AliGauld Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hi There, Innis decided that it would be a double build this time. The 1/72 Airfix Bf109 E-3 and FW190 A-8. One picked up from Aldi and the other bought with some of his Christmas money. I decide it would be a joint build and that he would help me. So he has been doing bits and pieces from de-sprueing, gluing, sanding, filling, painting and airbrushing. We had a few mishaps and so the FW has various bits of sanded toothpick on board. He has been brilliant helping when there was stuff he couldn't do and as such I am really chuffed with the results. Any errors and omissions and entirely mine. On with the pictures..... Thanks for looking and as usual any comments and suggestions gratefully received. If someone can tell me how to get the vertical aerial wire in position with rigging line I would be very chuffed. Cheers, Alistair P.S. Please excuse the state of the bunker. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hi Alistair, Congrats on two iconic aircraft! Being very partial to Luftwaffe aircraft myself, I find it a pleasure to look at your models. I assume that by vertical aerial wire you mean the section of aerial that goes from the main aerial on the Bf 109 to the top of the fuselage. From experience, the only way to get something looking right and strong is to drill a small hole on the fuselage where the wire is supposed to enter (plenty of photos will show you exactly where that is). A hole diameter of 0.3 or 0.4 mm max should do. Then glue one end of the wire into the hole. Make sure the wire you use is quite a bit longer than what you need. Then put a tiny dab of CA where you want it on the main wire and connect the vertical one to that spot. Check your reference photo as sometimes the wire goes towards the front and sometimes towards the rear! When everything is nice and dry, cut the portion of wire that sticks out above the main one, with a brand new scalpel blade or razor blade, and everything should look nice and sharp! Long winded explanation, but quite obvious at the end of the day. Have fun! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 17 minutes ago, jean said: Hi Alistair, Congrats on two iconic aircraft! Being very partial to Luftwaffe aircraft myself, I find it a pleasure to look at your models. I assume that by vertical aerial wire you mean the section of aerial that goes from the main aerial on the Bf 109 to the top of the fuselage. From experience, the only way to get something looking right and strong is to drill a small hole on the fuselage where the wire is supposed to enter (plenty of photos will show you exactly where that is). A hole diameter of 0.3 or 0.4 mm max should do. Then glue one end of the wire into the hole. Make sure the wire you use is quite a bit longer than what you need. Then put a tiny dab of CA where you want it on the main wire and connect the vertical one to that spot. Check your reference photo as sometimes the wire goes towards the front and sometimes towards the rear! When everything is nice and dry, cut the portion of wire that sticks out above the main one, with a brand new scalpel blade or razor blade, and everything should look nice and sharp! Long winded explanation, but quite obvious at the end of the day. Have fun! JR Many Thanks for that. I will give it a try the next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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