Hi all!

Thanks for the encouragements...

Some more progress to report: the tailplane assembly is glued in place as well as the wings. Of course I used home made locators for more strength. I used CA Gel glue to fix the parts...





I couldn't resist and test fitted some pieces. It's the first time the kit looks like a plane!

Jean-Luc

Welcome back. How was your vacation?

It's looking like an airplane now. Sweet!

So the kit didn't include any kind of engine-related parts, despite the openings in the cowlings? Those parts you made really hit the spot. Gizmology at it's finest; they're not so visible parts that people will start nitpicking if they're not 100% spot on, but they certainly will notice if the cowlings are void.

Hi all!

Eetu, "Gizmology" is indeed the appropriate word for the engines...

I used another method to do the landing bay covers. The kit only provides the vacu parts which are really basic. I thinned them down and added an internal structure with small evergreen stripes. But since the inner side of the covers was embossed on the real aircraft, I vacuformed the parts. Then I did a "sandwich": metal sheet, double sided tape and vacuform part. The result can be seen on the last picture...



Jean-Luc

Excellent workmanship. You're producing a very inspirational build. I can't wait to see the bird finished.

Mark

Excellent work Jean-Luc, I always learn from your threads. I really like the idea for placing the windows with clear tape! Great stuff.

Thanks,
Allen

Hi all!

Thanks for the kind words...

I wasn't happy with the gear bay covers so I used another method and made new ones...



I think the result is better.

Jean-Luc

Hi Jean-Luc

It is better (not that the original was bad! ) Stunning work as usual throughout!

All the best

Rowan

I'm surprised I missed this thread,
You certainly are doing a splendid job there Jean Luc.

Hi all!

I'm still working on my Siebel. I'm currently finishing the engine pods. I used fine strips of plastic to create a small step which was present on the original plane. This will also allow me to glue the nacelles at the very end, once the paintjob is done...





Jean-Luc

Ohh boy, "Auftragen und Polieren" like karate kid. You should start training your little boy to get rid of the tedious tasks

cheers

Steffen

Hi Steffen!

"Karate Kid"? That's indeed something I should remember for my son later...

But I must confess that applying filler to a model and sanding pieces to shape is something I like to do. I must be a bit masochistic...

Jean-Luc

I knew it ... some of us are challenged putting an easy kit like eduards Bf 110 together and others - like you - do not even bother such baby toys and build their own ... like the Bugatti hehehe BTW is that project cancelled?

I somehow like the Siebel 204 .. hope there will be an IM model one day

In case it did not become clear: I really like your Siebel

cheers

Steffen

Looks great, Jean-Luc.

Very nice gear bay covers. As usual the finish is very smooth - or looks like it is going to be after you attacked the kit with sanding.

Looking forward to see more

Looks good to me

Hi all!

Thanks for the kind words... but we should wait until the kit is finished. To me the model doesn't looks very nice for the moment. I think there is almost as much filler on it as plastic. Here is how it looks like at the moment...



It's about time I reach the painting stage...

Jean-Luc

Hi Jean-Luc,

A fantastic build you have going, possibly the most challenging modelling I've seen,... and yet you manage to make it look so effortless.

thanks for sharing it with us,

Frank

Hi Frank!

You've never seen a Fonderie Miniature kit then...

Here is how I made the replacement parts for the propeller cone and the propeller blades. I used a resin I found in a DIY store. The resin is composed of a sirup like liquid and... powder!? Mixed together it hardens and is suppose to look like metal. For small parts it works quite well...



I reshaped one propeller blade of the kit and decided to do copies rather than do each one. This way the four blades will be exactly the same.

Jean-Luc

Jean Luc,

Excellent work!! I like how you overcame the prop spinner troubles you'd been having on this build. I watch it closely and enjoy it a lot. Thanks for sharing.

Mark

Hi all!

Sorry for not showing some progress on the Siebel lately but I had to dig a 10 m long trench in front of my house because we've been connected to the gas network. It was more work than I thought...



However, from time to time, I worked on my model and I'm happy to report that I almost reached the painting stage. It's only a question of hours now...



As you can see, I glued most of the glazing in place and scratchbuilt some doors for the astrodome. I don't know if this was a feature of the real plane but it was the only solution I found to hide the empty space inside the fuselage. Let's call this "artistic licence". Now a little sanding here and there and the model will be ready for some coats of paint... at last!

Jean-Luc

Hi J-L

a nice trench you have there . I am glad you did not paint yet ... it is just wrong to paint roundels on this aircraft

cheers

Steffen

Nice work on the trench, the model's also really good

Hi all!

Thanks for the kind words about the trench.

Here's one more picture, just to show you I wasn't joking yesterday when I said I was about to reach the painting stage...




I sprayed the model in grey and after some minor sanding here and there It is now ready to receive it's camouflage scheme.

Jean-Luc

Hi Captain

it looks very, very nice!!!!!

Can I persuade you to do it in Blindflugschule markings instead of your sacrilegious plans ... pleeeeeeeeeeeez

greets

Steffen

Hi Jean-Luc
looking really nice.
Can't wait to see the camo on.
I've always liked the Siebel and this looks like its shaping up to be a cracker.

Cheers
Peter


PS Nice trench work.

Hi Steffen and Peter!

No Steffen, I won't change my mind. If you look closely at the picture I've posted previously, I already drilled the holes for the wing antennas...

I've just finished the pre shading...



Jean-Luc