blackbetty Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 trial assembly from the other side, the cowl has to be fitted to the fuselage now this form only existed on the C2, all other versions that had the gondola had a ltlle extended chute that gave the nose of the nightfighters its distinctive shape i think it was added because the half-moon shaped opening wasnt big enough to expend all shells of the four guns at the same time tell me what you think karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkers88a1 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 looking good now about the window. it has a hatch on the inside to cover it.. but still the window is a small mystery to me, as the front part ( where the lotfe come down and the area that collects the shell on the C2 is closed of from the front on all 88`s just like you made the wall between..i made the same on my. on the original its made of wood just like the floors. but nobody can see thru this window except the bottom gunner..but that means he has to turn around ..lay down on his belly and creep up front and peer down ( after opeing the hatch first..i will take some pics of the original so you see what i mean but great work pal and its nice to see that you vacumformed your own part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 thanx guttorm for the info, i would love to see a pic of the hatch i always had the impression that the bombardier could look through this window from above it doesnt serve any purpose on the C variants anyway, but R4+KL seems to have had it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkers88a1 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 forgot to take a picture of the hatch today..will do so next time around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Looking good. Nice recovery from removing the armour in front of windscreen - looks well tidied up. I think the slightly 'loose' looking fit of the cowl is good - its sheet metal after all and probably got bashed around in use (not to mention having loads of mg and cannon shells rattling around in it!). Really looking forward to seeing this in paint. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 a pic would be cool, thanx guttorm. i havent closed up the gondola yet, so i my be able to replicate it and thanx matt for the comments progress is slow: fun with tamiya tape i choose this over the previously used plotted masks due to it not taking so long as scanning/photoshopping/drawing/cutting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 i attached the gondola permanently and used some rubberband and t-tape to hold it in place, interior had been painted 66 before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 it starts to take the distinctive 88 shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 from the port side in the pics my scribing looks pretty awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 for the part that closes the gap between the fuselage and the canopy i found it necessary to add some .5mm sheet to lift it up a bit and have a nice flush fit anyone els experienced that? maybe its my crammed cockpit that is the reason for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkers88a1 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 looking good my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Looking Better All The Time.....Keep up the great job your doing. Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 amazing work looking really great, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 thanx guttorm, texas and brian! next i had to remove the mask of the little bottom window to theright of the gondola to reroute the ammo chutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 they just end immediately above the window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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