Yep,
Looks GREAT to me Alan
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Loving watching this come together !!
Looks GREAT to me Alan
...Loving watching this come together !!
1/32 Me262A-1a/U4 (JV44 Hunters and Protectors Project)
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Doesn't look like much progress going on but it's taking most of my time up adding holes to the engine in (roughly) the right place for the pipes and wires. Also been adding a few bits missing from the body of the engine and had to scratch build a few of them too. Here is a few of them here. Not great but under a coat of paint i hope they look ok(ish). Most of the bits were made from the underwing rockets that come with the kit.
I'm also looking into how i'm going to hang the engine on the wing as obviously, Revell didn't design it for all the engine panels to be missing thus exposing the engine. I think i have an idea but time will tell if it works.
I'm also looking into how i'm going to hang the engine on the wing as obviously, Revell didn't design it for all the engine panels to be missing thus exposing the engine. I think i have an idea but time will tell if it works.
And here are a couple of the bits added to the engine.
On a side note. Whilst i was trying to make some pencil marks for where i roughly wanted some holes, i found an issue with the instructions. For the port engine (the one i am depicting), the numbers called out for the engine shrouds are wrong. They are for the starboard engine and vise versa. I was trying to figure out why i had such a gap between the shrouds and the wing. Took a punt and there it was. Wrong ones. All sorted now though
On a side note. Whilst i was trying to make some pencil marks for where i roughly wanted some holes, i found an issue with the instructions. For the port engine (the one i am depicting), the numbers called out for the engine shrouds are wrong. They are for the starboard engine and vise versa. I was trying to figure out why i had such a gap between the shrouds and the wing. Took a punt and there it was. Wrong ones. All sorted now though
If i include the separate pipes and wires. I think this engine will have about 40 bits lol
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That's TWO Armourfast Panthers!!
Think i've done 99% of the holes needed now. I'm waiting on some paint and filler to arrive from Scale Model Shop (should be tomorrow) so in the mean time i have made a start on the various brackets, bell cranks, levers and pulleys. Very small work and my hand keeps cramping up especially when you have fingers like pig teats.
Here's some of the progress. Most of the levers will be made out of lead wire, flattened to shape. I was hoping to get some more of this done this weekend but. I've just been called into work this weekend. So much for 7 days off!
Here's some of the progress. Most of the levers will be made out of lead wire, flattened to shape. I was hoping to get some more of this done this weekend but. I've just been called into work this weekend. So much for 7 days off!
Got some metal paint finish down today.
Sprayed the engine with Vallejo Semi Matt Aluminium. This give the outer body of the engine a slightly better 'worn' look imho. I've seen loads of engines done shiny and i don't feel that would be the case after being used a few times. I also over sprayed the internal exhaust guide with Vallejo Jet Exhaust just to give it a more dirty look.
The Vallejo Metal Color paints performed perfectly as usual. They really are wonderful to brush or spray.
Sprayed the engine with Vallejo Semi Matt Aluminium. This give the outer body of the engine a slightly better 'worn' look imho. I've seen loads of engines done shiny and i don't feel that would be the case after being used a few times. I also over sprayed the internal exhaust guide with Vallejo Jet Exhaust just to give it a more dirty look.
The Vallejo Metal Color paints performed perfectly as usual. They really are wonderful to brush or spray.
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Nice work Alan.
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Lovely work Al!! Sorry about your time off being cancelled, pain in the you know where
A little experiment. Just got some 0.2mm wires and wrapped them with 1mm tape and washed with heavily thinned Vallejo brown leather paint. Just wanting to see if i can create a wire conduit that the engine has. Looking ok so far.
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Cheers guys. It's going slow with this at the moment as i'm so tired all the time. I've only had 8 days off since 10th December. So i basically come in from work, shower, eat, sleep, repeat. Finding time to concentrate is limited. But when i do get that time then i am trying to make it as good as i can.