Rampenfest Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Small update: Riveted the landing gear doors and added some springs made of copper wire to the small actuators. The excess will be trimmed away later. Additionally, I am "mocking up" some hydraulic lines out of some wire....rough idea of what it will look like, but will probably tame it out a bit so it is not too pronounced. Alain Gadbois, Furie, LSP_Kevin and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGB Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Hello!! Very nice work you have done on your Dora!!. Cheers Boris Rampenfest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEYSSON Gilles Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 hours ago, BGB said: Hello!! Very nice work you have done on your Dora!!. Cheers Boris + 100 Gilles Rampenfest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 It's always a pleasure to see a Dora built! If I have my say on the springs on the retraction arms of the landing gear, tightly wrapping two wires around a metal tube of the arms' same diameter (I use the tail of the drill bits) will produce springs with the coils evenly spaced between them. Done that all you need is "unscrew" one of the two wires and then trim to the right length the resulting perfect spring! Out2gtcha and Rampenfest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, mc65 said: It's always a pleasure to see a Dora built! If I have my say on the springs on the retraction arms of the landing gear, tightly wrapping two wires around a metal tube of the arms' same diameter (I use the tail of the drill bits) will produce springs with the coils evenly spaced between them. Done that all you need is "unscrew" one of the two wires and then trim to the right length the resulting perfect spring! This is smart! I will give that a go, as I was indeed a little frustrated with how they are not evenly spaced. Haha Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Just a small update: I was not happy with the FuG antenna that goes on the underside of the fuselage. I just thought it looked a little out of scale compared to pictures I have see. I lopped it off, and used a spare arial that is actually meant for 1:48th scale AFVs. I like the result size better. Currently working on adjusting the flaps so that I can have them in the up position flush with the wings. Not a huge fan of the "barn door" down position of the kit. Cheers! - Rampenfest LSP_Kevin, Fanes, Shoggz and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Well, I got a good painting session in, (pics to come) but unfortunately, I followed Hasegawa’s paint instructions which call for the forward section of the bottom wings to be bare silver. However, after looking at some other references, it appears that the forward sections should be painted with the aft sections bare silver. I guess I’ll just use the incorrect silver as an under layer for chipping now. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEYSSON Gilles Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Hello Very nice scratch on the FuG Antenna Gilles Rampenfest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Well almost to the painting stage of Black 6 and it is very uncertain as to what colors I need to be using due to 3 different sources that all say different things. Hasegawa is saying RLM 83/75 for the top of the wings and RLM 76 for the bottom with the forward portion of the wing being bare silver. Eduard is saying RLM 81/76 for the top of the wings and then 76 for the bottom of the wings with the forward portion being 66. The Eagle Cals sheet seems to follow Hasegawa except with the bottom of the wings being more like Eduard’s callout. I have frankly spent way too much time trying to research all the “ proper” colors, and it is starting to make me lose steam. I am most likely going to do a hybrid of Hasegawa/Eagle Cals, as Eduard’s “light blue” for the top of the wings just seems so out of place from everything I have been reading. one can really go down the “RLM rabbit hole” haha Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Do you have a link to the photos of the real plane please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 27 minutes ago, Furie said: Do you have a link to the photos of the real plane please? Sadly, the only photos I have ever found of “Black 6” are colored drawings/ prints of what are published for the various modelling companies and the decal sheets. I can’t seem to find a real photo of “Black 6” I’ll post the color drawing later today though! - Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 (edited) On 3/18/2024 at 11:26 AM, Furie said: Do you have a link to the photos of the real plane please? Here is a picture from Eduard’s website of what Black 6 was adorned in. The RLM76 light blue for the wing tops seems to be different than every other source I could find. Hasegawa instructions and all the other builds I have seen of this aircraft do not have light blue on the top of the wings at all. I will probably go with the Hasegawa instructions for the wings and follow the Eduard color callouts for the rest as that seems to be most representative of what I can find. Cheers! Edited March 21 by Rampenfest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 The image doesn't display, but anyway, if it's not a photo of the real plane... It's the lack of a photo of the late version D-9 that made me not buy this kit. By the way, it makes you wonder where the color profile designers got their information from. You'd think they were copying each other. denders, Troy Molitor and Rampenfest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 6 hours ago, Furie said: The image doesn't display, but anyway, if it's not a photo of the real plane... It's the lack of a photo of the late version D-9 that made me not buy this kit. By the way, it makes you wonder where the color profile designers got their information from. You'd think they were copying each other. Got to fixed, thanks! I agree, I always chuckle that all these instruction sheets always say "based on A color photograph" yet there is never any mention of where that photo is from or if it even exists! The only late war/large tail 190D that I know of photos is "Brown 4" Anyways, I find that when I try to be too exact in this hobby, it takes the joy out of the build for me, so I will just stay "plausibly accurate" Haha Furie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 (edited) Doing some work with the 1ManArmy masks on the gear doors to make myself feel like I am getting somewhere on this build. This is an amazing product, and I could not imagine using decals after just applying the masks. They are laser cut, and despite how tiny the print is, all the pieces peeled off perfectly. No need to punch out any “Hanging Chads” Super impressed, and excited to get some paint down and peel away the mask. Just have to remember to protect from overspray with these tiny things. Cheers! Edited March 29 by Rampenfest LSP_Kevin, duke_, Azgaron and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now