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Took me literally years to figure out how the bomb release mech worked. Finally sorted it today , I think. Lots of pics to stare at , finally seeing that the lever shaped part to the left of the rack is the actuation lever. In the bomb loaded position it should be to the right of the tube right beside it. You can see clearly in pics the slug in the tube. When the commander toggles the release lever in the front cockpit , the slug retracts into the tube and the lever rotates counter-clockwise and the hook at the bottom releases the bomb sling end. The key to this was observing that the opposite tube is hollow ; no slug.. WNW has molded their parts in the released position , easily confirmed by pics in the instructions , Gotha! and RR's book. My work:

Adrian -Thank you. Work begins again with the bomb rack and landing gear rigging started: As my busy holiday season winds down I'm thinking more and more about getting this model finished.

lol not quite!

Well , well ,well , right , right , right moi little droogs ! As it happens I came across this actual chopper at a good price, had to be good for me to buy it: Not at all what I would normally build. The pic shows a bike but believe me it has never been a bike , not finished and no where near to it. Anyway it came with 2 engines: One the left is an 'A' engine , the headless on the right is yer 'B' engine . Softail H-D models came with the 'B' engine , all others came with the 'A' engine. The 'B' denotes the balancing gear inside the engine case'. Both have some of the sensors I wanted to replicate for my models engine: Looking at the b engine we can see the crankcase position sensor in the upper section of the pic and the battery charging wires underneath. The CPS is close to the speed sensor on the transmission in size and look. This work has been done to prepare for an onslaught of work on this model during the Xmas-NY week and hopefully continue on in the new year.

Its up to you. Try to get it as close as poss to scale diameter. And always use a single wire inside the line to help routing and realism , nothing like the line flattening out in a curve. 1/12 Tam Endurance crashed into a Post Apocalyptic Mutant 'Sickle

I believe too , that those were id stripes , prior to D Day these planes were striped to id them from the FW190's.

The Harley bike kits are a bit of a stretch as far as accuracy goes. Most of the Harleys are shovelheads and for the evolution engines they just plopped evo rocker box's on top of the shovel engine. lol No biggie Revell transformed shovels into knuckles for some of their 70's kits. Good decals though.

I have one in an Airfix self disintegrating box. Its an earlier Commando with the front drum. The parts and instructions are still good, chrome is coming off but I think its a '70's kit Removing the chrome is first thing done anyway. The tires are still good as well, something to watch for in older m/c kits. I have the Italeri kit as well , it needs a lot of work to get done and could be described as a little 'clunky'. And with the materials available today , re-spoking the wheels is easier done . Some simple jigs and a spoking diagram makes it easy. I had a '72 Combat 750 , with Mk II Amals on it.

A few more tips; - sand the exterior of the tubing for a more realistic 'scale ' look. - use a rigid malleable piece of wire inside the tube to help form and keep the shape. - heat can be used to remove the inherent springiness , lol - Bare metal foil strips can be used to replicate the metal ends (ferrules) of the cables and the clamps on lines - - research the bike being modelled and focus on cable and line routing , as well as the fastening to th frame etc. - suppliers : RB Motion , HiroBoy , Accuston , Master Details and the most profitable will be the beading section of the local craft stores. It can look really good with these final precise details in place: All of the lines on The Bobber '47 are different , none are the same except for when they are for the same function.

That black vinyl tubing is the bane of m/c model builders. It is fulfilling the role of oil , gas , cables all of which are different textures , colors and diameters. I cant supply you with actual specifications , I can tell you to throw that stuff in the bin as its too big for most of the use's its supplied for. I can also tell you that the model builds up well , here it is in the Triumph Custom Show Bike format: The model is an amalgam of several Triumph types and is not representative of any single model of actual Triumph. I used clear for the gas line as that was used back in the day. Here are some workeable diameters of tubing , scale them down to whatever comes closest. Gas line 1/2" diameter. Oil line 3/8" diameter. Throttle cable 5/16 diameter. Clutch cable 5/8 diameter. Like I said the supplied cable makes the model look very unrealistic, almost every Tamiya RC66 racer model I've seen is ruined by it. You can also use single lengths of wire inside your lines to decrease the curvature as the stiffness of the tubing can be a problem. Good luck!

Again I'll wait and see for myself. As no one else has the kit and its not available yet , rendering opinions is an exercise in futility. Just me thats all.

LOL Wow so pre-order means pre-judging a kit not even out yet!? I'll wait until it comes out and see for myself before listening to any drivel of that sort.

Thanks Ozzy. A little family history. Both my parents were from Burnley. Both lost their fathers in the '30's Both were teenagers at the start of WW 2. My Mum , the younger , remembered being evacuated and an over zealous Air Warden forcing a gas mask onto her and my Grandmother admonishing him. My Dad,keen to be in service but too young ,did whatever he could for the war effort . He ended up "installing the tailfeathers of the rockets on the Typhoons". They , like many , were starved out of England post - war . My Dad coming to Canada first , my Mum following after he was employed. Never spoke much of it as was the standard of the time, a standard they carried with that 'stiff upper lip' that defined their generation. The English stopped the Nazi war machine , stood up to them and showed the rest of the world how to do that. A price was paid , dearly ,for that necessity . My Mum would keep myself and my two brothers home from school when certain movies were on the telly. Sink the Bismarck! I remember crying when the Hood was sunk ! The Battle of Britain , my Mum was heard to say things under her breath I wont repeat here , during the scenes of the London bombing. They made it , staying together until the end. I hope everyone has a good group build.

Andrea Miniatures splendid offering commemorating the pilots of The Battle. Perhaps a bit jovial in contrast to the grim reality of the close run thing. He will be mostly out of box , the exception will be a custom base that will interlock with the PCM Hurricane's base to arrive at a later date. I hope I'm not too soon...

Looks like a Dr 1. Does NOT look like Mao. If hypocrisy was money , model forums would be banks.

Incredible the amount of garbage I'm reading about the whole scenario. Yes . I know I dont hafta read it , but it is news and thats digestible , the other crap being laid down is indicative of the nature of the customer base targeted , by Meng and other model companies. And its not a flattering indicator. Kudos to Meng for stepping up , if thats what happened ! I hope they can release the rest of the catalogue or the molds they have , and whoever has the rest , does the same. As of this ponit I DONT BELIEVE ANYONE ON A MODEL FORUM regarding this news.

Got it an LHS. Its model specific.

I use this glue: Thin it down to perhaps 50/50 with water , and repeated applications to ensure capillary action pulls the glue into all the space's available.

Still in. Would like to change my entry to this fig: I had a thread here regarding rag-wing BoB Hurricanes and it seems to have disappeared! In the end the fig and the Hurricane model will have interlocking basework anyway , they are intended to be the same display.

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Thanks HDawg. Ref pics show the bombs in no pristine order. Bombs would not be sanded and primed and 3 coated in my opinion. A coat of paint to prevent oxidation with no frills. Manhandled onto and off of carts , cables and mounts being attached , etc. 'Weathered' may not be the best description , as weathering suggests extended exposure to the elements... Thanks for commenting. The tidy little rack gets some p/e and eyelet detail :

Thanks for looking in. Final prep on the fuel tanks was to drill for the fuel feed: Wanted that done as flipping the wing for rigging prep is long over due: The wing , although more stable and robust than you would imagine , is stabilized for the eyelet installation onslaught looming ahead. I'll do the rigging connections as well . Working info suggests that WW! German aircraft had turnbuckles on the lower connections for the most part. Ref pics also confirm that info.

Bomb rack work today. Tool & supply: Basic rack final iteration:

Fuel tank mounting rigging ongoing:

Twin gravity fuel tanks installed , rigging and plumbing to follow: