Mottlemaster

I must admit that I spend longer appreciating the efforts put into a challenging project like yours than another Tamiya super kit . Excellent result and all the kits problems thoroughly vanquished.

Thanks Alan . Fall out must tick all your gaming boxes . Its getting on now but still looks good on a modern computer. Yes its Alistair ,not one of the lookalike Alasters etc . I can see from your Hunter Master piece that this is where your focus lies with your modeling skills . I'm 63 in a few weeks time so did without computers while at school and even calculators were out of bounds in the classroom . Got my first computer for my business but soon found the joy of gaming . Most played games over past 30 years .. 1 Total Annihilation 2 Sudden Strike 3 Tiberian Sun 4 Morrowwind 5 IL 2 Sturmovik 6 Fall out New Vagus 7 Never Winters Nights Most games record how many hours you have spent killing rats etc .... This info must NEVER fall into the hands of ones partner Well back to the 219 A front on picture to show just how tight the fit of the engine is .

BG 3 is one of the best games iv played and im sure you will love it . Keeps the grey matter ticking over . I have just killed The boss of chapter one . No more info in case i spoil the plot

Progress has been slowed considerably due to the release of Baulders gate 3, a computer game that sucks hours of life in the blink of a second . Some progress has been made on securing the engine cowlings over one engine , the other shall have all its covers removable . managed an almost perfect fit with the lower engine covers on port side . Top covers went better than expected too I will reduce the small gap at their top connection with some thin plastic card . The exposed starboard side . Nearly all the plumbing lined up .the bit that didnt wont show Word of warning . Dont use too much extra thin capillary acting glue as it can melt its way through the thin plastic areas from the inside out . I guess it could have been worse . made the repair with some Milliput . Baulders gate permitting , im going to start some painting on the tail as this can be completed and attached at a later date . The painting is done as a reverse mottle with the RLM 76 squiggled over the RLM 75 to create the grey mottle spots . I have just ordered the paints from sovereignhobbies.co.uk useing their Colourcoats range of enamels . I used these on a previous model this year and was most impressed , nice and smooth and bonded well . This is essential as the paintwork is going to be masked for the application of markings etc . Im now off to kill a level 7 boss monster

Congrats on getting the turd to painting stage and not lushing it down the pan . Looks like a nice and healthy turd , not too loos and not compacted Cheers Alistair . My He 219 will probably need some preparation H to get as far 😱

In the pic of the factory, there's a bundle of looped wire hanging down, and I put that in place, leading the wires forward and then tucking then out of the way. This is a super idea which makes so much sence . I can see a little Avro factory floor vignette with civilians and trestles etc .

Great result. If I was a Luftwaffe pilot I wouldn't want to take a shot at her incase I spoiled the paintwork.

Yet another useful modeling tip from this G/B . I can see plenty of uses for lead foil ,now i know it exists

Your enthusiasm for this project is clear to see,. Love the details that 3d printed parts especially the complete seat harness ,Wow. Definitely a case of right person, right model .

Got both engines attached after a little fettling . The instructions have parts j7 and j1 attached before hand which i did , but i think best if attached after engine attached to wing as exact positioning of both j7 and ji against the wheel well fairing needs to be exact . I managed to remove mine and reattach in correct alignment I have made up the Peilgerät (PeilG) 6 direction finding areal The "sunburst" pattern. df loop is from the kit decals attached using Future floor polish . This is the drive motor and gearbox for the rotating antenna, I think that this week i will aim to decide which engine covers to attach ( at present thinking i will cover one engine completely and have other near fully exposed ) . and then snag all the little rough parts so what is done is fully finished before any more parts are attached as its getting more difficult to move around . I have also not as yet given any thoughts to exterior paint job but i feel that time is getting close .

I am referring to the Heinkel

Forgot to mention ,its suddenly got BIG

Just got through a nail biting build sequence on the wings . I normally do a dry fit build up before i go any where near the glue pot but with the way this kit is constructed and the numerous interconnecting sub assemblies such as engines , ammo shoots , supercharger inlets and engine / wheel bay housings i found it impossible to tape the parts together with any accuracy . With this in mind i decided that the engine bulkhead / wheel well sub assemblies would be the first parts to attach as they have fixed location points on the wing skeleton . The lower wheel well fairing was then attached using the guides on the wing skeleton and the attached bulk head . The instructions would have you at this point attach both completed engine assemblies so that the super charger ducts could be inserted . I decided that having the engines to contend with was just too much risk so thought i would simply insert the ducts later . This was a mistake . it cant be done The duct will not pass through the hole once the bottom of the wheel well fairing has been attached . This isnt a major problem if you are accepting that there will be no continuous duct between front of wing and supercharger . lets face it this mistake will never be seen , i just know it . Got a nice fit between outer wing panels But not such a good fit between inner panels and fuselage . Got a gap that was too large for the wing fillets to cover . Overcame this with some 0.5 plastic card had to do this both sides ! As you can see there is still a gap but this is fine as i believe the design of the parts allowed a gap so that the fuselage side panels can be removed as they go through the wing root to near top of fuselage . With wing fillet attached gap has gone .Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew Dry run mock up of where i am now Tail and nose fit well As do all removable covers . Big relief here in Devon where the modeling gods have looked over me . Happiness will all hinge if i have any knock on effects from previous errors . i am hopping they were all rectified . Thanks for looking Cheers Alistair

Second favourite bit 🙂

Great build thred and smashing result .

Great to see progress on your Whirlwind resuming Stew . I built a 1/48 Classic Airframes one many years ago which surprised, me with its wingspan. Took a near complete reorganisation of display space to fit it in. 1/32 is going to be huge . Must be a gap in the market for an algorithm that works out the most efficient way to display a collection with every new arrival . For me it's reached critical with new display space needed now ,this involving a series of complex negotiations with my wife and some kind of Bower bird dance moves . Cheers Alistair

Yes Alan this project ,so far has been a real pleasure . Didn't know weather i could maintain focus on a complicated build for an extended period of time and so far its easy for the hours to shoot by . One thing for sure , this is not to be rushed . Saying that there are a few areas that need their final assembly to happen as one action so that multiple parts can be wriggled together to check their coordinates against reference points on the skeleton to which the bulkheads , wing panels and other sub assemblies are all attached . i find myself doing the gluing of major parts mid morning when i am at my sharpest and not getting hand wobble due to drinking too much coffee . I now start Chapter 2 ...... The wings . Even more complex than the fuselage . I can see that there is just so much that can go wrong here . may start to get an idea of problems that i have started with the engine builds etc. made a start with the 20mm cannon shells . The instructions and the Daniel Zamarbide - Airframe Constructor Nr. 2 book both have the shell casings as painted brass . Very few Luftwaffe MG FF or MG 151 20mm sheels were made from brass this late in the war , most being made of steel painted in a dark brown or green paint . This is a 20mm Brgr. Patr. L’spur. m. Zerl (Flugzeug Bordwaffenmunition) (Incendiary, tracer, self destruction) shell. Casing type: 20×82. Nose fuse type “AZ.1528A”. This is a special shell designed to penetrate & ignite fuel tanks and ammunition of the enemy aircraft . The dark red band indicates , i think that it is a night tracer round that is less bright than a day round . This 219 will have a load out of these mixed every 5th round with a yellow headed 2cm M-Gesch. Patr. m. Zerl (Flugzeug Bordwaffenmunition) (HE-Mine shell with self destruction . These have a higher explosive power and will self distructc if the fuse doesn't trigger . The de icing heaters and ammo trays have been glued as there position is fixed into tight position . engine cowlings have only been placed for now . Recon the wing rib skeleton took 3 to 4 hrs to clean up . Thanks for looking Cheers Alistsir

Just expanded a few of your pictures up to fill my tablet screen and your detailing is still just as sharp and crisp . Keep up the good work

Something 1/24 and something Airfix please

Great workmanship with the plastic card . looks like your heading in the direction of making something very special . cheers Alistair

This will make a good stable mate for your Russian bird with its contrasting red lightning arrow and blue star . Will display well nose to nose .

Fantastic tip Alan ,yet another glue to add to my rapidly expanding glue collection . Like the slower setting speed to allow more time for positioning otherwise it always seems a race against time leading to shaky hands and pinging parts . Your build is progressing with methodical planing and care .Project this forward and the result will be stunning . Cheers Alistair

Thanks galgos for the tips . I have just purchased a copy of Confound and Destroy but fear it may now slow my build down The fuselage is now closed up . What a job that was ,took an age of dry fits etc to make sure all the covering panels will fit . I haven't decided how much will be buttoned up for now so have painted and detailed all areas to keep options open Photo off all fuselage ,cockpit and tail dry fitted together . The fuel tanks are empty as i will wait for fuel prices to drop further before filling The mask with the x on is covering the rear cabin window . Until i started this kit i had no idea the 219 even had a rear cabin . The four 20mm mg 151 cannons in the underbelly pack with associated fire control boxes to rear . i was lucky enough to pick one of these SVK2 machine gun control boxes up a few years ago . port side of fuselage with electric cabling starboard side with control linkages I am at the stage of construction where im not sure if iv plenty of time to finish or i don't stand a chance . There is just so much to this kit and so far im having a blast . thanks for looking Alistair

Looking good Luke . Its going to take a ton of paint to cover this bird .the weather is looking perfect for painting ,not too hot and not to cold .

Im pleased i looked in on your build . Simply inspiring