Next up.. Meng Me410 with a few quickboost goodies. I will be starting this up properly over the next few days.

Will follow along on this build James , have this in the stash as well . It's a beautiful kit . Are you going to replace the rads ?



Terri

James,
Have only heard great things about this kit. Like Terri, ,I'll be following right along.
Joel

I'd like to know how it compares to the Pro Modeler 410- which is an excellent kit...

I'm on board for this one, love the heavy twin fighter-bombers!

Best of luck with the build.

Cheers, D

Wow! Looks really nice! I add myself to the crowed of followers!



Jelger

I'll be peeking about as well - count me in !

Richard

Nice one James!

You should consider Sergey's Vector VDS 48070 cowl correction set....



all the best

Steffen

Thanks guys for stopping in !. Steffen, I'd love to use the cooler set but I don't think I can justify spending that on the kit spent enough already !

Edit.. I may try and modify it myself !

I understand where you are coming from on justifying the extra add cost on a price kit already . I'm also surprised that for a pretty good detail kit , it doesn't have any instrument decals . I picked up airscales German instruments dials . Another than that , I'm not going to stress myself over the corrections on the kit(s). Sometimes it's just fun to build something out of the box .I'm looking forward on seeing what you do if you decide on doing the mods yourself .




Terri

James,
Lately, I've been spending way more on AM parts then I care to admit. About half are worth it, while the other half isn't any better then the kit parts, or I could have done equal or better. Like you, I'm trying to really limit the use of AM moving forward.

With that being said, the differences Between the Vector cowl and the Ming cowl really is quite apparent, and the work involved to do the correction looks to be quite extensive.

Joel

if it comes down to it i will probably make sure the back is squared and add a bit more bulk on the sides. nothing major, this is the first time i have spent more than £15 on a kit since getting back into it and I don't want to fritter my £££ away! I'm hoping to make a start on the office later.

I have made a start!

firstly,the quickboost parts look great, the radio stack is just a drop in replacement, which is nice, i was worried about arduously chipping away at resin.and the sticks are fantastic.

here are some side by side images..




I have put together the first 6 parts in the shape of the gun bay. pre shaded black with lifecolour RL02 lightly sprayed, chipped with a lighter and darker shade of rlm02. the guns were painted humbrol metalcote gunmetal and polished steel and then highlighted with polished aluminium.( they still need to dry properly and be buffed to a sheen)

Nice !



Terri

James,
The gun bay is really impressive. Very nicely done. the resin replacement radio equipment is a step up for sure. But if you went with the kit parts, detail painting and weathering would have done wonders too.

Joel

Off to a great start, very nice!

Cheers, D

Great work on the gunbay. The Quickboost Radiostack has some very nice detail, which will come out nicely when painted.



Jelger

Thanks guys. I'm really hoping to take time to make this my best yet. (just cursed myself there..) the only place that needs work are the sidewalls . And I need to wire the back of dials. Does anyone have any images of the back of the low centre console ? Reference is hard to find for this one.

Been a busy weekend so little progress.. The pe belts I didn't like. Maybe next time ill cut off the metal fittings and attach them to tape.
Painted in Tamiya German grey with some light shading. The rudder pedals was sprayed with alclad duraluminum and them misted over with polished aluminium.


Can an admin please change the thread status to blog please. I forgot !

James,
The floor with the seat, stick, and rudder pedals really are weathered quite effectively.

Joel

James,
nice work place and the gun bay looks great. I will follow this with pleasure!

Oliver

What a lovely choice of subject! Watching with interest- you're off to a good start. Cheers!

Thanks guys! Chuck i have your build bookmarked for reference !

Wash in the pit


And a little wiring.



More soon !

James,
You've done a 1st rate job on the cockpit. that over head shot really is quite effective.
Joel

Thanks Joel ! Bench time has been few and far between this week but i'm hoping to get on with the radio/gunner position soon