JeroenPeters

Thats very helpful! I was wondering about the rear nacelle… and i see more interesting details here and in the other photos. In the meantime i’m slowly getting the rough parts done and am measuring the parts i need to 3D print.

Starting to get somewhere… Now i can take proper measurements for the first 3d printed parts.

Cut out the area towards the spar to accomodate the engine.

Hi Gunnar, basically a thick scriber from Trumpeter for the first few strokes and then with a verynfine tungsten steen scriber. Sometimes also a micro saw.

Got it. this whole red section needs to be removed until the front spar.

So. I put together one gondola and cut off the engine plating. I sanded the firewall flush, since all the detail will be 3d printed and this gives me a solid base. I printed one engine to play with during construction. Need to re-measure the engine since as is, it won’t fit. The rear should slightly protrude the firewall.

Sure! i use mr Hobby colour and tamiya paints. Westhering is done with AK panel line wash and AK weathering pencils. Followed by a mr Hobby matt coat.

Cutting up the gondola’s. Doing this in parts that all need to be thinned out and put back together afterwards. I’m aiming to making a solid base to attach the engine to.

Ok! so i cut the length edge of the flap and will attach this to the top side of the wing. Resanded the new edge. And making a new smooth transition between the gondola’s and the flap.

I reckon i should look at this? That means the full length of the flap needs that strip removed… Geez

Sorry if i keep asking, but does that mean that these two parts indicated in red need to go? So only outboard the nacelles and not at the radiators?

Does that mean that this panel line actually is not a panel line but a seperation? in that case i should maybe fill this panel line? And add a strip to the bottom of the top wing?

Ah yes. Cees already warned me about this. I corrected it and am now adding final details. Thnx!

Still lots of sanding and shaping on the flap. And adding detail to the rear nacelles that are attached to the flap. in almost every photo you see some dropping of the flap due to hydraulics sinking. Visible in this photo is the flap indicator stick.

More goodies today. The Wingleader book is actually quite helpful in determining what is what on this plane. And decided to replace the thick canopy for a vacform that one. We’ll see how that goes.

Hi Gunnar, Do you know why the trim tab on the aileron is almost twice as wide on the technical drawing than on scale plans and photo's?

Thnx! I haven’t studied the cockpit yet, but that sounds like a quick fix. I reckon more corrections need to be made in this area.

Yes Kevin! The kit does not offer the option to drop them, so i cut them and now am working on the details. Gunnar’s help is most welcome here (and everywhere else for that matter!)

Those are scratch built

This Revell model took me the better part of a year to finish. All masks, no decals (1Manarmy.be). 3D printed ejection chutes and all the aftermarket you can think of. Master, Eduard, HGW, etc.. The crash relic is from the this particular plane itself, gifted by Cees Broere. It's the edge of the aileron. The plane was hit by friendly ground fire during operation Bodenplatte. The pilot bailed out. Chute did not open and he fell hard on the frozen water. The trim gauge and button are both from a Fw190 left cockpit console. The base was shaped from aluminium.

The flap is by no means a straightforward construction. In this video you see the rails on the edges extending:

Lots of sanding going on here. Added a layer of greencard and now sanding the shape into the flap.

My focus areas now are the ailerons, flaps and engines. The flaps need extra thickness, so i added a layer of greencard. Removed the indents of the gondola’s and sanding it all smooth now. Put the whole edge in my edgemate to ensure an even thin edge.

Just ordered this