Mottlemaster Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Got one of these in the loft, so watching with interest. Come on , get up into the loft , find the 88 , dust it off , bring it down and then start building it for this G/B Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Test fitting the top sections of each wing gave a near perfect fit , however withe both wing sections together the fit isnt as good so i first attached the top sections with lashings of Tamiya liquid cement . just top section Together Top sections attached The small semi circle locating holes were opend up a little to alow a better fit before i attached bottom section a test fit of wheel bay to make sure it can go in after wings joined 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 The lower wing half's are now attached at the fuselage and i will finish gluing tomorrow when its a firm joint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 The Luftwaffe had X-wing fighters? Good job with the kit 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) The X wing has now been fully Luftwaffeinised No big problems doing the wings this way and i didnt need any filler and best of all hardly any panel line damage . All the gaps are along the leading edge which are easy to fill with a drop of super glue . have now assembled the main undercarriage for installation later . made the braake lines from lead wire and fixed with aluminum insulation tape They are undercoated black then given a top coat of modelmaster RLM 02 followed by a wash of army Painter soft tone . Adap ted the rear undercarriage with a small brass pin so i can attach the wheel later I am using some Quickboost Night exhausts into which i added the kit supplied p/e grills 100 lollypop sticks arrived in the post today for the next part of the project !! Edited May 23, 2016 by Mottlemaster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Nice progress, 100 lolly pop sticks? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 good progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 100 lollypop sticks arrived in the post today for the next part of the project !! Is there a hint of a planked dispersal site base in the air? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Is there a hint of a planked dispersal site base in the air? Yep VP this one is going to get a display base and maybe some figures . was going to use a Noys minitures printed base but the lolly sticks only cost £ 1.25 /100 so with some chopping i recon they will work out well and i have enough for 3/4 bases. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Good going man, getting behind with mine, keep getting side-tracked with other stuff (family visitors, grandchildren, etc) but i'll get there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hi Alistair, Superb model building you have here! The model is turning up impressively. The cockpit detailing is especially good Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 Thanks Jaime & Davey . Now somewhere on someones build , i think it was gregs italeri Junkers Ju-88 C-6 i mentioned we all make assembly mistakes , well i have too . back on post 30 i posted a picture the completed undercarriage assemblies . to be honest i was very pleased with them .Well i had made a mistake and found out just before a attached them to the wings . The scissor links were the wrong way around . I had them facing backwards while on a 88 they face forwards . What i had done was attach the wrong undercarriage end piece to the top . The only way to fix this was to saw off each end and swap over . i have used pins to strengthen the join . The fix has worked and the engines are now attached so all magor parts now assembled and i am surprised how large this aircraft is in 1/48 with its extended Berlin nose . I will post some pics tonight . An embarrassed Mottlemaster . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Hi Alistair, Thanks for the warning on the correct positioning of the scissor links. It's very honest of you to openly mention your mistake and showing us the solution you devised. The undercarriage assemblies look superb. Why do you chose a black primer? Is it for pre-shading? I noticed you also used it for the cockpit. Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Very nice I love it!! This has to be one of my favourite versions of the 88, you're doing such a lovely job with this one, I know the model well! I really must finish my one, it has the FuG220 "Morgenstern" antenna in the covered cone. I had really wanted to join this GB but I just have way too much on as it is! So I'll just have to follow yours instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Thanxs for the tip of the wings. Can use that in my own build. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 looks good .. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) Hi Alistair, Thanks for the warning on the correct positioning of the scissor links. It's very honest of you to openly mention your mistake and showing us the solution you devised. The undercarriage assemblies look superb. Why do you chose a black primer? Is it for pre-shading? I noticed you also used it for the cockpit. Cheers Jaime Jaime , i felt that if anyone came along in the years to come to look at my build for tips and ideas it is important to warn them of problems and also point out mistakes iv made so they dont do the same . The black primer adds some depth to the rlm 02 but is a waste of time with a darker color like rlm 66 which is better highlighted with a dry brush of a lighter tone . Very nice I love it!! This has to be one of my favourite versions of the 88, you're doing such a lovely job with this one, I know the model well! I really must finish my one, it has the FuG220 "Morgenstern" antenna in the covered cone. I had really wanted to join this GB but I just have way too much on as it is! So I'll just have to follow yours instead. Thanks Rich , ill try to make it entertaining ,is your morning star 1/72 or 1/48 ? Thanxs for the tip of the wings. Can use that in my own build. Cheers, It worked very well Arnold as it put all the gaps along the leading edge of tyhe wings which was easy to fill with a little super glue and very little panel line damage . I have made a start on the base with wooden hard standing. Have used this photo from Noy's Miniatures got my lolly pop sticks on ebay First try i cut them into 4 but when looking at the noys picture soon realised they were far to large , more like 1/32 A in picture To get the scale i am looking for i divided the sticks lengthwise into 3 pieces 35mm long and the divided width wise by 3 so have nine planks out of each strip which 10 together make a 35 x 35 square done half the cutting just another 50 to do . Edited May 31, 2016 by Mottlemaster 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Nice progress, good luck with your lolly sticks. It's going to look fantastic once you've finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Looks impressive so far Alistair mate, been messing with the wings and engines on mine, needs some careful assembly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Good progress, Alistair. The planking looks good Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 That looks very good. I have only got one quistion. Why are both ailerons in the down wards position. I always thought that one should be up than the other should be down?! Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Nice progress, good luck with your lolly sticks. It's going to look fantastic once you've finished. Thanks Ozzy ,only another 2 or 3 hours logging . Looks impressive so far Alistair mate, been messing with the wings and engines on mine, needs some careful assembly. I agree and its a good kit to use to improve modelling skillss and feels good when it works out well. Good progress, Alistair. The planking looks good Cheers Jaime Thanks jaime , i'm going to start a business laying patios That looks very good. I have only got one quistion. Why are both ailerons in the down wards position. I always thought that one should be up than the other should be down?! Cheers, tanks Arnold for spotting that ... now shall i go left or right .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 gosh I wish all my decisions were that simple!! I love the base you are building, I'm having ago at something like that myself, have never tried it before. Tell me were thees "wooden" platform any particular size or just made from whatever they could find/scrounge? I know a silly question, but someone had to ask! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 gosh I wish all my decisions were that simple!! I love the base you are building, I'm having ago at something like that myself, have never tried it before. Tell me were thees "wooden" platform any particular size or just made from whatever they could find/scrounge? I know a silly question, but someone had to ask! Rich , we are talking about the Luftwaffe ,they will have had an exact specification and fl number for each plank but i have gone by this simple set of criteria How can i best fully utilize the timber contained in a Luftwaffe specification lolly stick to produce 10 planks that placed together will form a square so i can reproduce a basket weave pattern and trying to make it that these planks could have been made from the typical pine tree and moved by two men to be serious i think that these type of hard standings would be made from local materials and to utilize as much wood as possible they would be of differing sizes . just so long as they supported the wheels and didnt damage the tires . I have used planks on many buildig sites and have some experience of how liquid mud will squeeze up between them and form shallow muddy puddles above the planks which im thinking of trying to reproduce but this may be more suited to 1/32 scale i have made a base for the last 4 G/b's iv done and they add so much to the story that now im loathed not to do one . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 you had me going for a while!! being crafty/clever germans anything is possible! I've runout of planking for mine so I think I may have to investigate in some icecream (paddle-pop) sticks! Oh yeah mine was or is 1/48th. there is still a lot to do on her....one day! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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