Winenut Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Well my self imposed abstinence lasted about a week... The BV 141 nearly killed me (and others) but I'm back up off the canvas and ready to enthrall you with my modest skill and snail paced build speed. So chocks away! It's the Airfix 1/72 Stuka old school mould and I'm doing it out of the box and without any fancy pants carry on and in Italian livery....well decals anyway. I really have to cure my ridiculous obsession with weird warbirds from the Third Reich.......Allied build next I promise! Here's the box art....why not eh....? Well most of the box art anyway I actually washed the sprues for the very first time. I have no idea if that's necessary....I really don't. BUT! I did it anyway and then dried them on my wife's lovely striped tea towel I started gluing a few bits... Sorry this photo is a bit crappy ......but there's not much to see anyway Then I did whatever bit's I could without paint required...yet! So that's it..... Off we go again LOL! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaterous Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 This ougta be good K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Entertaining too, based on the BV.141 thread.....I remember how marvelous this kit seemed when it first came out and it still looks the part to me, despite being a bit pimply! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Cool choice. Looking forward to following your progress. I always forget to clean my kits before I start, unless they are very obviously dirty. All the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Entertaining too, based on the BV.141 thread.....I remember how marvelous this kit seemed when it first came out and it still looks the part to me, despite being a bit pimply! Pimply!!! When you picked up the BV141 it was like holding a pineapple Anyway the Stuka even though it has raised surface detail it's definitely much much much finer......so I'm leaving it. As I said this one will be OOB .....the effort for me on this one will be improving the standard of my finish. Chocks away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 This ougta be good K I hope I live up to your expectations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 This will certainly be a winner! Simple things you can add to your cockpit: seat belts to the seat, make them out of Tamiya tape painted in the correct colour (Buff I reckon) and the buckles make out of fine electrical wire. Don't need to use glue since the tape is self adesive, and voilá! Simple things that improve the interior a lot. I'll send you some reference over your email Foloowing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Here's a couple of wings I'm going to do bit of a job on those canyons running along the length of these.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 This will certainly be a winner! Simple things you can add to your cockpit: seat belts to the seat, make them out of Tamiya tape painted in the correct colour (Buff I reckon) and the buckles make out of fine electrical wire. Don't need to use glue since the tape is self adesive, and voilá! Simple things that improve the interior a lot. I'll send you some reference over your email Foloowing! Thanks Paulo......I wasn't going to do much inside because I want to try finishes mainly. But having said that..... I probably won't be able to help myself! Look forward to the email Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Thanks Paulo......I wasn't going to do much inside because I want to try finishes mainly. But having said that..... I probably won't be able to help myself! Look forward to the email Cheers Emails (two) sent your way. Check out your spendless account. Cheers Paulo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Emails (two) sent your way. Check out your spendless account. Cheers Paulo Thanks Paulo, Got one email with a link to a Stuka pdf...looks awesome thanks mate! Didn't get the second though so not sure with that one. About to go out for dinner but will follow up later Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Quick post before heading out to eat and drink way too much with our friends around the corner! Anyway here's the sort of fix for the canyons. Didn't quite work how I hoped though...damn! Masked up the canyons and spread Mr Surfacer in between. Peeled off the masking....was hoping it would be better. Will try my tamiya putty instead next Bit of gentle sanding but it's still average started tidying up the tanks etc...top one done.....bottom one to go Here they are tidied up nicely Not bad Rudimentary instrument panel some intake grill thingy.... Interior of fuse dirtied up.....not worried here just wanted a bit of grime. Most of this is under the pit floor and the rest will be very hard to see Here's the cockpit dirtied up and scuffed up and ready for installing Might get on with a bit more tomorrow as it's a public holiday here ......if my hangover is not too evil!!! Thanks for looking.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Righto! Sent another email with another link. Seems that the file was too big for email. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Another thing: Check that gap you've put Mr Surface, from here it looks it need another coat and sanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Another thing: Check that gap you've put Mr Surface, from here it looks it need another coat and sanding. Yep! I'm having another crack tomorrow after spray painting a mates shed in the morning.....things I think are a good idea when drunk .... This time I will tape as close as I can to the canyon walls and I think I'll use Tamiya putty instead...just a bit more robust. See how we go! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Looking good. I have tried MrSurfacer, it's great stuff but does need a few coats for big gaps. I tried a water based filler recently which is ideal for that sort of deep join gap. Because it can be cleaned of with water you won't damage any of the kit's surface. All the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Nice model to play with! I am sure the result will be great! Yeah, Mr Surfacer is excellent, but like you, deep cracks have never disappeared in one pass... Two or three is the average... Patience is a virtue... I believe the Airfix Stuka was a massive improvement on their very first Ju 87, and it was the nec plus ultra in its days... I think we are getting more exigent and sometimes it's a shame. There is still an old Revell Ju 87 on my shelf of doom, and I will finish it one day. But it looks more basic than yours. So enjoy, and Italian markings are "sexy"! JR Edited October 5, 2014 by jean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Nice model to play with! I am sure the result will be great! Yeah, Mr Surfacer is excellent, but like you, deep cracks have never disappeared in one pass... Two or three is the average... Patience is a virtue... I believe the Airfix Stuka was a massive improvement on their very first Ju 87, and it was the nec plus ultra in its days... I think we are getting more exigent and sometimes it's a shame. There is still an old Revell Ju 87 on my shelf of doom, and I will finish it one day. But it looks more basic than yours. So enjoy, and Italian markings are "sexy"! JR everything Italian is sexy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Decided to have another crack at the canyons....wasn't happy first time around Masked up again smoothed in some Tamiya White putty with scalpel Masking removed Bit of sanding and a tidy up with Tamiya polishing compound Much better and probably good enough for an impatient mug punter like myself Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looking good mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looking good mate! Thanks Paulo Because the cockpit is so open I am going to have a look at how to make seatbelts and do exactly that. Thanks for the idea and encouragement Won't do anything else...just a couple of seatbelts for a bit of interest and also contrast to the dirty RLM02 Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Righto bit more progress and probably it for the long weekend here.....god bless public holidays! Time to button her up. Decided on the method....if anyone's seen the build I'm trying it "Mal's way"! This involves working your way down the fuse in sections using a decent amount of liquid cement. My favourite and I just don't think I'll ever use anything else is Tamiya ultra thin. Love it. Very aggressive (be careful) but brilliant So Mal is one of the excellent modellers on here and this was the method he described to get a strong bond that required little filler for seams....this is "Mal's way" and it's great Front part of fuse joined and then cement run into the seam....squeezed tightly until the plastic "melts" and oozes out of the join. The resulting ooze when hardened is carefully sanded and there you go .....pristine seam...."Mal's way" Worked my way along the fuse Bit along toward the tail.... and a bit on the tail as well (bit blurry sorry!) Same was done on the upper surfaces as I worked along the fuse Here's a shot of the pit... Looks a bit grimey and dirty and should be okay under glass. Bit of sanding on the seams and that will be it before work intrudes again I think. Thanks to Mal for showing me the "WAY!" ... Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 I continue to chip away! Mal's way did a good job on most of the old bird but some moulding issues and a few nasty seams meant masking and Tamiya white putty. Here's the masking..... Tamiya putty Mask removed ready for sanding Looks rough but will tidy up well Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Only just noticed this thread. Looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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