A model 1/72 Vac Form Blohm and Voss BV-222

Thanks the Supermarine Stranraer came out great too!

Amazing work Eugene, as usual.  

Jim 

Stay Safe.

Thanks !it is pretty cool!

Congrats!  She looks great hanging up there.

I have it hung up utilizing fishing leaders,swivels and some line along with a cup hook...nausicaa of the valley of the wind wallpaper

Man that Tamiya paint really produces a nice finish!  

It being a Seaplane,I wonder if it will float...may have to try...

The kit supplied vac firm props leave much to be desired,but will do until I can obtain better replacements...

Well once you know how it really isn't that difficult.. score around the parts ,break them out and sand the parts on a flat surface that has a sheet (s)of sand paper taped to it until the parts fit reasonably well .add bulkheads and tabs and use liquid cement to join the parts together Putty the seams and go from there..

Cool project Eugene that is coming along nicely.  I always wanted to try a vac kit.  

Indeed!2 foot wingspan!  

Coming along nicely.  She's a big bird even in 1/72!

White fuselage band airbrused on.  

Next I have to mask and paint a white fuselage band.   

Cool ! Cammo applied..

Oops, I hope this is information is not too late.  The BV-222's floats split and retracted both ways, kind of like how a He-177's main gear retract.  A weird, yet elegant way to cleanly stow away the floats.

Lots of surface area,had to load the color up three times!  

Airbrushed the light blue underside...

It sure resembles Howard Hughes Spruce Goose! Pretty cool!  

The instructions indicate that the wing floats retracted when in flight so I had to cut the scribed lines to make the float wells.A little tricky but I think I pulled it off...

Ok put in the engine nacelles(they can be upgraded later should I so choose).The instructions indicate that the Monogram or Frog DO 17 kits have suitable engine nacelles but at the time this kit was produced ,those kits were cheap and plentiful,not so much now .  

It's me but my phone was hacked so I decided to use my legal name

What did you do to Phil???

Bill

Thanks! Next I have to try to use the cowling parts that I cut out but will require a lot of clean up and adjustment to look good.might have to replace them.

Wow, that's a lot of progress.  Looking good.

Ok main wing and horizontal stabs are installed..I put a 14 inch wooden wing spar through the fuselage to provide support.  

Ok got the wings and horizontal stabs together...minor putty required..