**** DONE: 1/72 BV222 Wiking Seaplanes / Floatplanes of WW II

[CommanderBounds]

Thanks Wayne! I need to replace my old adhesives as they're running low and they don't work as well as I'd like.

 

[Wayne Little]

Let you know more, Wayne, after my appointment with a Thoracic surgeon on the 30th.Charles

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Thanks Wayne! I need to replace my old adhesives as they're running low and they don't work as well as I'd like.

You're welcome sir!

Ok some modelling, fitted most of the "glass" plastic windows to both sides of the fuselage, also slapped some plasticard and brass rod curtains over the edges of the windows that MAY be visible through the removable top section of the fuselage if it works out...the port side fuselage has a couple of small additions of plasticard, the small box (which will be barely visible) and cupboard to cover 2 painful ejector pin marks which extend through the inner ribbing structure, which would have consumed too much time correcting and improving...so covering them was a quicker option.

radiators are fitted to the bottom of the engines and the floats are fitted in there closed positions, these took a while to get them to sit flush from all angles with some small plasticard shims under some points of each float to set them correctly and hold properly.....so both wings are essentially finished...

 

[A4K]

Looking sweet Wayne!

Notice you didn't follow all the unusual fuselage interior colour call outs of the Revell instructions. I would say the RLM 02 would be the correct colour aswell, so what d'ya reckon they based theirs on?

 

[javlin]

I like the curtains honey All is looking really good Wayne

 

[Gnomey]

Looks great so far Wayne!

 

[vikingBerserker]

I would have gone with the red velvet drapes the French used in their bombers, but that's just me.

Seriously, beautiful job as always!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Wayne, you are modeling it in flight?

 

[parsifal]

coming on real nice wayne

 

[T Bolt]

Wonderful interior Wayne........and I think the curtains should have had a flower pattern.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking great Wayne.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Like every bit of it Wayne and the lighter interior should help to make some of it visible. Maybe a bit of lighting, fibre optics, plenty room in the fuselage for a battery!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Looking sweet Wayne! Notice you didn't follow all the unusual fuselage interior colour call outs of the Revell instructions. I would say the RLM 02 would be the correct colour as well, so what d'ya reckon they based theirs on?

Well from what I could figure 02 and 66 were the most obvious and close to there callouts but I do wonder sometimes where some info comes from...

I like the curtains honey All is looking really good Wayne

Thanks Darling..

Wayne, you are modeling it in flight?

Floats up man, easier and just a bit less work...How I 'sit' it for display....remains to be seen....

Thanks For stopping by fellas...pics real soon....fuselage is now glued together...sanding and panel lines next...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Like every bit of it Wayne and the lighter interior should help to make some of it visible. Maybe a bit of lighting, fibre optics, plenty room in the fuselage for a battery!!

Cheers Vic, hadn't really thought about the lighting...fuselage all closed up now...so will just keep moving along....have to create a snug fit for the upper cover to the fuselage decking but still make it removeable, will see how my plan works out.....want to get some paint on this beast...

 

[ccheese]

Boo....Hiss.... All that beautiful work done on the flight engineers compt. and it gets hidden. Oh well, at least we know, "it's in there" !

Going to look good with some paint splashed on.

Charles

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Wayne!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Dam, just stunning!

 

[CommanderBounds]

Der Wiking ist gute Wayne! Looking forward to seeing more progress!

 

[parsifal]

Bl**dy nice work wayne

 

[T Bolt]

Can't wait to see your plan to make that cover tight.