**** DONE: GB-70 1/72 Henschel Hs 126 - WWII Spanish Civil War to Fall of France

[fubar57]

Love it. That was very fast masking and painting three colours

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice job on that Graham.

 

[le_steph40]

 

[Bustedwing]

When things go sideways........well this kit doesn't really have any positive or defined attachment points. It was when I was trying to rig up some kind of jig to attach the wing and it's struts, I noticed it was kind of wonky looking. Stabilizers weren't in line and the landing gear was crooked. Looked like a plane built by Pablo Picasso ! So I removed everything. The landing gear I drilled holes in them and then using guitar string as screws dipped in super glue to screw them back on. The struts for stabilizers I used copper wire I flattened out. The stabilizer struts that came with the kit get chucked. They didn't fit well. Everything looks straight now. Back to figuring how to mount the wing It doesn't line up that well either.

 

[A4K]

Wow. Hope the wing works out Graham.

 

[fubar57]

With Evan

 

[Crimea_River]

You are handling those issues with grace and patience.

 

[Bustedwing]

You are handling those issues with grace and patience.

And scotch !

 

[Bustedwing]

A wooden block, some paint tins and some broken guitar strings and the wing is mounted and it looks symmetrical. Now to glue on another PE pair of struts and some teeny tiny aileron hinges. Then a bit of body work and paint touch ups and It's ready for decals. I'm ready for.....do they still do lobotomy's ?

 

[A4K]

Good stuff Graham! Great save.

 

[fubar57]

Agreed

 

[Crimea_River]

Jesus, I thought that was a brick at first!

 

[Wurger]

Actually I have thought about a two-by-four.

 

[Bustedwing]

Actually I have thought about a two-by-four.

Ha ! The brick came to mind a few times !

 

[Crimea_River]

Glad you didn't resort to that option.

 

[A4K]

With Andy!

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far!

 

[Donivanp]

A wooden block, some paint tins and some broken guitar strings and the wing is mounted and it looks symmetrical. Now to glue on another PE pair of struts and some teeny tiny aileron hinges. Then a bit of body work and paint touch ups and It's ready for decals. I'm ready for.....do they still do lobotomy's ?

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I keep asking my podiatrist for a lobotomy.... She send me home with a prescription for a bottle in front of me. Borbon what ya gonna do!!! Great work man, been missing that paint is Awesome. How many pints did that take I said three, wife only said two.

 

[destrozas]

With all here!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Wow, that a different approach....