JeroenPeters

I now have tried 4 different types of transparent sheet. 3 fails and the last one seems to work. However: it transfers alle the details from the master. Even the 3d print lines. I’m a bit of a donkey for using the unpolished version of the master instead of the one I painstakingly polished smooth. Ready for round 5! Also added a flange to the upper deck and smoothed in the sides.

Samded the upper deck flat. Quite happy with the evergreen fix. Now to smooth it out and make a flange at the edge.

Also. Adding these Evolution Miniatures IS soldiers to the build.

Started making the shims to make the upper deck fit. About 2mm on each side.

Dryfit of the fuselage. Almost good enough. Some more sanding is needed for a good fit.

Yes. Indeed. Already made a master for the large hatch on the nose, but will also make the glass nose. The resin on the set is brittle, thick and yellow… I’ll do a first test run this weekend

Vacuform machine arrived. Can’t wait to tey it out

Instructions say nothing about seatbelts for the bombardier, but i gave him some.

Even this pushrod needs to be lengthened

Mind the gap! This whole set is A JOKE. Every single part needs to be seriously altered or completely remade. The rear upper part has serious shrinkage OR the side parts have. Either way: more scratching is needed.

Painting and fitting the Aires parts. Shite fit. Probably due to shrinkage and it being… well.. Aires. Also remade the sanded away detail in the MDC interior. Almost fits. Almost.

So… not being happy with the resin MDC transparent parts, i 3D printed a mold for the upper canopy. I bought Evergreen transparent sheets in 0.2 and 0.4 mm. I’ll heat up a piece and pull it over my mold.

Stick installed. Wheelbay painted in aircraft aluminum from Alclad2.

Hard to capture in a decent photo, but all the detail is there

Better.