Administrators James H Posted May 31, 2015 Administrators Posted May 31, 2015 I love the Ju 88, and I'm loving this build.
JG26 Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Getting close, keen to see those RLM colours laid on.....great progress on the big girl. Dan
wackyracer Posted June 2, 2015 Author Posted June 2, 2015 Couple of hours work and the first set of belts are installed. First time with HGW belts and very impressed. Just need a wash and matting down. 1
nmayhew Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 great progress i love the cockpit could you explain / show another pic of what you did with the canopy please? i never realised there was cutting work to be done with this conversion many thanks Nick
wackyracer Posted June 3, 2015 Author Posted June 3, 2015 On 6/3/2015 at 5:29 AM, nmayhew said: great progress i love the cockpit could you explain / show another pic of what you did with the canopy please? i never realised there was cutting work to be done with this conversion many thanks Nick Thanks Nick. On the A-1 and A-4 bomber versions there was an mg machine gun On the C versions the front glass has been replaced with the solid nose and armament which in turn removed the front seat next to the pilot So the gun becomes redundant and the hole was replaced with glass. Not visible on this pic but shows the armament where the seat once was and the ammo box between the pilots legs/feet. On the kit part the hole is moulded in so I had to cut this section out and will replace with a piece of clear acetate. Aaron 1
wackyracer Posted June 8, 2015 Author Posted June 8, 2015 Several hours work yesterday afternoon and not much to show for some reason. Cockpit has had the seats and belts installed along with the relocated compass. MG's getting ready for install along with the amazing Master brass barrels. These things are so cool! Aaron 2
wackyracer Posted August 17, 2015 Author Posted August 17, 2015 Working through the final build stages before paint. Added the resin wing tips and now the flaps. First one was fine but this ones is somewhat curved! Any ideas to straighten her up? Painted up and installed the quickboost exhausts Then on the other wing and fuselage shot some Halfords grey primer Few joins and bits that need a little attention, then onto the fun part of paintwork. Aaron 3
Administrators James H Posted August 17, 2015 Administrators Posted August 17, 2015 Things really are coming together here. Following this with interest. You tried dipping the aileron in hot water and straightening? That usually does the trick. 1
BevanBrooks Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Nice one Aaron, looks like youve done a lot of work on this one. Not long till you're throwing some paint around.......... can't wait!
JG26 Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 Keeeeep going! Looks like the 1940 build has awoken....keep that momentum going! Regards, Dan M
wackyracer Posted August 30, 2015 Author Posted August 30, 2015 A few hours spent sorting a few suspect joints but finally onto paint. Being all over black I wanted to get some texture into it, so after a few hours looking at different methods came up with the following... First off the Halfords grey plastic primer was given a smooth with a old polishing pad. This mid grey is an ideal place to start. I then took some masking fluid and several bits of torn sponge and dabbed around areas of wear and bleaching. I then took RLM66 and sprayed it over the top. Then the masking fluid was removed (harder than I thought it would be) with various toothpicks and sanding sponges used to remove the masking to leave a nice starting texture Tomorrow I'm hoping to add a salt layer and another darker shade of grey/black. Aaron 1
BevanBrooks Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 You've got my attention ! Will be interesting to see where this goes. Great stuff. Cheers Bevan
Members Mikester Posted August 31, 2015 Members Posted August 31, 2015 Very interesting, looking forward to see the end result with the paint.
wackyracer Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 So today I finished cleaning up the masking then coated her in water before grinding coarse sea salt over random areas. The salt/water was dried off with a hairdryer to speed up the process. Then a darker shade of grey was added and when dry the salt was then brushed off. And here's the overall effect from above And then repeated for the bottom Next I'm adding the masks for the codes and markings which I spray, then final coats of highly thinned black/grey to finish. Aaron 2
BevanBrooks Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 Wow! That's one way to break up a mono paint job! Loving where this is going, great stuff Aaron. Cheers Bevan 1
wackyracer Posted September 1, 2015 Author Posted September 1, 2015 Thanks Bevan This is the effect I'm looking to create. This first image is actually a Ju88C from Gilze Rijen, so a perfect buddy to work against. 1
BevanBrooks Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 I think your on the right track. Definately a weathering paradise. Where are those pics from? Cheers Bevan
wackyracer Posted September 2, 2015 Author Posted September 2, 2015 Just off the internet, searching for Gilze Rijen ju88. Aaron 1
JG26 Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Ah the Salt n Pepper Junkers. On the home stretch. Looking forward to the finishing touches! Keeeeep going! Regards, Dan M 1
wackyracer Posted September 13, 2015 Author Posted September 13, 2015 Highly thinned tire black layering over the base textures Markings added then oversprayed as per reference photos And the reference I working to. Aaron 2
Wingco57 Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 An all weathered Junkers, I love it! Cees
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