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

• Jun 26, 2014

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• Jun 26, 2014

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Very nice.

 

• Jun 26, 2014

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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

 

• Jun 27, 2014

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parsifal said:

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

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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...!

 

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• Jun 27, 2014

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

 

• Jun 27, 2014

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

 

• Jun 27, 2014

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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

 

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• Jun 28, 2014

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mikewint said:

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

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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...

 

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• Jun 28, 2014

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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!!

 

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• Jun 28, 2014

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Nice work on the seat and OUCH!!!

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• Jun 28, 2014

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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.

 

• Jun 28, 2014

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

 

• Jun 28, 2014

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

 

• Jun 28, 2014

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

 

• Jun 28, 2014

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

 

• Jun 28, 2014

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Lovely work so far Wayne!

 

• Jun 28, 2014

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Beautiful and OUCH!

 

• Jun 29, 2014

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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...

 

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• Jun 29, 2014

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Good save!