kkarlsen Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) "I suppose you can walk on water too, right?" Too funny! Amazed kkarlsen. Well done!! As long as it's frozen!!! Thanks for your encouragement Guy's... Kent Edited March 31, 2018 by kkarlsen Kais 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Hi Kent, A Master Class for anyone trying a conversion! Lots of "how-to" and some extremely good craftsmanship. Super! Regards, Bruce Crosby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCanopy Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Thanks Joerg, I wouldn't say its all straightforward. There's a lot of trial and error involved, you just don't get to see it ;-) The plug for the canopy was initially made from 'Das Pronto White Clay'. When dry, it was shaped roughly (and very easily) with a knife, files and sandpaper. It was then puttied with some IMPA one-component fine filler, (several layers until the desired shape) The filler is sanded to get the fine surface for the plug. Lastly, it was painted with Mr. Color 1200 gray surfacer and polished to get the smooth surface. Cheers: Kent Thank you very much for the "How to"-instructions! Of course there is no mention of the required talent to get the compound curvature and the general shape of the canopy right. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Dude! Just freakin' brilliant............what a project! Incredible execution. That's why I'm an assembler. Cheers, Wolf kkarlsen and CANicoll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 this is great! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) I just use the kitchen oven, at 150 degrees ;-) Cheers: Kent So here we have Kent: Master assembler (and if Wolf says he's an 'assembler', well - I aspire to THAT label!), builder, scratch-builder, modeler and now cook too. Amazing, amazing work and just love that you picked such an interesting and unusual subject. Following along with delight and awe. Chris Edited April 2, 2018 by CANicoll kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Thanks Gent's, I have had a break from the Arado, just for a few days, from the sanding & 'cooking'. And no, not from modeling, just went crazy with another project, an all scratch one, can't wait... Just enjoying my self, cutting white styrene to pieces and gluing it back together... But now I'm back on the Arado, beginning the build of the starter trolley... Regards: Kent Harold, chukw, KiwiZac and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Some of the trolley details are done, and the V6 is attached... Used brass sheet and rod, to make the very flimsy attachments... Cheers: Kent Hubert Boillot, sandokan, CANicoll and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Brilliant stuff, Kent! Kev kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) Been working on the details of the starter trolley. Early on, it became obvious that the kit wheels didn't match the wheels of the trolley. What to do? I then contacted Eduard support, who helped me with the dimensions of the Brassin wheelsets for Ju 88 and Do 335. They were very helpful, and it turned out, that the wheelset for the Do 335 were an almost exact match for the trolley wheels... It's not done yet, but it already looks the part... Testing for the fit... The main parts are now almost finished... Cheers: Kent Edited April 6, 2018 by kkarlsen Trak-Tor, Bruce_Crosby, Cees Broere and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Very nice work Kent, looking awesome! Regards. Andy kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Wicked! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 So Kent, you must have an amazing stash of various sizes and shapes of styrene, brass rod and the such. Do you secretly have a tunnel or back door or something to your local hobby shop? I can't even begin to think about the raw materials you have on hand, and then KNOWING what you have on hand, to work with. This is modeling on an entirely different level from the stuff I do! Definitely enjoying the show. Chris kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Wow, that is impressive. Very nice work so far! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 So Kent, you must have an amazing stash of various sizes and shapes of styrene, brass rod and the such. Do you secretly have a tunnel or back door or something to your local hobby shop? I can't even begin to think about the raw materials you have on hand, and then KNOWING what you have on hand, to work with. This is modeling on an entirely different level from the stuff I do! Definitely enjoying the show. Chris Thanks Chris, of course I have 'accumulated' many different bits and pieces from other builds over the last couple of years. But actually I think most scratched work can be done with 0,15 0,30 0,50 0,70 1,00 mm styrene sheets + some rods 0,70 1,00 1,50 and 2,00 mm's... The trolley is coming together... Outriggers to support the skids under the engine nacelles have been added... The box for the parachute to stop the trolley after it has been detached at takeoff... Steps to gain access to the cockpit... Closeup of the nose wheel... Cheers: Kent NukerDan, Trak-Tor, Padraic Conway and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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