Yeah, great work on the engine there Crown. Looked good with the metallics and great after the wash. 

Nice job on that engine crown.

Joe, well spotte on the wing, and nice work on that chevy.

well on the bright side its black not gloss brown then changes again with the clear coat or I should say it deepens the color I got very lucky it took me 3 try's  but thank you

Great work on that Meteor engine Nick! Yeah I've gotta paint my Chevy's hood again tomorrow. Fingers crossed that it goes ok this time. I should be starting back on my Arado pretty quick here.

Thank you I need a change form cars . letting my Chevy clear coat time to dry but back to planes for a while 

Nice crown. That is some impressive painting with metallics. It looks great.

same engine after some acrylic washes 

hey guy's I started my Gloster Meteor F.1 with the engine using Alclad dull and polished aluminum 

Trabi: Very cool! 

Mustang: Sharp eyes there, I just looked at the gap and didn't notice the leading edge. 

Not much of a car guy but nice van! 

Joe: Man you did a bang up job on that pit brother. Wow!! Great usage of all the colors and the highlights with that silver pencil. Nailed it man! Nailed it.

Dan: In the following picture I noticed something.

It looks like the leading edge of the wing is set back a tad. Looks as though something is keeping the whole assy from sliding up to match not only the leading edge of the wing root but also creating your gap. It seems that if you can get the whole thing to move forward about .040" most of your problem should be solved. I may be all wrong but it looks like this can be cleaned up with repositioning.

Trabi: That kit looks awesome! Great start on the cockpit!

Everybody: Progress has been slow on my Arado 234. I'm just at that point with my current build ('54 Chevy Sedan Delivery) to where I'm almost finished and have alot of little do-dats and what nots. You know....the stuff that takes up alot of time. I'm making a party wagon out of it with a couch and TV in the back and so far it looks like everything is fitting.

and I can't resist......................a frontal view.

Nice one Trabi, looking forward to seeing this. Got you on the roster.

Oooh, Very cool Trabi. That is an excellent subject with an even more boss scheme. You've got yourself off to a nice start there with the work on the cockpit. I'm really excited for you to build this with us. 

Bish, I found kit for my second entry. Got this for free, because it didn´t have box. Normally I don´t build 1:48 models, but let´s give a try.

Revell (originally Dragon) Focke Wulf Ta-154 Moskito. All wooden construction like it´s british cousin.

And again with little twist

Because Finland is known for forrests and wood working this comes in Finnish markings and night fighter camo.

Idea came from Finnish Goverment Arcraft Factorys paper plane VL Vihuri. Planned copy of DH Mosquito with Daimler Benz DB 605 engines.

http://www.wardrawings.be/WW2/Files/2-Airplanes/Axis/4-Others/01-Finland/VL-Vihuri/VL-Vihuri.htm

http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php?topic=36227.0

I already started from cockpit. Needs still some paint and details.

Dan: Yeah, wow those are some big gaps there. Guess there's a bunch of ways to fix them, from putty to filling in the holes with plastic plugs. 

I like the idea of useing that for taking pics. I have real problems getting good pics of 72nd pits, that might help a lot. I usually paint my parts while attached to wooden pegs.

Thanks Guys.

Bish - that's the first time I had encountered that issue. Certainly had me scratching my head wondering what I had done wrong. That particular stand set up I have there was actually just to pose it for the pic. For painting I commonly stick a part on the poster tack on the end of a toothpick and hold that in my hand. i just seem to have better control that way.

Bruce - Comparing my work in 1/72 to what you might see in 1/48 is indeed high praise. I'm glad it comes across that way.

Cliff - Thanks. the whole IP won't be hidden that bad. Just the top where I had to do some surgery will be almost unnoticeable.

Dan - Thank You. Wow, those are some rather gnarly gaps. I would not have anticipated that. I'm sure when your done you'll never even know they were present. Excellent progress though.

Thats some nasty gaps there Dan. What with the X's on the wings, you haven't got some treasure hidden in there have you.

Thanks Gamera & Jgeratic. For burnt iron I mix X-10 and X-7.

Thanks Joe Rix: Yeah the parts are pretty clean and sharp, only a little bit of flash here and there. Your cockpit it looking great, nice detail painting.

Applyed three coats of RLM 66 on the cockpit areas, unlike some of the other model master enamels that are thick, there RLM 66 is quick thin straight out of the bottle. Glue up one of the antennas, used CA glue for a faster set up time. As you can see there is a gap were the engine section meets the wing on the top, and on the bottom in the rear. I sanded down both leading edges, starting with 400 grit and finishing with 2000. I'll have to cut some styrene to fill that bottom gap. There's a very thin gap were the wing meets the fuselage.

Joe: Thanks and some really nice work on the cockpit there. Almost a shame to have it buried down in there where it's hard to see. Crazy about the IP not fitting though. 

Dan: Ah, big thanks Jack, I was thinking he meant the fronts of the nacelles were painted russet brown. A rusty brown does seem right for the manifolds there.  

Joe,

The office looks fantastic! Between you and Bish, you guys makes these cockpits look like they are 1/48 scale! Great job!

Nice job on the pit there Joe. And a nice idea for mounting the pit for painting, i had not thought of that.

I have had the same issue on some kits with the IP. Was never sure if i had not fit it right or it was a touch to big. Even thinning the fuselage plastic does not always do the trick.

Well, I feel as though I actually have some real progress to share with you all. The cockpit is pretty much complete. I just need to paint the gunsight to hopefullly be added on later. One issue I oddly encountered was with the PE instrument panel. The top edge sat a bit high on the kit panel and thus the fuselage halves would not close up. I had trim and file this down to get a solid fit. Hence, you will notice the top instruments have the top edges missing. This is all good as it will be hidden under the hood when installed and pretty much unnoticeable. After the aqua gloss coat I applied a wash of Mig Abteilung weathering oils thinned with turpenoid. I made a blend of their brown and black. I then shot it with Mr. Clear Coat flat. This was followed by some dry brushing with gray on the black panels and lightened interior green on the chromate areas. I then hit high wear areas with a silver pencil and follwed that by applying some Mig brown/black blend pigment to dirty it up a bit. I then finshed it by spraying the entire cockpit with Tamiya buff highly thinned with isoprpyl alcohol to tone it down and blend it all together along with giving it a slightly dusty effect. Thanks for looking gents.

Cliff: YES! I love your diorama. It is so very nicely done and I really like the creativity and thought you have put into it. As it is, it certainly catches my eye and draws me in. You have done a marvelous job and I appreciate you sharing your excellent skills and talent with us.

Dan: Really sharp start to your 110. I'm also one who is quite excited to see you build this. I have the Eduard 1/48 bf 110C MTO markings special edition as well as their 1/72 bf110 G-2. And all I know is that when I opened both kits and examined them i was taken aback at how crisp and detailed they looked. I'm looking forward to your progress and work that's for sure.

Judging by what C81 is pointing to, the exhaust assembly, likely candidate is a burnt iron colour?  Don't know if Tamiya has an equivalent.

regards,

Jack

Dan: Looking around I found a colour reference chart and looks like the russet brown is sorta an 'off' looking red (guess it's a brownish red, though it doesn't really look it from the chart). They don't list another brand though it looks sorta to me like a lighter version of hull red.

Chart

qlabs

Hey Brandon, can you let me know the name of that book? Share a picture of it at all ?  :)

I've got an Amazon card here burning a hole in my desk and another good reference book could be good :)

 

Hey Qlabs - so sorry for the delayed response. I missed this one.

This is the book I was referring to. Not much of a read, but it has 10 aircraft profiles with two-view, three-view and four-view drawings and includes a Cartograf sheet for the unique markings for each airframe in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32.

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Hope-Luftwaffe-Mini-Topcolors/dp/8362878711/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1470332130&sr=8-4&keywords=kagero+luftwaffe

-BD-

Thanks Mustang1989.

Thanks Bish: I hear the Eduard 1/72 version has more detail than the Airfix, and should have better fits.

Thanks Hogfanfs: I'm building the Weekend Edition.

Thanks Gamera.

Part fits on this kit so far have been excellent, very little flash here and there. Glued up the wings yesterday, don't know if it's just me but when you dry fit the wings together they look great, but as soon as you apply glue there's little gaps that pop up. But no big deal those can be filled in. Also finished assembling the 20mm cannon section. I use the Tamiya mini bottle to show scale and size. Would anybody have a Model Master or Tamiya conversion for Mr. Color C81 Russet? Looks like that color is used on the engine nacelles.

Dan: That looks sharp, looking forward to seeing her all painted up. And neat 'jazz music' upward firing guns, I've always thought it was an interesting story behind them. 

Dan,

Nice start on the 110! Is this the Profipack, or weekend edition? I'm very interested to see how this bird builds for you.

Nice start there Dan, looks like a nicely detailed kit. I have been meaning to get there 72nd version of this.