1/48 A-20G Havoc

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thank you David. I am still painting small parts and detailing them as I get time. The exhaust nacels are going to be tedious. Here is a shot of what I have so far. Getting ready to install the left nacelle.

 

[Airframes]

Don 't need a mask kit Aaron. Get some Tamiya masking tape, and cover the required areas. Then, using a fine (propelling ) pencil, use the tip of this, sanded to a chisel edge, to mark the frame areas. This can be easily done by using the chisel point against any raised detail.
Then, with a sharp blade, carefully remove the frame area tape, then paint, easy- peasy - but takes time to prepare !

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Terry, the frame isn't raised. It is ever so slightly etched edges. We have a set of pinstriping brushes at the shop, I might sneak one out and see how well I can do on a nondescript piece of plastic and go from there. I have tried some extremely thin masking tape but the lines are just to small to see through it.

 

[Airframes]

Ah, I forgot they are etched! Should have know, as the parts are the same mouldings as the Italeri Boston kit.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I am in the process of doing some fill work on some of the wing and engine nacelle joints. I am use to doing "mud" work with a 5" squeegie and I sometimes have a hard time keeping this on the neat side which makes for more work later.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Still fighting with the fill work. I do this for a living but not on such a small scale.

 

[vikingBerserker]

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

THE EXHAUST NACELLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

As I get time,(I know, I'm slower than Jan) I have been working on filling and sanding open seems. MAN!!! Some of these are in really hard to reach and sand spots.(patience...............) Here are some, I would say progress but it's to slow, shots.

 

[Airframes]

Keep at it Aaron, it'll be worth it in the end.

 

[B-17engineer]

you can buy sanding sticks that are pretty small and bendable.. need to find them though!

again itll be worth it, the wing joint on my Do-17 was!

 

[ozhawk40]

It's all in the prep Aaron!

 

[T Bolt]

Great work Aaron. Do you have rifling files? They work good in some of those hard to get to places.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I will keep after it Terry. If I don't I know it'll look like crap. Harrison, now that you mention it, I do have three different grits of those little sticks. Thanks for reminding me. Yeah, I know Oz, I get a little impatient because I'm use to doing this on a one to one scale. This is a little tedious. Glenn, I do and I use them where I can but the are not as easy to control as far as surface quality and they tend to dig a little more if your not careful. Thanks for the coaching and pep talk guys, I am eating lunch at the moment and as soon as I am finished I intend on sanding some more and filling some more.

 

[B-17engineer]

Can't wait to see it!

 

[Wurger]

A nice job so far.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thank you Wurger, Harrison, I will post some shots tomorrow after I have sanded the filler I applied today. I think the engine nacelles are ok, but I will prime the joints to make sure.

 

[T Bolt]

Keep at it Aaron!

 

[Crimea_River]

With all!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thank you Glenn and Andy. I had to work on my transportation this afternoon so hopefully tomorrow I can get some work done on the 20.