Silenoz Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Pretty impressive work... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) Thanks Silenoz While waiting for paint to dry I fabbed up and soldered an anemometer mount as per numerous reference pics: Edited December 6, 2018 by krow113 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Really wonderful and superbly detailed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) Thank you ,John And here is Gaspatch's anemometer mounted: What the end of the tube looks like to receive the meters flange: Thanks for lookin'! Edited December 7, 2018 by krow113 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 This is really going to be something when it’s finished.  AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) Thanks AW. And everyone else looking in , I hope you guys are learning something! lol! Â Engine pod and area received some attention last night , just casual fitting and figuring and the rigging points applied: Yes I know the front struts need to be in place , no glue here , just lookin'! Â Edited December 7, 2018 by krow113 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scarborough Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Welcome back, Steve! Man, It's great to see you back at this and it's looking primo! Â Cheers from NYC, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) Thanks Michael! Â Figuring out of the engine area detail has been intense the last few days. There are a lot of parts at play and all of them work together. This is the most difficult and detailed part of the kit. Today I figured it was time to cut the front and rear panels of the exposed engine. One easy: One not so easy: Â Cleaned up , holes cleared out and thinning out begins , starting to look a lot better: Edited December 11, 2018 by krow113 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scarborough Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 It takes a man with balls of steel to cut up a perfectly good kit. But it's the right thing to do for a build of this level of detail. Bravo!  Big cheers from NYC, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) Thank you Michael. Â Oil tank repositioning based on the pic in Gotha! page 16 , # 36. The mount is of my own design and will have 2 inverted 'V' struts added: Â Â Final config: Edited December 11, 2018 by krow113 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Looks very good! Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Thanks GrzeM. Â Here are some shots of the engine area to be exposed ; See any issues? Â 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 All the details you're adding are absolutely spot on! Great build!I'm very impressed!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scarborough Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Neat to see the work you did earlier in the year coming together with the work you're doing now, Steve. That must be a good feeling of satisfaction. Â Cheers from NYC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) Thanks Mass & Michael. It is a good feeling to be back at it. I worry about losing momentum , parts and forgetting stuff I already figured out. Minimal this time , but I did lose a genny somewhere... that's why I determine stopping points that are easy to pick up from. This kit is best approached as a series of medium sized kits , as I have done ie:fuse , then the middle wing , etc and approaching by colors helped a lot.  Smallish detail added in the form of a generator , taken from the WNW accy sprue , a bracket and a pulley made and hung in the pod off an engine bearer:  Edited December 13, 2018 by krow113 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Cowl work and air scoop clearing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) Genny position swapped: Front lower framework begins with a rod inserted into the rigging points of the uncut cowl: You can also see the cleanup needed in the uncut cowl as well. This gives me the position of the crossbar that holds the rigging points: WNW decals on HGW p/e for the engine placards: Â Â Engine placarded: Edited December 17, 2018 by krow113 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 Front cowl interior detail continuing: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 Advance and throttle linkages attached: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 More detailing with the clamps and exhaust mounted: Â Moving quickly into final configurations and as I get there I'll post pics of the finished components for the exposed engine. That way peeps will be able to see the preparation and fabrication of the parts needed to -do this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Thanks for lookin' in! Â Cowl finishing tonight: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlindawg Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Is this so that the cowl can be separated and removed to display the full engine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) Thanks for lookin' Hdawg.  No the lower cowls will be on. The cutting is so that the lower cowls can stay on the model and the top cowls off. As in a few pics of Gotha's being serviced. Not much on details for the lower cowl areas , and what there is for ref pics maddeningly don't show enough of the detail to recreate.  Edited December 23, 2018 by krow113 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Thanks for your interest. Â Â Here is what the parts look like at this point. I think this is the bulk of the fab work , all additional work is in white plastic. Some assy has to be done after the paint , no way around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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