shadowmare Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) Hi guys! finally landed on my table. Kit is quite rich with decent PE fret, 3D instrument panel decals, engine and wheel bay cover can be opened/closed. I'm planning doing camo from Ukraine/Russia maybe on a snowy base. Yellow nose with white triangles on wings. Unfortunately only one version of windscreen with armoured glass is inside box, only for later variants (instruction took into account some differences within different plane series but this was ommited) Other thing is kit panel lines which are Airfix-like. This is comparison with old (2010) Eduard Bf-109E. I won't bother, maybe use light shade of wash. Now i have other project on bench but this is definitely next. Edited September 25, 2023 by shadowmare HB252, dennismcc, Paul in Napier and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmare Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 In one of polish forums there is contest which theme is "Africa" so i changed my painting conception and will build Franco Lucchini early series III machine with parts from other plane/planes. I started to correct Italeri obvious mistakes, Maurizio article is very helpfull. Additionaly i use Kagero Topdrawings. This book is focused on drawings and showing manufactring differences beetween series of Macchi. https://archive.aeroscale.net/review/14521/index.htm Panel lines which needs to be filled. Early series possibly didn't have gun panels, but I'm not sure. Other thing is tail working surfaces. I corrected rudder. It has wrong number of ribs and looks very "tooyish". Tamiya thin tape and plastic profile used to fix its poor representation. I had an idea to paint rivet lines instead of making holes. It was always tiring for me, correcting when line went in wrong direction or crushing plastic by force of pressure. It is promising. Kagemusha, Bruce_Crosby, Rick Griewski and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 This is a wonderful start, and I am taking notes! Cheers, Tom shadowmare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 VERY interesting approach @shadowmare . I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Happy modelling, Cheers, Quang shadowmare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmare Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 Progress. Fit is very well. According to the instructions, the landing gear should be glued immediately, which is a bad idea at this stage of assembly. I cut them with a Czech razor blade and glued only the small part that connects to the frame. I will put a wire inside to make them stiffer and finally connect them. Traces left by ejector pins are sometimes found in hard-to-reach places. The remedy for this is a Dremel mini grinder with a pen tip. I then pour thin glue over it and then apply a few layers of Surfacer 1000 to smooth it out. The same for the flaps, although here you need to be more careful not to damage the ribs. On the Facebook account that publishes photos of models - Takatodoki, I found a superbly made Hasegawa Mc 202, which I can use as a template for detailing. The author added a lot of details to the engine, undercarriage bay and cockpit. I will remove the engine cover from the side, I want to preserve the silhouette. Landrotten Highlander, KUROK, amurray and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 3 hours ago, shadowmare said: According to the instructions, the landing gear should be glued immediately, which is a bad idea at this stage of assembly. I cut them with a Czech razor blade and glued only the small part that connects to the frame. I will put a wire inside to make them stiffer and finally connect them. Decidedly a BOLD move, shadowmare! shadowmare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Excellent solution with the landing gear, and one I would have contemplated myself, having successfully used that approach before. Let's hope you have no trouble with it at the end! Kev shadowmare, Paul in Napier, Uncarina and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmare Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 Small update. Maurizio in his article highlited problem with wrong gunsight in instruction. Correct one is San Giorgio Type B not Type C. It is part 70 on sprue C. Other thing, these bits needs to be erased, because they prevent cockpit walls from good align with cockpit frames: Sepp, Paulpk, scvrobeson and 14 others 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Good to see another being built. Cheers, Michael shadowmare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmare Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 Update. Elevators look is changed, using styrene. Small oil tank on engine added: Corrected spinner front hole, firstly placed plastic pin from inside, then drilling it: I saw that now there is replacement but for me it is not a colosal difference. I sanded all weird holes/stripes in wheel bays: Cockpit is nice and fits good into fuselage. mc65, HB252, quang and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Excellent progress! I don't find any trace of that AM spinner in the web... who produces it, may I ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 8 hours ago, mc65 said: Excellent progress! I don't find any trace of that AM spinner in the web... who produces it, may I ask? Here you go: Kev Rocat and mc65 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmare Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 All parts in engine and upper gun bay glued. I will add more cables, more colors and weathering later. Engine cover parts and whole interior fits very good. Only little clean up of seams in center of plastic elements is needed. Instead of provided rubber wire i used solder marterial, it has smaller diameter and is flexible. LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, MikeMaben and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Looking very good! I also like your spinner solution. Cheers, Tom shadowmare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Nice. Yes, that kit supplied pipe does look a bit too heavy. Good solution. Cheers, Michael shadowmare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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