Wingco57 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 And the Oscar for best B25 interior goes too.......... Cees 2
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted February 29, 2016 Administrators Posted February 29, 2016 Oh wow... Loving this to 'bits'...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted February 29, 2016 Administrators Posted February 29, 2016 Almost a shame to close her up.. 1
kkarlsen Posted March 10, 2016 Author Posted March 10, 2016 Nice to get to work on the 'outside' after being 'trapped' in the interior for months! So work commences on the cowlings and engines. I started with the Eduard after market PE parts for the cowling... The engine cowling flaps are very nice, but I am very disapointed with the cowl formers, they does'nt look like the real ones at all! So I had to scratch some in plastic card, to get them right... Mucho better... As I want to display the engine open for inspection, I had to make the firewall/bulkhead behind the engine as it is lacking some details. Next task is to assemble the engines with added ignition cables 2
Wingco57 Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 B-e-a-u-t-y-f-u-l But most of it cannot be seen. You are from the: I-know-it's-down-there-somewhere-brigade? Lovely scratchbuilding.Cees 1
kkarlsen Posted March 22, 2016 Author Posted March 22, 2016 Finishing up the engines, visible or not. Not as clean as I would like, but then again, you can't have it all...
kkarlsen Posted March 22, 2016 Author Posted March 22, 2016 The cowling openings has been grinded larger for the correct size...
kkarlsen Posted March 22, 2016 Author Posted March 22, 2016 Propeller blades been reshaped... I think the shape is better now... Propellers assembled, ready for painting...
youngtiger1 Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Coming along real nice. Love all those PE parts as it sure will make a huge difference in the end. Btw, totally dig the interior, but it's a shame quite a bit of it will be hard to see once all closed up. Still totally awesome man and I'm taking notes Mike 1
Wingco57 Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Great work KK, Although those propblades look a bit thick still, or is it lense distortion. I had to cut down the propblades on the Beaufighter and even after a lot of work it seemed they still looked too thick. It's a hell of a job I know, but the end result will be very much more realistic. Cees
kkarlsen Posted March 29, 2016 Author Posted March 29, 2016 Needed some time off from the micro parts of the engines. Decided to work on a M5 Bomb Trailer for the B-25J-1 "Old Ironsides III" diorama project. A capture from 'Training During Combat' - M5 Bomb Trailer with 100 lb Practice bombs... Framework started working on the trailer bottom roughing the plasticard with sandpaper tp give it a wooden texture + boltheads... Bottom frame done, main wheels from my stash, front wheel 'turned' a mold and cast in resin... Tread added to the tyres... Base for the rails made from balsa wood... Leaf springs and front wheels... Nuts & Bolts from Meng... Wooden mold for 100 lb Practice Bombs, copies cast in resin. Details and fins added individualy... 1
kkarlsen Posted March 29, 2016 Author Posted March 29, 2016 Basic paint, OD + a little modulation with lightened color... Weathering and painting of trailer and bombs, added a couple of .50 cal wooden ammo boxes... 1
youngtiger1 Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 That weapons trailer looks awesome. Btw, where did you find the measurements for the trailer? TIA Mike
kkarlsen Posted March 30, 2016 Author Posted March 30, 2016 Manual for the US Army TM9 760 M5 Bomb Trailer... http://themanualguys.com/7.5%20~%20Trailers/385.101%20~%20TM9-760%20~%20M5%20Bomb%20Trailer%20~%201942/TM9-760%20~%20M5%20Bomb%20Trailer%20~%201942.htm 1
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted March 31, 2016 Administrators Posted March 31, 2016 LOVE the trailer! You're not holding back are you? 1
kkarlsen Posted March 31, 2016 Author Posted March 31, 2016 I try not to - I just looove scratch building, so when I get an opportunity like this... 1
kkarlsen Posted April 8, 2016 Author Posted April 8, 2016 Time for a little update... Been putting the wings and engine nacelles together, sanding and priming of most parts. Only remaining assembly is the fuselage... Assembly of the landing gear is now complete, the main gear struts have been drilled and reinforced with steel rod for better stability. Painting and weathering of the landing gear and Eduard Brassin tyres... Decided to do some 'heavy' airfield dust weathering of the tyres. As far as I know, Corsican airfields didn't have any tarmac, only some service areas with 'Marsden matting'. Conditions at Alesani Airfield... Front landing gear with the very distinctive hub cover of 'Old Ironside III' - Profimodeller's towing rig, attached to nose wheel landing gear... Main Wheels and landing gear... 2
BevanBrooks Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Cool stuff. What did you use for the weathering dust effects on the tires....... very realistic. Cheers Bevan
kkarlsen Posted April 19, 2016 Author Posted April 19, 2016 Finally finished the assembly of the 'ship' and finished putty/sanding/polishing... and restoring panellines and rivets... First Mr. Surfacer primer...
kkarlsen Posted April 19, 2016 Author Posted April 19, 2016 Secondly - The Alclad II black glossy primer... The plates for covering up the machine gun openings in the fuselage...
kkarlsen Posted April 19, 2016 Author Posted April 19, 2016 Some final additions to the bombardier compartment, before closing it up... Seatbelts for the bombardier, a flak helmet and headset for the interphone... 2
Wingco57 Posted April 19, 2016 Posted April 19, 2016 That helmet and those microphones really add live to that compartment. Fine craftsmanship. Cees
GusMac Posted April 20, 2016 Posted April 20, 2016 Hi Kent, are the helmet and microphone scratched? If so, wow! They certainly really add to the realism. 1
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