B-24 H Academy 1:72

Started by capt. R · 266 · 1 year ago
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    capt. R said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    I've been thinking about glazing the bombardier compartment for a long time, because it turns out that the decal sets are for the version without additional windows (paiting no 5). finally I filled with Kristal Clear glue and painted with a primer. Well, I don't know if I like it or not. What do You think about it?

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    This is the proper way to do, my friend @lis! Just like in reality. Looking super!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Absolutely the correct approach, Bernard @lis
    The propellors look great.

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    capt. R said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Wings were masked. Also I made first attempt to hide lead under engine cowlings. Fishing lead 8x0.4+1g. Kitchen scale show 5 g. Mabye fishing lead don’t have exact weight.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Good masking and superb addition of weight, my friend @lis! I also believe that fishing lead has not exact precise weight, but it does not practically affect the build.

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    capt. R said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Finally it looks like this. I glued propeller plug, and used Nine 0.4g balls of lead. All was glued by Tamiya clear.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    This extra weight will definitely help to keep the nose down, Bernard @lis
    Nice approach.

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    capt. R said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Props fits very good in engines. Some flat black on prop blades was done.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Looking great, my friend @lis!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Another nasty gaps in vertical finns. Putty and sanding required.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Propellors look very nice, Bernard @lis
    This cannot be said by those gaps, what look like to be ejector marks.
    Your puttying and sanding will make them disappear quickly.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Yup, as our friend @johnb said, these are nasty sink marks, my friend @lis!
    Sometimes I fail to notice them, but they look awful in the completed model...
    Great filling job!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    @fiveten @johnb After putting sanding and priming by Mr Finishing Surfacer. Not perfect but I give up with that holes and putty. I hate putty because always it looks smooth and after paiting didn’t. Holes were very deep so it looks better anyway. I found Also that vertical finns don’t fit properly on tail. Very upseting. I used hobby knife to cut some styrene, because montage hole was too small. I hope quick setting extra thin make good job. It is upset that I found it after priming. But it was very informative.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    The filled sink marks look good, my friend @lis! Not an often finding to have the locating cutouts smaller than they should be, but it happens...

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Looking quite good, Bernard @lis
    I do understand being upset after all the work being done to get rid of those marks and once painted they still show up.
    You're doing some great improvements.