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    Focke Wulf Ta154A-1 Moskito - 1/48 Revell (Dragon)

    in World War 2 Twins Mega GB

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    Decided to do the main markings using Montex masks - I've had some great success with those in the past.

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    Using MRP AMT-6 Black (kind of a warm black) and Insignia White.

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    Made another mistake - the codes should be much tighter up against the cross on the fuselage sides :raincloud: Don't know why I checked the photos AFTER I sprayed the masks!!!??

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    Still, it gives the whole model a lift with those colours on.

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    Painted the exposed engine and compartment.

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    Also painted the open gun compartment, so that looks more like it now!

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    Finished the decals, attached the wheel struts, nose and radar aerial mounts (unpainted so far). It's a tail-sitter at the moment but the main gear is drag-linked so the wheels sit further aft. Should be ok, and if it isn't, that's another mistake on my part!

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    The Nazi symbol isn't included in the kit decals and I don't carry spares, so this will be a captured example. I'm sure the Nazi sign would have been scrubbed out as soon as paint was available! I used Xtracrylix RAF Dark Green.

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    So, various mistakes notwithstanding, it's come out not too bad! I have the HpH 1/32 resin kit of this aircraft so this will be a good warm up and test bed of the paint and finishing techniques. Worth making the mistakes now so I get it right later!

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    Still looks interesting - apparently it was a decent aircraft with very good power and acceleration, but thanks to its massive 'deer antler' radar antennae and bulky electronics, it couldn't hold a candle to the British Mosquito.

     

    Hopefully will finish this week, then back to the Arado 234 for a proper fight!

     

    Cheers,

    Alan

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    Focke Wulf Ta154A-1 Moskito - 1/48 Revell (Dragon)

    in World War 2 Twins Mega GB

    Posted

    On 4/5/2024 at 8:18 PM, modelling minion said:

    Looking good Alan, you have smoothed out the joins very nicely.

    Thanks again Craig ^_^

     

    This seems to have gone from 0-60 in 5 seconds, I think I've got my head around it now.

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    Got some paint on - I stuck with the AK Air paints as i just wanted to try them out - they were okay but found it hard to get a good consistency fro the finer freehand spraying, so this is a bit more of a mess than I wanted.

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    Also, the RLM 76 is a bit 'green' - although it loomks ok in contrast to the 75, it would look strange next to any other model in the same scheme.

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    The edges of the blotches are not as fine as I would have hoped. I tried going over them again but it just didn't give the fine lines I wanted, even with the HP-CH 0.2mm airbrush.

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    Moral of the story - stick to what you know! Should have used Xtracrylix or Colourcoats.

     

    Also, those wings do look warped, even though to my eye they look straight :hmmm: 

     

    Meh, let's just get it done and move on with the Ar 234 :raincloud:

     

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    1/32 Arado Ar234B-2 Blitz (MDC/Radu Brinzan)

    in World War 2 Twins Mega GB

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

    Only just found this, must have been asleep!

    There isn’t anything to give it scale in your dry fit photos, but having built the Hasegawa 1/48 version I’d guess that it’s going to be BIG.

    The resin looks nice.

     

    John

    Cheers John. It's smaller than I expected, seems to be quite a compact design. In 1/32 it's smaller than a P-38 Lightning.

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    Piper PA-48 Enforcer

    in P-51 Mustang STGB 5

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    Okay, let battle commence! First job is to turn the rubbishy end-opening box into a top-loader:

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    Seal the ends then cut three sides of the lid :smile:

     

    Into the cockpit:

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    Cut, clean and tidy up the cockpit parts from the Halberd set. The fit to the kit parts is perfect.

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    Then for some reason I went on to the stabilisers and rudder. The rudder needs a bit cut off the top to accommodate the fin extension.

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    Finally for today I added the kit sidewalls to the Halberd fuselage and the tail halves, which again fit perfectly :innocent: Hopefully this will be the pattern for the rest of the build. 

     

    The only slight disappointment is the type represented and the decals are for the original Piper 1971 proposal, rather than the more interesting 1983-4 evaluation versions which failed to secure a USAF production contract at the time. I'm not sure how many differences there were - I can see some different blade antennae either side of the fin, plus a large pitot/instrumentation probe out of the left tip tank. If I can be bothered I might investigate that further.

     

    Seems to be a promising start, let's see how it turns out!

     

    Alan 

     

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