mozart Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) I may come to regret this, but after the intensity of finishing my AIMS conversion Bf110G4 in the "In the Pale Moonlight GB", I feel that I need a more "simple" build to get my head straight and before getting involved in the Multi-engined GB with my Anson. I bought this kit early last year and have been itching to build it ever since: The Fw44 Stieglitz (goldfinch) was one of the main training aircraft for the Luftwaffe in the 30s and 40s and was flown by Peter Spoden, a former Nachtjager and gentleman who I've been privileged to meet: It's the first full resin kit that I've built, so bit of a learning curve there, but it will be OOB apart from a few bits of wire in the cockpit. It comes with all the bits in plastic bags: packed by Celine! but as Geoff Coughlin noted in one of his reviews of a SW kit in Scale Modelling Now, the bits are randomly packaged. The instructions are a series of drawings: but there are no identifying numbers or sprues to give you a clue about what is what and where it goes. So my first evening was spent emptying everything out onto a table and basically trying to identify bits and sorting them into bags: It was a worthwhile exercise because I feel that I've got a bit of a handle on what's going to be needed. No decals provided but masks, which I prefer anyway so that's a plus. I hope to start the build very shortly. This is a rather good photograph, very clear around the engine, which is where I'm going to start! Edited January 2, 2019 by mozart Jan_G, BiggTim, Pfuf and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I like it Max! I don't know about a simple build with all those parts and rigging though. Dan mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Great project Max! Looks like a good kit. Alain mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, Daniel460 said: I like it Max! I don't know about a simple build with all those parts and rigging though. Dan The number of parts don't frighten me Dan, but the b****y rigging does! 5 minutes ago, Alain Gadbois said: Great project Max! Looks like a good kit. Alain It's incredibly detailed Alain, means I don't have to worry about doing too much else to it....I hope. Daniel460 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Careful test fitting and assembly seems to be the idea here... mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 What a nice subject. I think you don't have to be afraid of the rigging, it doesn't look to difficult. Good luck mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 58 minutes ago, Fvdm said: What a nice subject. I think you don't have to be afraid of the rigging, it doesn't look to difficult. Good luck ANY rigging frightens me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Interesting little project you have there Max, I likeit a lot! Regards.Andy mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, monthebiff said: Interesting little project you have there Max, I likeit a lot! Regards.Andy Cheers Andy, it's certainly a big change from a Bf110, and a change is as good as a rest they say! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Oh NICE one Max! This, the old T-Moth and the Bucker Jungmann are some of my favorite bipes. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Pretty little biplanes Brian one and all! I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Excellent choice, Max! I have one of these kits in the stash myself, and have yet to see one build anywhere. Looking forward to following yours! Kev mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) Managed some time this afternoon to make a tentative start on the Stieglitz. The first, perhaps continuing lesson, is to take nothing for granted and to check the identity of the parts carefully and their exact position, as evidenced by the exhaust pipes coming out of the cylinders. It wasn't until I started cutting them off their individual casting blocks that I realised there were two slightly different types, which then made the cryptic diagram in the instructions a bit clearer (if I'm right!): The main bits of the engine assembly: Sprayed the collecting ring (MRP anodised aluminium and a light dust of copper) then assembled the engine and sprayed with MRP white aluminium followed by a coating of MRP exhaust soot over the cylinders: Three important reference photos: Edited January 5, 2019 by mozart mgbooyv8, TorbenD, Jan_G and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Nice start Max, I realy hate building and painting engines and always leave as long as I can before working on them! Regards. Andy mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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