**** DONE: 1/48 Bf109F-4 J.Steinhoff - Your Favorite Aircraft of All Time GB
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Crimea_River
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Thanks fellas. Today I dipped the clear parts into Future and while these was were drying, I attened to somne other work.
Few of my models get built without suffering mishaps. This time it was the prop assembly, shown in the last series of pics. Today while working on installing the cannon tube, I dropped the assembly and chipped the tip off one of the propeller blades. I've done this before to a resin prop and did not succeed in fixing it as the glue did not hold but today I managed the repair. The following pics show the piece of card I CA-glued to the broken tip and the end result, after sanding, blending, breaking it once again and finally getting it done with acceptable results. The macro lens shows that something happened here but the naked eye won't detect it.
This particular ICM casting seems to have been done with dirty molds as there was some very noticeable pitting along the port wing. The below pic shows the pits filled with primer and sanded over. This type of work registers little in terms of progress but is necessary ot get a clean model.
Finally, the landing gear struts were also completed and the finished results are shown below. Two types of wire make up the brake lines, the silver one being stainless steel and the black one, simulating the rubber flex hose, being coated copper wire. The straps are made of aluminum tape which does a nice job of this type of detail.
Once again, thanks for continuing to check out this build. Tomorrow I should get the yellow theatre markings on.
Few of my models get built without suffering mishaps. This time it was the prop assembly, shown in the last series of pics. Today while working on installing the cannon tube, I dropped the assembly and chipped the tip off one of the propeller blades. I've done this before to a resin prop and did not succeed in fixing it as the glue did not hold but today I managed the repair. The following pics show the piece of card I CA-glued to the broken tip and the end result, after sanding, blending, breaking it once again and finally getting it done with acceptable results. The macro lens shows that something happened here but the naked eye won't detect it.
This particular ICM casting seems to have been done with dirty molds as there was some very noticeable pitting along the port wing. The below pic shows the pits filled with primer and sanded over. This type of work registers little in terms of progress but is necessary ot get a clean model.
Finally, the landing gear struts were also completed and the finished results are shown below. Two types of wire make up the brake lines, the silver one being stainless steel and the black one, simulating the rubber flex hose, being coated copper wire. The straps are made of aluminum tape which does a nice job of this type of detail.
Once again, thanks for continuing to check out this build. Tomorrow I should get the yellow theatre markings on.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Great work on the prop repair Andy, and I like the gear legs. That pitting problem on the top wing surface has been mentioned in a couple of reviews, when the kit was released, although fortunately, my example was OK. I believe that kits released later didn't have the problem, but of course there's no way of knowing when a batch of kits was released.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Your work and patience always keeps me in awe Andy.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks very much guys and Wayne, a special thank-you for the follow-up on my WNF question. Now would the demarcations between the 74/75 be a soft or hard edge, do you know?
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Thanks for the info.
The gear is looking good!
The gear is looking good!
From those I have observed, soft edge.
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Crimea_River
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EDIT: Overlapped your post Wayne - thanks for the info.
Today's work was on various odds and ends:
Started on the nav lights by first notching the wingtips then adding clear sprue bulbs painted with red and green thinned for transparency. Once dry, Testors Clear Parts Cement will be build up over this area then sanded down and polished to make the lenses.
The cowl fasteners added with card before painting. The slots for these were drilled out so that they are open on the outside.
The windscreen dryfitted before trimming. There's a bit of work needed here to get this to fit properly. Note that the rear glazing has been installed.
Before and after shots of the Revi sight follow. First, the kit part, followed by two shots of the finished piece with the reflector glass and mount added from the Eduard detail set.
Finally, before and after shots of the tires wherre there was a need to add the tread pattern, easily accomplished with a razor saw.
Thanks once again everyone.
Today's work was on various odds and ends:
Started on the nav lights by first notching the wingtips then adding clear sprue bulbs painted with red and green thinned for transparency. Once dry, Testors Clear Parts Cement will be build up over this area then sanded down and polished to make the lenses.
The cowl fasteners added with card before painting. The slots for these were drilled out so that they are open on the outside.
The windscreen dryfitted before trimming. There's a bit of work needed here to get this to fit properly. Note that the rear glazing has been installed.
Before and after shots of the Revi sight follow. First, the kit part, followed by two shots of the finished piece with the reflector glass and mount added from the Eduard detail set.
Finally, before and after shots of the tires wherre there was a need to add the tread pattern, easily accomplished with a razor saw.
Thanks once again everyone.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Kevin. As you can see, I use my cutting mat a lot more than you do!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Great work there Andy, can see you had a very productive Sunday.
Nicely done Andy!
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Benevolens Magister
Great stuff Andy. No tinted screen for the Revi ?
more greay work Andy
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Crimea_River
Marshal
D'oh!
I may yet get the chance as it looks like I nicked the glass when I put the winscreen on and it may come off anway. I'll need to learn arthroscopic surgery to fix it though.
Coming along nicely Andy!
le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
Fantastic work here 
Lucky13
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Outstanding work Andy!
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