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N4521U
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Well, you guys sure know how to put the pressure on!
Woj, thanks for all that, makes a big difference.
Woj, thanks for all that, makes a big difference.
1/48 He 51B-2 Float Plane - Seaplanes / Floatplanes of WWII
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Crimea_River
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Excellent references courtesy of WikiWojtek!
Nope. I wish I could start my one but... the source link is at the bottom of my post.
And thank all of you for nice words.
good stuff there Wojtek!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Great info as always.
ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
Good stuff, Bill.....
Charles
Charles
ozhawk40
Master Sergeant
Interesting plane and great info so far, I love the look of the 51.
Cheers
Peter
Cheers
Peter
Looks great so far Bill!
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N4521U
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Them's ref pictures from Woj up there.
After looking at the wing mismatch of the dies I thought I would use the wings from the Classic A-frames kit.
But to my surprise..... they are no better. Astonishing, I thought the CA wings would be spot on from the other kit I built. This is shades of the F3F I built and the wing problem there. Seems All the sprue is the same for both of these kits, one no better than the other. Just added floats to this one.
After looking at the wing mismatch of the dies I thought I would use the wings from the Classic A-frames kit.
But to my surprise..... they are no better. Astonishing, I thought the CA wings would be spot on from the other kit I built. This is shades of the F3F I built and the wing problem there. Seems All the sprue is the same for both of these kits, one no better than the other. Just added floats to this one.
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Crimea_River
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Yikes...
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N4521U
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Yes!
Center of the lower wings has to be cleaned up of sludge in the corner where fuselage meets. But only one side?
Wing fit at fuselage is debatable to be called a Fit.
Added styrene to side of fusie at wing to fill the gap. I have done some filling and shaping of leading edges. Fitted ailerons of lower wing and you can see some ribbing added to cockpit interior as cockpit frame is a seperate assembly inserted complete.
Floats are together, finish sanded. Some panel lines did not match up and needed filling and rescribing. No biggee.
I sailor on.
Deciding what to do with cockpit framing under pilot seat, as there is no floor under the seat which is mounted to frame tubing.
Center of the lower wings has to be cleaned up of sludge in the corner where fuselage meets. But only one side?
Wing fit at fuselage is debatable to be called a Fit.
Added styrene to side of fusie at wing to fill the gap. I have done some filling and shaping of leading edges. Fitted ailerons of lower wing and you can see some ribbing added to cockpit interior as cockpit frame is a seperate assembly inserted complete.
Floats are together, finish sanded. Some panel lines did not match up and needed filling and rescribing. No biggee.
I sailor on.
Deciding what to do with cockpit framing under pilot seat, as there is no floor under the seat which is mounted to frame tubing.
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Doin' ok there Bill!
fubar57
General
Yep, nice fixin' Bill.
Geo
Geo
mikewint
Captain
Looking good Bill - Always something
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Excellent save!
ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
Really nice job, Bill. I am impressed with your modeling skills....
Charles
Charles
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N4521U
Colonel
Aw schucks......
BTW, had the float plane version ever used the long range belly tank?
BTW, had the float plane version ever used the long range belly tank?
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N4521U
Colonel
Got a few things going.
Have filled the gap at the wing join at the fusey, as well as fitting the ailerons.
Because I wanted to open the floor part to be only frame I couldn't attach the back wall to the floor so I had to fit and attach to the fuselage, then file at fit to the port side inside. I've attached the resin seat, has belts molded in. The starboard side tube frame has been de-flashed and fitted with throttle quadrant and trim crank?
Working on the port tube frame, and it's attachments.
BTW................. by the diagrams for the sprue on the instructions, parts are listed as from sprue C, in the build steps they are shown to be on sprue B.............. Duh!
I also wonder if Paul found the surface finish on a lot of parts like they were gouged with a wire brush? A lot of sanding to smooth a lot of parts surface areas.....
I sailor on.
Have filled the gap at the wing join at the fusey, as well as fitting the ailerons.
Because I wanted to open the floor part to be only frame I couldn't attach the back wall to the floor so I had to fit and attach to the fuselage, then file at fit to the port side inside. I've attached the resin seat, has belts molded in. The starboard side tube frame has been de-flashed and fitted with throttle quadrant and trim crank?
Working on the port tube frame, and it's attachments.
BTW................. by the diagrams for the sprue on the instructions, parts are listed as from sprue C, in the build steps they are shown to be on sprue B.............. Duh!
I also wonder if Paul found the surface finish on a lot of parts like they were gouged with a wire brush? A lot of sanding to smooth a lot of parts surface areas.....
I sailor on.
