to say, "If it isn't one thing, it's five others!"

Looking forward to more...

Chuk your work is astounding!  It's been said many times already (rightfully so!) but i wanted to say it too so i will be updated next time you post on this excellent build. 

cheers

andy

I love following your builds and they way you present them.

Mike

You mugs are just too kind! 

Hey, Vtteman- your Laird is looking great- a real improvement on this old gem- cheers!

Duster, Mr S dries fairly quick- but when you blob it on it's best to wait overnight.  For thin smears you can just wipe over it lightly with a q-tip dampened with nail polish remover to remove the excess.  As I was filling a step I needed to let it harden fully.  As a amatter of fact I used Tamiya Light-Curing putty for the other slat base and that bit of styrene shim at the end of the aieleron cut out in the 14th pic

 Well, Jim- this weekend I'll be breaking in our new carpet steamer and working on this little side project: http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=144191&page=1  Hopefully you won't need to be logged in to see it!  

Chukw

Thanks for the advise re: Mr S,  I‘ll give it another go with more confidence.

 As to the side project, She looks familiar....hummm.....I got it!

 Just like the British Royal family has German ancestry so does Millie Mask!!

Very cool family tree you have going there  

This awesome Chuk.  Watching your step-by-step WIPs is better than watching any DVD or pouring through any modeling manual or how-to book. 

I look forward to each update, your tips are great and the characters are even better. 

Thanks for posting. 

kielers wrote:

This awesome Chuk.  Watching your step-by-step WIPs is better than watching any DVD or pouring through any modeling manual or how-to book.  I look forward to each update, your tips are great and the characters are even better.  Thanks for posting.

Isn't that the truth!  Looking great  Chuck!

Once again it is amazing the thing I learn from just watching........looking forward to the next post already!!

Cool, tough, wicked and bitchin'!

Is the 3M glue similar to or another variety of white glue, like Elmer's?

Good call on the spacer, too!  I've got a couple of the Monogram 1/48 P-40B under construction, and that kit suffers from a similar step where the nose/air scoop piece meets the front end of the fuselage-the fuselage pieces are pinched in a little.  Sprue to the rescue!

Once again Chuck - great work and an awsome presentation on how you accomplished it.  Evey time I read one of your installments I want to sit down at the bench and work until my eyes cross.

Great stuff!!!!