I'm plugging away at a quarterscale bf109k by ICM. If anyone else has a 109 they can't fit into a campaign or devote a dedicated blog to please join in.

So far I redid some detail on the db601 in brass. Added some plasticard strips. The goal is to present it cowlings open. Really i'm trying to develop non-existant building skills.

The interior has been perspective-painted for depth. Only the first stage so far. The gloss from future really detracts from the effect.



Detail up on the icm ip seems impossible without am. I'm probably going to display this canopy shut as a result.

I want to do some plumbing around the engine but can't get brass to work. How is this done?

Is it the bending? Try annealing the brass over a candle flame. Hold it about an hand-span above the flame until it turns red and then move it away to cool. Don't hold there it long enough to melt it. It'll look a bit bent and discoloured, but it'll be very much softer and easier to bend (or straighten out).

Hello Richard,

Nice efford so far.
As far i joining in goes, i think i am a little to far already.
I am just finishing up on another Bf 109 from Eduard.



Keep up the good work.

Tony

Not too be picky, the engine would be a BD 605.

It would. I typoed though. She is the 109f. Not sure where I got k from. That dyslexia rearing it's head again I suppose.

Join with the insomniac agnostics, you can all lie awake at night wondering if there really is a dog!

The existence of Dog is easy to prove, especially if your face is wet and slimy and there are paw prints all over the covers.

Or you could set a hidden camera:

Hi Richard!
About plumbing and detailing... I use lead wire for wiring or the wires from different diameter electric cables. Both being a lot softer than I imagine brass would be to work with. I have bought my lead wires here in Sweden, but they're made by a Czech company called Plusmodels - www.plusmodels.cz.

Happy detailing!
Fredrik

For detail wiring/plumbing, I use a several different media. #1 on my list is 3 different dia. enamel coated copper wires for armature wrapping. Bends like lead, holds is shape better, and isn't toxic.

#2 I use solid and stranded electrical wire I find every where, and I use the stripped rubber sheathing as well for larger piping.

#3 I use stretched sprue. You'd be amazed at what you can do with it. Bend it free hand, or for more complex bends of thicker sprue quickly heat, then bend to shape. Glues instantly.

#4 I sometimes use braided fishing line to represent cabling. Not Mono which is a real bear to work with.

This is an example of a bare wheel well (F4B) that I detailed with copper wire and sprue.

Joel