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Man, oh, man....I am sitting here chuckling into my morning coffee and saying to myself, "ya, see...this is how you SHOULD have done yours, Big Mike!". But, Steve-san, I have neither your mechanical knowledge or experience using all the techno gizmos. This is fantastic. And, when I get to my Gotha or another AEG, I will sure have a helluva lot better idea of how to proceed. Thank You!!!

 

Cheers from NYC,

Michael

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RRunner , Michael , Thank you.

 

 A smallish update.

I've never liked the holes around the exterior of the gun ring on the model. I think they were countersunk screws , but without evidence ...

Anyway , on page 47 of Gotha! there is a pic in the lower left showing some re-enforcement of the gun ring to support the Becker cannon.

Using hi-po vinyl and testing the limits of my cutter , I cut and applied these details:

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 I am waiting on an order from Taurus, extra valve train components and some other details...

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Thanks Michael.

I need someone to look at their Gotha kit and measure the small square molded into the bottom of the left fuse half , right in front of the wing leading edge.

 

I sanded mine off making the fuse join.

If some one could do that that would help me.

Thank you.

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OK...I'm coming up with 5/8" (minus 1/64") wide by 7/16" exactly fore and aft. The right edge is exactly on the center line and the aft edge is exactly on the leading edge orifice. I can photo it for you if you'd like.....email works best for me.

 

HTH,

Michael

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Cut and applied as per supplied dimensions:

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15.4 mm w x 11.2 mm l and .5mm from the wing leading edge and directly on the fuse seam.

Thank you.

 

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On ‎5‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 9:26 AM, Michael Scarborough said:

Any idea what that is, Steve?

 

 

Some kind of access panel. or it could be a repair panel , I'm not sure . But if WNW put it there , they have their info and reasons!

Prolly a few reference pics as most of the ref pics are of up-ended Gotha's !

In Gotha! on page 49 there is a photo that appears to show the panel removed.

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Excellent work! Very nice detail, and the wood looks crazy good! :)

 

Håkan

 

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Thanks Hakan.

 Losing parts means more work.

In this case I chose to fill the bomb hanger mounting void:

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The 2 pics on page 47 in Gotha! bear out the fact that not all Gothas had these.

And the wing fitting is completed:

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Taurus customer service is excellent. I ordered more detail sets and asked for some replacement parts for the camshaft set.

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No problem for Taurus , recommended.

...so into cutting the tiny parts:

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Steve, you are a genius and now officially MY HERO! Your set up for cutting these parts from the tree, and having them NOT launch into orbit is ingenious. Why didn't I think of that?? Blessings on you!!

 

Cheers from NYC,

Michael

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Thanks Michael.

If you check page 3 of the WW 1 forum thread - The Gotha , I am working my way through the set.

Today was a good day .

To paint.

Or in the case of The Gotha , some long waited primer on the wing and engine sections:

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White undersides and flat black tops and metal areas.

Some sorely needed exterior colors, the plywood undercolor begins:

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Metal applications:

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 ...and red and clear to seal:

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Plywood decals applied , ya gotta love these , they look good and add depth. It will be a pity to paint over most of it and simulate traffic in the area:

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Still a number of treatments to go.

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Getting the work done on the lower wing center section. Gloss black application , distressed ,  Smoke application , distressed , and sealed with 50/50 IPA/Future :

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Hakan , Silenoz , and of course , Michael Thanks muchly , the view count and comments are inspirational.

 

 Continuation of the lower mid wing work continues with the application of the mask previously made for the ongoing mask set development:

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A quick white and then a splash of stainless:

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Low tack application tape for vinyl signwork is used on the decal portions , and with no issues the work is complete within 1/2 an hour:

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This lower mid wing part has been stalling the work as I tried to figure out the procedure for alla these paint and decal applications. The big test here was whether the application tape would pull up the decal , no worries there everything worked out positively , of course masking was removed expeditiously as it always should be. There are a number of treatments to go here and this is just the top surface!

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Thanks CFF.

 Gonna be a lot of sub assy's painted before the BIG SHOW .

Speakin' of , here are the gas (petrol) tanks ran through a few procedures and into about 75% finished:

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