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Hi All

 

I'm hoping to build this without much drama, right up to the very last task of putting the actual sharkmouth on...

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I'm hoping to emulae @CedB build from a couple of years ago, but will be using canopy masks and probably no injured pilots.

 

The sprues have had a warm bath and are now relaxing in the sun.

 

 

Comments and suggestions welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

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Hi Steve,

Wot? Sun in the North East, whichever North East that may be?! Amazing.

Here we always have sun, but we are in the South East, so it is expected!

Why don't you add the sharkmouth below the wasp head? Just imagine: having the best of two super schemes!

Have fun!

 

JR

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I built this a few years back as well, I didn't struggle with the sharkmouth at all, then again I knew it wasn't going to fit correctly, so I didn't bother trying.  I made it fit as best as I could then filled in the rest.  I am more afraid of the wasp tbh... 😕

 

Look forward to seeing this one coming together. :)

 

Kind Regards,

 

Dazz

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Good luck with this one!

I had to add some paint to the middle piece of the sharkmouth when I did mine

(and neither that, or it's bigger brother in 1/48 are finished yet...shame on me!)

 

The kit is a nice and simple on though!

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On 5/12/2019 at 6:21 PM, jean said:

Hi Steve,

Wot? Sun in the North East, whichever North East that may be?! Amazing.

Here we always have sun, but we are in the South East, so it is expected!

Why don't you add the sharkmouth below the wasp head? Just imagine: having the best of two super schemes!

Have fun!

 

JR

Hi JR, as I'm in the North East of England, I obviously mean "the sun" to be a 60w bulb in the back bedroom!

 

The Sharkmouth is daunting enough without adding the Wasp too...

 

 

Anyhoo, I have made a start on the internals

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Sparse, apart from the comfy looking pin mark cushion on the drivers' seat.

 

I've seen loads of Y'Tube builds of various aircraft that assemble the entire cockpit first, spray it as a whole, then spend ages carefully masking and painting the various parts.

Is there a benefit for this over painting the parts separately?

I was going to do it, but it seemed counter-intuitive.

 

 

Comments and suggestions welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

 

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Hi Steve,

for a small increment, you could get a 100 W bulb... Just mentioning the obvious!

Agreed: painting everything first takes way too long in my opinion. 

Too much fiddly painting with a paint brush that goes into the dark corners of the cockpit.

 

Have fun!

JR

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Yeah, constructing the whole cockpit and then prime, paint and weather it seems too much of a hassle for me.

I leave the seats, guns, instrument panels, radios etc off if I can and add them separately, that's easier for me.

 

What will you do about that ejector pin mark in the seat?

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I enjoyed building my one of these, right up until I tried weathering after I got the decals on and over did it :o 

 

Only points I remember that might be useful are the nose guns will go in, but it will take several hundred attempts. Perseverance and a nice cuppa are your friends.  Also, ignore the instructions and fit the tail cone first, then sand the cut-out in the tail plane to fit. Done that way, it snaps into place needing no filler. Done the way the instructions suggest, you'll get a step round the tail cone and give yourself loads more work.

 

Andy

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Your me 110 has certainly a bite to it. In regards to your cockpit painting question, there are cons and pro for both methods. You have to try them both and see which one is for you, because what works for me is not necessarily working for you.

 

Cheers, Peter

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Hi All

 

On 5/15/2019 at 5:11 AM, Christer A said:

What will you do about that ejector pin mark in the seat?

Plan A is to gouge it out with a pointy blade, see how it looks. If it's too bad, I'll disguise the scars with a pilot.

 

On 5/15/2019 at 11:30 AM, Foxbat said:

Also, ignore the instructions and fit the tail cone first, then sand the cut-out in the tail plane to fit. Done that way, it snaps into place needing no filler. Done the way the instructions suggest, you'll get a step round the tail cone and give yourself loads more work.

Cheers Andy, duly noted.

 

 

On 5/15/2019 at 1:29 PM, Basilisk said:

In regards to your cockpit painting question, there are cons and pro for both methods. You have to try them both and see which one is for you, because what works for me is not necessarily working for you.

Hi Peter, I've gone half and half.

 

I stuck the control column in and am going to dry fit the fuselage halves together to get the central bulkhead in position to fix that in too before painting.

 

Front of the tub goes here

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But the back goes less clearly here

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No worries, as forewarned from @CedB build it sits in a recess on the lower wing.

 

However, the IP is too wide

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And needs to have about 1mm taken off all round the top to fit

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Once trimmed it's a good fit so I glued the divider to the floor.

 

I sprayed them with Vallejo Air 71.044 Grey RLM02

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Looks a bit green? I was expecting more grey?

 

Anyhoo, the seat hasn't come out too bad so I think I'll leave it unoccupied. Perhaps some tape seatbelts if I can get them in.

 

Moulding niggle

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These three are the ammo drums that go on the floor, would it not be possible to mould them with the sprue gates on the locating lugs on the opposite side?

 

Asking for a friend.

 

 

Comments and suggestions welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

 

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6 hours ago, ProfSparks said:

 

However, the IP is too wide

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This happened on mine, but I joined the fuselage at the top and added a 1 mm shim on the lower side as there was a gap at the wing joint and the nose fitted better. Save alot of filling later on.

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21 hours ago, neil5208 said:

This happened on mine, but I joined the fuselage at the top and added a 1 mm shim on the lower side as there was a gap at the wing joint and the nose fitted better. Save alot of filling later on.

D'Oh 😬 that makes sense.

 

 

In other news, I dabbed some of that Tamiya Brown Panel Line Accent Colour onto the wheel bay to see what happened

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A bit thicker than I would like, I'll put a thin grey wash over it to try to bring it down a bit, but it's only inside upside down.

 

The cockpit got a thin wash too

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Is that a pin mark on the floor...?

 

Thankfully won't be noticed through the canopy.

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It's a biggie, a vacform one would show off an etch set interior lurvely.

 

But not on this one, mask set awaits.

 

I got the wheel wells onto the lower wing

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And they're now drying.

 

Must admit to re-discovering a love for those clamps now that I've got the Lego on them.

 

 

Comments and suggestions welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

 

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Hi All

 

I've been pondering the tail fit issues, going through all the good advice about fitting the tail to the fuselage before fitting the rear wing, using shims, filling and sanding and whatnot, and put it all to one side for a while.

 

Everyone seen The Lego Movie? (the first one, the good one)

 

Let's follow the INSTRUCTIONS!

 

The short tail halves, dry fitted together and pressed into the rear wing nice and flush

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The lower section of the locating lug is removed

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A slot is opened up on the fuselage rear

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And it just drops in

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It's just sitting there by itself. A dab of TET and a smear of PPP should bring it all hunky dory.

 

 

Comments and suggestions and "I told you to fit the wing last" when it eventually turns pear shaped welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

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9 hours ago, Basilisk said:

Doesn't look like an easy build, but you cope well with all the challenges :thumbsup:

Cheers, Peter

Thanks Peter, so far it's been fairly plain sailing, just a touch of fettling on the tail end.

 

Also, the wings look like they're going to be a good fit too, no need for shims or filler either!

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And the nose just pressed on,

 

I managed to get some seat belts in the lazy way

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What do you mean they look like they're out of a Gannet?!?

 

 

Comments and suggestions welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

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Got the lower wing section on, a touch of sanding down the mould seams and it fits like a glove

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Also, the reworking of the tail locating peg and surface has resulted in a very acceptable fit

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I'll run some thinned PPP in the grooves to keep them the same depth as the panel lines.

 

So far this has been a breeze, obviously lulling me into a false sense of security for somewhere down the line...

 

 

Comments and suggestions welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

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Slowly but surely!

 

Not being made of stern stuff I'd previously opted for the mask set

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Went on no bother, stuck better than my last experience of Pmask on the Karas

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I assembled the legs while dry fitted in their wells

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And gave them and the canopy a blast of Vallejo Air 71.044 RLM02

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The nose and engines are just Blu Tak on for painting.

 

I've also primed the remaining small parts ready for various paints.

 

 

Comments and suggestions welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

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The landing gear doors have little knobbles on them (to help locate when in the open position?) so need to be removed if the doors are to be set closed.

 

It's not a problem here (famous last words...) as I'm only using them like this to  mask the wheel bays

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A single sitting of Vallejo Air 71.008 Pale Blue (their take on RLM65) covers nicely

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Perhaps slightly dark?

 

Masking and uppers when I get the chance.

 

 

Comments and suggestions welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

 

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Topside done with Vallejo Air 71.021 Black Green RLM70

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A quick tape bandage flurry

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On with Vallejo Air 71.015 Dark Green RLM71, and here we are

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So far so good, it's had a coat of gloss to seal it in before the Decal Debacle

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My next could either be "Yay, sharkmouth!" or "Thread closed, it's in the bin"

 

*cue suspenseful music*

 

 

Comments and suggestions welcome

 

Cheers

Steve

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