Mal_Belford Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 All small parts and loose parts are stored in sorted box...ready for assembly later. wings in place...no fuzz, perfect fit and no gaps. thats it, massive posting uh, lol. started this build in November 2023 till now, updates later this upcoming week. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 19 hours ago, Mal_Belford said: .... And the Millenium Falcon. Some great work on this bomber! Defintiely have to bookmark this for when I break out the Airfix B-17. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Considering you started in November, this has actually been wicked fast progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 5 hours ago, David H said: Considering you started in November, this has actually been wicked fast progress. 3 Months, e few hour here and there during weeks when having spare time, ends up many hours. if fast i dunno. well aint in a rush anyway, goal is to get a cool model in my glass cabinet, along with my other ones ive finnished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Got some free time this sunday. masking time. well got to adress that small window, it were not flush, 0.5mm, easy peasy fix. Florys sanding sticks... grind it down. Polish it up, and perfect, Airfix sure like thick clearparts lol Masking the rest, going to whipe the model clean with Zippo lighter fluid, no grease and residue, big no no for paint, and easy to mask, reduces the risk of lifting paint when masking insignias. going to be buzy this week, hopefully next weekend building, This saga will be continued. so stay tuned. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Well if there is any kind of silver lining to thick clear parts, it is that they will stand up to sanding , rather than cracking when you're trying to apply enough pressure. So, there's that. -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 26 minutes ago, David H said: Well if there is any kind of silver lining to thick clear parts, it is that they will stand up to sanding , rather than cracking when you're trying to apply enough pressure. So, there's that. -d- yep, if to thin and press. or even worse forcing part down may crack fuselage halves, this case, glued the part in place, to avoid all above, then sanded it down with flory sticks (the one with sponge) so that they followed the conture. also that clearpart were indeed thick lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Not my normal area of interest but I do like good modelling. Lots of good work going on here, going to look good when it's finished. Colin the Wessex nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Super detailing and scratch building master class. Well done sir!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Stunning work so far, great to watch this come together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 (edited) Thank you all. got some building time. antenna poles in place behind identification lights. made out of guitar string, and yes they wont break of, i will get scratched, first blood then lol Aaaaand pitot tube in place.. also whiped the model with isop..well next stop is to cover em openings and hopefully get te first layer of primer and black coat. Edited February 17 by Mal_Belford 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Love the idea of the guitar strings, will they flex if knocked? I tend to use thin aluminium tubing, but they will bend if knocked...more of a WHEN, than IF unless left to the last step! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, woody37 said: Love the idea of the guitar strings, will they flex if knocked? I tend to use thin aluminium tubing, but they will bend if knocked...more of a WHEN, than IF unless left to the last step! 0.17 cauge string that short will not bend, 0.09 will bend. depends how long i also use guitar strings as CA aplicator as its slippery. and reinforcement, as they are hard as hell, better that wire. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 (edited) geez....build all day long from 12 to 22..lol. masking and done major painting. gees, this is my second attempt with NMF and damn Alclads are sure not forgiving total 7 different shades 4 Alclads and 3 Mr Metallic. this will now do for me. Note that antiglare, nope dont follow that panel line on the model, that seem obvious, but not. looked at reference pic. This is all good enough for me... tomorrow more masking, insignias paint or transfers...will see about that. Edited February 17 by Mal_Belford 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrB17 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 This is an excellent build and will definitely come in handy when I get around to my Airfix B-17’s. Lots of great ideas here. I love the oxygen tanks, quite a few in wartime B-17’s, and being yellow you can’t miss them. Cheers Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 That looks fantastic, such an interesting project, always looking forward to an update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Allright folks, Finally got building timer, or lets say painting. Every build got drawbacks, lol, when masked, DANG....,RATZ, Chipping King Kong Size..LOL....easy peasy fix. when this happens, dont panic. as i wrote easy peasy fix. Mask again, the affected area, like a curgeon, and then 1000 grit wetsantpaper and water, gently remove em edges from the remaining paint. And the rest went quite smooth, minor spray leaks, they will be adressed later. Hard to take decent pics when metallig involved, reflections, but you get the idea. Another angle, better, hey. This is good enopugh for me, so Pass Mals Way, own critics is the worst one, lol. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Lovely faded and modulated painting, looking so good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 (edited) More painting. So far, not even close yet to done, all need to dry now and rest, and rest my eyes. Had to adjust the bare metal strip on the tail, the one between OD and red, it were crazy to wide, masked and knock of em edges with wet sandpaper, paint and blend in all, done, rudder surfaces, and tail surfaces, tonal differences here, as i eant it, Little Miss Mischef were indeed a Franken. Gha, now a well deserved Longdrink, and soon PC gaming. Looks like it may bee a cool model in the glass cabinet after all. Edited March 2 by Mal_Belford 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Are you using Montex masks? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Farmerboy said: Are you using Montex masks? This build, Eduard masks, minor adjustments on couple, One on front mirror and one on the waist gunner as they did not exacly fit perfect, but scalpel did the trick. Edited March 2 by Mal_Belford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I can see some National Insignia in the background, thought you were using Masks instead of decals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 19 minutes ago, Farmerboy said: I can see some National Insignia in the background, thought you were using Masks instead of decals. Ah...those....you are observant. those i got many from a builder buddy in Sweden that custom cutted a bunch of em experimental, when i did a build yrs ago,.my Corsair 1:32..numbers and insignias leaning to paint em. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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