Stew Dapple Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I can almost feel the grass growing under my feet, so I would like to start my second build... It's another one of these: I'll be finishing it in the markings of this aircraft from Eprobungsgruppe 210 (the middle one): ...from the Authentic Decals sheet 72-40 for the Bf110D: I've bought the Quickboost exhausts to add to it as I was very impressed with them, and their ETC 500 bomb-rack... which actually doesn't look very different from that provided by Eduard, but I will use it anyway... ... and it will be painted with Phoenix Precision Paints RLM65/71/02: So today I will be mostly assembling cockpit components and will hopefully get a coat of RLM02 on them before the day is out Cheers, Stew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Empty canvas ahead again, Stew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Just don't finish it too quickly and put the rest of us to shame! Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Stew.. Very nice choice. grass grow under your feet...NEVER..... now scoot and get building. GOOD LUCK...look forward to seeing you fascinate us with your charming work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 This'll be interesting, I'm pulling up a seat Duncan B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Hi V-P, nice of you to drop in Hi Max, no worries, I won't get it finished today Houston, thank you very much Duncan, make yourself comfy mate, nice to have you along I started off by masking the canopy again, so I can get that out of the way and start enjoying myself... first the internal frame: ... then using the supplied pre-cut mask for the external framing: Incidentally I got a 'free gift' from Eduard, an extra set of the etched parts; I will add those to my Weekend Edition of this kit; thank you Eduard : I built up most of the interior parts ready for painting: ... and sprayed them with RLM02 along with the canopy frames which I stuffed inside with Blu-tak to prevent paint seepage: The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that I put the spare cannon magazine rack on backwards; this has now been corrected - next will be the addition of the etched detail bits and the other interior parts Cheers, Stew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaterous Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 My you're fast! Looks good so far though K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Don´t you just hate it when they mess up what they pack in the box :-( Lucky you, but if anyone deserves that extra PE for growing Eduard Bf110 sales, it´s gotta be you Stew :-) V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Hmmm, the sun shines on the righteous! Just cos you finished first........ Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Hmmm, the sun shines on the righteous! ... or the devil looks after his own Thank you gents, I've had another productive day; finished the interior: ... closed up the fuselage halves, and assembled and test-fitted the wings: Before I knew it, I had glued them on ... and after applying a smear of filler at the wing-root, added the clear parts and tailplanes... I used the tailfins with the smaller trim-tabs; in John Vasco's book 'Messerschmitt BF 110 - Bombsights over England' there are three pictures of the S9+HH and one appears to show the earlier-style small trim-tabs. I will add the underwing radiator grilles and their housings shortly and then call it a day I think Hopefully I can get some primer on it early tomorrow morning and perhaps follow up with the RLM65 in the afternoon... Cheers, Stew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaterous Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Bloody hell mate. At this rate you'll have the first two finished... K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Sorry Stew, this simply isn't cricket old chap. Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 I know, I know, I don't mean to show anyone up and I am sorry... but I've got some time on my hands at the moment and I want to make the most of it (and I am already quite bored with sitting around waiting) so just humour me, sooner or later I will run out of kits anyway Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Thank you gents, I've had another productive day; finished the interior: Holy cow, Stew, that's simply gorgeous. You can't blame it all on Eduard, either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Hi PC, thank you very much, that's very kind, but all that stuff comes included with the Profipack - I'm glad you like it though Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Lightning fast building! I'd still be looking at the instructions and flicking through references at this point (note to self: must work faster). At this rate you'd have my entire 110 stash (7 various marks of Eduard 110 IIRC) complete in a fortnight. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Threats work then. OOF Stew, You are on a roll.. Keep at it..... you're Doing a FANTASTIC , LUBLY JUBLY job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hi Duncan, actually you are not exaggerating by much, at my current rate I will be through my stash of 110's in a month Houston, thank you - well threats work okay, but you should see how fast I would build for a bribe I got the primer on this morning (Xtracolor Gull Grey Primer, fact fans): While that was drying I set about some of the smaller sub-assemblies, and sprayed the propellers black-green: ... having a bit left in the paint-cup, and remembering Ettore's impressive results here I thought I might try a little basic pre-shading: ... yes, it looks a bit pony - but it doesn't look too bad when the top-coat is applied: It's actually a bit more visible in real life, but no doubt it will re-appear in the 'finished' pictures. So tomorrow, I hope to complete the propellers, build the bombs and undercarriage and spray the RLM02 upper camouflage... what? I can do that Cheers, Stew 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 So what's next then Stew?? Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Ye gods you did that quickly.....I'm still scrabbling around looking for cockpit bits and pilots and you've half finished your second! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hi Max, topsides and undercart today, hopefully it will be a bit drier as yesterday's spraying was severely testing the efficacy of my compressor's water trap Hi Sarge, yeah I know, it seems to be flying together even to me; I thought the first one was pretty quick but this one is going even faster... if this trend continues by the end of the year I may be able to build an Eduard 1/72 Bf110C/D Profipack in 25.2 seconds... Anyway as indicated above today I hope to start on the topside camouflage. This aircraft is in the lighter RLM65/71/02 scheme and I am going to have to deviate from the Authentic Decals painting guide, as they show the older-style pattern with the RLM02 taking the place of the RLM71. Looking at some photographs from the time it is apparent that the RLM was overpainted on the black-green RLM70 portions of the camouflage pattern so the colours on the Authentic decals sheet appear to be transposed. I can't find a picture of the S9+HH where the upperwing area is visible, but its contemporaries the CH and the DH both indicate this. So don't pull me up on it later Right, roll on daybreak, and to work! Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hi Max, topsides and undercart today, hopefully it will be a bit drier as yesterday's spraying was severely testing the efficacy of my compressor's water trap Hi Sarge, yeah I know, it seems to be flying together even to me; I thought the first one was pretty quick but this one is going even faster... if this trend continues by the end of the year I may be able to build an Eduard 1/72 Bf110C/D Profipack in 25.2 seconds... Anyway as indicated above today I hope to start on the topside camouflage. This aircraft is in the lighter RLM65/71/02 scheme and I am going to have to deviate from the Authentic Decals painting guide, as they show the older-style pattern with the RLM02 taking the place of the RLM71. Looking at some photographs from the time it is apparent that the RLM was overpainted on the black-green RLM70 portions of the camouflage pattern so the colours on the Authentic decals sheet appear to be transposed. I can't find a picture of the S9+HH where the upperwing area is visible, but its contemporaries the CH and the DH both indicate this. It So don't pull me up on it later Right, roll on daybreak, and to work! Cheers, Stew Wow, you don't hang around! Are you going to build every variant of the 110 by the end of the GB? Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hi Rob, Ha, no, I've only got two more 110 kits in the stash after this one, and I'm not all that interested in the mid- to later-war aircraft, so that ought to do me nicely As an edit to my camouflage note above (and as proof that you should always keep an eye out for these things) in John Vasco's book 'Messerschmitt BF 110 - Bombsights over England' on pages 114/115 there is a double-spread photograph showing the S9+DH from the left-rear-quarter and it is clearly painted in the later-style camouflage pattern. As the DH was werk nr. 3378 and the aircraft I am depicting the S9+HH was werk nr. 3384 it is reasonable to assume that they both carried the same scheme... so that is what I will do Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 bloomin ell !! you really are motoring....looks good too .. what are those Pheonix enamels like compared to WEM/Xtracolour? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 .......and I'm not all that interested in the mid- to later-war aircraft.... Stew Sacriligeous statement! Burn him at the stake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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