hacker Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) So here is the story. Even though l got my new office/workbench room sorted out l am still rummaging through stuff looking for things. l had bought a Hasegawa kit not too long ago that had a Traeger conversion in it. While rummaging l found it and actually several bits and pieces as well. The conversion l will save to the airfix kit l also just got but l am going to build the Hasegawa kit. Really for the age its not a bad little kit and with the True Detail cockpit l found that l didn't know l had l am going to build it. Not sure at this point whose plane l am going to do as l got several option if l can find them The kit is pretty much there and the detail set l found was painted at some point with RLM 02. It just a matter of detail painting of the cockpit and assembly Edited July 10, 2015 by hacker 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Was thinking of converting it to a E-1; relatively simple job; but unsure the squadron. Would like to do Red 13, Fw. Kurt "Kuddel" Ubben, 6.(J)/TrGr.186, I thought l had the decals but so far no. So far l can't tell if he participated in the battle or not Edited July 6, 2015 by hacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 So last night l sanded out the moulded in detail or what there was and glued the side walls in. So far so good While l was doing that l also added some details to the wheel well so its not looking so plain. I was going to fire up the air brush with some RLM 02 for another project so l may get a chance to spray some areas of the cockpit where you can still see the plastic and the wheel wells All for now later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 So after a lot of sorting through decals it has become clear to me here...one my memory is shot l thought l had the decals l needed but as it turns out yes but in 1/32 scale doh! but here is what l was going to do and what l hope l can do Orginally thought of doing this one but as l have stated earlier there is no 1/72 decals for this bird and as much as l like it the other problem with this is that this squadron as far as l can find out went to Norway to it's out so now l want to do this one but again l have everything but the red emblem. So the question is does any of you chaps have this in your decal stash? Anyways back to building thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 So last night l sanded out the moulded in detail or what there was and glued the side walls in. So far so good While l was doing that l also added some details to the wheel well so its not looking so plain. I was going to fire up the air brush with some RLM 02 for another project so l may get a chance to spray some areas of the cockpit where you can still see the plastic and the wheel wells All for now later Hacker just to remind you the GB does not start until the July 10th I would not do any more building or you may be over the 25% rule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Hacker just to remind you the GB does not start until the July 10th I would not do any more building or you may be over the 25% rule Indeed, difficult though it may be. I've been avoiding my workroom, and thus temptation, all week. It hasn't been easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 DOH! been so caught up with other stuff l missed that. Sorry. I got other stuff to work on in the meanwhile. Besides it's going to get stalled if l can't find that one decal l need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Found a techmod decal sheet so we are good now Edited July 10, 2015 by hacker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) So now it is the 10th l can carry on ( l do anyways according to the wife) seeing that the decals are coming l can do the conversion. The Hasegawa kit lends it's self rather easily to the conversion. the bulge for the wing cannons is solid and has not depression on the inside of the part. So it is just a manner of cutting the bulk of it off with a sharp knife then a bit of filing and sanding to get it flush with the wing. Just a bit of rescribing to retrieve lost panel lines and we are done. Edited July 11, 2015 by hacker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 did some detail painting of the cockpit last night before bed. Just about there, a bit more and a wash then l think we are ready to assemble the fuselage halves stay tune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Been putting some time in on this and this is what l have accomplished so far Got the other cockpit parts painted and detailed. First l finished the cockpit floor and seat. Once l got the detail painting done l gave it a black wash in an effort to bring out more of the details. Then l move on to the instrument panel and gave it and the side walls the same treatment Assembly was easy but did present some problems. The upper cowl part sat too high so l had to sand and file it down a bit to achieve a better fit. The wings fit nicely too but there are a couple of gaps here and there that will need some attention For the time being l will leave the horizontal stabilizers off while l do some puttying and sanding to address those gaps. All for now later Edited July 17, 2015 by hacker 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 For the time being l will leave the horizontal stabilizers off while l do some putting and sanding to address those gaps. All for now later PUTTING!? This is no time to be playing golf, man! Don't you know there's a war on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 PUTTING!? This is no time to be playing golf, man! Don't you know there's a war on? Opps was in a hurry today and missed that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) Well it's been a bit since l last posted. l been trying to get back into the swing of working again. Been tough as l am still feeling the effects of what ever happened to me back in July. l work two days of light duty labour but then l am knackered for one. Anyway l put some time in on this project First up l tried using the horizontal stabiliser supports in the kit. Buggered one up and the other one went into the nether world. l took a picture of the part from a spare kit l got just to show that it is very difficult to get them off without damaging at least one. l ended up making two from some plastic rod. First off l primed the whole plane with Tamyia fine primer in a rattle can. It was recommended by Wheels and Wings in Toronto. It was one of the best advices. Always on the hunt for new techniques l heard of someone using paint markers to do panel lines. So l went to the local artist shop and picked up some of these. It is an experiment and l am going to use it on this build to see what kind of results l can achieve. So this is the result of about 10 minutes of running the markers over the panel lines. l used the thinner marker on some areas while the larger on others. Now l going to paint it RLM 65 under the wings and up the sides including the nose to tone down the black marker a bit as l am going to paint it yellow. I will post the results later so we all can see how l made out with this little experiment. later guys Edited August 9, 2015 by hacker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Nice work so far hacker, the cockpit looks really good. Interesting idea with the paint markers, I was considering doing something similar myself so I am keen to see how you get on with it. Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 RLM 65 applied but it needs some touching up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I will post the results later so we all can see how l made out with this little experiment. later guys Interesting idea! Will be watching to see how it turns out. Seems like an excellent idea for smaller scales and aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Hey finally got some time for some painting Now it just a matter of getting some gloss on it so l can decal it. Now just to find the time for that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Well got more work done on my Messerschmitt. Got al the decals on. l had to cut the numbers down a bit as they were the right width but too tall. Other then that it looks good so far. Not sure if l can have an open canopy or not but l have to see. May weather it a bit to bring it it to life a bit more later 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Looks really good, great choice on the colour scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Looks really good, great choice on the colour scheme! Looks good but the experiment with the paint markers l would not do again anytime soon. But l found this interesting tib bit Looks like an interesting method! l may have a go at it with another model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Nice finish on the paint, looking really good with the decals on, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 http://doogsmodels.com/2015/09/19/the-problem-with-panel-line-shading/ Another voice in the wilderness when it comes to pre shading. As for myself l have mixed feeling about the whole thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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