Test fitted the fuselage with the interior components (great fit ..more then I can say about my FW-190 ..rip)
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hkopper
Joined: March 01, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 08:05 AM UTC
Cockpit assembled, painted and weathered:
Test fitted the fuselage with the interior components (great fit ..more then I can say about my FW-190 ..rip)
Thanks for watching
Test fitted the fuselage with the interior components (great fit ..more then I can say about my FW-190 ..rip)
Thanks for watching
chris1
Joined: October 25, 2005
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Posted: Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:49 PM UTC
Hi there Herman,
Shes' looking good so far.
Can't wait for more updates.
Cheers
Chris
Shes' looking good so far.
Can't wait for more updates.
Cheers
Chris
TedMamere
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Posted: Friday, April 10, 2009 - 09:08 PM UTC
Hi Hermann,
Same here! Looks good so far!
Have you already decided on a paint sheme?
Jean-Luc
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Can't wait for more updates.
Same here! Looks good so far!
Have you already decided on a paint sheme?
Jean-Luc
hkopper
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Posted: Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 01:56 AM UTC
Thanks for the replies. Jean-Luc, referencing the instructions, so far I'm considering option C: 4./zg 26, Mediterranean, Spring 1941 color scheme.
The next process is to glue the fuselage together. This is my first aircraft and wanted to get some input on the best way to accomplish the task to get the best results. My adhesives of choice are tamiya's extra thin cement and my old friend Testors liquid cement with metal applicator. Do I cement in between the gaps and brace the two parts together or do I connect the fuselage halves and apply the cement on top of the seams? If I do the latter, will I loose the bond when I sand?
So far with my test fitting, I noticed a considerable gap where the wing is attached to the fuselage. Is this avoidable with adjustments or just a matter of fact requiring filling and sanding? Anyone with experience with this build, your input will be greatly appreciated.
The next process is to glue the fuselage together. This is my first aircraft and wanted to get some input on the best way to accomplish the task to get the best results. My adhesives of choice are tamiya's extra thin cement and my old friend Testors liquid cement with metal applicator. Do I cement in between the gaps and brace the two parts together or do I connect the fuselage halves and apply the cement on top of the seams? If I do the latter, will I loose the bond when I sand?
So far with my test fitting, I noticed a considerable gap where the wing is attached to the fuselage. Is this avoidable with adjustments or just a matter of fact requiring filling and sanding? Anyone with experience with this build, your input will be greatly appreciated.
mpatman
Joined: March 09, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 01:18 PM UTC
Looks very nice so far- keep the pics coming.
I have been thinking about adding one of these to my stash. I have only built 3 1/2 planes to date and was wondering if you think it would be ok for a relative nebie to build?
I have been thinking about adding one of these to my stash. I have only built 3 1/2 planes to date and was wondering if you think it would be ok for a relative nebie to build?
hkopper
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Posted: Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 03:49 PM UTC
I would start out with a tamiya kit first. Eduard kit are full of detail and very unforgiving.The large part count, details and scale can be overwhelming at times. If you decide to go with eduard kit, be VERY patient with the build and continually test fit as you progress to make there are no surprises later on. Good luck and thx for the reply.
CMOT70
Joined: August 23, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 07:15 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Thanks for the replies. Jean-Luc, referencing the instructions, so far I'm considering option C: 4./zg 26, Mediterranean, Spring 1941 color scheme.
The next process is to glue the fuselage together. This is my first aircraft and wanted to get some input on the best way to accomplish the task to get the best results. My adhesives of choice are tamiya's extra thin cement and my old friend Testors liquid cement with metal applicator. Do I cement in between the gaps and brace the two parts together or do I connect the fuselage halves and apply the cement on top of the seams? If I do the latter, will I loose the bond when I sand?
So far with my test fitting, I noticed a considerable gap where the wing is attached to the fuselage. Is this avoidable with adjustments or just a matter of fact requiring filling and sanding? Anyone with experience with this build, your input will be greatly appreciated.
Hi Hermann,
Nice work. It is possible to work the wing joins to improve their fit. Your best bet is to go to Hyperscale and download Brett Greens "modellers rescource" on this kit. He describes how to overcome the wing join problem. The worst fit areas are the nose and nacelle to upper wing join...for both those places i ended up using filler and sanding. The rest was pretty good from what i remember, i built the E version not long after the kit came out.
I just got this D kit as well. Though i'll be using it to build another 110E (an early version that still had the long tail extension of the "D") using the Iraqui markings from the E kit.
Andrew
hkopper
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Posted: Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 12:44 AM UTC
That's exactly what I did and what I've been using to guide me through the build. It's just that I did not understand what it was that he did in that portion of the guide.
hkopper
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Posted: Friday, April 17, 2009 - 08:44 AM UTC
Managed to glue the fuselage and the wings halves together. As noted before, the joining of the engines is becoming a bit of a mission. Below are pix of the right wing completed and filled (just need to figure how to hide the scratches from the sanding):
Left wing (just finished adding a bunch of putty):
Below are pix of the glued fuselage and painted nose guns (still need weather and wash the guns):
Next is to sand the left wing, paint the wheel wells and join the wings to the fuselage. Thanks for watching.
Left wing (just finished adding a bunch of putty):
Below are pix of the glued fuselage and painted nose guns (still need weather and wash the guns):
Next is to sand the left wing, paint the wheel wells and join the wings to the fuselage. Thanks for watching.
hkopper
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 04:12 AM UTC
The build is starting to resemble an actual plane ..added the nose, wings and tail section. I'm not to crazy with how the engines turned out but It will do for my first build (as they say, you get better with each build??)
Will need to apply fillers to the wings to remove some of the gaps that are showing. Thinking of applying a thinned squadron putty with a brush but was wondering what is the best thinning agent to use? Need more practice with the application of fillers and sanding (escpecially with sanding ..very fearful of sanding some of the seams and loosing much of the detail of the aircraft).
Thanks for watching and for all the advice that's been given!!
Will need to apply fillers to the wings to remove some of the gaps that are showing. Thinking of applying a thinned squadron putty with a brush but was wondering what is the best thinning agent to use? Need more practice with the application of fillers and sanding (escpecially with sanding ..very fearful of sanding some of the seams and loosing much of the detail of the aircraft).
Thanks for watching and for all the advice that's been given!!
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Friday, May 01, 2009 - 12:50 AM UTC
Looks good, Hermann. The cockpit looks really nice and the fuselage is coming together well.
I am surprised to hear there is an issue with the fit of the engines. I would have expected Eduard to have solved these kind of issues on their new kits.
Looking forward to see more
I am surprised to hear there is an issue with the fit of the engines. I would have expected Eduard to have solved these kind of issues on their new kits.
Looking forward to see more
hkopper
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Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 08:49 AM UTC
Just finished building Tamiya's FW-190A8-R2...now it's time to give this build a bit more attention. Here are some more progress pix.
thegirl
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Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 09:56 AM UTC
Excellent progress Hermann , will you leave on the gun covers to show the off the detail ?
hkopper
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Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 10:17 AM UTC
Thanks, I'm planning to show the details for the forward guns.
thegirl
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 05:55 AM UTC
Cool , the guns have great detail to them and would be almost a shame to cover them up ...looking forward to more progress ...
klimmer
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 06:10 AM UTC
Hermann,
Excellent work so far
I llok forward to seeing it completed.
Ted
Excellent work so far
I llok forward to seeing it completed.
Tedhkopper
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 06:24 AM UTC
Terri and Ted, thanks for the comments. One questions persists: the kit comes along with 2 bombs and I was wondering what's the ideal color to use when painting German ordinance?
thegirl
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 06:04 PM UTC
most bombs that I have seen are painted RLM65 . On the other hand I have also seen them paint in a dark gray ? . The RLM 65 sounds to be the best bet to go with but don't hold me on that ............................
hkopper
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 03:14 AM UTC
Houston, we've got mottle!!
alpha_tango
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:03 AM UTC
Hello Hermann
Very nice paint job!!! i like the mottling! Will you add a 2nd colour?
all the best
Steffen
Very nice paint job!!! i like the mottling! Will you add a 2nd colour?
all the best
Steffen
thegirl
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:29 AM UTC
Most impressive job on the moltting Hermann , you'r getting really good at it . How did you go about doing it ?
Like Steffen said , will there be another colour added ?
Like Steffen said , will there be another colour added ?
hkopper
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:33 AM UTC
I added the dark green RLM 71 but due to the low PSI I blended with the RLM 02. As a result you can not tell the difference between the 2 colors in the mottle. I'll try with a darker green instead.
hkopper
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:39 AM UTC
Thanks Steffen and Terri!! For the mottle I followed the recommendations that were given to me. I use heavily thinned paint (in this case RLM 02 and 71) and control the outflow of paint to a bare mimimum (almost translucent mist). I go over the cammo several times until I get the desired pattern. In the end I do the same but with RLM 76 to blend it all together. I also try to use reference pictures and other builds get a pattern.
alpha_tango
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:45 AM UTC
Hi Hermann
Yes, I have had the same effect on my 109s. The 02 and 71 blended together and looked like one and the same colour. Next time I will try 02/70 for my mottling.
BTW I worked with the same method ...
all the best
Steffen
Yes, I have had the same effect on my 109s. The 02 and 71 blended together and looked like one and the same colour. Next time I will try 02/70 for my mottling.
BTW I worked with the same method ...
all the best
Steffen
hkopper
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Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 02:02 PM UTC
I'm finally able to remove the masking from the plane and take a sigh of relief! Next, I'll paint the landing gear, small parts and everyone's favorite ..the canopy! Stay tuned for more and thanks for your attention
Noticed a part of the yellow band that is uneven (hopefully the decals can cover it (too late now
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Noticed a part of the yellow band that is uneven (hopefully the decals can cover it (too late now
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