Ryan Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 OK I have a very poor showing with completed WIP's, but this kit is very good, I wanted to share some info and pics as I build it. Here are some shots of the engine mid stream in construction. TA-152 Engine by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr TA-152 Engine by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr TA-152 Engine by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr D.B. Andrus, theseeker, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Nice start, great subject, keep on keeping on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dog Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I have this one in the stash, will follow along to see what I have ahead of me, hope to see you finish it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Nice start Ryan. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Thanks guys. Here area series of shots of the lower wing and bulkhead assembly. The belly pan fit was pretty good, although I will need to level the surfaces out at some point. Taping together parts first before committing to glue is the order of the day. Larger pin marks were filled with punched disks then sanded smooth. I do like the soft plastic these kits are molded in, easy to sand and carve when needed. Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Last pic is the MG-151 with ammo box dry fit into the wing. Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr AlexM, KiwiZac, rafju and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 I was really impatient to get to this part of the build on the engine....the ignition wires. ZM have molded half of the wires on the valve covers and the other half on the loom itself. Dry fitting the pieces together revealed an excellent fit and once glued up they joined almost perfectly. Just a dab of surface primer and a swipe of sand paper will eliminate the seam. Well done ZM. Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ryan USMC Herc, Kagemusha, Wackyracer and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Been searching for this kit for ages, hoping ZM may have some at Telford this year. Looking forward to more building, hitting follow now....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Volks USA has them in stock. I know this because I overpaid for one on an auction site...a few days later they posted they were getting a restock! MikeMaben, Rick Griewski and Vandy 1 VX 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) Work continues of the engine, in fact all of the parts are glued up except the exhaust. I turned my attention to the wiring grouping on the right side of the engine. ZM did a great job witht he molded harness, the pic below is kit standard. Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr As you can see the wiring continues to a couple of connectors or modules and then terminates. To improve the look, first I hollowed out the terminal and connectors, then using the kits ample sprue supply I stretched some appropriately sized strands. Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Here is the final result, spaghetti anyone? Some of the strands are left long to disappear into the hollow engine while others direct connect to components. Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Here is the whole affair loosely attached to the power plant...pass the Tylenol! Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Edited July 30, 2018 by Ryan fab, MARU5137, rafju and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 One more. Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr rafju, MikeMaben, theseeker and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Nice job on the wiring. This looks like a great kit to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Thank you Don, yes so far very enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmoran Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I'm going to bookmark this build for reference for when I start work on mine. Excellent work. Bill theseeker and MARU5137 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Thanks Bill that's quite a compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Here are some shots of the cockpit module. Pretty much done with assembly, left the seat out for seat belt (HGW) installation. ZM Ta-152 Cockpit by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr ZM Ta-152 Cockpit by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Still a have little putty work to do and add the throttle then it will be to the paint shop. TorbenD, LSP_Kevin, Lenny320 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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