This is part 2 of biting off more than I can chew.



This will be my tribute to the late Dan Jayne. This will be constructed as a cut away build and I will attempt to present it in a style that he did.


Stay tuned folks.




Joe

This looks to be a fascinating project!
Don't mind me peering over your shoulder the whole time

Hi Joe

I think this is going to be epic - I'll tag along as well.

Regards,
Kobus

Many thanks for stopping in.

I do hope I can do the kit and Dan justice.




Joe

"Wingspread" lol. Gah that box is so uninspiring.Kill it - kill it with fire!

Going to be big for sure.



Joe

I look forward to this. It is a model I've always wanted but never got.

Go Joe!

Looking forward to it myself. Hopefully I will get going here soon.




Joe

The prep work begins.

The first step is to decide where to make the cuts. What do I want to show on this. i sat and stared at the kit for several hours over several days before I felt comfortable enough to mark out the sections with a sharpie. Next is some actual fabrication. Using sections of a large styrene sign I rough cut and then fine tuned the bulkheads from the rear of the cockpit to the tail.







My next step will be to overcome that fear and actually cut into the plastic to open up the sections.

Not much yet but all comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.


Joe

In my recent endeavour in resculpting my Lancaster's engine nacelles I used a dremel with a small drill bit to remove the majority of the plastic and then fine tuned the edges with a knife. I was going for straight edges though... You might get away with some very careful sanding with a dremel attachment with your wavy edges?

Be bold ! But be conservative to begin with

What I mean to say is be careful of those sections on the tailplane where you are leaving quite a thin frame!

Good luck, and if you're not pleased with the result there's nothing that can't be filled and repaired again.

I did not realize that Dan had passed away. I am sorry to hear that. I had never met Dan in person, only in the pages of FineScale Modeler. I was always blown away of his work. I remember the "flux capacitor" in his F-105.

Paul I am being very very careful. Always concerned I am going to take too much off.

Chris I was privileged to be able to chat with Dan on Facebook and over time I was humbled to call him a friend. I was stunned when I heard of his passing. I had chatted with him not long before and was getting ready to send him some pictures to review.


Joe

It has been a while

How about I bring this back to the bench.


First up is to take a good look at the kit parts. The interior looks pretty dang good actually.




I am thinking I will go with this for the most part. There is a bit I want to cut off to open it up a bit and I do want to add just a bit.

More soon I hope. This is back and ready to be worked on.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

Before I can really get into the detailing on the interior of the fuselage I need to prep the interior of the fuselage a bit.

The tail is framed, this may not be accurate but it does match up with the rivets on the exterior. The stringers are also in. Still a touch more to do but nearly ready.



Sorry just one picture this time around.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.


Joe

Ok here I go again.

Kind of a jump in progress this time around. Although it did seem to be more of one step forward followed by a dozen backwards.

First up, the interior got its paint. Gloss Grey followed by Alclad Chrome. I then went to work on the pit. First the color is Model Master RLM 02 Enamel. Some scratched parts for a number of reasons and then a shot of them together.





And then something I rarely do. Figures. I cleaned up and then sprayed Flat Black.




I shall, for the moment, call them Hans and Franz. Not sure they will end up in the final edition as the poses do not seem to fit very well with the interior.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

Shaping up very nicely. The cockpit is really good so far. What sort of weathering are you planning ? J

Wow Joe

just found this thread!

MPC's one time release of the excellent 1/24 Airfix Stuka!

Following with interest!

Russ

Many thanks for looking in.

I am not planning much for weathering on the interior. Have not decided anything for the exterior.


Joe

How about a really quick update on the 1/24 JU-87. Still filling out the detail on the interior, this update shows Hanz and Franz are now occupying the positions that they are required to. There were some minor things like the Morse set that is just too small for me to get a good pic of and a couple of cables. I still need to add more cables and a cross brace. However I am getting anxious to get to painting. I know that the easiest way to do these is to paint the areas that have the cutaway prior to completing the closure of the fuselage. But even with the eagerness to paint I do not wish to run before I walk. I want to make sure all is as complete as I can get it. Thus the documentation of the very minor progress.




I must admit I am finding myself siting and staring at this build. I find myself wondering what Dan would do, how he would approach some of these things. Somewhere in the back of my mind I am sure of one thing. He would encourage to just do it.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.

Joe

great work on the cockpit Joe

keep those updates coming

Thank you. Many thanks for looking in.




Joe

Masterful - the figures look great too. I always avoid them.

Wow......Joe, this will be a cracker....looking forward to the finished "Stuka".....

Many many thanks. I tend to ignore the figures in kits. I have only attempted painting them a few times.

Today was a productive day.

The day began with the skeleton of two pieces of wing and one tail feather. It ends with ribs and details. The ribs are a mixture of .010 x .040, .020 x .020, and .010 x .030 strip. I began to fabricate the two fuel cells and the inner bulkheads and such. In the outer wing the shinny round pieces are BB's and the larger blue pieces are craft beads.

Let the ribbing commence.



There they are in all their glory.

I do need to finish up a bit of the detail work but then I can go forward with the firewall and the engine compartment.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

After nearly two weeks of being sick I am able to show a bit of progress.

I began the process of preparing to get some color on the build. I did this just a bit different than previous builds. I began with a Gloss Black base. I then shot Alclad Polished Aluminium. Mind you this was not done to be a high gloss, mirror finish. Just a base for the color to come.




Once dry the real colors make their appearance. RLM 70 and 71 for the upper and RLM 65 for the lower. I began by taping off the shapes and then shot a lightened version of each of the top colors to get a first color. I then went back through with thinned coats of the colors to darken up the cammo. For the lower I shot several layers of thinned color.



This was done over the cut away sections. I did this to try to minimize any overspray to the interior.

I did have a bit of a mishap. Prior to getting sick I scanned the decal sheet. My son touched up the image to give the best possible color. I then printed off the decals on two sheets, my only two sheets, of decal paper. Once I thought it was dry I sprayed decal bonder. Once I felt up to doing anything again I checked on the decals and found that they had a reddish tint. Not sure if the ink had not dried or what happened. I do need to redo these.

This is good progress and hopefully the momentum can continue for a while.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe