Joe, Happy New Year!

I hope you are feeling much better now.

Great to see you still at the Stuka and getting some paint and decals on!

Looking forward to seeing more progress soon!

Many thanks. I am feeling somewhat better.

As for an update, your wish......

Time for just a very brief update.

Big news as the fuselage is now closed and the inner wing sections are attached. Not so happy news is the gaps for the fuselage halves and the wing roots were at the very least and eighth of an inch in width. This thing needed about a third of a container of putty to actually fill them. That was even after using some styrene to try to fill the gap.

In the end though the inner wings are on and the fuselage is closed. I did add the detail to the interior of the cut wing section. More on that later.

Pictures of the gap and putty show.




I did spend a little time on the engine. Nothing worthy of pictures yet but soon I hope.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

Awesome work as always Joe, love it!

Couldn't help having a little chuckle though, take a kit and carve random huge gaping holes in every panel, then find gaps to fill and repair.

You have me re-thinking a project I have had on the books for a few years now as well. I have an old 1/24 Matchbox FW 190 that i picked up from a swap meet very cheap with an idea to do a crash scene, combining this -

and this -

to create a scene where the aircraft has battle damage and a wheel has collapsed on landing, and it has slid into a tree or fence line with wings broken and engine exposed.

Early planning stages but your builds are a huge inspiration.

Cheers, D

Ah, I'm familiar with the 'gap & putty' show all too well Joe.

Looking good though

It is kind of ironic, make large holes in the kit just to fret over the gaps.

You have all been very kind in your comments and very encouraging. I am most grateful and most humbled.



Joe

We have progress.

Yes my friends we have progress. The pictures show the tale.




The fuselage and wings are attached. The gaps, and there were some interesting gaps, were puttied and then sorted. The paintwork was then touched up. While I waited for the putty to dry I spent some time on the landing gear.



And just a bit to prep for the next step. The engine and the engine compartment.




And that is now ready for my attention. I have a few things to finish prepping but I am ready to move forward.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.





Joe

Wow Joe

you don't mess around do you?

Looks amazing!

It feels like it has taken forever to get to this point.


Glad you like her.





Joe

Well I have been a bit fortunate in that I have had some quality time at the bench over the last couple of days. With that how about an update.

The Stuka now has her main legs as well as her engine.







I did add a few things to the frame and the firewall. A few things to give the illusion of wires and hoses. Today was the big day. It was sink or swim. Time to see if my homemade decals were up to the game or not.



Honestly they are not very good. The letters other than the "L" should have been on a clear sheet but I only had the white backing sheet. Still they should work for my purposes and I should be able to hide the issues caused by my jumping to them too quickly.

Now to let these dry for a day or two. You see they did not want to lie down without a fight. One in particular may not even play nice after a generous amount of solvent was applied. Homemade decals are generally very thin and react well with the surface. These did not.

Next up however after they dry is to seal it in with a nice coat of clear and then I can work on weathering the fuselage, engine, and wings.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

Looking good!

Looks amazing Joe!

Great work Joe, you're nearly there !

You are very kind. Thank you.



Joe

Joe the engine looks fantastic.. well the whole bird does. Shame about the struggle with the homemade decals but what kit worth building doesn't go down without a bit of a fight. Tidy work on the cutaways too. J

Many many thanks. With the way I did this one I expected a fight just not the one that happened.




Joe

Back with a quickie type of update.

A couple of hours has been spent with oils, paint, and pastels. Streaking, chipping, and a bit of grime and streaking is the result. To be honest it is not over the top. I had to make sure I didn't take it too far. I did use caution.

First the engine. Oils and pastels were used. Oils for the grime and dirty look and pastels for the exhaust stubs.






I used oils and enamels to do the chipping and the streaking. The streaking is tough to see in the pictures.



Now to let that dry out so I can hit it with a flat coat.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.




Joe

bringing it home in style, Joe!

Such lovely eye candy!

Keep that goodness coming!

Hi Joe.

What Russ said, ditto from me.

Cheers, D

Thank you both.



Joe

Agreed, your weathering on the engine looks nice and definitely not overdone. I particularly like the use of pastels on the exhausts.
I've missed a few updates but your progress has been great !

Paul many many thanks.





Joe

My friends all good things must come to an end.

The Dan Jayne tribute build has been finished.

Summary:
Interior aft the cockpit is scratchbuilt.
Wing internals are scratchbuilt.
Paints include Model Master Enamel RLM 02, 65, 70, and 71.
Paints also include Alclad, Rustoleum, and Model Master Metallics.
Various strip, rod, square, and sheet styrene was used.

This is not intended to be an exact replica. It is intended to give the illusion of the real thing.

Paints include Model Master Enamels, Alclads, Rustoleum, and Testors.

Details.









And the overall.





Started in August and finished in Feb. I was fortunate that I was able to chat with Dan over the course of three years. He was gracious with his knowledge and encouragement. I am proud to say he was my friend.

Miss you my friend.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.


Joe

Masterful work Joe. I'd love to have the balls to pull something off like that. I have enjoyed following this build greatly.

Joe -
I've enjoyed following this and your other cut away builds. Beautiful work- I particularly like the paintwork on the engine area .

Richard

Many many thanks. I am glad you like her.



Joe