AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 You have been busy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Very nice Jaime, lovely detailing going on there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Mish, Ced, thanks for your words, very kind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Nicely done detail Jaime, shame about the GBs, but I shall follow along here, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Thanks Sean, you're very welcome thanks for your interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Great detailing in the cockpit - especially in 1/72. It's looks amazing. Progress is looking good all round. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Thanks for the kind words, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Hi again, I've been slowly progressing on Wick's Bf 109. After glueing the fuselage halves and the wing parts together, I glued the closed fuselage to the wings. To ensure to correct dihedral, I applied masking tape bands between the fuselage and the wing tips: I let the glue cure for 24h and then sanded and polished the joins. This is the result: I had to rescribe the longitudinal panel lines along the spine and the lower aft fuselage, which were a characteristic of the Bf 109. As a guide I used labelling tape: This is the result on the spine: And this is the result on the lower aft fuselage: I really don't like rescribing... Next, I had to remove some raised detail on the lower area of the tail, which represents the rudder control cables. These will be replaced by PE parts. Here's the original raised detail (left) and the result of the removal (right): The next step will be deciding whether to paint the engine upper and lower covers separately from the fuselage or glueing them first and painting them using masking. That's all for now. Thanks for looking, Jaime 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Looking really nice Jaime "I really don't like rescribing..." Me neither! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Nice work, keep it going 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Keep going Jamie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Ced, Greg, Mish, thanks for your interest and support 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Hi Jaime, some very nice detail in the cockpit. Very well done. Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Hi Joe, Thanks! Always great to have your comments! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) Last night I did some more work on the Bf 109. While test fitting the lower cowling, I found the part had a small step in relation to the surrounding fuselage: So, I sanded it with a sanding stick: After a few iterations, the fit improved a lot: The part is a bit wider than the surrounding fuselage, however. That I don't think I can solve but pictures show that the fit of the cowlings wasn't perfect. Next, I glued the horizontal stabilisers in place: I tried to make them horizontal as much as possible, by aligning them and the tail fin with perpendicular lines on the cutting matt while glueing the parts in place. It seems the results are not too bad: That's all for now. Thanks for looking. Jaime Edited November 12, 2015 by jrlx 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Coming along nicely Jamie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Thanks Mish! I can only get back to my builds after my German test is behind me, tomorrow. Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Good luck Jaime! Oh, sorry, of course I mean "Viel Gluck" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Dankeschön Ced Tschüss Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Good luck with your exam Jaime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Thanks, Joe. It was quite packed just for one hour. I'll only know the result next week. Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hi again, Last week-end I finally managed to get some time and energy to get back to my on-going builds. First, I glued the engine air intake in place, right above the wing leading edge in the picture: Next, there were two metal handles to apply to the front fixed canopy part. These are PE parts. The first picture shows the front fixed canopy and one of the PE handles. The extremities had to be bent and the handles were glued in place in a diagonal position, as shown in the second picture. This was quite difficult to do: After this, there was a radiator grid to apply to the air intake on the aircraft's chin: On the undersides of the wings there were ring-shaped pieces of metal, which the kit represents by plastic "spikes" (on the first picture). These were cut off and replaced by more detailed PE parts (second picture): To complete the instrument panel, there were still two PE levers to apply. These had yellow tips, which were painted with the parts still in the fret: The levers were applied near the side walls, as shown in the following picture: The gun sight was also glued in place: Next, the fixed front canopy part was glued in place: Frontal view: This is how the instrument panel and the handles on the canopy ended up: The masking of the windscreen was removed, because this Bf 109 version had a frame of armoured glass applied over the windscreen. I still have to apply that, but this is how the windscreen now stands: That's all for now. Thanks for looking. Jaime 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Good progress Jamie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thanks Mish! With some luck, I'll put some paint on it soon. Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Great detail there Jaime - very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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