Fonderie Miniature 1/48 Blohm & Voss BV.212P

Started by Spiros Pendedekas · 95 · 2 years ago · 1/48, Blohm & Voss, BV.212P, Fonderie-Miniature, Luftwaffe Group Build
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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

    Yes, it's stretched sprue that I carefully bend. Takes some trial an error, with many pieces discarded.

    Meanwhile, I added two mini guns at the wings and a pitot tube (not mentioned at the kit, but, nevertheless, it is a projected fighter and two wing mini guns are not inappropriate!

    The canopy is also more or less trimmed, and some touchups have already taken place.

    Here she is:

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    P.S. my friend @johnb : I bend the stretched sprue with the help of tweezers, holding the sprue at the place I want to bend it, then carefully bend it...works 3 times out of 10 ! 🙂

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    3 out of 10, that is indeed trial and error, Spiros @fiveten
    The mini guns and pitot tube are a great addition, like the brake lines as well.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!
    Yep, sometimes patience is tested...

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Black wash and weathering finished!

    Next is final coating...
    Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Nice subtle weathering, Spiros @fiveten

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Final coat...

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Beautiful work, Spiros @fiveten

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

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    Walt said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    That is really turning out pretty damn cool, @fiveten. Good work on trimming up that canopy, the fit looks pretty good.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @luftwaffe-birdman!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Could not resist and fabricated a field custom made (meaning crude looking) loop antenna out of stretched sprue...

    ...painted it cream, to represent the dielectric insulation and affixed it aft of the radio, under the canopy area, kind like the Zero... Also added a tiny gun sight made of acetate... The vacanopy was painted and affixed...

    Finished!


    Thanks all friends for following and commenting!
    It was a great ride!

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    Walt said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Nice Work Spiros, @fiveten, it turned out great. I am still amazed at how you do your cockpits, but it worked great.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 11 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @luftwaffe-birdman!
    It was really great that you followed along my build!