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

[Wurger]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice.

 

[parsifal]

would love to see how you are going to make the internals visible wayne. Reason should be pretty obvious mate...

Its a good level of detail for this scale I have to say. must be a good quality kit

 

[Wayne Little]

would love to see how you are going to make the internals visible wayne. Reason should be pretty obvious mate...

Its a good level of detail for this scale I have to say. must be a good quality kit

as a matter of fact Michael I don't have to do much at all if I choose to leave this area open to view, as this upper section comes as a separate piece which I likely will create a tight but removeable fit....

See the following couple of pics, which shows the seats mounted to those spitoon looking upchuck buckets...!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Wayne, do you use glue...or do you will the parts together?

 

[Wayne Little]

A few different methods....even harsh language sometimes...!

 

[mikewint]

Wayne, any possibility of getting a clear piece of plastic and molding it to fit? something like vaccuforming? On the B-29 I just set the removed pieces in place. It's a static display

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Wayne, any possibility of getting a clear piece of plastic and molding it to fit? something like vaccuforming? On the B-29 I just set the removed pieces in place. It's a static display

i'll just go with the original part mike, and make a good fit so it sits snug and can be removed for display.

Now on to the Pilot and copilot seats...parts and assembled, didn't feel like removing the seam on the armoured pilot seat so decided he wanted some comfort so i covered the seam with some plasticard fashioned into a backrest and headrest for those long flights...

 

[Wayne Little]

AND....did anyone see bright light in the sky today?

....that was me launching into orbit....put some boxes in the back seat of the car today and took the missus shopping and did some modelling...put the model box in the back seat when she came back and off we went home....rounding the corner near home one of the boxes slid and fell onto the model box...

....suppose it could have been worse!!

 

[fubar57]

Nice work on the seat and OUCH!!!

Geo

 

[N4521U]

Don't know how Wayne.

And them seats. Does one have a motor to help the pilot stand up?
If it does, I could use one like it for me old bones.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Those little seats are something and oh my what metal fatigue, bit of a third line repair needed there Wayne.

 

[Airframes]

That's some flak hit there Wayne! Hopefully, being a relatively 'clean' crack, it should repair OK.

 

[Wildcat]

Damn Wayne! No doubt you'll fix it up good.

 

[mikewint]

Wayne, that's a shame but I'm sure when you are done it will look better than new

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far Wayne!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful and OUCH!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys...

repair done, no filler at all...sprung it back in place opened it it a tad ran the seam with liquid glue worked the join a little bit to get the plastic melted in the crack squeezed and worked it get some melted plastic to ooze slightly to the surface and let it set, added some internal reinforcing strips....surface is sanded and is as good as new!

Found another crack in the bottom of the other fuselage half, will soon get the same attention with the sandpaper...

 

[Wildcat]

Good save!