klr Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) When I first built this kit from Heller-Humbrol, it was numbered 227, part of a "block" of Luftwaffe kits in a contiguous numbering block. That suggested to me that these were not the original kit numbers, which turned out to be the case. I bought the Mistercraft boxing to do a Yellow Swiss aircraft with red trimmings. Unfortunately, the supplied Swiss decals are not correct for the subject in question, but I have a cunning plan. No expense time spared on the interior. The fuselage floor is not quite wide enough, so I will need to extend it slightly on the starboard side: Edited February 14, 2021 by klr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Slight hiccup, as I seem to have mislaid one of the transparency parts. Just as well I have a wooden floor ... and some other kits that I could rob the missing part from, in the hope I'd find it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 ... and I'm back. I found the missing part in the (unclassified) spares box a while ago. It was the starboard angled windscreen. So here's the completed glasshouse, minus the roof for now: Note the temporary plastic insert (Plastic Soldier Company sprue yet again!), used to force the fuselage out to its proper width. I left this in a couple of places along the cockpit for a few days each. Also visible are a couple of gaps between the starboard door and the adjoining parts. Simultaneously, I also assembled the main wings and cockpit roof. This is not the recommended order of assembly, but I was more wary of the wing to cockpit roof join, than fitting the cockpit roof itself. Next, undercoat the framing with the interior colour, namely Hu 31 (for RLM 02). This also worked as a primer to show up various gaps and other blemishes to be fixed: Next, put it all together. As I do, I had already attached the tailplanes, using these as a guide for getting the main wing assembly attached at the correct angle. Note that there is a "step" at the back of the roof. This is not a problem with the alternative roof part with the MG mount. I will probably put some plastic card just behind it, and sand it down for a smooth transition. I will also finish up the framing undercoat, and fill in any other gaps along the roof join. Then I will have to apply at least two coats of Hu 69 gloss yellow to the framing. And after that, it should be all downhill. Hopefully I'm not tempting fate, but I think that once the basic airframe has been successfully assembled, the rest of a Storch should be straightforward, relatively speaking.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Great stuff @klr your tip on assembling the complicated canopy is a keeper, I'll be using that when I finally get round to building my one of these. cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Ok ... lots to report since the last update, but not finished yet. At first I painted the main wing struts yellow ... ... but then checked the instructions, which said they (and the undercarriage legs) should be red. I could find no reliable period photos, and I didn't trust computer-generated renderings that show some struts and legs in yellow. Naturally, this was going to get messy: As is my want, I painted in stages, so that there was somewhere to hold onto when applying those horrible decals. The Swiss markings supplied with the kit were not correct for this subject, so I used spares from the Mistercraft boxing of the Bf 108, with using Japanese Hinomaru that were of the right size and colour, and overlaying those with Swiss crosses from the Bf 108. The decals still required a lot of touching up, being as brittle as Propagteam decals, and that ain't good. The leading edge slats are now attached and painted: ... but the undersides still need a bit of work. I've also started on painting the main part of the fuselage. The aileron balances have since been painted and attached, so the kit is built. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 This is seriously good and what a stunner of a colour scheme! Is this brush painted? If so, that's pretty impressive as from experience, red and yellow are never, ever easy colours to apply with a hairy stick. I'm sure I have this in the stash. It's given me the itch to build it now. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 2 hours ago, fightersweep said: This is seriously good and what a stunner of a colour scheme! Is this brush painted? If so, that's pretty impressive as from experience, red and yellow are never, ever easy colours to apply with a hairy stick. I'm sure I have this in the stash. It's given me the itch to build it now. Steve It is indeed brush painted! And yes, both yellow and red can be awkward to paint as a base colour, especially gloss in my experience. There's at least one unfinished kit somewhere that is testament to that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Amazing does it come with sunglasses ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 That's colourful. Nice bit of brush painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 So ... I painted (and repainted) the rear fuselage and tailplanes: But the fuselage serial codes were in white, not black, and not suitable for this scheme. I managed to make some up from spare decals: I'm still on schedule to finish this by the weekend, but I need to give higher priority over the next few days to other kits. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Brush painted yellow!! 🤪 I take my hat off to you sir. 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 And it's done! Gallery pics as soon as the forum allows me to post again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 That's the most colourful Storch I've ever seen! Great build and paintwork. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 That is a bit helluva brilliant wee job. I'd lost sight of it, I know, damn hard to do & then, there it was again in the gallery so over here I popped to see how it got there (with me still? ) & I do like what I've seen, after my eye sight recovered & I'd donned some shadz. A really nice bit of work there. I can feel a need coming on, for a nice dull camo'd example. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Excellent! A Storch, nicely built, and not a BalkenKreuz in sight! Nice Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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