George, @gblair
Thanks for stopping by, and I'm glad that I'm not the only one who called the oxygen thing a "doo hickey" 🙂
I hope that you get the picture posting sorted out soon. I too have occasional trouble with posting a picture or two using my IPhone. It shows up as "error" and it won't load. But it doesn't seem to be as bad as what you are experiencing.
Spiros, @fiveten
Your work is not only very fast, but it's also very good. You are a gifted builder. Not everyone can do that. Your planes are looking great, especially with the decals on. Using the station numbers is a good idea. I'll likely use them too on mine, even on Major Wicks aircraft with the mottling.
John, @johnb
I really like your brake lines addition, and I just might have to copy it on mine ! This looks very realistic. Thanks for sharing the picture.
Erik, @airbum
It's good to have you on board here, I will likely have to ask you a few questions along the way. This might give you a temporary break from working.
Eric, @eb801
It's nice to have you stop by and join in on the fun. I hope to get the Ta-154 posted up soon. Thanks again for the help with the reference materials.
Thanks everyone for the kind words. I'm limited with time tonight, so I have to keep this brief. I will try my best this weekend to properly respond to you guys. Thanks in advance.
I made some good progress on the three Tamiya 109E's. Here are some pictures.
The cockpits were finished up. The detail painting was done and decals applied. I used the kit supplied decals for the seat belt harnesses. On the E3, I used some from an old Monogram IP and seat belt decal set I had for various versions of the 109's, because none were included on the kit supplied decals like they were for the E4 version.
The offices were then glued in position and they look good enough for me, since I will close the canopies on these builds.
Next step was to glue the fuselage halves together. Once this was done, the seams were lightly sanded to take off the glue and plastic residue that squished out when I squeezed the fuselage halves together. Not much seam work was needed and so far so good. No gaps were present, the fit is exceptional here.
On a roll, I glued the wings in place. First I started by deviating just a little from the instructions, gluing the lower wing section in place first. While the glue was still wet and not fully cured, I installed the upper wing sections. This allowed me to make sure there were no gaps present anywhere during the assembly.
Chances are if there was a gap in between the fuselage and upper wing section, it would have been very small. By assembling the kit this way it allowed me to ensure that no filler would be needed, at least so far.
Hopefully tomorrow I can get more done on these 109's and possibly even work on the Bf-109G10 that Tom Bebout gave me. So please stay tuned for another installment.
As always, comments are encouraged. 🙂
