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Ta-183 Huckebein, L.E.M


Troy Molitor

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Several lightening holes were drilled out and countersunk from the opposite sides of each bulkheads. The tolerance between resin parts/ components is really tight. A lot of test fitting. A lot of light sanding and test fitting again before each piece was actually glued in place. A great fitting resin kit. I understand a hundred of this aircraft were produced L.E.M.

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The fit and tolerance between parts is tight and fit well. Both bulkheads required little clean up and I had to find a hook to pull the aft section out of the tail assembly. Good thing I had some lightening holes drilled into the bulkhead! More to follow.

 

Troy

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Go Troy, go! Looks great so far. :)

 

Is this the kit off ebay? I've been looking at that everytime it comes up. 

 

At a much better price than their eBay page, too. Direct link to the kit's description/order-page on the LEM Kits site:

http://lemkits.com/product/1-32-focke-wulf-ta-183-huckebein-limited-edition-resin-kit/

 

D

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Thanks for the support gents. Greatly appreciated. I'll never as fast as John B, but I'm committed in getting some more color on my Huckenbine before I head over to Asia next week.

 

My plan to do this bird opposite to the norm.

The cockpit for example will be one of the last major effort. I plan to close up the canopy and use one of the figures I got along the way trading with you guys in the trader section. Gene and Kevin. Thank you Gent's.

The gear legs are rather sturdy but D convinced me to go a different route on the main gear wheels/tires. Hmmmm. Can't find my resin Dora 9 wheels at the moment after moving back to California recently.

The nose gear wheel and tire seem an odd size. I'll need to figure something out on this item.

Lastly, I rather dislike installing canopys. I've started craving out one out but the demarcation lines are shallow in a few areas. I can't tell where they end so I might go to the second canopy (2 supplied by L.E.M) for a back up before its all over. Thanks L.E.M.

 

My goal is to get the Reichsverteidigung bands for the JG-26 on this weekend. Perhaps a little RLM 82 on the fuselage spine. We shall see! Thanks for stopping in.

 

Troy

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To be correckt, it is a "Huckebein", not Huckenbine. "Bein" is the German word for "leg". "(Hans) Huckebein" is a trouble-making raven from a poem written and illustrated by Wilhelm Busch.

Wilhelm Busch himself is the fore-father of the comic, so to say. Also often overlooked as a poet due to his "comics", but his vocabulary is second only to Germanys national poet Goethe.

 

Happy modelling

- dutik

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