fully posable and correctly jointed of course ????I assume there will be scale figures of Puttfarken and Lux to sit in the cockpit?
1/48 Me 410A-1/U-2 Dietrich Puttfarken - Me/FW Group Build
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Maximowitz
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..... and a diorama showing a heap of burning B-24 Liberator bombers scattered over East Anglia...
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys but no figures in my cockpits usually. They hide the details.
300 litre drop tanks are next. There are two of these, one on each wing. I referred to a few sketchy detail photos on how these were mounted plus a few other references for typical tanks and set about scratch building the detail parts I needed. First I had to scrounge up two tanks. The good news is I found two that I could use. The not-quite-so-good news is they are not quite identical but pretty close. The upper one in the photo is a Tamiya one and the lower one is a Hobbycraft job. I'm trying to find ways to accurately duplicate the nice Tamiya filler cap for use on the Hobbycraft tank. More on this later once (if) I've successfully done it.
Having carved off the solid mounting detail on both pieces and filled the rear ring on the Hobbycraft one, I drilled 4 holes in each and glued in some copper wire with CA glue.
Next, after aligning the struts with drilled holes under the wing, braces were added. This was a frustrating exercise as there was no good way to hold these parts to allow the CA to set but I got there eventually.
Next came the shackle attachment for the strap that surrounds the tank. This was fabricated from plastic card. Also, two holes next to the attachment point were drilled in the wing and tanks to receive the fuel and pressure-equalizing lines. What's not clear is whether the retractable landing light was removed to make room for the tank but I decided to leave it in as it looks like the parts would clear the attachment points.
The test fitted tank is shown below with the two lines added. The strap around the tank has not yet been added.
The distance from the top of the tank to the shackle point was eyeballed and the strap was then added to the tank. For this I used Tamiya tape cut to width. The high point of the strap will connect to the shackle once the tank is mounted, I hope...
The completed tanks will now be set aside to be mounted after the model is painted. Thanks again for your continued interest.
300 litre drop tanks are next. There are two of these, one on each wing. I referred to a few sketchy detail photos on how these were mounted plus a few other references for typical tanks and set about scratch building the detail parts I needed. First I had to scrounge up two tanks. The good news is I found two that I could use. The not-quite-so-good news is they are not quite identical but pretty close. The upper one in the photo is a Tamiya one and the lower one is a Hobbycraft job. I'm trying to find ways to accurately duplicate the nice Tamiya filler cap for use on the Hobbycraft tank. More on this later once (if) I've successfully done it.
Having carved off the solid mounting detail on both pieces and filled the rear ring on the Hobbycraft one, I drilled 4 holes in each and glued in some copper wire with CA glue.
Next, after aligning the struts with drilled holes under the wing, braces were added. This was a frustrating exercise as there was no good way to hold these parts to allow the CA to set but I got there eventually.
Next came the shackle attachment for the strap that surrounds the tank. This was fabricated from plastic card. Also, two holes next to the attachment point were drilled in the wing and tanks to receive the fuel and pressure-equalizing lines. What's not clear is whether the retractable landing light was removed to make room for the tank but I decided to leave it in as it looks like the parts would clear the attachment points.
The test fitted tank is shown below with the two lines added. The strap around the tank has not yet been added.
The distance from the top of the tank to the shackle point was eyeballed and the strap was then added to the tank. For this I used Tamiya tape cut to width. The high point of the strap will connect to the shackle once the tank is mounted, I hope...
The completed tanks will now be set aside to be mounted after the model is painted. Thanks again for your continued interest.
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Benevolens Magister
Great job Andy.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Man, your skills are pretty dam impressive!
Maximowitz
Tech Sergeant
Model Maker of the Year if you ask me!
That's real nice work Andy..
very impressive Andy
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks very much guys.
T Bolt
Colonel
Beautiful
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Glenn.
Today's work included finishing off the tanks and shooting some RLM 76 in some strategic areas. First up are the two tanks with RLM 76 applied.
The upper tank is the one for which I had to make a new filler cap. The below pic shows the finished cap which I made though a successful experiment by making a plasticine cast of the Tamiya cap and filling the mold with CA glue and accelerator. Turned out to be a reasonable match but not perfect.
The above pic reveals that I'll need to give this tank a light sanding as it appears the primer dusted on me (not seen before I posted this). The below pic shows the overall model as it now sits. RLM 76 has been applied to the sides of the fuselage and nacelles as well as the tail fin. These will receive some limited mottling before being overcoated with the black overspray which will cover the undersides and vertical surfaces. The cowl for the exposed engine has been temporarily installed for this paint step. The preshade on the starboard wing was done with some left over paint and this will be continued on the rest of the top surfaces.
Thanks for stopping by. Tomorrow or Monday should see the 74/75 scheme applied.
Today's work included finishing off the tanks and shooting some RLM 76 in some strategic areas. First up are the two tanks with RLM 76 applied.
The upper tank is the one for which I had to make a new filler cap. The below pic shows the finished cap which I made though a successful experiment by making a plasticine cast of the Tamiya cap and filling the mold with CA glue and accelerator. Turned out to be a reasonable match but not perfect.
The above pic reveals that I'll need to give this tank a light sanding as it appears the primer dusted on me (not seen before I posted this). The below pic shows the overall model as it now sits. RLM 76 has been applied to the sides of the fuselage and nacelles as well as the tail fin. These will receive some limited mottling before being overcoated with the black overspray which will cover the undersides and vertical surfaces. The cowl for the exposed engine has been temporarily installed for this paint step. The preshade on the starboard wing was done with some left over paint and this will be continued on the rest of the top surfaces.
Thanks for stopping by. Tomorrow or Monday should see the 74/75 scheme applied.
looks pretty good from here
Vic Balshaw
Major General
It's been a while since I popped in here and damn me Andy this is amazing. Brilliant craftsmanship my friend.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I have to agree, outstanding!
T Bolt
Colonel
Great idea about the fuel cap. I'll have to file that one away in my memory.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
With all here Andy, stupendous work sir!
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys. Glenn, it seems to work fine for small stuff but the CA is very brittle and care is needed. When I pulled the cap from the plasticine mold, some had become stuck to the cap but it came off with a brushing of lacquer thinner.
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Benevolens Magister
Great stuff Andy, very nicely done. I've just discovered that I have a few spare matching drop tanks you could have had if I'd known ...
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