1/48 Ta152H - Allied Advance and Defense of the Reich WWII.

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

doin' good man.....

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done Andy. I tremble when there's a clear part to be fitted to a very small surface - PVA or Humbrol Clear Fix are useful for this, but I'm never 100% happy with the bond.

 

[Crimea_River]

Me neither. The thing here was that the mating surface I was trying to bond was well away form the glass but the glue wicked up where I didn't want it to.

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Andy!

 

[JKim]

Looks good Andy! Nice cleanup on the canopy. Glue work near clear parts always frightens me.

 

[fubar57]

Some very nice work Andy. I use jigsaw puzzle glue for my clear parts and it dries glossy clear. I've picked up a 1/48 spitfire by the canopy and it held. There are several different brands so I won't guarantee the holding power

 

[Crimea_River]

I use Testors Clear Parts Cement for that purpose but, again, I wasn't gluing a clear part to anything so went with something more conventional.

 

[Crimea_River]

Since the last post, I've finished off and installed the shoulder belts, added the small hooks on the sliding canopy, which turned out to be easier to bend than I thought as they were on a separate PE sheet that was thinner, done some paint chipping (maybe too much), added the trim tab actuators, and a stretched sprue antenna wire.

More fiddly bits to come: cannon barrels and pitot tube (which I'll probably make from brass tube), nav lights, retractable step, inner gear doors, d/f loop and whip antennae. Hope to wrap this one up this weekend.

 

[fubar57]

Sweet

 

[Gnomey]

Looks great so far Andy!

 

[Airframes]

Nice work Andy, it's looking the biz.

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks all. I've been able to spend very little time on this project and it's not likely to get much better over the coming week with house guests arriving tomorrow. In any event, I did manage to complete a few fiddly bits. The retractable step was painted, brass rod cannons and inner gear doors installed, nav lights added, and a brass pitot tube fabricated.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Looking good Andy.

 

[rochie]

Looks great Andy

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Andy!

 

[imalko]

Beautiful model Andy. Well done.

 

[Airframes]

Nice !

 

[Capt. Vick]

Damn Andy, get your type rating and fly that suckered around your house! Great job!