Thunnus Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 10 hours ago, dodgem37 said: Good show, John. Being raised in Virginia I too had painted nails and wood paneling just like that! Sincerely, Mark Not that there is anything wrong with that but... painted nails were not a part of my childhood memories! Troy Molitor and Brett M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 The clear parts have been dipped in Future, which does a good job of (a) hiding any micro scratches and scuffs and (b) protecting against any potential frosting caused by CA and Tamiya Extra Thin cement. After I finish attaching all of the cockpit details including the Revi 16B gun sight, I'll glue the clear parts into place in the closed position. The Barracuda spinner, which I used on my last build, has some nice hub detail molded within the openings. After the recess is painted black, I've picked out the detail in metallic grey. The spinner is sprayed gloss white as a base for the white spiral. The mask is custom cut using the Silhouette Portrait and is based on a EagleCal spiral decal I have from a previous build. This is actually the second try. The first coat of white revealed a slight casting imperfection on the surface of the spinner that I couldn't ignore so I wiped off the paint and smoothed the spinner out. The spinner is then sprayed gloss black. I'm so excited to see the results, I usually remove masks minutes after spraying. Which is usually not a problem with quick-drying acrylic paints but it would be safer to pull the masks after the paint has had time to cure. This time my impatience probably caused some rough edges on the spiral that I'm not going to address since this will be covered in a white overspray. I am assuming that Hartmann's machine HAD a spinner spiral before the white winter camo was applied. The blending in of the Barracuda oil cooler intake has been completed. The initial fill using Milliput was topped off with some Mr Surfacer 1000. The area was coated with a primer. I've just started using Mr Primer Surfacer 1000 as a primer, thinned with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner. It seems to be a little smoother and provide more consistent coverage than the Mr Surfacer 1200 that I was using previously. Lothar, Troy Molitor, Landrotten Highlander and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Great work blending in the oil cooler, and the spinner is excellent. Wasn't there a panel line there next to the oil cooler? Guessing it's not needed for this version? Matt Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, scvrobeson said: Great work blending in the oil cooler, and the spinner is excellent. Wasn't there a panel line there next to the oil cooler? Guessing it's not needed for this version? Matt Yes, I believe there is a panel line there and I'm debating whether or not to scribe new one since I had to fill the existing one due to the width of the Barracuda oil cooler. The new panel line would essentially run down where my rivet line is. Scribing is challenging enough without having to run one over a set of holes. daHeld, nmayhew, scvrobeson and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Nice work John. Looking awesome as usual. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Thanks Troy! Some of the last cockpit bits have been put into place in advance of the clear parts including the rod that goes across the rear sill (I had to trim both ends so that the canopy sits flush), the UV lights and the Revi gun sight. Fanes, Lothar, Troy Molitor and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Will the canopy be open or closed on this one John? Sprue Brothers had the Bf 109G-14 on sale this week for $34 USD. If I didn’t have a trunk load of these kits already I would’ve ordered one. My all time favorite kit in 1:32. Cant wait to see some color on this one. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Troy Molitor said: Will the canopy be open or closed on this one John? Sprue Brothers had the Bf 109G-14 on sale this week for $34 USD. If I didn’t have a trunk load of these kits already I would’ve ordered one. My all time favorite kit in 1:32. Cant wait to see some color on this one. Canopy will be closed on this one like most of my builds. There's a small chance that I would consider showing a sliding canopy in the open position but I don't like spoiling the lines of the 109 with that side-opening canopy. chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Damn nice-looking cockpit, John. Sincerely, Mark Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vincent Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Remember one thing : when the Erla canopy is closed without being locked (which would be the case if you don't add a pilot), the antenna wire will be sagging. The wire got tensionned by the canopy locking lever Just so that you don't forget ! Vincent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vincent Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 11 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Great work blending in the oil cooler, and the spinner is excellent. Wasn't there a panel line there next to the oil cooler? Guessing it's not needed for this version? Matt Problem is that the Barracuda oil cooler is a bit too wide in scale. I would rather modify the Hasegawa part which is correct has far as width is concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 7 hours ago, dodgem37 said: Damn nice-looking cockpit, John. Sincerely, Mark Thanks so much Mark! That's the MDC resin cockpit so there isn't much that I added except paint! 2 hours ago, Vincent said: Remember one thing : when the Erla canopy is closed without being locked (which would be the case if you don't add a pilot), the antenna wire will be sagging. The wire got tensionned by the canopy locking lever Just so that you don't forget ! Vincent I assume this is not the case with this particular aircraft since it lacks the antenna mast and the aerial wire goes from the tail directly to the fuselage behind the canopy? Aerial wire looks taut and the canopy is open. 2 hours ago, Vincent said: Problem is that the Barracuda oil cooler is a bit too wide in scale. I would rather modify the Hasegawa part which is correct has far as width is concerned Could it possibly be that the Hasegawa part is too narrow? Anyways... I've done what I've done and I am ok with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vincent Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Yes, in that configuration the wire is tensionned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Hey Vincent, so that would be the case with the short antennae mast since locking the canopy shoves it forward maybe a half an inch ?? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vincent Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 3 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Hey Vincent, so that would be the case with the short antennae mast since locking the canopy shoves it forward maybe a half an inch ?? Just curious. Yes On machines with the Erla canopy and the short wooden mast mounted on it, the antenna wire is sagging when the canopy is unlocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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