Vulcanicity Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 This is really excellent work. The scratchbuilding on the engine looks beautifully neat, and you've got the painting skills to match! I'm following this one now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScanmanDan Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Progress; Not all that happy with how this came out but must move on. Working on fixing up the pilots seat. I bought a Legends 1/24 pilot and i want to get him seated correctly. Thanks for looking. Thanks Vulcanicity. I hope you will enjoy the journey. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 This is looking very nice so far Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmermaniac Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Not all that happy with how this came out but must move on. looks great to me though, why are you not happy with it ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Lovely work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScanmanDan Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Progress; Started working on the cockpit. Spurious floor detail and some wiring to the radios. Seat got its sides hacked off the thin 0.5 mm extensions and then capped with some thin styrene side plates. New seat pad from epoxy putty. Awaiting Eduard belts.( Anyone know where the shoulder belts attached to? Rollover bar? Expended ammo bag was just a slab sided styrene box and I wanted to make it look more like canvas over a metal frame. Broke out the Dremel and after a bit got this. A bit more texture and I think it will paint up okay. Thanks to all for the feedback. zimmermaniac--Thanks. Don't mind me I'm never fully happy with what I do. Always think that I could have improved it somehow. The MG15 look more bland than I had imagined it while I was painting. Doesn't pop. I'm also thinking of replacing the spent ammo bag/case with the bigger accordion shaped one. I've since been told that the one I have on it should be made of thither and not tinplate as I've shown it. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Lovely progress Dan. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the engine firewall area. As for the shoulder belts I think they go through holes in the seat back. I'll have a look through my ref's to check. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXGR1 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Not usualy into the old WWII stuff anymore, but this is a kit I had as a kid (21) so I had to look. As I trialed through to just beyond the cockpit stage with this beast, I can certainly admire your supreme craftmanship on this one ........ WOW ! That Engine is the very best I have seen, Ican't wait for the instrument panel......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScanmanDan Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Progress; More tiny bits o stuff. Got to fire up the lathe for the O2 bottle. Such fun. Steve--Thanks , I think you may be right and there is some kind of armoured plate behind the seat in some pics too. But then I've got to separate the B-2's from the G's. IXGR1-- I love these old kits. Re doing my childhood I guess. Glad you like the engine. The more I look at pics the more I want to add. The 1/24 scale kits make for a big canvas to fill with tiny bits of plastic. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Great work Dan, making me want to crack the Me-109 open again!! Keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Wow brilliant work. looks amazing. Thanks for the tip on picking up the etch, so simple yet so effective, was doing my nut feeding the carpet monster recently, great tip. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Brilliant progress, love what you've done with that ammo storage thingyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstone 2 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Fantastic detail so far. Particularly like the exhausts authentic look! Look forward to the rest of this build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Epic stuff here,will be keeping a beady,and somewhat,envious eye on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Love that engine!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScanmanDan Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 Radleigh-- Thanks, Do have a go at the Me-109 these Airfix kits are a bit of fun and look quite impressive once finished. Chris-- Glad to help. Chasing tiny parts is never fun. Woody, Sliverstone2, Carts and Murdo-- Thanks for comments and encouragement. Taking a little break on the Stuka to play with an Fw-190. But hope to get a bit done this weekend. More cockpit paint and another go at the firewall. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Pete Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 That engine is absolutely cracking. Looking forward to more progress Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScanmanDan Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 Got the Stuka bug again. I wanted to replace those ucky rubber wheels. Went to the bungalow to get the moulding rubber and oh no! I'm out... Off to the shops and find that the kind I usually use isn't easily available but you might try this Sir. Okay it's a bit pink but who am I to judge... Followed the directions and got this. Which made this. I'm pretty stoked. This Pinkysil only takes about 40 minutes to set opposed to the 24 hours of my old casting silicone. and works a treat. Even with really old casting resin it produced excellent results. After a horrible week I get a win! I'm off to make a couple more. Only need to drill out the axle, I never expected that to cast well, to paint and then mount into the spat. Happy Dance.... Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 ScanMan Dan, This is stunning work. The Stuka 1/24 is high on my list of kits to build and I have been assembling data for years so as to build it and detail the engine bay and cockpit, buying all the books and pics I can find on the engine and cockpit details. What references have you got on these areas. Could you please list them. Excellent instrument pamnel pics by the way in the warpaint series book Alan W Hall. How did you create the bolt heads in Stukaenginedetail01.jpg How did you create the yellow cable holder that goes round the black sleeve on the silver wire in Stukaenginedetail01.jpg ? Is that Tamiya tape , and if so, what do you use to stop it undoing in time ? What do you use for thin foldable styrene sheet as wrapped around the upper cooler ? The only 5 thou we have in the UK now is Evergreen but it tends to crack/split with liquid solvents. What was the thick silver pipe made from in Stukaenginedetail06.jpg Am I right in saying the silver wires are black coated electrical wire and the black sleeving is used for the couplings and also spark plug entry points ? I can tell you I have seen white numbers on Jumos, a Jumo in the Shoreham museum in Kent has them. Jumos I have seen are a satin black. Crated Jumo Science museum painted over in the RAF preservative blood stuff shows them http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=74115. Unrestored Jumo http://hugojunkers.pytalhost.com/ju_jumo211_m1.htm barnstormers has it. It is a pity Air Master dont make 1/24 MG15 barrels. I think I would stay with the kit barrel. Merlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiepot Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hi, as a brand new poster but long-time modeller I'd like to say "Wow"! The degree of detail on the Stuka so far is way beyond where I would stop. I am slowly returning to the hobby now my youngest is showing a keen interest and I have been very impressed with the level of detail shown in yours and many other people's builds on this web-site. Yours, impressed and inspired, Georgie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttoncup Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Looking great, I hope to build this model someday, hope todo all the airfix 1:24 kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandre Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Great work Dan. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 That looks really nice. I love the finish on the engine, amazing what can be done with a paintbrush. Seeing your resin wheels reminds me I need to get some to replace the plastic ones on my Hasegawa D-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Radleigh-- Thanks, Do have a go at the Me-109 these Airfix kits are a bit of fun and look quite impressive once finished.Dan It's all bagged up as I want some resin, but now toying with just doing it all in scratch build. Love the cast and resin you done too, looks top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScanmanDan Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Merlin--Thanks! I'm glad you like the work I've done so far. For reference I've got a fair few books ,mostly in russian, that I've picked up on the net over the years. And a few pics that folks have shared here and there. Not much on the b as most stuff seems to be for the G. Bolts are done one of two ways. Either thin slices of Evergreen rod or hex rod made by Plastruct of different sizes glued on with ultra thin Tamiya cement. Or one of a bunch of sets of photo etched bolts and washers I've picked up over the years. Yellow winding is very thin yellow tape, like Tamiya. Available already thin sliced in different widths, I have .08mm and 1mm. Once in place a thin coating of superglue seals it in. Thin styrene will crack with some cements but I use real cheap thin super glue without problems. Helps to precurl the styrene by running it over the edge of the bench before glueing it on. Almost all of the piping is either different sizes of lead wire or plain solder. Solder cones in all kinds of sizes you just have to look around, electrical, plumbing and hardware sections of stores. Some of the black tubing is the insulation from different site wires but I also use different sizes of black micro tubing available from fishing supply stores specialising in fly tieing (much neato stuff there!) Don't miss out on all the different sized coated wires that are available to the scale auto detailers. Thanks for the picture links! HTH. Georgie--Thanks mate! Glad you liked the Stuka enough to decloak and make a first post. Nice bunch around here post some of your work and you'll be surprised by the amount of knowledgeable help that is on offer. Always build to suit yourself. I've gone way too far on this Stuka and had to take a break with both a FW-190 with I promptly put too much detail in and a Me-109 which I'm speed building just to get my head right again. I'm humbled to think I could be inspiring, thanks. buttoncup, Alexandre & Will Vale-- Thanks guys! Radleigh--Just jump in the waters fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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