phil B. Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 hi all! as it turns out this is actually my first build here, so i'm going for it, and building the 1/24 stuka that i recently bought from jacksdad, a member here. a bit of background, some years ago i decided to start a collection of dinky die cast aircraft, one being their spitfire with a motorised prop. when this came to me from eBay the motor didn't seem to be working at first, so i took it apart, tweeked a few connections, and did get it going. later i decided to try to improve my tweeking, and broke a tiny wire inside ruining the motor i thought that was that until i got talking to a chap i knew at telford 09, who just happened to have a whole box load of these same motors, these were frog boxings meant for their spin a prop range of kits, but also used for the airfix 1/24 kits and dinky die casts. i asked him for four meaning two boxes as each box contained two motors, however he slightly misunderstood me and got four boxes out (eight motors) i was about to correct him, but then i thought "well it couldn't hurt, these thing are hard to find now" so moving on, i replaced the ruined motor in the dinky, picked up a frog beaufighter spin kit (still not built!), and recently thanks to jacksdad, got my hands on the real star of this thread a 1/24 stuka kit! in order to get the motor fitted into the engine block i had to track down a set of original instructions, because the modern one make no mention of fitting a motor, even though airfix now make a modern motor to use on these kits. one interesting thing that turned up from these vintage instructions is that there are parts for a simplified engine block that the motor can be mounted to if you weren't planning on having the cowling open, again there is no mention of this in the modern instructions although all these parts are in the kit. anyway thats enough waffle, time to get to the good stuff- test fitting of the motor test running of the motor, you didn't think i would seal it up inside before i made sure it worked did you? engine block finished and painted, another test run..................................well alright i'm just playing with it here, but its looking good already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 That looks great fun Phil. I can't wait to see how you get on. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil B. Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 thanks Steve! well its more or less been a month since i updated this, and basically that's how long its took me to get the engine built and painted! i read somewhere that this engine is a kit on its own and its certainly felt like that as i built it. its been built straight o.o.b. with the exception of the motor, and painted with various mr metal color metallics couldn't resist dry fitting it in there! now that looks like a stuka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Looking good Phil. Have you decided on a scheme yet? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I always motorise my 1/32 and 1/24 prop driven models. I normally us a Scalextric motor, the 1/24 Airfix stand, and a AA battery box (http://www.tandyonline.co.uk/2xaa-battery-holder.html) and slide switch (http://www.rapidonline.com/Electronic-Components/Miniature-slide-switch-30266). I shall enjoy watching this build. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 the engine looks very good nice painting hope to see it done soon rgds mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelarczyk Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Good start. go on, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil B. Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 @ Steve- deciding which scheme to do will be the hardest part of this build! the trop version looks great on the box artwork, but the battle of Britain era is one of my particular favorites. @ Mike- i will be using a modern battery box as opposed to the fittings in the stand so that with the use of a connector block, the stand can be disconnected and the stuka can stand on its wheels. @everyone else- thanks for the encouragement! but i must warn you all my build rate is usually near glacial, but with a tasty project like this i'm sure i may get finished in under a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttoncup Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 i tried to put a motor in the airfix 1/24 me109, it went wrong. yours is looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeley Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 That engine looks very tasty Phil, I look forward to the rest of it Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fostersdave Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 lovely looking engine and build so far,can't wait to see the progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil B. Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 "but i must warn you all my build rate is usually near glacial, but with a tasty project like this i'm sure i may get finished in under a year" well its nearly been a year and my glacial build rate hasn't let me down!! actually due to one thing and another i haven't spent a lot of time modelling since that last post of mine, and what time i have spent on this kit has gone on fettling stuff to make sure stuff like cowlings go together nicely before i commit to any paint. however i now feel like i'm actually building it again as opposed to scraping parts to fit and hollowing out bits (AM hollowed exhausts would be a hit for this kit!) so, here we go.... extra wiring added to the interior, and i will add more. something else that was like a kit within a kit, the main wheels. decals and matt coat apart these are finished so i could get an idea of how the humbrol paints looked (117 and 91) as i was thinking of using xtracolor paints, but i've got plenty of the humbrol colours, and no xtracolor RLM 70 and 71. its got knobs on! this is the moulded on kit part cut off, drilled and the shaft replaced by wire to give a more three dimensional look. well thats about it for now, see you next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I routinely motorise my 1/32 and 1/24 aircraft, usually with a Scalextric motor. Happy modelling, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil B. Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) blimey! I've been telling people I've been working on this for "just over a year" looking at the dates on this thread its closer to two years then one! anyways to sum up. from about the middle of 2013 to November 2013 I went through a bit of a modelling dry spell, didn't entirely stop, but wasn't exactly throwing myself at kits like I did before either, and this build was probably the biggest casualty of that, what did give me back my modelling impetus was quite simply scale model world 2013, I was there all weekend caught up with quite a lot of people I hadn't seen for a while (members of my club included!) and wallop! I was back in the game! so back to the stuka, I did carry on scratchbuilding bits for the interior, and adding a bit more wiring- the firewall had more wiring and control rods added to match photos of the real thing i used an airscales transfer set for the panel dials- and that more or less brings me up to date, fuselage together, engine mounted and rudder on- Edited February 17, 2014 by phil B. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jckspratt1 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Well worth the wait on this one. Frustrating in that I really want to see your finished product, but on the other hand, it's a bit like the lead-up to Christmas - the anticipation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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