Seamus Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Afternoon all,Inevitably, toiling with the Shar has begun to take it's toll, so before it killed my modelling enthusiasm completely, I've decided to put it to the side and resume my BoB project with this beauty. It's another wonderful kit from Eduard, almost as nice as their Hellcat, and progress has gone swimmingly so far, with the interior work complete.The wings have been assembled and are awaiting clean up, so this should come together pretty quickly from now on.Thanks for looking, comments welcomed,Shaun 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Looks stunning already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Looks amazing. I will be following your build as I have one of these in the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Looks really nice so far Shaun, I built three of these for the Bf110 Group Build last year and they were amongst the nicest kits I ever had the pleasure to build; I hope you enjoy yours as much Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I second the above, I think the 1/72 Eduard 110 is possibly my most favourite kit ever. The worst part for me was getting the front cockpit canopy sides to fit, they have to be trimmed quite a bit if you want them to fit in the closed position. I'm currently painting a 110 G4. Duncan B p.s. looking at your photo again I think you might want to adjust the instrument panel so it stands vertical or it might cause problems with the fuselage fit later. Have a test fit to see if it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Shaun, NOW THIS kind of models float MY ship/boat.... Its is quite SPLENDID to see a German model being built... LOVE IT. Really FINE WORK. Thank you for posting it...Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thank you kindly gents Duncan, no trouble with the IP, although I had already filed the PE a touch due to a slight misalignment with the plastic part after glueing it in place.Easter and the Masters have absorbed my free time for the last couple of weekends, but I have finally got the model primed and ready for paint. Assembly is essentially pain free, though I did make a bit of extra work for myself at the wing roots simply through carelessness, leaving a step on both sides. Otherwise, nothing more required other than attending to the seams and scribing in the panel lines along the spine and underside of the rear fuselage. This kit is a beauty.I've tried a new primer, using Tamiya's surface primer. Expensive, but super smooth. My new primer of choice for sure.The eagle eyed amongst will notice I've omitted the towel rail aerials on the underside- the PE is just too fiddly and quickly bent when I tried to glue them in place, which was difficult anyway given the lack of surface area. A shame to do it, but I can live with it....Just a few touch ups and some more polishing and she'll be ready for paint.More soon,Shaun 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 That is a very smooth primer - it's coming along really nicely Seamus A confession - not one of my three got the towel-rails, I don't think I even managed to get it off the etched fret without ruining it in each case Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Did you decant the primer from the aerosol and spray it through an airbrush or blast it from the can? I do like the Tamiya primer but find the lack of control straight from the aerosol can cause problems of flooding the kit if I'm not careful. I've still to try fitting the towel rail aerial to my 110G4. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks both, I don't feel so guilty about the towel rails now! Duncan, I sprayed straight from the can, largely because I'm a bit lazy... A few short shots, keeping the can moving across the model seemed to do the trick. Certainly no obvious effects of pooling to note. Probably a bit wasteful, mind... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlow Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Looks superb. I hope the 1/48 kits are in the same ball park fit-wise. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 It shure looks sweet....i like it very mych. /Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks both RLM 65 has been applied and shaded. Xtracolor as usual. Adding a few drops of Rustins driers will leave the paint fully cured and ready for the RLM 71 tomorrow evening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Nice work Shaun Have you decided on the markings you will be using yet? Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks Stew I'll be finishing it using the markings from this sheet: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X72118 Another white nose to go with the 109 I finished back along 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homerlovesbeer Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Ooooo nice! Is it this kit or similar as I've got this in my stash. Lovely job so far mate Edited April 14, 2015 by Homerlovesbeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Cheers fella, I'm building mine from the C/D Profipack boxing. Not sure what extras you get in that boxing but I imagine it's fundamentally the same kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Nice choice of decals Shaun The C-6 was one of the ones that I built, it is the same kit with a resin gun and gun-pack and two decal options. It turned out nice enough, I used the EprGr.210 markings. Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 When I used Xtracolour it took weeks to dry, that Rustins must make quite a difference to the drying time. I've gloss coated my G4 ready for decals, still no towel rail though. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Can't say I've ever really had a problem with Xtracolor. Aside from the odd dodgy batch that did take an age to dry, I've always found 24-48 hours more than ample drying time. That said, the Rustins driers really do work a treat and eliminate any risk of the paint still being tacky after that amount of time. I rarely feel the need to spray more than one colour in a session anyway, so 24 hours is more than enough time. Moving on, the RLM 71 has been applied and shaded. Off to Brize Norton tomorrow, and the early start might preclude me from getting the RLM 70 on tonight, but hopefully I can find the time. Cheers, Shaun 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 RLM 70 applied and shaded. Couldn't resist unmasking...Colours don't look as warm in reality as they do in the pics. Next job will be applying the mottling ahead of the white distemper on the nose.More soon,Shaun 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Mottling complete using RLM 02 and 70. Probably as good a job with mottling that I think I've ever done... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 That's looking superb! I keep meaning to buy one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlow Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Great mottling..! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Thanks chaps Having sprayed the nose, the decals are now on. She's starting to come together. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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