B-17engineer
Colonel
It's gone!
**** DONE: 1/48 Tamiya Heinkel He-219 WNr 290123 of 1/NJG 1 Nightfighter GB
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice tough on the actuator tab Andy and cleanly done, also like your wing jig, very expensive piece of equipment.
....and highly technical too...
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks everyone.
Night Fighter Nut
Master Sergeant
That is terrific Andy..
N4521U
Colonel
Did you shave that actuator off with a scalpel and put it on the underside???????
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Crimea_River
Marshal
No, the underside had actuators both sides as well. Talk about redundancy!
Night Fighter Nut
Master Sergeant
I guess they felt better safe than sorry. When they don't know... fake it.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
If you can't tie a knot, tie a lot.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Kevin.
Nearing the time for painting with addition of the last few detail parts.
The He-219 had a wing heating system and there were small exhaust openings for the rear heater located near the tail section that Tamiya omitted. The pic below shows the drilled out opening I made with a small drill slanted to the surface.
The trim tab actuators were finished off. The one on the elevator, mentioned before, was cut and the actuator rod was added from sprue. The one on the rudder, which was not molded on the kit, had to be scratch built.
The overall model has now received a coat of primer to catch any last minute repairs, and there were a few that I didn't see.
Here's the cowl detail which I forgot to fill. The horizontal panel line is actually a seam that should not be there. The engine access panels were L-shaped so the sloped line should meet the vertical one and there should be no other panel lines around the junction of these two. I'll post a pic later when this is finshed off.
As I said before, the fit at the wing roots couldn't be better. The pic below shows this area with primer on. This is a simple glued joint with no filler, filing or sanding. Outstanding job here from Tamiya!
I hope to get a fair amount done this weekend, including the dreaded squiggles. Thanks for looking in.
Nearing the time for painting with addition of the last few detail parts.
The He-219 had a wing heating system and there were small exhaust openings for the rear heater located near the tail section that Tamiya omitted. The pic below shows the drilled out opening I made with a small drill slanted to the surface.
The trim tab actuators were finished off. The one on the elevator, mentioned before, was cut and the actuator rod was added from sprue. The one on the rudder, which was not molded on the kit, had to be scratch built.
The overall model has now received a coat of primer to catch any last minute repairs, and there were a few that I didn't see.
Here's the cowl detail which I forgot to fill. The horizontal panel line is actually a seam that should not be there. The engine access panels were L-shaped so the sloped line should meet the vertical one and there should be no other panel lines around the junction of these two. I'll post a pic later when this is finshed off.
As I said before, the fit at the wing roots couldn't be better. The pic below shows this area with primer on. This is a simple glued joint with no filler, filing or sanding. Outstanding job here from Tamiya!
I hope to get a fair amount done this weekend, including the dreaded squiggles. Thanks for looking in.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Trey. It's tough to be "accurate" with this bird as there's comparatively little info on it. Most of what I've learned here was from one book and surfing the net checking out what other modellers have done. I can't claim everything is 100% accurate - recall the debate at the biginning of this thread about the second FuG set which I think, in hindsight, I should not have put in.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Beaut job Andy. Looking forward to seeing the paint go on.
B-17engineer
Colonel
Can't wait Andy!
Peebs
Senior Airman
doing an awesome job Andy!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Great attention to detail Andy and nicely executed.
Good stuff Andy!
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