**** DONE: GB-36 1/48 Fw 200 C-4 "Condor" - Axis Manufactured Aircraft of WWII

[Crimea_River]

Nice work there MIke.

 

[T Bolt]

 

[mikewint]

That be it. I think that the reddish tinge looks more realistic than just flat black. They will look a lot better once I weather, dirty-up a bit, and flat clear them.

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Mike. Possibly a bit of a risk painting the fuselage before joining the halves together. Going to have some more work hiding the joint, especially if it needs any sanding or some filler.

 

[mikewint]

Terry, considered that but the halves fit together nicely and my prime consideration was all the windows which would have to be masked to paint especially those two round ones. I'd rather do a bit of touch-up on the seams than all that masking. I've also had a situation where I pushed too hard on a clear window that wasn't glued securely and the dram thing pushed in.
I will hold off on the belly and get the top aligned and glued then fiddle with the bottom seam so if I'm off anywhere it will be there and unpainted.

 

[Airframes]

Understood.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[turbo]

Looking good Mike

 

[Wayne Little]

agreed, looking good Mike.

 

[JKim]

Looks to be a bloody big beast! Will be cool when all of the components are being put together.

 

[mikewint]

Thank you all, it is a good sized plane but again not really that much bigger than the Ju-52. In any case, the windows are in and the interior finished and glued in place in the starboard fuselage half. Everybody take a good look at all that marvelous interior detail work that is going to vanish from the sight of mankind forever. Dry fitted the two halves and they go together with no major misfits or gaps so hopefully very little seam work will be needed.
Colder than a female necromancer's mamillary appendage outside, 15F (-10C) with the windchill -10F (-23C) so a good day to look out the window and try to get the fuselage together

 

[Wurger]

 

[Jeff Hunt]

I get the feeling with this giant cold air mass hanging over a great part of North America there will be some serious model time being spent by some of us. Great looking bird to date.....

Jeff

 

[mikewint]

Well we'uns here in the lower 48 were doing just fine until the Canucks sent this giant blob of -40F/C air across the border

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Boo frickity hoo, it is payback for that hot humid shite you send our way every summer!

Jeff

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Mike - and keep the cold stuff over your side of the pond. It's cold enough here at -2, with ice making the paths treacherous. Good excuse to stay in and get some modelling done !

 

[Wayne Little]

What's this Minus degrees stuff.....

 

[pbehn]

What's this Minus degrees stuff.....

Its the stuff that gets rid of poisonous snakes spiders and all the other critters that wish to kill humans, most of which are domiciled in Aussieland.

 

[mikewint]

Its the stuff that gets rid of poisonous snakes spiders and all the other critters that wish to kill humans, most of which are domiciled in Aussieland.

Yea you gots to be a tough survivor-type to live for very long in OZ. 2400 species of spider, 50 of which are deadly to humans; 100 different kinds of snake, 99 of which are poisonous (like the Brown, Taipan, Death Adder) and the 100th will crush you to death; Good Grief, there is even a deadly poisonous SNAIL (Sheesh A SNAIL!!!); deadly box jelly fish near shore and tiny (size of a match head) but deadly Irukandji jelly fish with meter long tentacles in deep water; of course Sharks (Bull, Tiger, Great White) in case you make it past the jelly fish; and Salt water Crocodiles to get anyone missed by the jelly fish and bull sharks; Oh yea, the Salt water crocs actually like to take vacations in the fresh water rivers to snatch the non-ocean swimmers; now let's say you just want to wade in the water well there's the camouflaged deadly poisonous Stone fish with spines sharp and strong enough to pierce a boot sole. And the pretty little 45mm Blue-Ringed Octopus whose tiny bite injects a toxin that paralyses the breathing muscles. And the Yellow-bellied Sea Snake with a deadly neurotoxin venom that occasionally wash ashore. Their tiny fangs deliver a painless bite until you become paralysed and die. Enough of the sea? How about a walk in the forest, well we have the Australian paralysis tick that can take as much as 5ml of blood while secreating a paralysing neurotoxin and a mix of other proteins that can cause anaphylactic shock. Bull ants, 40mm long that can see over a meters distance and will actively chase intruders jumping after them, Oh yea, naturally they have a venomous sting. And the 30cm Giant Centipede that's also poisonous, natch! Then there's the Cassowary. An ostrich-sized flightless bird armed with a 12cm long claw that's razor-sharp. They jump up and rake down with this claw. It can easily cut off an arm or rip open your abdomen. Fun downunder!

 

[T Bolt]

How are any of you guys still alive down there?