Big, fat and lazy - Eduard Bf110E

[jackroadkill]

Just a quick update:

 

 

I've sloshed some neutral brown PLW over the airframe in an attempt to tone the whiteness down a bit.  It's a bit shiny yet but that can be dealt with.

[81-er]

It's definitely doing the trick

 

James

[jackroadkill]

This little sod had fought me all the way; I've spent the last few weeks trying to get the undercarriage to stop collapsing.  I think I'm there now, but we shall see.  I'm at the point where I'm going to get the masks off and an aerial on and I think I'll leave it there.

 

Anyway, here it is, in all its knock-kneed, swollen-ankled, gammy-legged "glory", having the U/C doors attached yet again:

 

 

Hopefully it won't be another three months until I post again.

 

Cheers,

 

JRK

 

 

[Troy Smith]

On 19/02/2022 at 20:55, jackroadkill said:

Rather unusually for a (reasonably) recent Eduard kit, this one is taking a bit of engineering to make it behave. 

 

On 07/03/2022 at 17:17, arfa1983 said:

Yep this is how I remember this build going too.

common complaint on this.  Poor fit.  

And, if you follow the kit instructions and usual procedures, it's not much fun.

Too late for you folks, but for other reading in this build @Ray_W  did some very elegant adjusting  and eliminated the issues

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235077259-a-twin-that-did-not-get-away-eduard-148-bf-110c-finished/#elControls_3789423_menu

 

well worth a read just for an overview of problem identification and solving.

 

Hope of interest/use

 

[jackroadkill]

6 hours ago, Troy Smith said:

well worth a read just for an overview of problem identification and solving.

 

Hope of interest/use

 

Thanks very much, Troy.  I'll have a look at Ray's thread and see what he did to conquer the beast.

[jackroadkill]

Right, it's done, and bloody good riddance to it.  A difficult build, and for all the wrong reasons.

 

 

 

 

 

So there we go - it's finished to some degree or another.  As a measure of how much trouble it's been one of the U/C doors fell off again just after these pictures were taken.  If I ever recover enough from the trauma of this build to get around to the other Eduard 110 in my stash I'll wire the doors to the fairings, pin the oleo legs to the mounting blocks..... Sod it, I'll just copy what @Ray_W did on his build.

 

So, goodbye and good riddance to this build!

 

Cheers,

 

JRK

[jackroadkill]

On 12/02/2022 at 12:43, jackroadkill said:

Almost universally unpopular

 

On 12/02/2022 at 12:43, jackroadkill said:

"a total dog"

 

These were said about the real aircraft, but applied also to my build.

 

 

On 12/02/2022 at 12:43, jackroadkill said:

What could possibly go wrong?!

 

Ummmm, all of it?

[Ray_W]

2 minutes ago, jackroadkill said:

So, goodbye and good riddance to this build!

 

That's a shame Jack.

 

I must be twisted, I enjoyed my build or probably better put, I enjoyed working out how I might enjoy the build. Still hope to do another one, one day - a G4 would be nice. 

 

Ray

[81-er]

I know it's faught you hard along the way, but the end result looks really good, Owen. I'd be happy with that 

 

James

[jackroadkill]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.  Now, who wants to buy an Eduard Bf110F kit?!

[Bell209]

On 3/20/2023 at 2:22 AM, jackroadkill said:

Right, it's done, and bloody good riddance to it. 

I share your pain. My last build (1/72 Neptune) was the same!

[jackroadkill]

7 hours ago, Bell209 said:

I share your pain. My last build (1/72 Neptune) was the same!

 

There are certain builds which make you wonder why you muck about with wee plastic aeroplanes, aren't there?  I'm hoping my next builds will be more enjoyable.