1:1 Revi-12C/D Gunsight

[Rick K]

More drilling (opening up/cleaning mount points) today.

 

Reflector Mount needed some love.

Using a 7/32 drill bit I hand twist to open the holes for the bolt (below).

 

Bolt test fit, ok.

 

Reflector assembly not a perfect fit.  Hole alignment or bolt shortening needs to be addressed.

 

Power cord gets some adjustments.

The plug is a solid piece of resin.  Cord opening needs just that...opening.  Hand twist with 1/4" bit works.

 

Body gets its power cord opening adjusted.

 

Test fit is good.

 

 

[LSP_Kevin]

Great stuff, Rick. This is such an interesting project!

 

Kev

[tucohoward]

Very cool, Rick! Didn't somebody make a 1/1 scale 109 instrument panel?

 

Jay

[Rick K]

16 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:

Great stuff, Rick. This is such an interesting project!

 

Kev

See?  Now you got me working on all resin things now. 

[Rick K]

2 hours ago, tucohoward said:

Very cool, Rick! Didn't somebody make a 1/1 scale 109 instrument panel?

 

Jay

Thanks Jay.  AMMO makes several 1:1 IP's.  FW190, Spitfire, Mustang as well. 

 

An expensive print on cardboard.  Looks very well printed with spot varnish on instruments.  Nice if you want to hang on wall like a poster. 

 

That's a hard nope for me.

[tucohoward]

It must have been the Eduard ones I was thinking of but they are 1/4 scale.

 

Jay

[monthebiff]

8 hours ago, tucohoward said:

It must have been the Eduard ones I was thinking of but they are 1/4 scale.

 

Jay

 

Yes Jay, think they were 1/4 scale and were included in their Royal edition boxings. I had a 110 panel and it was pretty cool.

 

Regards. Andy 

[Rick K]

On 2/2/2024 at 6:14 PM, monthebiff said:

 

Yes Jay, think they were 1/4 scale and were included in their Royal edition boxings. I had a 110 panel and it was pretty cool.

 

Regards. Andy 

Eduard makes 1/4 Scale IP for Me109 and Me110.  I have both purchased over 10 years ago.  Tell me about the Royal Edition boxings?

 

[Rick K]

The Sunglass Cover, Support Arms and Support assembly is going to be tricky.  These parts have zero mount pins/tabs/joints.

 

Make a jig using Legos.

 

Secure Cover and Support Arms.  Ready for glue.

 

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Using 2 part 15 minute epoxy I use a syringe with 14 gauge 1.5" industrial tip and draw a bead along entire inside of the join on both sides of the Support Arms and Cover.  The long cure time allows minor adjustments before the glue sets.

 

A nice solid join.

 

All parts washed and ready to glue, prime & paint.

 

After primer applied the outside seams of the Sunglass Cover are wonky.  I break out the 3M Glazing and mix with Mr Leveling Thinner to a creamy paste and spread with a piece of plastic card.

 

The Sunglass Support is painted Tamiya German Grey.  Four mount pins are created with 1/8" plastic rod.  A minimum of 4mm extend for each rod when assembles with the Sunglass holder.  This is an exercise of careful and precise measuring.

 

A dab of epoxy is applied to outside end of each pin to achieve a rounded effect.  After full cure the pins are painted Alclad 102 Duraluminum.

 

The Sunglass Holder is painted a mix of 1 part Gunze 3 Red and 9 parts Gunze 2 Black.  3:9  

 

Using putty to secure the Sunglass Support I carefully apply 15 minute epoxy to corresponding hole on the Sunglass Support with micro tip applicator then insert the pins.

 

The body is painted Gunze 116 RLM 66.  The data plate is Gunze 2 Black.  I drilled out the corresponding mounts screws and will add real screws after I whitewash the letters on the data plate.

 

 

The reflector lens mount is painted Gunze 116 RLM grey then details picked out with Gunze 2 Black.  The top ring will also get some Gunze 2 Black love.

 

The whitewash application on the data plate failed and has been repainted black.  This process is to bring out the engraved letters.  So far it ain't working for me.  The alignment ticks whitewash showed up quite nicely.

 

This is a test fit and I'm really stoked on the look.  This is far from complete.  You can see I hollowed out the body with a 1/4" drill to reduce weight.  I reduced body weight by over 3 ounces.  The Crash Pad will cover the hole.

 

The Sunglass Cover assembly is secured to the Sunglass Fixing Plate with one sheet metal screw on each side.  This will allow final positioning before I glue all components to a "static" position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 7, 2024 by Rick K

[LSP_Kevin]

Excellent work, Rick!

 

Kev

[Rick K]

Base for my Revi is a 12" diameter wood base.  I gave it some stain and varnish.  Drilled a 5/16" hole for acrylic rod.  

I found a copy of an Luftwaffe gunsight training manual cover.  I know you'll ask...Des Jägers Schiessfibel translates to The Hunters Shooting Guide.  Perfect.

 

Taped to cutting table I used a compass with cutting tool to cut out the art.

 

Good fit.

 

Acrylic rod to mount the Revi.

 

Luftwaffe badge from Bling For Bases will add additional interest to the base.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rick K]

Slowly the assembly begins.  Using 15 minute epoxy so it's secure i part then walk away for a few hours.  Return, repeat.

 

Bead sight required inserting a .5mm brass rod for mounting pin then epoxy.

[Rick K]

Test fit on the base.

 

 

Crash pad painted with various shades of brown with highlights accomplished with "pre-shade", oils and dark panel line wash followed by an overall varnish Tamiya X22 Clear.  Crash Pad is dry fitted.

Edited April 4, 2024 by Rick K

[Alain Gadbois]

Looks like the real thing!

Excellent work!

 

Alain

[Landrotten Highlander]

very realistic indood