Thomas Lund Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Auch, closing time is creeping up on me... Earlier I made good progress with this one, but had to put it aside to finish something else for a competition. I'm back First - the state of the project The surface looks like that because when scribing I used a Dymo tape as guide and it kept ripping off the primer. Will sand and level it before painting. So... the state is: Scribing almost done Gear and wheels done Propellers and spinners done. Spinners were a major PITA. I tried a million ways of doing them and eventually ended up with having my friend 3D print them to get good locations for the prop blades. They were very coarse, so i had to fill and sand many times before I was happy with them. I drilled out the holes and added Bf109F blades - that I think looked the closest to the photos - and a small pipe thingie in the tip of the spinner. Painting to come, but done !! Ailerons, elevators and rudder finished save for actuators. Gear doors are the only thing I haven't touched at all Transparancies are underway... Another thing I've redone several times is the landing light in the nose. First attempt was super - very clear etc, but it was so clear that it was obvious that I had done a bad job at doing the 'lamp' behind it. After several attempts, all with each their flaw, this is the last one. I'll leave it at that nomatter how it turns out. All the failed attempts made me cut of a bit of the nose. I used a large part of a transparent toothbrush - sanded flat on the back side and a 'lamp' painted on. To come is the shaping and polishing. A bit of product placement, eh? So... will I make it to the 30th ? Don't think so, but it IS getting very close indeed. BradG, Shawn M, sandokan and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Great work, Tom Tom. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Thomas you are really doing a fantastic job on this twin. Your creativity, perseverance and modeling talent are going to win the day. It will be a great model. Keep it up! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Terrific work, Thomas, and great to this you make some progress on this one. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Take your time Tom. Finish it in WIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Hey admins - will ya move this one to work in progress ?? Actually it's getting there. Finished scribing and all sorts of details and eventually final assembly. Just before christmas I put on a primer coat to find flaws. A lot fewer than expected. These has been corrected and a new coat of primer is on... still a few things to fix, but damn, it's almost there... Focusing on a black primered plane screws up the white balance, but I kept the images since they show the surface nicely MikeMaben, Hubert Boillot, Shawn M and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Wow, that looks terrific Thomas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Awesome Thomas. Looking great as usual. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Looking really good. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Thomas, What a project! Your scribing looks very straight and clean. Impressed!! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piprm Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) Wow! This is great work you doing' here Tom-Tom! Power on mate! Pip Edited December 31, 2017 by Piprm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Allright - getting there. Finally finished correcting all the surface flaws, so now it's final painting. Painted the national markings, the white areas around it and the yellow leading edge. Final masking on And the overall light grey is on - ready for the green spots... exciting !!! Shawn M, Lee White, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Wow nice! I love the plane, but am still quite leery of vacs. I have a combat models F7F in the stash (HORRIBLE vac pull though) and plan on making it a what-if Reno racer, but have not had the courage to pull it out yet. This is turning out really lovely, and cant wait to see it will color on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Looking great with the markings on, the spots will make it look even better, though you will probably be going cross eyed doing them. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Thanks guys A very very good night of modeling... First a little variation in the grey... Then the spots Will need some cleaning up, but close, very close MikeMaben, Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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