JOCKNEY Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Great to see the inter float rigging which has turned out so well. I remember doing it on a 1/48 MC72 which was awkward so doing it at 1/72 is very impressive. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 You're making good progress on this one. The floats and cockpit look real nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Wow! That's one impressive looking Arado so far. Great work and great detailing too and it's making my 196 look a little basic in comparison. One thing I hadn't given consideration too was the inter float rigging. I think I'm going to have to try and remedy that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Very neat modelling! I admire the cockpit detail. This is going to be a great looking Arado. The enhancements make a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 That's a lovely looking kit and some great work you're doing there, the engine detail is superb, and I always admire someone who will take on a model with floats - and rigging! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desk Flyer Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 18 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Great to see the inter float rigging which has turned out so well. I remember doing it on a 1/48 MC72 which was awkward so doing it at 1/72 is very impressive. Cheers Pat Thank you @JOCKNEY This is my first attempt at it. I thought this would make a good entry point. It went OK; not perfect, not bad, but good enough to make me want to try more complex rigging projects. 18 hours ago, JeroenS said: You're making good progress on this one. The floats and cockpit look real nice. Thanks @JeroenS Still got plenty of time to ruin everything 😄 2 hours ago, fightersweep said: Wow! That's one impressive looking Arado so far. Great work and great detailing too and it's making my 196 look a little basic in comparison. One thing I hadn't given consideration too was the inter float rigging. I think I'm going to have to try and remedy that one. Thank you @fightersweep I'm sure you'll do a better job at it 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desk Flyer Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Toryu said: Very neat modelling! I admire the cockpit detail. This is going to be a great looking Arado. The enhancements make a huge difference. Thank you @Toryu Yes, in the end it is worth all the extra hours and name calling 🤐 27 minutes ago, Johnson said: That's a lovely looking kit and some great work you're doing there, the engine detail is superb, and I always admire someone who will take on a model with floats - and rigging! Cheers! Thank you @Johnson I'm glad you like it 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desk Flyer Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Good evening all, more (slow) progress made. Either I wasn't allowed or when I was allowed, things wouldn't always go well... Anyway. Where were we? Ah, yes. So the last details were added... The model was wiped with lint free cloth dampened in IPA (not the kind you'd drink) and was ready for the primer... After the bad experience I had with Humbrol's acrylic primer (and the so-so experience with Vallejo's grey acrylic primers) I decided to try Alclad grey primer. I followed the instructions on the bottle and the application went without problems. But when it dried, it had a rough finish. Looking at it you would thought it had a "dusty" "powdery" look. As if the model had sitting there gathering dust for the last couple of years. I went over as much of the model as I dared with micro-mesh sanding cloth (6000 grit). The light areas are the ones I have treated with the sanding cloth while the darker ones are the original primed surfaces (see what I mean by "dusty"). I didn't like this to be hones and, as a bonus, I managed to break off some bits in the process. Not happy. Anyway, next I applied some white in preparation for the yellow bands... That was Testors semi-gloss acrylic white. And now for AK's acrylic RLM04... Which I then masked using tamiya tape and micro scale masking liquid. Next was to be the RLM72. But which one? I decided to go for the Vallejo one only because the RLM73 I had was also from Vallejo and thought I'd better trust one manufacturer for their interpretation of the colours rather than two. RLM72 went on without any problems. It was then masked off... Next came Vallejo's RLM73... That too went on without any problems. And then I started to remove the masking tapes so I could mask effectively for the RLM65. But that was NOT without problems... Paint came off with the tape revealing the primer underneath! 😱🤬 I had to repair this before moving on... 🥺 With the repairs complete, more masking tape was applied. I had decided to paint the floats & struts assembly separately from the aircraft itself as it would make masking/de-masking and painting easier. Hopefully... Then the mummy was once more unravelled only for more paint to stay on the masking tape... Last but not least, here's a view of the undersides: Notice the rough areas where I couldn't sand down the primer. Not nice. Anyone else had the same problem with Aclad (matt) primers? Next will come the gloss coat but first more repairs are required. One step forward, two steps back ☹️ As always, thank you for looking and for leaving a comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Wow, now that's what I call progress, great stuff Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desk Flyer Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 22 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Wow, now that's what I call progress, great stuff Cheers Pat Thank you @JOCKNEY I'm currently trying to repair the damage... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Being positive ol' mate, I'm sure you have the beating of this one, and it's going to look the business Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Wow! The Arado is looking very sharp! The etched stuff and extra detail really makes this old (but great) kit really stand out. Great work. That's two Arado's that need some repair then. I still need to fix the float strut on mine. Interesting to see the inter float bracing painted RLM 65. I think I may have to paint mine now as I like the look of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Hi @Desk Flyer, how's your build coming along? We'd love to see it make an appearance in the gallery by next weekend! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desk Flyer Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Good afternoon everyone, here's another update for this build. It lasted more than it should, I know. So, after the paint was repaired again and again (it took almost a week in real time), the model received it's gloss coat Gauzy agent worked well but notice how the roughness of the primer coat still shows through the paint and the gloss coats Anyway, it was time for the decals (made by Kora) Cutting as close to the markings as I dared, the process went on without too much of a trouble The smaller stencils proved to be very delicate and brittle While waiting for the decals to dry, the red details were added (RLM23 by vallejo) Then another gloss coat was applied to prepare everything for a light panel line wash (tamiya brown for the undersides and black for the topsides) When everything dried a matt coat was applied (W&N matt UV varnish). I can't get out of my mind how rough the undersides look Next it was time to work on the prop too... Sometimes, it's the small things that make an impression. See here the resin MG to replace the non-existent kit detail Then the engine and cowling assembly was attached And then it was time for the struts & floats assembly. The finish line is in sight! This is the last WIP update for this build... and I write this with mixed feelings. The next post will be in the group build gallery as a finished project. It took three months to get to that and I was more than glad to see the end of it. However, although dry fitted and tested before paint, the struts refused to fit properly now. In addition to that, the rigging became laxed, sagging and loose. None of these problems could be fixed at this stage. It came as a major disappointment after all this work and effort I put into this. Oh well. As always, thanks for looking and thank you for leaving a comment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desk Flyer Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 9:24 PM, fightersweep said: Wow! The Arado is looking very sharp! The etched stuff and extra detail really makes this old (but great) kit really stand out. Great work. That's two Arado's that need some repair then. I still need to fix the float strut on mine. Interesting to see the inter float bracing painted RLM 65. I think I may have to paint mine now as I like the look of it. Thank you @fightersweep Yeah it's more practical and it looks good but don't quote me on its historical accuracy 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Good that you persevered despite the troubles it gave you. Looking forward to seeing it in the gallery. Might be worth it to have a go at another one of these... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desk Flyer Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 C'est fini! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Well that's not bad at all is it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Lovely build - it really looks the part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Oh yes, that sir is a cracker and no mistake, congratulations Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desk Flyer Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Thank you @JeroenS @Jinxman and @JOCKNEY On to the next adventure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Stunning! Great finish and a really nice build! This really shows the great possibilities these old Heller kits often have! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Well done for not letting the plane beat you. Even if the paints let you down, your modelling skills got the very best possible result and you can take pride in that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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