LSP_K2 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Did you give up on the idea of a replacement cowl, Damian? Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 3 hours ago, nmayhew said: all the talk was that the kit legs were too long / the extension was too great and simulated an aircraft suspended - not even bearing its own weight - when the kit came out I seem to remember, and by their own admission synth works have copied the kit parts in terms of dimensions Hi Nick This post on WIP that Roger sent to me is what led me to keep the length of the legs as presented in the kit: Cheers, Damian nmayhew and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 and further to this, I have looked at some albeit rather grainy pics of 190s where they have had the gear covers removed or cropped and they actually look much closer to the kit / synth ord works legs, rather than the Brassin ones so I stand corrected Martinnfb and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 1 hour ago, LSP_K2 said: Did you give up on the idea of a replacement cowl, Damian? Hey Kevin Most of the work is done, the masters for the next set of gear are keeping me from finishing. After this next group will get back on it. Cheers, Damian Martinnfb, LSP_Kevin and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 Thank you all for your encouraging comments. 19 hours ago, nmayhew said: hi, can you post a proper side by side of the synth works legs and the brassin ones? all the talk was that the kit legs were too long / the extension was too great and simulated an aircraft suspended - not even bearing its own weight - when the kit came out I seem to remember, and by their own admission synth works have copied the kit parts in terms of dimensions beautiful work by the way!! nmayhew, I first remembered the same discussion that you mentioned, but could not find it anymore when I looked for it recently. Instead, I found the discussion posted by Damian, which basically states that the kit gear length is correct while Eduard got it wrong. I just compared wartime photos with the Eduard and Revell and Synthetic Ordnance Works legs, and I can definitely say that the Eduard legs (or oleo struts) are too short while the Revell/SOW legs look about right. I haven't taken any measurements, however. Below is a comparison (the scissor links are only loosely placed next to the SOW leg for comparison): Cheers, Roger Martinnfb, scvrobeson, TwoHands and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 16 hours ago, D.B. Andrus said: Hi Roger Here are some process shots of how I dealt with outboard wing gun port using some aluminum tubing: HTH, Damian Hi Damian, Thank you very much for this mini-tutorial. I tried the same with a plastic tube, but failed. An aluminium tube seem to be the better option as it is stronger. I'll give it another try, but will have to order a tube online first (all shops are still closed over here due to Covid) and I am not sure if I manage to align it so well as you did on your build. Cheers, Roger Martinnfb and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Hi Roger The toothpick in the end of the tubing gives enough length to help align the port to the proper angle. No worries, mate. Cheers, Damian Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 5:01 PM, D.B. Andrus said: Hi Roger The toothpick in the end of the tubing gives enough length to help align the port to the proper angle. No worries, mate. Cheers, Damian Hi Damian, Thanks to your mini tutorial I managed to recreate the cover. I used a plastic tube, but followed your process after I removed the raised panel that Revell provided and rescribed the panel lines of the cover. I'll tested it first on a replacement wing and just completed the installation on the riveted wing. I'll have to sand and enlarge the hole diameter after the top of the wing is installed, but that will be easy. I am quite happy with the result. Below are some photos of the parts and result. The last photo (from my personal collection and hence the watermark) shows the cover on a real aircraft. The hole was actually quite big (almost as big as the wing root MG 151 hole in the wing's leading edge). Cheers, Roger 109, Martinnfb, Antonio Argudo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Well done, Roger! Cheers, Damian VintageEagle and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) I am waiting for some copper wires to arrive to finish the wheel well. Meanwhile, I started to work on the BMW 801. Most will be hidden, so no detailing and not even removing all seam lines except for on the front. What will be visible is the BMW logothat can be seen in e.g. the photos below (the second is a modern BMW emblem and is not the original one that was attached). Unfortunately, I don't have such a decal. Hence my questions: 1) Does anybody have a close-up of the BMW emblem on a BMW 801 (ideally even a wartime photo)? I am not 100% sure if these emblems were always attached. 2) Does anybody know where to get either existing decals? If not, I'll try to cut it from blue and white decals as good as I can. Cheers, Roger Edited May 20, 2020 by VintageEagle 109 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) The BMW symbol is the same today as for then. You can find the BMW symbol on car decals. I have. Sincerely, Mark Edited May 20, 2020 by dodgem37 Martinnfb, VintageEagle and 109 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) Hi Mark, It was slightly different and had a gold circle and text. Please have a look at the BMW page: https://www.bmw.com/de/automotive-life/bmw-logo-bedeutung-geschichte1.html OK, maybe I find one on a vintage car decal sheet, but I would then have to buy the whole kit for just the tiny decal. I'll probably just try to spray the white / blue parts and leave the BMW letters as they would be so tiny anyways and less visible compared to the white / blue portions. Cheers, Roger Edited May 20, 2020 by VintageEagle 109 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Here is one with the correct emblem. I wonder where he got it from. 109 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Looks to be made with decals. Sincerely, Mark Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Mark, thank you. Can you tell me what sheet the second one is that you showed? Is it available separately? Cheers, Roger Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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