**** DONE: GB-70 1/32 Bf 109E-3 - WWII Spanish Civil War to Fall of France (1 Viewer)

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far!

 

[Donivanp]

Wings mostly done, a little fuss, the hinge points for the aliron were and issue until my brain kicked int and said, "Why don't you glue the hinge in and then do the the rest. GLUE's YOUR BOB!!!!!

 

[fubar57]

Works for me

 

[A4K]

What Geo said!

 

[destrozas]

Works for me

+1

 

[talbot]

Looking good!

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Donivanp]

Let me start by saying I LOTH installing an engine in a kit unless it's a diao or such. Now the kit manufacturer has designed it into the intrical part of the build. And NOW I have to determine how to get rid of it.....

Teh side cowl and the radiator vent housing.

Basic engine with the mounts and the exhaust

Radiator housing. not glued

Side cowlings glued on the engine around the exhaust

Little black wash in the radiator to stand out a bit (doubt it would ever be noticed.

Fit of the exhaust housing with out the radiator installed

OH and MY but it dosent fit with the radiator

Gotta figure this out.....

 

[A4K]

Beaut looking engine Don. Pity if it's not engineered so you can just not attach it if you don't want it.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[le_steph40]

 

[Crimea_River]

Hope the fix is relatively simple. Something no right for sure.

 

[Donivanp]

Okay so I talked to an expert and she told me to cut out all the plumbing on the bottom of the engine and that cleared up the lower fit problem.

 

[fubar57]

Always ask the experts

 

[Donivanp]

I feel like I should be being feed my last meal..... The fit of the forward section of this kit is DEPLORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I finally got the cowles put together and the engine ready to mount, err, well I thought I did..... As it is IT WILL NOT FIT PROPERLY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

So I had to cut the engine mounts off and all the stuff on the back of the engine...

The fuselage ready to mate the engine. I had to remove the ammo cans for the engine to mount.

Than I tryed to instll the gun cover cowl. OH BOY CAN WE ALL SAY FUN!!! I had to clamp and twist and contort the whole thing over and over and well you can see.....

I finally got every thing "together"

Seems I have a lot of body work to do....

Bottom is the cleanest mate.

All while the expert slept

 

[fubar57]

Yikes

 

[Donivanp]

Yikes

That's one word for it

 

[A4K]

I had the same problems with a 1:32 Matchbox Bf 109E I made as a kid. Maybe my inexperience, but nothing round the forward fuse wanted to fit. I had to trim and sand a few things to get them on, same as you're doing now.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nothing to add to that. Keep calm and carry on.

 

[destrozas]

Well, you couldn't put it better yourself: Keep calm and carry on.

Nothing to add to that. Keep calm and carry on.