**** DONE: GB-49 1/72 Do 215B-5 - WW2 Night Fighter

[A4K]

Glad you got them alright Graham.

Yeah, Extra Tech stuff is rare enough now, though some of their items are still available as reboxings by different companies. This particular set I scored at a monthly model sale held in Budapest, Hungary when I was living there. Lots of rare treasures to be found there!

 

[Wildsau]

I was hoping to get some but no chance. Have to resort to scratch builing

 

[Bustedwing]

I was hoping to get some but no chance. Have to resort to scratch builing

Hannants has sets for the Blohm Voss 222, I ordered a set and actually got two but they look like they could be bodged easy enough.

 

[Wildsau]

Hannants has sets for the Blohm Voss 222, I ordered a set and actually got two but they look like they could be bodged easy enough.

Don't know Graham this radio system is very different to the 202/212 system. I'd be concerned it will take as much effort as a scratch build. I'd like to see how you go though

 

[A4K]

Try Bren Gun mate - the Extra-Tech Si 204 PE set I have is available again under that brand. Maybe the FuG 202 set is/ will be aswell.

 

[Bustedwing]

Don't know Graham this radio system is very different to the 202/212 system. I'd be concerned it will take as much effort as a scratch build. I'd like to see how you go though

I'm thinking book an appointment with my eye guy for a tune up first !

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far!

 

[A4K]

Many thanks to Graham on behalf of my Bv 222 for a little package of FuG 200 antennae that arrived in the post today

 

[Bustedwing]

Many thanks to Graham on behalf of my Bv 222 for a little package of FuG 200 antennae that arrived in the post today

Good swap !

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Bustedwing]

Well I guess it's ok to reveal my own little OCD issues. Spinning props. They have to spin or it bugs me silly. Turns out on this kit there is no provision for that and the props are supposed to be glued onto the shaft on the front of the engine. It's tiny and it's just part of the engine cover and doesn't protrude enough through the spinner to glue some sort of hub on the end. I ended up cutting them off and drilling into the engine block to use a thicker shaft out of styrene rod. I also added a sleeve to the inside of the spinner so the props don't wobble, and then a hub to hold them on. They spin great ! Slowly coming together. I will save the PE antennas as the very last thing I do in an effort to avoid any fumbleage !

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

Great job

 

[Crimea_River]

Beautiful work. I'm the opposite with props. I find that the vast majority of kit supplied prop assemblies don't fit snugly enough to look right and almost always end up gluing them.

 

[Airframes]

Nice work, and it's really starting to look the biz !

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[Bustedwing]

Thank you every one. I'm kind of stalling on the antenna business but it's getting close to being done.

 

[Jock Tamson]

Looking good

 

[Wayne Little]

Agree with that, is looking good.

 

[Wildsau]

Nice work