AndyL Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 My entry - just adding a crew and changing the markings, so everything else will be OOB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 Made a start by masking all that glazing (thank goodness a set of pre cut masks are included in the kit) and then a mass spray session with RLM 02 over loads of parts. I'm happy with it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darson Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Bloody hell mate you're leaving me in the dust, all I managed today was the a few pieces of the cockpit on my 110. I tell you that throttle quadrant is a real pain to set right. Great progress Any keep it up Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Nice looking kit and nice start Andy! Cheers, Azgaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Bit of progress so far - front office done - just need to add the straps to the seat. Wings together, and I'm now working on the nacelles and the rest of the cockpit. Detail has been picked out with a Paynes Grey pinwash just to give it a bit of depth. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Good start Andy, I know mine should look like when I start it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Looking good so far, Andy! Very nice looking pit, but I wonder, is the plane up in the air, as at least one of the instruments seems to indicate that? Cheers, Azgaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 (edited) Looking good so far, Andy!Very nice looking pit, but I wonder, is the plane up in the air, as at least one of the instruments seems to indicate that? Cheers, Azgaron Banking right it seems.. Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.. Great work so far matey. Edited June 29, 2008 by dylan the rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedfellows Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Looking very very smart mate!! Makes me want to buy the Royal class edtion!!! Keep it up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Thanks all...and yes, the artificial horizon is a bit wonky...I certainly wouldn't like to take off with one showing like that I've just gone cross eyed putting the handles on the 20mm cannon drums...meh...no more today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takamota Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Looking great so far.... Watching with interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snipersmudge Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Pit looks great so far Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) Right, it's nacelle time, and they don't fit too well. May be down to my lack of skill building them in the first place, but here's what the nacelle to upper wing joint looks like. Much filling and sanding required I think! So, it may be a bit of a heads up for my fellow 110 builders... Edited June 30, 2008 by AndyL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snipersmudge Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 hi andy, from what i've read and seen this is a common problem with the kit so it's not just you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Cheers Pete...now I know but it seems to be a problem with this kit. However, thouse building one will have to watch the following: The fit of parts C16 and 24 which are the front walls of the undercarriage bay, as they can foul parts J22 and 16 which protude from the roof of the bay itself. I had large gaps at the top where the engine cowling joined the wing, and at the rear of the nacelles where it joined close to the trailing edge. The wing halves need a bit of care getting together, and you'll need to file/sand the tabs where they go into the fuselage otherwise they won't fit. Just waiting to get the cast off my arm and to crack on with a bit of building! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darson Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Right, it's nacelle time, and they don't fit too well. May be down to my lack of skill building them in the first place, but here's what the nacelle to upper wing joint looks like. Much filling and sanding required I think! So, it may be a bit of a heads up for my fellow 110 builders... Mummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 It might have been better to dryfit some more. And glue some plasticsheet first to fill the gab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 I agree Irwin, it's one of those assemblies where you fit it again and again before you glue. But there still is a margin for error - see the pics in their unfinished state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrödinger's kit Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Banking right it seems... Observant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Oh dear this is going to be my next entry to the GB, what have I let myself in for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Observant! Or maybe my bench isn't level! Mish - to be brutally honest, I'd say that the state my kit is in, is partially down to it's own flaws, and a good chunk of it down to my rubber fingered, ham fisted attempt to build the thing in the first place!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 Right, a few cockpit assemblies before sticking them all together, and the port side of the fuselage with a thin Paynes Grey pin wash on it. Managed to do a bit with the cast on my arm, but can't wait to get the fecker off! Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Nice looking interior! Good work so far Andy! Cheers, Azgaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPNGROATS Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Andy: Your detailing is looking very nice...that Eduard kit looks impressive, I have one of their "uber" Fw-190's that will need building soon... Cheers, ggc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 Just been playing round with the nose section of this kit, and have decided not even bother with fitting all the gubbins in the nose gun bay area, but be warned, the fit of the nose section to the fuselage isn't very good. Neither is the fit and alignment of the fuselage. When you fit the bar which holds the gunners mg saddle drums, just trim the end that mates to the port side of the fuselage, as left as is, it pushed the port side out. To align the fuselage halves, it's going to be glue and tape one section at a time to get it right. I'm not too sure about the fit of the insert which holds the mechanism for the gunners MG either... For one moment this afternoon, it nearly ended up in the bin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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