themongoose Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I don’t know what I enjoy more Carl, catching up on your builds or playing ‘where’s Waldo’ in the background of your workbench! Makes me feel good as mine looks the same BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 well done! Glad to see you didn't mess up the landing gear like I did. BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Looks great Carl! Nice and snug! Nice fix on the nose. Dan BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 5:35 PM, themongoose said: I don’t know what I enjoy more Carl, catching up on your builds or playing ‘where’s Waldo’ in the background of your workbench! Makes me feel good as mine looks the same Thanks! I've got bits from all sorts of kits that I've got on the go sitting on and around my bench. I'm amazed sometimes I can find what I need when I do. On 1/13/2019 at 6:55 PM, Shawn M said: well done! Glad to see you didn't mess up the landing gear like I did. Thanks Shawn! Glad to hear you'll be able to work around yours. This kit really wants to fight you on the instructions. On 1/13/2019 at 9:50 PM, Daniel460 said: Looks great Carl! Nice and snug! Nice fix on the nose. Dan Thanks Dan! Easier this way than filling and sanding down the step later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) Ok, I found another mistake in the instructions. When assembling the tailplanes, they tell you to install the tailwheel and fairing onto the tailplanes and then the completed subassembly onto the fuselage. If you do this, you won't be able to get the tailplane on. The tailwheel has to go on after the lower fairing is installed on the fuselage. It goes through the fairing and into a socket on the fuselage. Doing it this way, everything fits nicely and you have a reasonably sturdy tailwheel. Edited January 29, 2019 by BloorwestSiR BradG and mark31 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 I then started painting various subassemblies. I'm using AK's new Real Colours for the paint job. The gear bays were masked off first. The lowers all done in RLM65. The wings are just slid on for the pic. JefH, BradG, mark31 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 I used the Eduard mask set for the canopy. This time they made the mistake rather than Dragon. The masks for the windshield and the rear gunner's screen are split unnecessarily in a couple places. There is an internal framework on both of those sections and the masks interpret it as being an exterior one. Not a hard fix at all but a bit surprising. You just need to mask both the inside and the outside of the screens. I installed the gunsight into the cockpit and then the windscreen went on. At this point, I painted the upper surfaces in RLM02, which I then masked off for RLM70. Followed by some squiggles! I have some of those to do but it's working out I think. Carl Out2gtcha, Trak-Tor, kkarlsen and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Looking good! How well do those AK paints go on? BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Progressing very nicely! Looks great! Håkan BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 5 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: Looking good! How well do those AK paints go on? Thanks Ray! I'm finding that the AK paints spray really well. They behave very similarly to Gunze Mr Color. They're a bit thicker so you need to thin them more but that's it. 2 hours ago, Azgaron said: Progressing very nicely! Looks great! Håkan Thanks Håkan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 nice work you put down here just whent tru your topic and thanks for putting those mistakes out on the instructions will take notes Mark BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefH Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Coming along really great. I also appreciate your work proof-reading the instructions as I may join later in the year with a 110 as well. Jeff BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardchapman5 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Wow coming along very nicely BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 oooooh thats a snazzy paint job! love it BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 38 minutes ago, Shawn M said: oooooh thats a snazzy paint job! love it +1!! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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