David E Brown Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Hi John, This image might be of help: The source document – for the Ju 88 G-1 - can be found here: http://www.cockpitinstrumente.de/archiv/Do...anlage%20Wa.pdf Cheers, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thanks guys, great pic of ammo bin - will redo master accordingly. As for my rudder - yes it should indeed be standard - my eyes are playing tricks on me. I'm going to see if I can detail the cockpit and spray it without the vacuformed belly part that I am waiting for - then I just need to spray the inside of the belly part and offer it up. As for the rear kit gear bay parts I would like to get such a good fit that I can leave them off and paint them as a sub assembly so that I have plenty of scope to detail the UC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Creosote Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I am really enjoying the build on this one. I've been to your web site. How does one pre-order this set? Thanks, RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I cant wait to get my hands on this conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi all, here are a few build shots. Please note I am not being precise with my electrical looms or anything - a) I am rushing as this is a test shot and serves to help me sell the set to be candid and as long as the finished model looks right I tend not to loose sleep over such things myself. I recently carved from wood an 'Egyptian' style pilot seat which will be part of the set (when more silicone arrives that is!) The seat is a litle wider than the kits frame so you will have a ammend the frame and put four notices in the resin ban before re-applying the adustor. The seat belts will be photo-etched and just add a cross piece near the top of the shoulder straps. The connecting points are wrong due to designing the seat belts based on the earlier seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Next up - nothing to do really with the AIMS set but just remember that the bomb aimers / now SN-2 operators back rest is smooth leather not as Revell have it as Guttorm kindly pointed out in his excellent build of the A-1. Note that many late war Ju 88s dispensed with the tail wheel mudguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Thankfully I was sent a test shot of the photo etch but sadly I failed to take advantage of the time frame and now it is too late to do anything as they are in production - there are two issues with the instrument panels - 1. the cut out for the kits moulded gun sight support strip in the upper nose is not in the right place - not a problem if you are using the vacuform canopy but it is easier from a modelling point of view to use the kit part really. The other related issue is that it could have done with having another 0.5mm in width at each corner - I designed it to fit rather than thinking about what should be! O and there is one more thing - I chopped off the left bottom corner detail as it is actually kit part H186 (amended). In real life there is a gap between the two parts which cannot be represented using the photo etch as is - besides I didn't get it long enough. trimming and chopping the kits instrument panel so that the PE part has a base really helps but you need to amend the back of it as well so that it fits 0.5mm further back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 What follows are a number of shots of the photo etch being used in the cockpit. Evergreen 199 (6.3 by 6.3) plastic block was perfect for the SN-2 box - all the other boxes required a little more work. The photo etch side armour was a pain in the neck as even at 0.2mm it is just too tough to conform easily to the sides - much easier to use plastic sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 You can just about see the flare cartridge rack - again needing a thicker base plate using plastic sheet - at the base of the SN-2 panel to the right. Note that the flare gun sticks out down there also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Ignore the wiring points - just making life easier for me having not planned it earlier on. Note that my set has a few engine management levers which you can trimm to size and use to replace kit parts that are badly formed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Note approx angle of SN-2 rack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 very nice parts, excellent work - i feel tempted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Because the evergreen block for the SN-2 stuck out past the photo etch backing I was able to drill a small hole in the back and locate a plastic rod from there to part of the front frame work to get the angle I wanted for the rack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Great work here. I wish that I had the time to build up a kit like this, JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Coming from a master craftsman like you that is praise indeed, Thanks Mr Rutman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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