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    Revell/ AIMS 1/32 Junkers Ju-188 E-1 Z6+DM II/KG66

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    Some more done on the 188 and first up getting the resin extensions to the stabilisers cleaned up and reshaped/ rescribed 

     

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    and then fitted to the wings alone woth the ailerons 

     

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    The landing light cover was fitted and tinted in Tamiya Clear Yellow 

     

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    Time fir a quick test fit with the fuselage to see how we are looking 

     

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    A fee more areas of clean up and a little re-scribing needed but all in all very happy.

     

    I've also started to take a look at the cockpit tub and see where I was up to and decide how to tackle the rest of it

     

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    Definitely the first thing will be to paint that final joint left over from cutting the casting in half to detail it.

     

    Regards. Andy

    Revell/ AIMS 1/32 Junkers Ju-188 E-1 Z6+DM II/KG66

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    On 4/20/2024 at 9:23 AM, thierry laurent said:

    I love such projects! I don't know if you know it but there is one error in the instructions and parts of the stabs of all AIMS sets for late Ju88 & 188. John posted a correction on his Facebook page.

    Thanks for that info Thierry as I wasn't aware, I've checked it out and it's to do with the stabilisers which I built up years ago when I first started this one but good to know for my G-10 conversion though!

     

    Regards. Andy 

    Revell/ AIMS 1/32 Junkers Ju-188 E-1 Z6+DM II/KG66

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    Some more done and needed to fit the cowl rings to the engine nacelles but to do that I needed a basic prop/ backplate/ fan assembly so I could glue the cowl ring in place and be able to remove and re-fit without fouling the cowl ring. 

     

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    And both completed and fitted in place

     

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    Time next to look at the aileron extensions as definitely some serious work seeded 

     

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    The R/H has already been started on but as you can see from the L/H part much careful sanding and reshaping is needed.

     

    Regards. Andy 

    Border models is at it again...

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    4 minutes ago, LSP_Ron said:

    Includes weapons interior structure. That must be the interior of the "air bomb"

    Not just any bomb has been included Ron but an "Air Bomb" !!!

    Could someone please explain what a WW2 Allied "air bomb' is?

    Equally could someone explain why the AM producers are not interested in 35th scale planes?

     

    Shall we discuss l

     

    Regards. Andy 

    Border models is at it again...

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    1 hour ago, BiggTim said:

    I wasn't even going down the scale road. But since you opened the can, I will NEVER build a plane in 1:35 scale. It's a bastard scale that should never have existed in the first place. I'll put up with it for armor, but only because I have little choice. 

     

    There...happy now? ;)

    +1 Tim! 35th scale planes? Just wrong and however detailed they are it's still a No from me. Interesting it seems the AM suppliers have the same opinion

     

    Regards. Andy 

    Revell/ AIMS 1/32 Junkers Ju-188 E-1 Z6+DM II/KG66

    in Works in Progress

    Posted · Edited by monthebiff

    With the engines painted it was time to move on to one of the really tricky parts of this conversion which is getting the nacelles mounted to the wing as there are no positive attachment points at all.

     

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    I've been pondering this issue for such a long time now (Erm, just the 7 years) and after painting up the engines at the weekend realised it's a pretty simple and clean solution to the problem!

     

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    With the engine secure inside the nacelle I then carefully taped it into the correct position on the wing and ran a drill down through the centre of the engine into the rear engine bulkhead

     

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    And with a suitable piece of aluminium tubing inserted I was then able to slide the nacelle in to place and all nicely aligned

     

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    I then cut the tube to the correct length as this will also then act as a nice positive location for the propeller

     

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    Pretty happy how that's worked out so far, next up I will build up the prop hub and fan so I can get good alignment of the cowl ring before gluing in to place.

     

    Regards. Andy

    Revell/ AIMS 1/32 Junkers Ju-188 E-1 Z6+DM II/KG66

    in Works in Progress

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    So it's been a while but suddenly decided the 188 needed working on again. I decided to ease myself in gently and work on the engines. I'm not using the AIMS supplied resin parts but instead a couple of Revell Fw-190 engines instead as these although not 100% accurate allow a lot more surface detail when painted 

     

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    and propellers will be from Eduard

     

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    The Eduard prop set is so good, I've used one before on my F-8 build and is super nice to work with.

     

    I've several issues to deal with on the wings but felt getting the engines completed was a good starting point.

     

    Regards. Andy 

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