Blohm & Voss BV 155V-1

[urumomo]

For some reason , these wheel well bulkheads are cast resin . ( ? ) :

I'm guessing they were missed and the resin route was the logical choice .... manufacturing injection-molding assemblies is VERY expensive .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blohm_&_Voss_BV_155

 

[urumomo]

 

[Quaralane]

Definitely an unusual subject

 

[dogfish7]

Yeh, haven't ever seen one of these.

 

[Hagoth]

Interesting. You have broadened my knowledge of WWII planes with one I had never seen before.

 

[the Baron]

This will be a cool project to follow.
I always wondered how the aircraft would handle with that radiator design, especially whether it would have an effect on the plane's ability to roll.

 

[urumomo]

Raining all day here tomorrow so good time to hit the bench

 

[lancerunolfsson]

Never heard of that one before. Cool!

 

[urumomo]

Seems like it's been way more than a month since I started this thread

This is one of those builds you have to glue up a quarter to a half inch at a time to keep things lined up as best possible .
The bulk of this build is going to be putty'n and sanding seams and then restoring panel lines .

It reminds me of the U-2 with these monster-span wings !

Today will be spent dealing with seams and panel lines ,

There was major-gappage around this intake for the supercharger .
I added some lacquer putty behind it prior to assembly so I could fill it in from the outside using acrylic medium .
Big improvement but it'll probably need more work after the primer hits it :

I had to remove maybe 3/4 of each positioning tab ( tenon ) from the horizontals to get them to snug up to the vertical , and they will still need putty :

They marked these components for the radiators left and right , but I couldn't see a difference in them at first ,, ,, but the left side is 1/2 mm wider . Maybe .4 mm ,
You can see how the one side of the larger left section is thicker .
Weird .
LOL , who knows what happennated

.. with that extra thickness reciprocated on the wing for that left side :

Weird

Just like I think they forgot the wheel well bulkheads when they designed the injection molds , I think they forgot a small bulkhead forward of the instrument panel .
The panel goes up into this cowling but it makes 2 points of contact .
Doable but weird :

The kit's plastic is solid & knives , sands and glues well .
So there's that .

 

[Belugawrx]

Wow that cowling looks like it was found inside your vacuum after cleaning your work area....lol
The strange bird is taking shape

 

[urumomo]

LOL ,
Yeah , it's an 11 dollar kit in a 19 dollar box .
It should come out fine in the end . There's definitely way worse out there -- and few kits of this one

It's a new tool from 2018 !
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh72340-blohm-and-voss-bv-155-v-1--1070630

 

[urumomo]

 

[urumomo]

 

[Wolf Star]

Strip styrene will take care of that. Strange aircraft, it's like a Condor and a Stuka got drunk one night and had an offspring!

 

[urumomo]

Oh yeah , I can handle it .
Glad this is a super low part-count kit . It would take 13 months to glue this thing up .

 

[urumomo]

I don't know why they didn't mold that entire upper portion of the radiator cowling as --- Oh , never mind .



I'm thinking of ordering this one : ( no bad experiences with Bronco - yet )
https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...m-voss-bv-p-178-recon/BRO00GB7006/product.php

 

[Wolf Star]

The only Bronco product I've used is their T158 tracks for the M1 Abrams. They are very crisply molded. They take forever to assemble too.

 

[urumomo]

I love their pancake mix

 

[urumomo]

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[urumomo]

 

[mcirving]

Looking at the process of your build makes me excited to see the end results. It looks just like you said, an 11 dollars kit on a 19 dollars box, but I see you are taking the proper care of a 50 dollar kit so it will come out good.

 

[urumomo]

Cool - Let's hope
I just started picking at it again . Should get it primer'd tomorrow . Maybe

That hole in the wing is just another bizarre anomaly for this kit .

 

[mcirving]

Man, I was disappointed at a Revell kit (Corvette C7.R) because the whole body frame was twisted and some other parts, but in the end it's so D... rewarding.

 

[urumomo]

This kit really isn't that bad . Basic putty and sanding fixes .
It just has weird issues .
I don't know why they molded the prop in 2 pieces either . It must be cheaper mold-wise I guess .

 

[urumomo]

This part doesn't show up in the assembly instructions so I put it only place it could go -- maybe it belongs farther aft .

I primer'd the topside with the gray , rattle-can Tamiya lacquer primer and the underside with the white since there was so little left in either can .
I like that primer but I guess it will soon be like 75 dollars a can or something .
Good Grief that chit increases in price like crazy . I don't know if I'm re-upping my stock . The last time I stocked up it was well under 7 bucks a can .The tall cans !! -- I should have bought more at the time . Like 2 cases .

 

[wjbrandel]

For primers (rattle can) I use rustoleum flat primer. $3.98 + tax at walmart.

By the way nice model. I like it

 

[urumomo]

Thanks !
yeah , there's plenty of other choices .
I could AB it too . More efficient and definitely cheaper .
10 bucks a can and climbing -- and those can's ain't big -- is just inane now .

 

[wjbrandel]

It is. That's why I use rustoleum primers krylon varnish and craft paint. I just can't afford the other stuff as much as I biuld and paint

 

[mcirving]

It is. That's why I use rustoleum primers krylon varnish and craft paint. I just can't afford the other stuff as much as I biuld and paint

Thanks !
yeah , there's plenty of other choices .
I could AB it too . More efficient and definitely cheaper .
10 bucks a can and climbing -- and those can's ain't big -- is just inane now .

Show us the advance you have made to this kit as of today if painted... I'm very interested in the finished product .

 

[mcirving]

It is. That's why I use rustoleum primers krylon varnish and craft paint. I just can't afford the other stuff as much as I biuld and paint

I wanted to try that as well. Isn't the paint too thick after application?