Red Baron Countdown Special No.1

**wonwinglo** · 29-11-2005

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS#1

Well it is now just four weeks to countdown on the final parts for this model,whilst you will probably be left high and dry by the publshers after this series has finished,here we will be finishing off the many loose ends left to do,here at Scale-models we will be striving to improve our test model and sort out a few things that need doing,remember if you have not checked your components for flaws or missing bits then do it now ! it is no good doing this after the publication date as your requests will probably fall on deaf ears,so get your requests in for replacements.
Here is #1 of a set of special instructions aimed at either improving or supplementing the models construction,the first thing that I noticed when looking at the veneer cockpit combing was that it was totally useless to do the job,there is no way that the plastic combing supplied will be capable of fitting to that flimsy piece of veneer,so here is a way round this problem,just use the part supplied as a pattern-

First job is to get hold of a small piece of 1=64th Miralyte ply,you can purchase this from any good model shop,it is much stronger than the veneer supplied and when varnished up the grain will look wonderful,lay the publishers component over the sheet and mark out the shape.

Next with a pair of scissors cut out only the INNER portion of the ply as shown.

Remenber how your piece of thin veneer cracked when you did this ? well no problems here the sheet will easily bend.

Using a sliding action,gently feed the plastic as supplied onto the edge of the ply,push the plastic into place where it butts with the material.

Now you can cut the outer edge,if any attempt had been made to do this before then the job would have been difficult and it would probably damage the piece.
Next job is to simply turn it over and with some thin cyno run a bead all the way around the joint,leave it to dry and for the moment just put the combing away until it is time to fix it in place,and there will then be another tip for builders of this model.