LSP_K2 Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 Mask set showed up today. Pretty much everything I need, except what I need the most (the IP), is arriving now. MikeMaben, LSP_Ray, Rampenfest and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 So, it now seems I'm back in business with this project as well. This is my first look (no pun intended) at the Eduard Look panels, and I must say that I highly approve, and will certainly be buying more. Shoggz, Rampenfest, TankBuster and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Now that my Mustang fuselage is all glued up and drying, I decided to switch gears over to wrapping up the Me 262 ‘pit. The Eduard LOOK IP is really spiffy, and goes a long way toward enhancing this area, not that it can really be seen in this photo. LSP_Kevin, LSP_Ray, Shoggz and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Looking good! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Due to yet another error on my part (nose gear/weight installed incorrectly), I had some issues getting the cannon bay doors to fit properly, but nothing some Vallejo putty didn’t make short work of it. Front cowl will still need Tamiya white, but will work out just fine. Shoggz, TankBuster, denders and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 Plane now gets her horizontal tails, (which actually took me quite a while to find, all too typical for me), while work continues on the gun bay doors I completely messed up. Leave it to me to screw up a Tamiya kit. I seem to have a special talent for botching even the best of kits. I also chopped off a large portion of the nose gear, as it was getting pretty mangled during the prep work. denders, LSP_Kevin, LSP_Ray and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 Fortunately for me, the wings are a near perfect fit, so I'll actually be able to paint fuselage and wings separate, as hoped. Minor touch-ups, once wings and fuselage are joined, should be a breeze, I hope. TankBuster, patricksparks, denders and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 Wings (on starboard side), had some comparatively minor interference issues that I was having some difficulties with, but now that I’ve worked that out, I’ve spritzed the areas under the rear glass and sills with interior color (Tamiya XF-63), so that I now can finally add the glass and masks. I also added back the removed gun bay door hinges (using Plastruct .020 rod, though .015 might have been better, and I may redo those), as these were completely lost during the process of correcting the misaligned (my fault) doors. Primer time is fast approaching and that will certainly show me what still needs to be done, and I imagine there will be something, probably several somethings. Also, just for giggles, I made sure to drop the fuselage on the concrete floor tonight, breaking open several small seams, this in addition to falling on my tail bone on the concrete floor, a freak accident. Sigh. TankBuster, chukw, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Fresh sheet of deals for this effort arrived this afternoon, with a few more small bits on the way. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 I decided the .020 hinges were a bit too much, so replaced them with Plastruct .010 rods (it took four tries to get it right though). I think they look much better now. After some minor clean-up and windscreen installed, the front area was spritzed with some primer, and obviously still needs more help. Mal_Belford, denders, MikeMaben and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Love to see another Me262 build. Interesting that all the 262 kits seem to have issue with the fit of the gun cowlings. But your nose looks nice and clean now! Mal_Belford and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 1 hour ago, Thunnus said: Love to see another Me262 build. Interesting that all the 262 kits seem to have issue with the fit of the gun cowlings. But your nose looks nice and clean now! The fit problems were entirely of my own making, as far as I can determine. The nose wheel well/counterweight was installed cocked to one side, and that created the fit issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Wheels, the last item needed for completion of this effort, arrived today; typical Eduard excellent quality. TankBuster, chukw, Gazzas and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Rather interestingly, the Quinta 1:32 set, which I'll be using on my Trumpeter kit, bears this exact same scheme on their illustration. Their depiction of the nose colors are also in line with the Japo information. Rampenfest, denders, LSP_Ray and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted yesterday at 06:06 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 06:06 AM Following the suggestion of Rampenfest, I snatched some empty/refillable felt marker pens. Naturally I'll use them on a test dummy first, before actually trying them on the model itself. denders, patricksparks and LSP_Ray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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