Dpgsbody55 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Absolutely top notch work on that engine plug. Looking forward to see the next update. Cheers, Michael duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Absolutely top notch work on that engine plug. Looking forward to see the next update. Cheers, Michael thanks Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 11 hours ago, Thunnus said: Beautiful work Spyros! It's so fun to be at approximately same stage of my Dora build as you and Hoss. Very inspirational. yes it is! i really, I really want to catch up with you guys but I think I'm a step behind as I'm still waiting for the seatbelts to arrive.. thanks John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 21 hours ago, Gerhard said: Some threads need a PG 18 rating, this is one of them. Work is fantastic. i didn't see that coming!!! that's a good one! Thank you Gerhard!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 21 hours ago, Reuben L. Hernandez said: Simply beautiful work, very inspirational. thank you Reuben!! Reuben L. Hernandez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) about the gun cowling.. after my complain to Aires , they sent me 3 extra sets for free ,of the quickboost d9 gun cowling no luck, as all of them were the same as the one i bought, but i thought that it would be a shame not to try to correct this issue so. one of them was cut in two pieces to see where exactly is the problem with them...( the front one in the photo) next, with a dry-fitting of the rear part i realised that actually fits ..not that bad .. (although i don;t know what 's going on with that little bulge half, on the resin part is not that prominent.) so i thought that if i could ''transfer'' the problem to the nose end part then i would avoid to mess with the cowling re-shaping of the kit part... then i modified another resin cowling removing some section of the rails that connect it to the kit openings in order to move it backwards.. and i've got this.. and the only issue now is to fill some minor gaps to the front nose maybe is a solution? Edited August 28, 2022 by duke_ MikeMaben, Hoss FL, Landrotten Highlander and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 milliput? duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss FL Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 It looks like your solution may be simpler than my approach of re-contouring the gun cover. Good progress. TAG and duke_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 hello again! seatbelts arrived finally! cockpit installed and i added an oxygen tube to the seat . one more shot before the cockpit masking.. now the part i hate the most, ..sanding, filling, testing ,sanding filling... i have also managed to fit the quickboost 3 part gun cover . ready for painting now.. ..my first choice was the white 11 from JG51 since it has some interesting features like bare metal gun covers but i want to find some more references if i can .. (Everyone has a different approach -of course- on the camouflage of this aircraft .. eagle cals, eduard, montex ...at least they all agree on the bare metal panels) thanks for watching! S Hoss FL, mc65, Landrotten Highlander and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss FL Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Looking great! I love the shots of the cockpit from overhead -- really well done. Your white 11 choice is a very cool scheme. Looking forward to paint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Fantastic work, Spyros! Such a different style than Jim (Hoss FL) yet equally impressive. I also love the look into the cockpit... great stuff! duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss FL Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Spyros - I'm not sure if you have seen it already, but Jerry Crandall's volume 1 has a number of good photos of White 11. Of note are the bare metal gun cover panels for the fuselage mounted MGs as well as the wing root cannons. The flaps' interiors are also unpainted. In addition, Jerry's profile suggests RLM 75 for the front underwing section, including the landing gear doors. Hope this helps. duke_ and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 And just to throw the Late War Luftwaffe curveball... JaPo's interpretation of White 11 is a little bit different than Crandall's. Isar 30/07, LSP_Kevin, Greg W and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) On 9/9/2022 at 1:08 AM, Hoss FL said: Spyros - I'm not sure if you have seen it already, but Jerry Crandall's volume 1 has a number of good photos of White 11. Of note are the bare metal gun cover panels for the fuselage mounted MGs as well as the wing root cannons. The flaps' interiors are also unpainted. In addition, Jerry's profile suggests RLM 75 for the front underwing section, including the landing gear doors. Hope this helps. On 9/9/2022 at 4:05 AM, Thunnus said: And just to throw the Late War Luftwaffe curveball... JaPo's interpretation of White 11 is a little bit different than Crandall's. John, Jim , thank you so much guys for this ! i really appreciate your help on this.. Jim, no i don't have Jerry's books but i have the decal sheet that includes the white 11 from eagle editions , and he suggests the camouflage of that aircraft exactly as you said, .as long as i remember, he also suggests for the wing camo 82/83 .. but , the reason i chose this aircraft- besides the metal panels- is what John posted here.. the 76/81 wing combination i really like the look of that aircraft on the JaPo book version ..i love that high contrast scheme Thank you again John for the high resolution pictures ( the one i found was in low resolution.. i couldn't even read the text) i just want to ask what is the w1 w2 etc paint scheme for the undersides? i just realised that JaPo's book Wr. number is 213097 and Jerry's decal is 213007 what's going on..are they talking about the same aircraft? Edited September 10, 2022 by duke_ Shiba 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Hi Spyros, I hope this picture may also help you in some way doing white "11". We have three great Dora builds all going on at once. Martinnfb, Isar 30/07, duke_ and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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