P-40 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 This is a great conversion of the old Revell, I knew it was off but not by this much. You've shown a pretty easy way to fix it for those that still have the old kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Indeed, Brian, I think we'll all enjoy this; I know I'll benefit from it in many ways. Many thanks for sharing it; Jimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 Wow guys thanks for not relegating me to the loony bin. It may seem daft to do this with all the new and relatively inexpensive kits around but I have yet to shy away from a challenge. I did the revell 262 which had very similar problems if you take a peek at my old article, my first on LSP actually and I had managed then. Also, seeing that I have a complete resin nose and cockpit, it seems to be a shame to cut up a perfectly good odel when I really need to get rid of the front part of this one anyway. yesterday I glued the rear fuselage together, from the cockpit to the tail. Left the front unglued so that I can play about with the fit of the resin pit. This shall take some modification to fit since it is made for the Hasegawa kit. Also faired in the joint with milliput and also put in a ton of milliput to correct some shape issues. Shall try to sand it down today and post a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 This is it guys, the point of no return, off comes the front of the kit. The rear is complete except for scribing and other surface detail. However, it has been sanded to the correct shape (as far as I can tell, as close to the new revell as I can get) I still need to check out the tail and correct as necessary. The stuff on the fuselage is Milliput and Tamiya filler. The milliput is terracotta colour since I ran out of the grey. Works the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Second pic shows the bulkhead and top section in front of the forward canopy. This fits just fine onto the model with just minor sanding. Proves I'm on the right track. The rest of the front is all resin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Another view. I haven't had so much fun modelling for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Last pic for today, since most of my modelling time yesterday was taken up by sanding and filling so I just manages to fit in the bulkhead. I am not a resin lover and mostly scratchbuild my details but this set is really nice and so far fits together very well. Hope to show you some more progress after the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Brian, depending on where you go with this - you're not out of the woods on the loony -bin part..... I have beamans plans and I must say I like your approach much more than his, which I tried once. This really keeps me going just because I grew up with these kits,and must have built 10 of the 109s. looking great, have you come close to a theater or paint scheme? Somewhat more choices huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Hi Mike, to be fair to Beaman, he did not have the new releases by Hasegawa and Revell when he wrote the book in the 70's so you must give him his due. I have more to work with but I think I will get there. We shall see in due course. I shall probably paint the bird in the markings of Hans Ekkerhard Bob since I have contacted him personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsarnoffca Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I love it Brian. Just fascinating so far. Next time I'm going to try the Aires conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I shall probably paint the bird in the markings of Hans Ekkerhard Bob since I have contacted him personally. an F then ? M M ...interesting project Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Brian: FWIW, way back in the LSP archives: http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/M...f109H/109h.html I tried correcting the Revell 109 with the use of Beaman's notes many years ago. I'm not sure if my article has stood the test of time, but it may help. I'm eager to see how your project turns out. Mark Proulx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Not finding much time for modelling. Too damn busy at home. However I do have some more progress to show you. Here is the modified tail section of the old revell and the new rudder it which has been kindly donated by the new revell G4........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 which in turn has decided that it wants to be a G6AS when it grows up so here is some more 109 madness. I have started making the necessary nose modifications for the G4. These shall be in milliput. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 I have put in some sheet guide shapes to help with the milliput shaping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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