Furie Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) If it's this hole, then it's there because I had to drill the radiator to insert and glue the drain itself. You can't see it because it's partly hidden by the glue. Denis, gruyere maker on Bf 109. Edited April 14, 2023 by Furie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Great pics, Antonio, thank you!! about the drain itself, I find that the easier way to achieve it is using a syringe needle of adequate size. daHeld and Antonio Argudo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) Hi Denis Nice work.. A little observation... at the join between the main part of the wing and the wing tips (your riveting post, 6th image), Revell have made a raised area. This is a rather overdone attempt at reproducing the tape that was applied with dope to cover that joint. You could sand it right down and just apply some decal over it or leave it as is. What you don't really want is rivets, as the tape covered these over... Matt Edited April 14, 2023 by mattlow daHeld and Furie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 Thank you very much for these precisions mattlow. The pictures of the underside of the planes are quite difficult to find and that's quite normal. Indeed this detail had escaped me, I will try to remedy it, it should not pose too many problems. This afternoon, I had a hard time with the Revell elevators: they couldn't find anything better than to put huge dots on the elevators to represent... ...well I don't know ! I can understand that the manufacturer forgets something on a model, but then to add things that do not exist (like what you pointed out to me), it's beyond comprehension! Tomorrow I'll finish the curvature and radiator flaps, the fixed and movable elevators, next week I'll start again the engraving of the fuselage and the engraving of the rivets on the fuselage. I received the engraving sets for the round, oval and rectangular hatches from Tamiya. The quality is there, I just have to know how to use them, but I'm here to learn. Pictures of the material to follow tomorrow. daHeld 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 21 hours ago, Furie said: It's hard to find pictures of the underside of the complete radiator. Would you have something to show me please? Best one I have ... HTH Isar 30/07, Furie, Gazzas and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 Yes yes, he is there Mike. It's discreet but it's there! That is, if the putty and paint don't cover it by the end! MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) As I had (and will have) a lot of little problems with the construction of my 109, I had no other choice than to order some material to scrib my model. To scrib the round, oval and rectangular plates it was Tamiya or Eduard. Knowing the quality of Tamiya I ordered the 3 sets and I'm not disappointed because the set seems to be very good. I also took a small saw from Hauler to trace the structure lines at the junction of the two ½ fuselages as well as for the wings. I realized that doing this work with a simple drypoint/needle would be difficult. And then the famous Tamiya putty and another one I saw the implementation on a YT tutorial. That's enough to keep me busy for the next few days to finalize the wing/fuselage/horizontal tail assembly. And I just have to buy my airbrush, the H&S Infinity is holding the inside track for the moment. Et maintenant, au boulot ! Edited April 15, 2023 by Furie Alain Gadbois, MikeMaben, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 47 minutes ago, Furie said: As I had (and will have) a lot of little problems with the construction of my 109, I had no other choice than to order some material to etch* my model. To etch* the round, oval and rectangular plates it was Tamiya or Eduard. Knowing the quality of Tamiya I ordered the 3 sets and I'm not disappointed because the set seems to be very good. I also took a small saw from Hauler to trace the structure lines at the junction of the two ½ fuselages as well as for the wings. I realized that doing this work with a simple drypoint/needle would be difficult. And then the famous Tamiya putty and another one I saw the implementation on a YT tutorial. That's enough to keep me busy for the next few days to finalize the wing/fuselage/horizontal tail assembly. And I just have to buy my airbrush, the H&S Infinity is holding the inside track for the moment. Et maintenant, au boulot ! *Etch (burn, engrave) : I don't know if I used the right verb in English, sorry. Don't hesitate to correct me if I'm wrong. Scribing is better. Furie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: Scribing is better. Thanks! I have corrected my text. Edited April 15, 2023 by Furie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Nice! I had no idea those Tamiya scribing templates existed. Kev Furie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Furie said: This afternoon, I had a hard time with the Revell elevators: they couldn't find anything better than to put huge dots on the elevators to represent... ...well I don't know ! They are meant to represent additional fabric doped over drainage holes in the elevators and ailerons. Like the wing tip tapes, these are rather overenthusiastically depicted... You can either remove them (not east given all the other detail there), replace the parts (Alleycat and Barracuda) or ignore them (least easy option :)) Matt Furie and daHeld 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Nice! I had no idea those Tamiya scribing templates existed. Kev The links so that you have the references: Ref: t74156 | 9,45 € (oupsmodel.com) Ref: t74154 | 9,45 € (oupsmodel.com) 6 produits en stock (oupsmodel.com) LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, mattlow said: They are meant to represent additional fabric doped over drainage holes in the elevators and ailerons. Like the wing tip tapes, these are rather overenthusiastically depicted... You can either remove them (not east given all the other detail there), replace the parts (Alleycat and Barracuda) or ignore them (least easy option :)) Matt I removed almost everything with the blade of my scalpel and sanded with 5000, there is only a tiny trace of these pies left. mattlow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Thanks, Denis. I have tons of scribing templates as it happens (you can't have too many!), but was unaware that Tamiya had also produced some. I'll wait to see what you think once you've used them, before deciding to get any myself. Kev Furie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: I'll wait to see what you think once you've used them, before deciding to get any myself. My opinion after using them should be something like this, but it has nothing to do with the quality of Tamiya products! Landrotten Highlander, MikeMaben, mattlow and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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