**** DONE: GB-48 1:72 Heinkel 115 C-1 - Carrier & Maritime Patrol A/C of WWII

[fastmongrel]

Just a thought and too late for you but I wonder if painting on a solvent like MEK on the areas you want to scribe might stop the polystyrene delaminating.

 

[Bustedwing]

Just a thought and too late for you but I wonder if painting on a solvent like MEK on the areas you want to scribe might stop the polystyrene delaminating.

I tried that and I didn't use much but after a day of drying the plastic was still soft and gooey so I scraped it out and filled the divots with putty.

 

[fastmongrel]

I tried that and I didn't use much but after a day of drying the plastic was still soft and gooey so I scraped it out and filled the divots with putty.

That is some weird polystyrene. I wonder if it's reclaimed and isn't pure styrene maybe mixed with another plastic like the stuff they make milk jugs from.

Keep up the good work 😃

 

[Wurger]

 

[Capt. Vick]

Bummer that!

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice recovery on the model. Should look good I think. We had a heck of a wind roll through Alberta yesterday as well. A building at the local flight museum that shelters a Lancaster and other aircraft had part of the roof blown off.

 

[fubar57]

Nasty wind.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Bustedwing]

Back to the Heinkel. Turns out the fuselage is the same goofy plastic as the wings. The location holes for the float braces don't line up with the braces and the braces don't fit either where they should be. I filled the holes with some styrene and putty. I think I'll paint the braces by them selves and then modify them as needed to fit after the wings and floats are attached. First of three coats of primer is down.

 

[rochie]

Looks good

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Moving right along......

 

[Crimea_River]

Admiring your sticktoitiveness Graham.

 

[Bustedwing]

Admiring your sticktoitiveness Graham.

I have to admit, one thing I like about joining the group builds apart from other peoples work is it gets me to build some of the kits I never thought I'd build !!

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[Bustedwing]

Hootey hootey dyne der mighty snerblers and another healthy swath of bondo anda few shots of the water of life ! I think I put more mud and primer on the last car I painted ! Floats meet wings. Slowly rounding the course to the paint dept !

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

The MEK is affecting your brain. Nice work though.

 

[Bustedwing]

The MEK is affecting your brain. Nice work though.

Brain ? What means this ? I think the next build I'll go the safe route and use LEGO !

 

[fastmongrel]

The MEK is affecting your brain.

MEK doesnt affect my brain but I have noticed that pink rabbits are attracted to the smell every time I forget to put the lid back on the bottle.