Blohm & Voss BV 155V-1
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Depends on if you use it straight out of the bottle or thin it with some water first, but straight out of the bottle I've never had a problem.
Can't wait for the pix.It's still just primer .
I plan on painting the cockpit today and getting the canopy masked and installed .... pix will be posted !
The tail-end of the fuselage has a little twist to it -- not very much and I'm not investing heat-energy and time into correcting it ,
But The tail kept looking totally wack while I've been working on it .
When I installed the horizontal stabilizers I aligned them as best I could considering how poorly they fit .
I aligned them along their leading edge and square with the tail even though that isn't exactly square with the wing since that grouping would be more visible .
Eh .
So another crazy .
The stabilizers are molded differently
Not only in their shape but the rake in the right elevator is more pronounced , between the inboard and outboard hinge-points . ---- that's the line my eyes kept seeing
But The tail kept looking totally wack while I've been working on it .
When I installed the horizontal stabilizers I aligned them as best I could considering how poorly they fit .
I aligned them along their leading edge and square with the tail even though that isn't exactly square with the wing since that grouping would be more visible .
Eh .
So another crazy .
The stabilizers are molded differently
Not only in their shape but the rake in the right elevator is more pronounced , between the inboard and outboard hinge-points . ---- that's the line my eyes kept seeing
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Thanks , guys .
The seat looks really funky in the pix . Oh well , can't see much when it's closed off .
Heh heh , Yeah Q , it's like they made a mold from a hand carved example . Things aren't symmetrical .
If only the mismatched stabilizers had been the other way around -- it would have countered the tail twist instead of adding to it .
The seat looks really funky in the pix . Oh well , can't see much when it's closed off .
Heh heh , Yeah Q , it's like they made a mold from a hand carved example . Things aren't symmetrical .
If only the mismatched stabilizers had been the other way around -- it would have countered the tail twist instead of adding to it .
You're given the option of not installing the giant scope , but would the relief in the engine cowling be filled ?
I decided to include it since it's another oddity of this aircraft .
Anyone here seen another aircraft with a big-azz scope on the dash ?
You have to remove a fair amount of the clear plastic to accommodate it .
The fit is poor ( shock ! ) so the next step it to fill and re-scribe all the gaps .
One day soon I'll be able to get some paint on her .
Especially this mess up front :
I ordered some supplies from Scale Hobbyist last week ,
They were out of the Tamiya Extra Thin so I got another bottle of the Plast-I-Weld ; hadn't had a bottle of it on the bench in years .
Easy bottle to knock over . very easy -- so easy it prompted me to dust off the little safety cage I made for those slender bottles .
I think I saw somebody selling something similar , but for the Tamiya bottles which are wider than they are tall so I don't see the point .
I decided to include it since it's another oddity of this aircraft .
Anyone here seen another aircraft with a big-azz scope on the dash ?
You have to remove a fair amount of the clear plastic to accommodate it .
The fit is poor ( shock ! ) so the next step it to fill and re-scribe all the gaps .
One day soon I'll be able to get some paint on her .
Especially this mess up front :
I ordered some supplies from Scale Hobbyist last week ,
They were out of the Tamiya Extra Thin so I got another bottle of the Plast-I-Weld ; hadn't had a bottle of it on the bench in years .
Easy bottle to knock over .
very easy -- so easy it prompted me to dust off the little safety cage I made for those slender bottles .I think I saw somebody selling something similar , but for the Tamiya bottles which are wider than they are tall so I don't see the point .
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I knocked over many a bottle of IPS Weld On, Tenax, etc back in the day. These days I just keep my square Tamiya bottles and fill them with Tap Acrylic Cement.
https://www.tapplastics.com/product/repair_products/plastic_adhesives/tap_acrylic_cement/130
https://www.tapplastics.com/product/repair_products/plastic_adhesives/tap_acrylic_cement/130
I popped the canopy off and removed some material from the fuselage to improve the fit ,,, well , the canopy no longer sits with the right side high but the fit is still awful .
Now to repaint and reattach the canopy .
Now to repaint and reattach the canopy .
BLT
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One would think it a ertl kit...The tail-end of the fuselage has a little twist to it -- not very much and I'm not investing heat-energy and time into correcting it ,
But The tail kept looking totally wack while I've been working on it .
When I installed the horizontal stabilizers I aligned them as best I could considering how poorly they fit .
I aligned them along their leading edge and square with the tail even though that isn't exactly square with the wing since that grouping would be more visible .
Eh .
So another crazy .
The stabilizers are molded differently
Not only in their shape but the rake in the right elevator is more pronounced , between the inboard and outboard hinge-points . ---- that's the line my eyes kept seeing
And I thought those old Starwars kits where bad.
So satisfying tho, to beat the bad fit and make it look good. Great job on this.
Thanks , maybe I'll be able to get to painting this weekend . .. maybe . Hopefully .I'm going to order another couple of Special Hobby kits to see how they roll .
They offer a ton of examples at Scale Hobbyist :
https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=1&sc=72&man=SPH
on the page :
" Please Note: Special Hobby models are limited run kits which consist of plastic, resin and metal parts. For intermediate to advanced modelers only, they will require extra work to build successfully. "
Yes . Yes they will .
LOL
https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=1&sc=72&man=SPH
" Please Note: Special Hobby models are limited run kits which consist of plastic, resin and metal parts. For intermediate to advanced modelers only, they will require extra work to build successfully. "
Yes . Yes they will .
LOL
https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=1&sc=72&man=SPH
BLT
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Lot of special kits... I just stumbled on the Sunderland. I won't be ordering from cuz I'm in a different country. But lot cool kits.
I just realized that I can build flying boats now... I love those things, I get all teary-eyed thinking about the weathering!
I just realized that I can build flying boats now... I love those things, I get all teary-eyed thinking about the weathering!
BLT
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Dude... That is just cool. Those are really cool.
The Danish royal airforce used the Catalina up into the mid 80's I think...
I have a huge 1:48 cat from revell, that I newer got around to building...
Oh my... I actually forgot I had that one.
I think I know what my next build will be!
The Danish royal airforce used the Catalina up into the mid 80's I think...
I have a huge 1:48 cat from revell, that I newer got around to building...
Oh my... I actually forgot I had that one.
I think I know what my next build will be!
BLT
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Oh man
I can't wait to ser the buildthread on this one
I can't wait to ser the buildthread on this one
https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...rman-bv-141/HBB00081728/product.php?kw=BV-141
Do you love canopy masking ?
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BLT
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Haha...
My uncle had that one... It was just crazy. In those days tho he just hand painted the canopy. I was just a kid so I didn't know any better. Must have been 40 years ago.
How time flies!
My uncle had that one... It was just crazy. In those days tho he just hand painted the canopy. I was just a kid so I didn't know any better. Must have been 40 years ago.
How time flies!
Probably this old Airfix kit then : https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-394-blohm-and-voss-bv141--130364
1971 release
At least that Hobby Boss kit is 1/48 . That canopy framing is so tiny at 1/72 .
I grew up building a lot of balsa , stick-framed planes since that's what my old man grew up building
Plastic kits too .
1971 release
At least that Hobby Boss kit is 1/48 . That canopy framing is so tiny at 1/72 .
I grew up building a lot of balsa , stick-framed planes since that's what my old man grew up building
Plastic kits too .
cobraleader
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this is one weird designed aircraft ...
Jim62
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Interesting aircraft.
Maaan , I was coming home from a friend's yesterday evening and I hear a bunch of turbofan action approaching so I'm craning my head all around looking for where it is cuz it sounds right on top of me ,, , then Zooom , yep ,directly over my head -- barely scraping 500 feet , a C-130
Wasn't expecting that .
He was flying right along the road I was on so I got to watch him fly out of sight .
No loud booms or smoke columns afterwards so I assume he made it
So back to this thing ,
I bonded the canopy down using acrylic medium .
I don't like any of the acrylic putties , so I was counting on the canopy being dipped in " Future " and the joint with the fuselage filled with more plastic protecting the clear poly from the lacquer putty .
I pulled the masking to check on things , now to re-mask and clean it up .
Heh , looking different-bad now .
No problemO
Wasn't expecting that .
He was flying right along the road I was on so I got to watch him fly out of sight .
No loud booms or smoke columns afterwards so I assume he made it
So back to this thing ,
I bonded the canopy down using acrylic medium .
I don't like any of the acrylic putties , so I was counting on the canopy being dipped in " Future " and the joint with the fuselage filled with more plastic protecting the clear poly from the lacquer putty .
I pulled the masking to check on things , now to re-mask and clean it up .
Heh
, looking different-bad now .No problemO
BLT
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Oh man... You literally sculpted some of the fuselage to fit the canopy! Oh well same on my ch53 I guess.
Is Tamiya putty ur favorite? I've only used the Vallejo one... Which is fine, but it doesn't harden as much as I'd like.
Is Tamiya putty ur favorite? I've only used the Vallejo one... Which is fine, but it doesn't harden as much as I'd like.
Yeah , the Vallejo acrylic putty , all the acrylic putties , can't harden like the lacquer putty .
I have a little bottle of the Vallejo and a tube of AK's - which is a polyurethane mix - for when I need to avoid the solvent in the Tamiya putty .
So far I prefer Tamiya's over all the ones I've used .
I have a little bottle of the Vallejo and a tube of AK's - which is a polyurethane mix - for when I need to avoid the solvent in the Tamiya putty .
So far I prefer Tamiya's over all the ones I've used .
BLT
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Thank you... I'll try the Tamiya next time.
