BloorwestSiR Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Well, so much for my break from building twins. I took the box out for a quick look see and got a bit carried away. Here's the box shot: Our cat these days seems to seek me out the moment I sit down at the bench. Trak-Tor, Fanes, monthebiff and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Last night I thought I'd start with one of the engines to see how they go together and then decide if I wanted them visible afterwards. The fit is pretty good. There is a bit of clean up on the parts needed before you join them together. This is the same kit that I did the LSP review on a couple (maybe longer?) years ago. So I'm finally getting around to it. Carl Michael931080, Azgaron, Shawn M and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Today I had some time off and really got carried away a bit. I jumped to the rear fuselage assembly as I wasn't sure how much I wanted to leave open. I also figured it would easier to paint everything silver in one go once together. That didn't quite happen as I just kept plugging away at the assembly. While that dried, I figured I was into for good and started some work on the main wings. The upper nacelles and outer wing skins are on. The fit so far has been really good. Now to step back a moment and start adding the visible details. Carl D.B. Andrus, Shawn M, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Nice! Will follow along for sure! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Nice work! Cool engine detail, even if it's never seen again! Håkan BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 6 hours ago, BloorwestSiR said: I took the box out for a quick look see and got a bit carried away. See how that happens ??? BloorwestSiR, alaninaustria and Shawn M 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 10 hours ago, MikeMaben said: See how that happens ??? It really does sneak up on you. Especially when you're having fun. Out2gtcha, MikeMaben and Shawn M 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 29 minutes ago, BloorwestSiR said: It really does sneak up on you. Especially when you're having fun. And we have landed on the whole point! As long as you are accomplishing that, you are golden MikeMaben, Shawn M, jimbo and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 3/5/2019 at 8:28 AM, Out2gtcha said: And we have landed on the whole point! As long as you are accomplishing that, you are golden So very true. That being said, I ended up on one of the few things I don't like doing. Which is painting moulded on wire detail and plumbing lines. It took me a couple tries and a bunch of touch up but I'm happy with the results now. I also painted the linkage and electronics that go in the rear of the fuselage. These are somewhat visible thru the window back there. So that's all for tonight. BradG, Trak-Tor, Fanes and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Nice! Good start! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Looking good. Cheers Dennis BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Good stuff Carl, I'll be interested to see how this beautiful model progresses. There's a fascinating article about the He219 in the March edition of Flypast magazine; the development of the aircraft and the story of many of the pilots who flew them. BloorwestSiR and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 Thanks gents! Max, I'll have to see if I can find that issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 I assembled the gear bays onto the upper wing section and started on the nacelles. Since I'm leaving the cowlings closed, I gave the engine blocks a coat of semi gloss back and will skip the detail painting. BradG and Azgaron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Now onto some real fiddly work but more of my own making. The belly gun pack looks like it may be removable from the finished model so I decided to see what I could do with it. The ZM brass gun barrel set includes replacement blast tubes for the belly guns as well as the ones in the wings. This is nice as the inner pair of blast tubes on the stock part are not full length. To use them, it was a multi step process. First I had to cut off the existing plastic blast tubes and then drill a hole through the ribs so that they would all line up. After cutting off the tube, I drilled progressively larger holes in the bulkhead until I got to the correct diameter. With the first one done and test fit into place. Edited March 9, 2019 by BloorwestSiR Typo LSP_Kevin, karimb, BradG and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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