Hacker Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 You are welcome matt glad l can help. Like my good friend Radub l have a passing fancy for the beast myself and was going to add the 1/72 version to my messerschmitt 109 collection. It started out in life as an Me 155 and like l said Bolhm and Voss took over the project hacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hi Matt! Excellent work there on a cool plane that I have never seen before.BTW, What are those bulges at mid- span for? I am looking forward to more progress shots of your model! Here is a site with some actual BV schematics for youer model- HTH! http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village...2/bv155-drw.htm Best Wishes, Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 l just found out there is a monogram close up on the 155 if you are interested in knowing. hacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 Thanks Hacker This is my major source of info, along with the website several of you pointed me towards. There is a real dearth of material on this plane (even though there's most of one sitting in a shed at Silver Hill). Progress on the Karawanken (this is the name given to the plane - named after a mountain range) is slow, but I hope to get some decent progress made next week. Matt Low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 Hi all Latest installment. Have been carving and sanding and arrived at basic smoothish shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 Sorry for poor quality pics...... Its been grey primered which has brought out the numerous (and expected) imperfections. Next stage is to permenantly attach the balsa sections (they're held in with PVA at the moment). Anyone got suggestion for a glue that'll bond balsa to plastic? Once I've done that I need to fill gaps, dings etc.. Anyone know of a filler that'll bond to plastic and wood? Cheers Matt Low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngoMango Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 What a cool subject Matt! I'd never heard of this a/c before, but now I'll be following your progress very closely. Really good work thus far mate. Your carving and shaping is going great guns Keep the pics coming! Cheers Ango. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Matt- Looking Great so far. I like the balsa technique myself, so I thought I would chime in with a suggestion....First I would use five minute epoxy to permanently attach the balsa sections between the stringers. This will allow you to handle the model without fear of a section popping out later in the game. Second, as an overall filler, I have had good luck with any sort of lacquer-based spot filler- Usually can get a tube of the stuff for about $7.00 U.S, and it will last you awhile. Sticks great to plastic because of the lacquer base, but also sticks well to wood due to the tooth of the wood grain. I have also used Bondo filler with good effect, although it does take a bit more effort to sand. The Bondo does not chip as much while scribing, so you may want to consider that. The lacqer stuff I use is made by 3M, called Acryl-Blue. Love the stuff. After filling with it, you can shoot a few heavy coats of primer down, and after it has cured a week, wet-sand it with 600-1000 grit. Again, this takes awhile, but the final finish of the parts will be great- Scribe with an extremely sharp scribing tool. Been doing parts this way for quite awhile. Hope this helps..... THOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rigor Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 matt look good nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Cool I gotta great piccie of the gunsight from this plane...an awesome bit of kit in itself. The fusleage looks super. Cheers Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted July 1, 2006 Author Share Posted July 1, 2006 Well, I said I'd be making it up as I went along. Thanks to Radu's suggestion (see his earlier post to this thread), I am now a complete convert to PVC foamboard. I've found a local signmakers who'll supply me with all I need for next to no cost (their offcuts are pretty large). I'm so impressed with the stuff that I'm going to remove the balsa and go for this stuff - no need to plate the thing with plasticard. If you've never used it - give it a go its excellent - thank you Radu for putting me onto it. Hopefully I'll have some pics of the 155 with its new 'clothes' in a couple of days. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 OK folks The 155 has taken one step backwards but is nearing a full step back forwards again ! All the balsa has been removed and replaced with the aforementioned PVC foamboard. It is like a cross between balsa and plasticard to work with - so its taking longer to shape than the balsa version. The stuff comes in 3, 5 and 10mm thicknesses and I've used a combination laminated to build up the fuselage. Start off carving and then heavy duty sandpaper (80 grit aluminium oxide). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 The beauty of this stuff is that it sands down to a pretty fine finish and I reckon it'll take scribing and rivets - I really wasn't looking forward to plating the thing with thin plasticard or aluminium. Shot below shows an intermediate level of finish - way to go yet, but you get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 The cockpit area is currently a large hole. The idea here is to build up the sides and upper forward decking (with the cutout for the huge telescopic sight) of the fuselage then drop the cockpit in through the top, then attach the grey part visible (taped in position) below. If anyone can see a 'schoolboy error' in the making here, please speak up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 Finally, I've roughed out the wing centre section and a 'lump' of foamboard that will be carved into one of the wing mounted radiator/wheel well housings. The actual radiator sits below this 'lump' and makes the whole plane look like the wings would snap off under the weight! Rudder is also visible in this pic, again currently a chunk of PVC. The spinner is from Hasegawa 109 which will need a little re-profiling to make it more pointy. I'll need to use two spinners cut in half and joined to alow me to fit the four prop blades. To my relief I also found out that the wheels/tires of this bird are taken from the Me 262, so I'll need to get hold of a pair of Rutman ones with the smooth tread. Cheers Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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