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filling orgy started also the wing to fuselage joints and the tailplane parts will need a load of filler
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DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
Thanks for showing us all of the places to look for with the filler... I will definitely be using this as a resource when time comes and I build mine. Thanks for posting the wonderful pictures, and it's coming right along.
I can see Fine Molds models DO need filler (maybe not always...). Nice progress, Reinhard!
sanding done the gap between wing and fuselage isn´t as bad as feared, at least on this side, the gap on the other side is a bit wider DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
Richard, I guess it makes progress a bit faster for your dad that you are standing with the camera ready, breathing down his neck 🙂
Nice progress - thanks for sharing.
Oh yes, and I forgot - as your dad is into Luftwaffe stuff, this build sort of combines the German and Japanese planebuilding with the license-manufactured DB601 engine (darn - now I have to get one of these for my 109aholic stash. . . )
Maybe 😀 There are still many models my dad wants to build, so he goes a "fast" pace. Well it also depends on the kit, if it´s a PITA to build he needs some more time.
As far as I´ve read the Judy was Fine Molds first 1/48 kit family, dating back to the late 80ies. Guess that´s why some more work needs to be done here, guess also because it is a modular kit for 4 Judy kits available. Gonna start a Fine Molds Ki-15 in some weeks, curious how that kit will "behave" 🙂
So, also the second wing is mounted, gap is harmless, thankfully not much filler is needed here DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
Wow, that’s a lot of putty & sanding... and I bet cursing also lol. Kinda reminds my build of Eduard bf.110s
Have you and your father tried Mr Surfacer 500 for those small size gaps? Fast using and you just need a bit of cloth damped in rubbing alcohol to wipe clean the excess. No surface detail is lost this way. I also occasionally use tamiya putty dissolved in acetone in larger gaps, since it becomes liquid(ish) and adapts to irregular surfaces better without the need of big amounts of the stuff
Nicely coming along, Reinhard.
@Pedro my dad is well equipped with all sorts of filler he used Gunze Dissolved Putty for the wing roots
tailplane done DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
added a fine primer layer DSC_0012 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
DSC_0013 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
Looking the part by now - can't wait to see the paint 🙂
Nice ! The paint will be like icing on the cake...
Looks great indeed, Reinhard!
underside painted with Tamiya XF-12 JN Grey DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr