DocRob Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 48 minutes ago, CANicoll said: If you don't mind me weighing in on the spray pattern issue: Maybe re-sharpen the tip? I have seen where brand new tips are not perfectly conical (for who knows what reason). Just a thought. I´ve done that also, after I bent my needle. used a Japanese grind stone with 6000 and 12000 grit. Worked perfectly. Cheers Rob 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Just cathing up on this on You going fast with great result. Top job Mark 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Thanks guys. I little progress today. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 here is the bomb load from HB I’ll-2. from top to bottom FAB-250 BRAB-220 DAB-100 or something along those lines:), lots of work ahead. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Starting with the famous FAB-250 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Let us the production begin… 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Martin Not exactly sure what is causing your H&S Infinity issues and same as Rob, I have their reamer and it does help when needed. I also use their brush set to clean out any nasties inside the AB and that should help remove anything disturbing the air flow. I once had a problem similar to yours and found soaking the tip parts in lacquer thinner and then using the reamer did the trick for me. Anytime I needed to replace a tip or needle, I always bought it as a matched set. One bad thing about H&S, parts are super expensive. Hope this helps. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 A square evergreen profile helps to align the fins. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Bombastic Bit by bit piecing together the explosive ordnance. The problem is that the fins have several variations, so I’m going with the most common and perhaps the easiest one as well 😆 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Basic assembly of FAB-250 is done. Tomorrow I’ll add texture and few coats of paint 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Bombskis ! Looking much nicer than the kit offering . Ordnance often seems to be an afterthought when firms design new kits, "great kit , but meh ordnance". I love the way given a modern US bomber the Soviets decided to hang bombs off the wings like it's 1919 ...😂 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Nice, Martin, these look way better, than the kit ones and very visible, like PW stated. I was about to go AM for the bombs of my AEG too, but decided against it. WNW quality is good enough for me . Cheers Rob 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Martin Right with Guy and Rob ... some mighty nice work on the bombs. Surely going to look the part and the easy equal or better then AM. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 As of now there’s no AM available for WW2 Soviet bombs. It gets confusing, because the post war commie bombs retained the same classification and nomenclature, with additional affix which can lead to confusion. Look Mom, Begemot decals were hiding in my stash. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Nice find in the stash. The bombs looks great. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 On 2/6/2024 at 11:03 PM, Clunkmeister said: Now I want to open my bomb bay doors. Oops too late. I already burned mine, them stomped on the melted plastic, then burned it again. I hate it when that happens!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 On 2/14/2024 at 10:48 PM, Martinnfb said: Basic assembly of FAB-250 is done. Tomorrow I’ll add texture and few coats of paint This is EXACTLY why I'm not going my kit for this GB. Terrific work on the bombs (and everything else). The detail is wonderful and can't wait to see the texture you put on. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Factory fresh , from left to right. FAB-500 a High-Explosive General-Purpose aircraft bomb. (ФАБ) stands for Fugasnaya Avia Bomba meaning Aerial Demolition Bomb , TNT is the most commonly used main charge employed in Russian HE bombs. Like the forged bomb, the rear section is conical while the nose of the bomb is ogival which concludes at the fuze adapter. The body is formed by a heavy, ogival, cast steel nose section, a cylindrical mid-section and a conical after section, all welded together. Nose and tail fuze adapters are threaded into the body. BRAB-220, a High-Explosive - Armoured-Piercing , fin - stabilized, aircraft bomb used against targets of heavy construction. They can penetrate up to 152mm (6in) of hardened armour plate and 1.78m (70in) of reinforced concrete. This bomb is a converted 11-inch naval projectile. It has an explosive-filled tail cone fastened to the bomb body by screw threads. It has a provision for tail fuze and four fins are welded to the cone with two suspension bands. Two sheet metal braces are welded between each of the tail fins for additional support. DAB-100 ( or FAB-100), so I opted for smoke dispersing bomb, there was also a stripe applied on the body in order to identify the nature of the filling 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 The bombs were coated with dark brown lacquer primer, then salted, then shaded with grey and black and lastly gun metal powder was used to bring then back to life a little . Texture was combination of rolled steel casings surface, created by coarse sand paper, and cast iron surface- the conical tips, created by etching with extra-thin and brush-dabbing (I feel so linguisty tonight), wash will be applied together with the rest of the plane. More clicks so you guys can get some basic idea of what I'm doing here. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DocRob Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I guess, you had a bang of a time with these Martin. Always great to have these little pet sub assemblies within a build. Cheers Rob 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Martin Right with Rob - looking mighty good. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Pretty bombas. Is the aircraft ready for take off yet ? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Martinnfb Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Ok, my airbrush problem is solved. in the meanwhile I opened the upper air cooling tunnel flaps. I know it was bit of a backtracking, but it was very common detail , often visible on parked aeroplanes Please ignore the messy shot, everything will be sanded smooth once the glue is set. well the small bombs are in the bay and are getting washed as we speak. There’s still some scribing and polishing left. Then hopefully , some paint. Or else. The external bomb racks, for example 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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