Guest canuck63 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Hi Mark, that'll be called real modeling in my book !Many amongst us,me for one,use tons of AM brass,resin and stuff to superdetail their models,but this kind of "creative" detailing is what I like most !I've done it myself many times and it's worlds more rewarding that merely hitting the Credit Card and go for that new detailing set! Can't wait to see your beautiful Kurfürst finished ! Cheers Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I'm loving every post of this! Great work. Convincing detail and not too dependend on AM (like me...) Cheers, Jeroen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Manny, Jereon, Thank you very much for your compliments. 'He who must not be named' sent me a PM concerning the landing gear not having the flex hose. I have done flex hoses in the past for 2 109's, not particularly to my liking, but done none the less, and, since they are hidden behind the wheel and gear door I wasn't planning to include them in this build, but. . . I did them anyway. The single springs are springs that go in the cockpit. The antenna is for the G-14, which I'll also post over there. The filament is invisible sewing machine thread I picked up at a fabric store. It comes on a spool. It's meant to be the wire. I'll be painting that steel later on. I wrapped it around a drill bit then twisted the 2 ends a couple of times real tight, then super glued and trimmed it. Thanks for looking. Sincerely, Mark Greg W and rafju 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 I've made a little progress on the wheel wells and worked on some bits and ideas in between. That's .005 plastic card with the layout drawn on. The condition appears to be a multiple part condition, but rather than making the 2 parts I just scored the separation mark. It's not very noticeable here. But, the score line is the left line in the center section, the one with the arcs. Opened up. The inside wall was a little short so I shimmed it and will make a new one. Also, the lightening hole, I think, based on photographs, should be moved a little more toward the spar. In addition, the hole doesn't match the lightening hole sizes of the outer wall, which I'm currently working on, so it's just as well that I replace it. The little strips where the outer wall is located is double-sided adhesive film, used to hold the part in place. The inside of the outlined area needs to be removed. I forgot to score it so I would know the outline when I begin scraping and sanding. I'll score it later. The hole at 10:30+- is for the landing gear up/down indicator rod that will stick up out of the wing top. I had the hairbrained idea in the middle of the night to maybe look into constructing the defroster tubing attached to the canopy inside wall so I mixed up some Apoxy Sculpt because I couldn't find my Milliput and made this. I'll fine tune it after it dries. I'll also worry about the armored headrest after, or if, I solve the construction problem. I squished some .020 solder almost flat and made this. I rounded it with a paint brush handle and burnished it a little bit to get the kinks out. I'll work on making a teardrop later. Boy, is that blurry. Sorry about that. I'll take and post another picture of it later. Last but not least. I've wanted to try my hand at this since the G-6 build but couldn't find a clear picture of the fastening condition when I came across something feasable that is on an engine. So I drew a sketch and am giving it a shot. .020 rod, 5mm long aluminum. I think the aluminum may be too long. Maybe 4mm will do. I'll make the G-14 drop tank with 4mm strip and compare. Thanks for looking. Sincerely, Mark Greg W and rafju 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 wow and wow again lovely work! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piet Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest canuck63 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Simply outstanding !Be warned, Mr. Mark Buonarroti...we won't tolerate any mistakes or/and shortcuts on your David/Kurfurst at this point ....we don't want to see anything less but TOTAL COMMITMENT ! The old salts amongst the LSP crowd sure have compared your great home-made superdetailing to the marvelous jobs the likes of Shep Paine treated us to many moons ago so please keep up the good job !I'm enjoying your build a great deal..hats off to you dude ....Russ is sure watching you from above with pride and enjoys this build as any other LSPer ! Cheers Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Thank you everyone. Your praise humbles me. There's not much to report or show, but there is something. I've completed the new wall outlines for both wheel wells but have yet to put in the lightening holes, and started work on the roof of the other wheel well, sanding off the detail, making the .005 base, and outlining the wheel opening. For show I have this: I've fine tuned the canopy mold. I'm waiting for it to dry before I do another test fitting. Here's a better picture of the loop antenna. Where'd that fuzz ball come from? This drop tank has 4mm metal strip. The sliver of a screw shaft needs to be adjusted. Comparing it to the G-14 tank with 5mm metal strip. The 4mm strip is a better proportion, so I'll remake the G-14 fastener. Thanks for looking. Sincerely, Mark rafju and Greg W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Last one for the day. I've got errands and chores to do. This bubbled up thru all of the other stuff I've been thinking about and seemed like a good idea. It should help me to stay between the lines when I start scraping and sanding. Thanks for looking. Sincerely, Mark Greg W and rafju 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Mark Great work on the wells so far. Just in case you're not aware, the shape you have there represents a hole which goes completely through the wing and is covered by the G-10/K-4 long streamlined bulge. Here's the wing from my 109K build which is stalled somewhere here.... Hole is opened up and edges thinned to more accurately depict the thin wing skinning. Hope this helps. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big matt Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Oh Man! That drop tank looks awesome. Great detail and thanks for the idea on the band clamp. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Big Matt-Glad I could help. Matt, I know the pain. I did the same for a G-6 build. I vac formed the bulges. Milliput infill, grey primer to smooth things out. A stalled G-4. Superglue smeared on the rudder. I used remover to remove the glue, which crazed the plastic. I'll probably just mold and cast the rudder from another kit. Close-up of the G-4. The faint linework is the location of the bulge. Your work does help. All contributions help, and most certainly I appreciate your contributions. Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I like your style of modeling buddy! Improve the kit parts instead of buying aftermarket. You are doing such a good job on the drop tank that I thought that you might find this drawing useful. It is from a Japanese pub and I can't remember which one so I hope that they will forgive me. There is a little feature on the German drop tanks that most model companies miss. Notive the sway bar receptor on the tank have grooves in them. One set is at right angles to the other set. These receptors are also not flush with the surface but mounted with bolts on 2 discs that are welded to the tanks surface. I point this out because you seem to be interested in the details so please don't take this as a critisism. rafju and Greg W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Mark, The parts get better and better.. those tanks are awesome and the wheel wells will certainly look as good if not better then anything you can buy out of the box aftermarket..and besides its more fun( at least to me ) making as much of the models details as you can. I always learn more about the prototype in the process as well. Keep it up, cant wait to see the wings all closed up. All the best, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Thank you everyone. Matt, I didn't have a chance to finish my thought before SWMBO gave me the eye of doom and I had to leave with unfinished business here on the forum. But after performing this surgery on the G-6 & G-4 I wanted to try another route. But that brings me to this, and it occurred to me this moment: since what I am scratching is separate from the applied roofing, and there is space between the two parts, I need not stay within the lines to create the illusion of depth I need. All I need do is to maybe not violate the straight line plane (I'm not sure, I'll look into that), and simulate the curviture of the applied roof. Hmm. I think this might work. I'll check this out. Thanks for the epiphany Matt. Jerry, Firstly, no criticism is taken. Thank you for your offer. After seeing the image of your generousity it occurred to me I have seen photos of this condition before in, I think, Hasegawa's book of the G-6, so Oh Yeahhhh. I remember that! Thank you. I had forgotten about that assymetric mounting condition with all that is running around in my brain. I took a look at the part and the condition looks do-able. Thank you. Paul, Thank you for your compliments. You are right, learning is simply the key. I find three-dimensional problem solving fun as well. Once again everyone, thank you. Sincerely, Mark Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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