Guest Maxim Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Really nice work. This will be stunning when finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Thank you all for the kind words. I am getting slowly to the point where I can glue the nose section and start about thinking of painting this beast. Hopefully I will get there next week-end. Here is where I stand in the bombardier section. All assembly is complete except for the Norden bombsight and the central gun. Need some weathering but you get the idea. Cheers, David BradG, patricksparks, BloorwestSiR and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 WOW David, you and Martin are killing this kit. Awesome job.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 You're really making the kit ammo belts pop along with the rest of the nose section. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 some progress tonight: finished the bombardier section: not perfect but good enough for me. Of all the internals this is the part I liked the best to build. Installing the machine gun suspension with EZ line a bit tricky but it worked alright. I hope you like it. Cheers, David TorbenD, BloorwestSiR, jgrease and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Reminds me, need to do more work on mine ! Looks killer buddy !........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Looks fantastic David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Really great work there David. The support wire for the nose gun looks like it was well worth the effort. Carl Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Great work on the .50 cal support! Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Great work and love the pulley setup for the .50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 One step closer to painting. The Eduard masks are a God send. Marking masks are Maketar. The fit of the nose section to the rest of the fuse is really good and so is the fit of the glass, there are very small gaps that I need to fill with white glue before painting. Cheers, David jgrease, patricksparks, BradG and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Great progress David! It's good to know there aren't any hiccups closing the fuselage up. Do you plan to leave the wings removable or will you glue them on when the time comes? Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hi Carl, I plan to glue them. Currently the plan is to paint the wings and fuselage separately and then glue the wings and control surfaces and then do the weathering. This is where I stand tonight. Alclad Gloss Black overall. Cheers, David Out2gtcha, Trak-Tor, jgrease and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Awesome, a real pleasure following this build, i hope i'll be able to finish it JUST that way...!! Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 After letting the Alclad gloss black cure for a good 48 hours, I shot Alclad airframe aluminum on the bottom surface of the wings and bottom part of the fuselage. I shot white Aluminum on the top of the wings and fuselage where I will eventually shoot Olive drab and I shot dull aluminum on the moving surfaces. Also started painting the Brassin wheels, they are a serious improvement over the kit ones. Cheers, David Out2gtcha, MikeMaben, Uncarina and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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