monthebiff Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 16 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: Finally caught up to this! You are doing a tremendous job, Andy! It's a great kit Ray, builds nicely and well worth getting as you wont be disappointed. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 6 hours ago, Thunnus said: Cockpit looks great, Andy! Do you crumple the HGW belts before assembling? I've done the crumpling per the instructions but I'm not totally happy with the results as (a) the belts can be harder to handle when they are crumpled and (b) some of the surface of the belt fabric can flake off. Just curious how others do it. Hi John, I always go for HGW belts on my builds and never crumple them before assembly. I just make them up, stain them with a thinned oil mix and that's about it really. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) Next thing to concentrate on was getting the rear fuselage bulkhead complete so this was painted followed by adding a couple of belt anchors as well as a couple of Bob's Buckles eyelets in readiness for the armoured headrest restraints With this sorted I fitted the cockpit tub in to place Now this is where things are getting a bit interesting in the fit side of things as the tub is connected to the fuselage by not a lot and very springy. Next I added the canopy rails and the lower fuselage tub sections Lots of room for play here including lots of room to make a mess of things, need to have a think about it now as the upper nose section fits perfectly at the moment So my thinking is to add the upper nose section and then close the gaps slowly around. Regards Andy Edited December 31, 2019 by monthebiff Daniel460, Mekon, Victor K2 and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 On 12/10/2019 at 8:45 AM, Troy Molitor said: I promise to dig out the picture I’m talking about sitting in this fwd section. His promise kept: I'm sure Troy will be along shortly to fill in the details. D monthebiff, Tommy Osvald sorensen, Gazzas and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 An out of focus picture but sitting in the last remaining Hs 129 relic. Ha! Thanks brother D. This picture was taken in the early 80’s I recall. I remember a couple other exotic Airframes laying around outside for display at the Victory Air Museum. A rotten hulk of a Baka bomber and crashed PBY fuselage, there was also a P-47 and several engines types and wrecks laying around the museum out door in the elements all on display. Looks like Ike a little RLM 65 is still showing. I visited this self touring museum a couple of times and distinctly remembering the hinged armor plate on the Hs 129 seat. Maybe on this visit it was already removed? I hope this this cockpit section is still being cared for. Thanks D! Troy Uncarina, Gazzas and D Bellis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 Thanks for sharing Troy/D, great picture and shows just how small the cockpit tub actually was!! Regards. Andy Troy Molitor and D Bellis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 So some progress this weekend, I now have all of the external nose panels fitted, first up I worked on the upper nose panel and I really like how Zm have gone around this in clear plastic including the screen Everything was painted up, leather decals added as per the cockpit picture I have been working on and then built up ready for installation on to the cockpit tub. Really like this sub assembly and the way it goes together. and fitted to the cockpit tub Have some small gaps here and there to deal with, it's an awkward area to get right with so much movement of the internal cockpit tub when adding the external panels and with all of the work done on the cockpit internals this is what can be seen with it all together All very dark in that very tight and cramped cockpit but all worth the effort. Also managed to get a quick test fit of the engines as well Nose section needs some tidying up and then on to getting engines and nacelles fitted. Regards. Andy MikeMaben, Tommy Osvald sorensen, Landrotten Highlander and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Holy cow, Andy! Everything looks terrific! monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Gazzas said: Holy cow, Andy! Everything looks terrific! Hey Gaz, I'm happy but also disappointed at the same time, lots of small gaps to sort. Some no doubt my fault but some due to the basic assembly sequence of the foward fuselage assembly which is so flimsy until the outer panels are added. Regards. Andy Edited January 4, 2020 by monthebiff Out2gtcha and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Andy, Like assembling a Swiss watch! It looks fantastic coming together. Cheers, Tom monthebiff and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I certainly agree with Tom’s comments above. Great update Andy. I really want this kit but not liking the one decal option currently. Any Romanian decals for this a/c I would never consider. D Bellis and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Nicely done. 'Any Romanian decals for this a/c I would never consider.' Troy, maybe I'm having a moment, but I don't understand what you are saying here. Thank you. Sincerely, Mark monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Nice update on the Henschel build, Andy! Z-M kits (in my limited experience anyway) require very careful fitment of internal parts so that they don't compound and add up to bigger fit issues as you get the external components. So when you stumble onto a vague fit, it's nervous time! How are the canopy masks that Z-M provides? One thing I hate is to have a mask lift during the painting process and Z-M uses a masking material that I am not familiar with. nmayhew and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 1/5/2020 at 12:54 AM, Uncarina said: Andy, Like assembling a Swiss watch! It looks fantastic coming together. Cheers, Tom Definitely getting there with it Tom, not to much more work till Incan get painting. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 1/5/2020 at 2:45 AM, Troy Molitor said: I certainly agree with Tom’s comments above. Great update Andy. I really want this kit but not liking the one decal option currently. Any Romanian decals for this a/c I would never consider. Hi Troy and thank you for your comments. Its really disappointing to open the box on this kit and have one only marking option. Hopefully someone will come up with some cool decal options. I quite like the Rumanian machines and have suitable national markings and the rest I can make up from various masks. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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