Ryan 959 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 9 theseeker, D.B. Andrus, rafju and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kagemusha 6,954 Posted July 25, 2018 Nice start, great subject, keep on keeping on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Dog 420 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 ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy Molitor 2,668 Posted July 26, 2018 Nice start Ryan. Troy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 959 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 5 LSP_Kevin, KiwiZac, AlexM and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 959 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 16 MikeMaben, Rivas, NukerDan and 13 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bomber_County 1,746 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....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 959 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! 1 2 Vandy 1 VX 4, Rick Griewski and MikeMaben reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 959 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 7 fab, rafju, LSP_Kevin and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 959 Posted July 30, 2018 One more. Ta-152 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr 6 LSP_Kevin, Ralph-D, Kagemusha and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonH 1,318 Posted July 30, 2018 Nice job on the wiring. This looks like a great kit to build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 959 Posted July 30, 2018 Thank you Don, yes so far very enjoyable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmoran 136 Posted July 30, 2018 I'm going to bookmark this build for reference for when I start work on mine. Excellent work. Bill 1 theseeker reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 959 Posted July 30, 2018 Thanks Bill that's quite a compliment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 959 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. 5 MikeMaben, Lenny320, Kagemusha and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
