JeroenPeters

Finally made one side fit.

Ok. So. I needed to remove the gun bays and sand more. Almost a perfect fit now.

First flap PE work. I hate making PE flaps.

Removing more plastic. The Revell flap detail.

Another two hours of sanding and fitting. Not quite there for a perfect fit, but getting there.

Another 2 hours of sanding and finally... the gun bays fit. Thinned the plastic to a bare minimum.

Thnx. The left gun bay was so much work, i thought about keeping the right one closed. Then i started cutting the right panel out without thinking So no i’m doing both sides

After another hour of nibbling away plastic and resin the gun bays start to fit. The forward part of the mid section of the spar also needs to go to accommodate the ammo bins.

A small break from the engine. Working on the gun bays. Made one mistake: i glued in the reinforcement spar on the lower wing. Dont use this part if you’re planning to install the gunbays. Carving it out now with the Dremel, since the glue won’t let go. Not a big problem. Just a lot of extra work. In any case: you’ll have to sand the wing and resin down to the nitty gritty to make it fit...

Hi Alan, it’s from evergreen. I’ll shoot a pic later. More work on the engine. Biggest challenge is to get the connecting ring between the rows of cilinders to allign.

Oh my...

Thnx Eric, i know it would be easier to paint the parts seperately, but i will settle for painting it in subassemblies. Thnx for the great reference pics!

So i learned that the pushrods go in before you glue the cilinders. No problem to correct but it could have gone easier.

Thnx! I used 0,4mm greencard rod. Cut them to length as per instructions (6,1mm) and they fit tight and stay secured even without glue.

Small steps on the engine. This set is a model in itself!

Pffff.. this was made especially for the Revell kit so might need less surgery. On the other hand: it is Aires so might need more.

So I couldn’t really understand why Eduard did not produce the wingroot mg151 gun bays. Found Aires does so ordered it:

Hi Jamme!!! how are you?

Started work on the engine. A lot of sawing but the fit is great.

Very nice!!

Thnx guys. Small steps. The wheelbay is tricky. Make sure to widen the holes for the mg151’s in the Eduard set a teeny bit. Otherwise the master barrels won’t fit through. You really need to plan the sequence here in subassemblies. In other news: my 285€ Iwata TR1 died on me last week. The screw thread of the nozzle in the brush somehow got damaged. This is not covered by the 5 year warranty. Needle and nozzle not covered. The airbrush store is trying to fix it. If not: i’ll buy a new one.

Nope. Collect at the door. Again. Managed to replace the kit Mg151 barrels with the Master ones’. The Eduard wheelbay upgrade is fiddly, but then again: so am i.

Bought a few more sets today. Eduard flap set, master barrels and the HGW wet transfer decals.

First parts of the Brassin ammo and gunbay. Lovely stuff!

For some reason the HGW inside and outside masks are too small. So had to add some additional masking tape. Eduard cockpit combing added too.