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  1. I'll give this group build another go. Will be building a Bf-110D in night-figther guise with radar. Will take some pictures to upload tomorrow, today is a good day to get some garden work completed.
  2. Happy new year, everyone. I'm ringing in 2018 by wrapping up a build that's been on my bench since September. If you've followed my slow build thread, "Messerschmitts of North Africa," you have followed the progress of this slow, but steady Bf-110E-2 build and, its desert companion, the Bf-109F-4. This is Cyber Hobby's kit 3209 and represents a -110 of 7./ZG26 in Italy. Yep, I know I said it was Messerschmitts of North Africa. I was planning on doing a different paint scheme for a North African bird, but my kiddo liked the yellow cowls of the Italian theater, so I figured I'd do it up for him. All told it is a really nice kit. The molding details are phenomenal and the fit is pretty good. The nacelles and cowls are finicky and the instructions downright suck, but if you've done a few Dragon/CH kits, you're well accustomed to their instructional tomfoolery. For those of you considering it, I would recommend replacement exhausts (quickboost makes some nice resin ones) and maybe an updated seatbelt set. I used an HGW set. Go slow, take your time, and dry fit everything. As an aside... we've all had those kits that just fought us every step of the way, right? This one wasn't one of those. In fact, fortune smiled upon me several times throughout the course of this build. It was almost eerie. For this and the aforementioned 109, I kept a tally of all the hours spent on this aircraft. Here are the stats: Started: 9/16/2017 Finished: 1/1/2018 Days on bench: 107 Total materials cost: $83.47 Planning and preparation time (including seam cleanup): 20.8 hrs Build time: 26.75 hrs Painting time: 26.26 hrs Weathering time: 6.9 hrs Total Time: 87.2 hrs Number of sessions at the bench: 48 Average time per session: 1.82 hrs Average time per day: .81 hrs Okay, this one was a bit of a hail mary. The small clear piece that's supposed to serve as the "glass" for the engine gauges fell inside the cowling as I was trying to remove the liquid mask from it. So, to fashion a replacement, I put a dollop of regular white PVA glue on an index card, let it dry slightly for 5 minutes, then got a blob on the end of a toothpick. Fishing that blob into the holes, I was able to get the glue to fill them in via surface tension. Once it dried clear, I put a little future on it to gloss it up a bit and, in a pinch, it makes a pretty decent stand-in for the missing plastic. Perfect? No, but a damn sight better than an empty hole.
  3. Hi, all. This will be my first build log here - or anywhere, really. I've long had a thing for the underdog. I've always been fascinated by aircraft like the P-39, the Douglas Devastator, and yes, the Bf-110. While it certainly served its niche, it was more or less obsolete as a fighter by the Battle of Britain. Indeed, the concept of a heavy "destroyer" fighter is kinda dubious in my mind, but that's for a different thread. Anyway, on to the build. This is Cyber Hobby's kit 3209 and is an offshoot of Dragon's 110C and 110D line. I picked this one up for cheap several years ago and finally got the urge to build it. I'm no master scratch builder or detailer, so I'll be building it OOB with the exception of Eduard masks and some HGW seatbelts which are currently on order. First off, getting organized. This desk organizer is great as is the book holder. As you can see, I've got the instruction errata sheet from Brett Green. His was for the 110C and though it appears that Dragon/CH revised a few things, many of the gotchas he calls out are still valid. Indeed, it appears they've botched a few other things as well. Like completely ignoring the trim wheel and several of the cannon magazines. Oh, Dragon. I love you, but sometimes I hate you. Anyway, after about 3 hours of sticking parts together, most of the main sub-assemblies are built. Knock on wood, but so far, the fit has been fantastic. Supposedly the nacelles are this kit's weakness. Time will tell. The cockpit tub is mocked up with tape. Love the molded detail and the fit so far. Anyone know what the clear piece is on top of the rail nearest the camera? What is that and why was it molded clear? And here's everything mocked up so far. I will not bother painting any of the nose MGs since they will be completely hidden when complete, save for a few (scale) inches of their muzzles. Again, fit is good so far.
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