Troy Molitor Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Can't wait to see this one finished. Thanks for sharing it with us. Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scarborough Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Wouter, this epoxy sounds like a gold mine for me. Thanks!!! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Alright, after a few evenings of putty, sanding, rinse and repeat, I've painted the canopy. I decided to pull off the masking because the canopy is now essentially finished. The real canopy was also finished in a black/grey color and not painted with the rest of the fuselage. I'm going to tape off the canopy as a whole for the rest of the build. I still have to do some touch up, but all in all it turned out pretty well. Considering this is my first vac canopy I'm pleased with the result. I'm was pleasantly surprised with what can be seen from the outside, so all the hard work and details are not for nothing. With the canopy finished, the rest of the build shoudl be pretty straightforward and I can see the finish line in the distance! Cheers, Wouter patricksparks, NukerDan, Greg W and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 nice and crisp! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scarborough Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Bravo, Wouter! Another Dutch Master at work! Really wonderful that so much of your interior work is still visible! God Bless Finish Lines! Keep going!! Cheers from NYC, Michael Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levier Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Hi Wouter... all detail is perfect. A real tribute! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha71 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 suberb Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Looking good, Wouter! Kev Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Major stumbling block on the build sorted, very nice work indeed Wouter. Yhings should be a little easier from here on in. Regards. Andy Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Looks good, Wouter! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I expect you to tell Jeroen and me all about this wonderful piece of work during the trip to Lingen tomorrow. Cees Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohm-men Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Fantastic work. Comming together really nice. The extra detail you add to the Ju 388 conversion really brings it to life imho. Looking, learning and taking notes! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Many thanks for all the nice words! I expect you to tell Jeroen and me all about this wonderful piece of work during the trip to Lingen tomorrow. Cees I sure will Cees, I'd recon we have plenty of time for that. Cees Broere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Ha, you don't know how Jeroen drives, it's more like lowflying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 So, I'm slowly working to on this one to get to the painting stage. Lot's of sanding, filling and (re)scribing to do. It's just so hard to get the panel lines straight, especially when they cross different materials like resin, filler and plastic. I'm now at the stage I'm calling it a day because I'll never get them perfect. Anyway, besides that, one of the smaller but still prominent part of the build is the turbo scoop beneath the engines. It's a tricky shape to get right. John mentioned this in the manual that he thinks the scoop should be altered and I tend to agree with him. I haven't found one picture showing the original scoop in good detail, but after studying the available material I found the parts provided in the kit to round and to short and not enough definition at the base. Here's how the look unaltered: Here are some of the better pictures I found showing the shape of the scoop Looking at these pictures I found the shape to be oval from the front, longer from the side profile slightly tapering to the back, and a flared base. On the last picture you can also see that there is a panel line between the front and the rest of the scoop. I reshaped the kit parts using milliput. In the end I omitted the panel because I couldn't get a decent straight line around the scoop. But all in all I think the altered shape is closer to the pictures then teh unaltered one. Shawn M, TorbenD, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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