Unfortunately for me, "Life" has been getting in the way of my hobby as it occasionally does from time to time. Because of this, I have not had the time at the work bench as usual.
However, I did get some good stuff done with on the last "Wurger" over these last few days, bit by bit...
As I mentioned above in my last post, I ran into trouble with the last application of dull coat. Unfortunately, I had several big runs in the clear that looked horrible. The scary thing is the decals were applied, and the plane was almost done.
So I said a few prayers, and broke out the "wet / dry" sandpaper. I used 600 grit initially, then swapped over to 2000 grit paper. I was able to knock down the runs and not ruin the decals. Unfortunately though, in the process of wet sanding, I managed to break through the color and ended up with bare exposed plastic in a few small places.
I ended up having to re spray these areas. Luckily they turned out OK... Here I have installed the canopy and prop after the near disaster with the paint was fixed. After the last near fiasco, I decided to leave it alone "as is" with a mild sheen to the finish after Future was applied. As a rule, typical RLM paints had a little shine to them when new. I like how it looks now, so I'm leaving it alone...
Here's a close up of the cowling stripes for David... These decals worked perfectly and snuggled down much better than I ever expected. Here you can see the inboard cannon barrels that I made out of brass tubing. I somehow managed to lose one of the original barrels, so I had to improvise. I think these look better than the kit parts...
Time was spent on installing the main gear and fuselage boarding step. Here the parts are being readied for installation.
Once installed, I propped the plane up and let everything dry overnight. I did this to maintain the "odd" geometry angles of the FW... It looks a little off kilter in these close ups, but they are actually good to go.
A day later and the plane is now sitting on it's own wheels for the very first time.
Hopefully soon I can get a little more dedicated time at the work bench. Add a little exhaust staining, a little dirtying up here and there, then install the antennae lead cable, and this one should be done...
As usual, comments are encouraged.
