Eduard 1/48 Bf 110E

[Andy T]

I won't bore you with all the details but suffice to say I've never done so much bodywork on an aircraft kit! The nacelles were the worst parts with gaps so big that I had to pack them with plasticard to give the filler something to stick to.

After a good wrestle, everything fitted together well enough for me though so I gave it a squirt of primer. That should give me a better look at what bits might need more fettling.





I'm quite pleased with my efforts given I've not done much scribing before, and the underside of the fuselage in particular was devoid of any panel lines at all after the filling and sanding, so I pretty much started from scratch, copying the illustrations in the guide book.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Now that’s looking very fine Andy. I’ve heard there was trouble with the fit of the nascelles, but you’ve shown it is fixable. Excellent rescribing

 

[Tworrs]

What a palaver, I will be interested to see how you get on with this seemingly very poor kit.

 

[stillp]

Looks very well fettled to me.
Pete

 

[Andy T]

Thanks chaps. Not the kind of work I'm used to but it's all part of the learning curve

Tim, the wing roots were pretty bad too, as I've seen you mention before. I ended up carving loads of meat out of the mating surfaces to get a much better fit, and elongated the slots in the fuselage to bring the wings forward a touch.

 

[Waspie]

it looks like all your hard work has paid off Andy. A fine result so far.

 

[Mini Me]

.....and I was right! You did get it sorted.....and a fine job you did!

 

[Andy T]

Thank you both. I can hopefully get onto the fun stuff soon!

 

[Jakko]

Looking good, from the primed model you can’t tell how much work it took to get to that stage so you must have done something right

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Got to agree with the guys here Andy,
That`s a fine result although it belies all of your hard work!!
Looking resplendent in Black

 

[Andy T]

Thanks chaps.

The primer has revealed a few niggles but it's better than I was expecting.

Looking resplendent in Black

Stick some mangled wire on the front and pretend it's a night fighter?

 

[The Smythe Meister]

.....
Stick some mangled wire on the front and pretend it's a night fighter?

.... What, like I'll probably end up doing with my He 219 you mean?!!

 

[Jim R]

That primer coat show very few flaws which is a tribute to all the work that has gone into this. Looks great.

 

[scottie3158]

Andy,
Glad you have managed to beat it into shape.

 

[Andy T]

Thanks Jim & Paul.

I'm working short days this week so should get around to paint soon with the extra free time.

I'm painting a set of these at the moment and the pearl white needed several coats, so I like to give them overnight to "breathe" before masking up for the next colour.

 

[minitnkr]

Looks like a trip thru the gardening.

 

[Magneto]

Great progress andy , despite the kits resistance! Cockpit looks great , are you doing the box art scheme ? If so I wouldnt worry too much about reinstating the nose section joint lines after sanding , the big wasp decal will cover most of it up.

Fingers crossed!

 

[adt70hk]

I won't bore you with all the details but suffice to say I've never done so much bodywork on an aircraft kit! The nacelles were the worst parts with gaps so big that I had to pack them with plasticard to give the filler something to stick to.

After a good wrestle, everything fitted together well enough for me though so I gave it a squirt of primer. That should give me a better look at what bits might need more fettling.

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I'm quite pleased with my efforts given I've not done much scribing before, and the underside of the fuselage in particular was devoid of any panel lines at all after the filling and sanding, so I pretty much started from scratch, copying the illustrations in the guide book.

Andy, that is looking the business!!! All flaws duly noted for mine when I get round to it!

 

[Andy T]

Thanks Andrew, but if you are doing the same version I'd suggest reading further through the instructions than I did.

This appears on the very last step and covers a lot of the work



Landing gear is also unnecessarily complicated, with some pretty vague mounting points. Hopefully they will look something like symmetrical when finished!

 

[Jim R]

Undercarriage is almost always fiddly and awkward. Any attempt to make it scale accurate results in it being rather fragile as well. Also for good measure it it already painted which does add to the issue. Good luck