JeroenPeters

Don’t want to bore with these shots but reprinted another set of parts with better settings.

I can’t believe it, but i think it’s done! I’ll have a once go-over tomorrow and do proper pics. Last line of order were the scratched delicate wingtip navigation lights.

Dry fitted the engine to it’s lugs. Perfect fit. Wings ready for primer.

The printed part and you can see how it lines up with the corresponding holes in the resin engine

The bracket that holds the kit engine is too wide for the after market FPW engine. I drew the part in 3D and narrowed the attachment points to 11,8mm.

Finally success with Inslogic high detail ABS. Also tried the water washable variant but that warped at watp speed. Now for some mr surfacer, and polishing, I set the anti aliasing to 4. If you set it too high you risk losing detail.

Assembled the forward section and dry fitted the excellent resin seat from ArtScale. Reading the US intel reports you’ll learn that the air intake was perfectly smooth inside. Spent some time sanding and adding mr Surfacer followed by more sanding and polishing.

Tried a different resin with much better result. Sadly only two left wings came out and two right wings failed.

Getting a bit frustrated with failed prints. Almost have the right anti alias setting and right angle for the prints. Took 5 tries… sprayed some mr surfacer to check the details. Might print some more tomorrow. We’ll see. ASK goodies also arrived. A nice seat and some window masks.

In the meantime i put together the excellent 3D printed HeS 011 engine from FPW model. Having done a 3d model of this engine myself, i can say I’ve studied it a bit. This engine looks the part!

Made a new set of prints with slightly different support. Not perfect yet, but better.

First test print with many many thanks to the designer of this kit: Pete Hamann. The structure is thinner than paper but still very strong. The flaps are as thin as razor blades. After cleanup i can assess if the printing angle is good enough. I might do some more angles to see what gets me the best result. Biggest advantage of printing ailerons and flaps in 3d is the very thin leading edges. I learned this from the lippisch and whirwind builds. IMG_3322.mov

Done. Bought a 5cm diameter lense to fit snuggly in the gunsight. Ready for the cabinet.

One down. Two to go.

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Well. It's a start.

This is how i’ll design in 3D the wing inserts. I’ll use as much reference data as i can find.

Installed the hatches on the gun camera and the flap tabs. Also doing some more wear and tear to the underside.

Hi all, This is the review sample provided by Das Werk that I will be building as the 80% complete mockup at the Messerschmitt factory at Oberammergau. In my review I will elaborate thoroughly on the subject. In this build I will try to replicate the mockup as close as possible. I will be using the FPW 3D printed HeS 011 engine and the 1Manarmy mask set that was developed for this kit. First order of business: The wings. As you may know, the wings on the mockup were taken from a Me262, that was also built at Oberammergau. These wings were altered at the wingtips, shortened and the slats were altered. On the mockup that was found, there were three underwing panels missing on each wing. These areas are closed on the Das Werk kit, but nonetheless visible, since they show them in bare duralumin and provide factory stamps for them. A nice touch. I will however open up the panels and 3D print the internal details. There's no way back now! There are several pics that show some internal detail. Here's one while under restoration in the US.

Aaaaaaaalmost. Just beed to add antenna wires, flap weights, ladder and some other small details. The vac form canopy fits nicely.

The Nortons are almost finished. Added fuel gauges. Someone asked what the deal was with two bikes alongside the Whirlwind. My initial idea was only to write on the base: It wasn’t the engines. Referring to the mistake people make when they say the problem with the Whirlwind were the Peregrine engines. Seemed funny to place two engines/motors under it’s wings. These Nortons were used by the RAF to get around, so seems appropriate.

Drilled holes for sunken screws. Bit nerve wrecking since i was afraid the acrylic would crack. Started with a 1mm drill and went from there.

Lined out the radio hatch. Racing towards the finish line.

Not much longer now. Wheelbay doors are on. Some more weathering to do and bits to add.