Azgaron Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I decided to go with this kit. It was bought 2nd hand so I have no box except the one it was sent in. I've started with the cockpit and pilot, and also cleaned up the fuselage halves. Next I'll paint the cockpit and decide if I'll use the pilot or not, but considering the lack of detail, I'll probably use him. Håkan Alain Gadbois, BradG, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Hi! Nice project! I seem to recognize the very old Hasegawa kit, right? Alain chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 Thank you Alain! Yeah I think it is. Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 I painted all the cockpit parts and the inside and top of fuselage in RLM 66. Then I painted the instruments and details black. Then I tried to pick out instrument details with a fine brush, but ended up dry brushing everything. Then the fuselage halves was glued. Pretty easy except for the front seam that I needed to hold together to set. According to the instructions it should be possible to insert the cockpit from the underside. Well it wasn't as easy to do as it looked, but after some fiddling it was in place, or at least I hope it sits where it should. Of course the front seam opened up. Have to glue that later. Now I need to sort the seams. Only problem is the raised rivets that will disappear when sanding the seams. Should I just let it be? Try to recreate them, or remove all and do new ones with a riveter? Old kit and I'm not sure I want to do all that work this time. Have to think about it! Håkan LSP_Kevin, BradG and Gazzas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I would suggest you keep it, just subdue the rivets and lines with fine sandpaper. Lost panel lines can be restored locally with a light mark with an X-acto. Weathering at the end can be added to accent certain panels and areas according to references. This is a simple kit, keep work to basic skills otherwise I am afraid it could spiral off into too much work... Just my opinion here! Alain Azgaron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Agreed, with what Alain said. You’re doing good work here. Keep going! I built one of these back....waaaay back the only problem I had was the wing to fuselage joint, if I remember correctly? Then chopped it up in a vignette of a destroyed and abandoned wreck...I do have pictures here somewhere. Azgaron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 Thank you Alain and Chris! Yeah, better keep it simple and get it done. It's easy to get carried away in detailing and scratchbuilding. I'll keep the wing to fuselage joint in mind, when I get to that point. That's one way of sorting it! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 This is quite an old kit, but that said, it's still pretty good. I like your progress so far too. Cheers, Michael Azgaron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Thank you Michael! Considering it's age, it's pretty nice! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 I started cleaning up the engine parts. Quite a bit of flash in some places. I think the engine looks pretty nice, and I'm considering adding some ignition cables and stuff. Then perhaps I can have the covers off. Just need to figure out how it should look. Have to google a bit! For some reason I continued to clean up parts. Might as well have it done. Just a few more things to do, then I can start painting engine parts and all parts that need to be in RLM02. Other parts to for that matter, but those I need first! Håkan BradG, Cheetah11, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Nice progress, Håkan! Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Thank you Stefan! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 A few wires added to the engine couldn't hurt, right? While that is setting, I painted some parts in RLM02. Need to touch some spots a bit. Lastly I assembled some bombs and pylons. Next I'll sort the other ends of the wires and paint the engine. Håkan Cheetah11, MikeC, Phantom2 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Looking good Håkan! Much better with Alt 134! Azgaron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegener Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I seem to recall reading something by Ullmann to the effect that the inner surfaces of late 190s (after around the -5) were unpainted aluminium to save time and materials. Steel and wood surfaces were painted 02 as a corrosion/rot protection measure. There were official orders to this effect and the approach was tested on a batch of 50 190s before being extended more widely. Of course eventually the practice extended to some external surfaces too. Azgaron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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