1/48 He 51B-2 Float Plane - Seaplanes / Floatplanes of WWII

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice, I love the detail you added.

 

[Rogi]

Nice

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far Bill!

 

[ccheese]

Top drawer, Bill. Really !

Charles

 

[meatloaf109]

Why would you want to repost my pictures?
You are clearly doing a much better job at putting lipstick on this pig than I did!
Namaste, my friend!

 

[N4521U]

Thanks Paul.

I'll be back onner in a couple of days. The P-51 needs to be complete for our June 28 meeting and it's going quicker than expected.
So I'll be picking on the Heinkel again.

 

[ccheese]

We'll wait. It's worth waiting for...

Charles

 

[N4521U]

So today trying to complete the cockpit. Adding some things on the sides, trim crank, throttle quad, stuff. Painting the IP and seat belts to the seat.

I sailor on.

 

[T Bolt]

Looking great Bill

 

[ccheese]

Looking great Bill

I'll say !!

Charles

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Great work Bill.

 

[mikewint]

Indeed, Bill, looking good

 

[N4521U]

Thanks fellas.
Cut the elevators lose this morning. So now all the control surface can be set a little skewiff. I just like that element of movement. Now I can put the fuselage together..... oh, After I put the control stick in of course.

I wonder why there was no Rod between the top wing and lower wing ailerons?????? Sure would be easier than getting four internal wires set up.

Speaking of wires. I will be drilling for the stiffining wires before attching wings and floats!

I sailor on.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice!

 

[N4521U]

Thanks David.

And I did a little cleaning of the exhaust stacks. Close up they look a little dodgey, but they'll be okay on the plane.

Cleaning the othger parts, prepping to install.

 

[ccheese]

Looks great, Bill. Have you decided on a colour scheme, or will that be a surprise ?

Charles

 

[N4521U]

Don't realy have anything else to go by with floats except oon the box cover. So unless I can find another scheme, but then it would be a matter of decals!!!

 

[N4521U]

So this morning I'm back onner.Yesterday my ear and my arm were the sh!ts, slept most of the day with a slight fever.

Cleaned off the wing strut bits. Added some styrene for the compass on the bottom side of the top wing at the cut-out. When I squared off the engine cover and the sheet metal of the front of the cockpit it was short. So I added some styrene sheet to the rear of the cowling, then shaped it. I may have to take a sliver off to get the front to match.......

I've seen a photo where there were humps for the guns behind the engine cowling....... Anyone seen this as well?

I want to add rivets to the pontoons, now I gotta get a rivet spacer template...... Just needs that detail

I sailor on.

 

[fubar57]

Doing a fine job Bill. With regards to color any photo I've seen of the float plane version has only been one color.

Geo