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| Blohm und Voss P.215.02 & 212.03; Luftwaffe '46 - Special Hobby | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 1 2010, 10:24 PM (2,255 Views) | |
| veltro-uk | Oct 1 2010, 10:24 PM Post #1 |
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Pete Morrison
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Enjoyable side-by-side limited-run builds with a difference.![]() ![]() "Criticism always welcomed" |
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| Bill Ficner | Oct 2 2010, 04:22 AM Post #2 |
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Nice work. Both of those kits are in my Luft '46 box, and you don't see them built very often. Any hints or tips on the build? |
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| veltro-uk | Oct 2 2010, 06:39 AM Post #3 |
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Pete Morrison
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I have a small sheet of plate glass - an old cupboard shelf - with a sheet of wet-&-dry abrasive taped to it. When building limited run kits, I use this (light pressure only, & checking fit regularly) to get a nice flat crisp join for fuselage halves, wing roots, tail units, etc. The glass being nice and flat, this helps to keep seam & joint filling to a minimum. Don't press too hard when sanding this way, keep it light and straight, as you can cause uneven pressure, and end up with a curve instead of a flat. With their swept wings carrying the tail surfaces, and forward-canted undercarriage, both these kits need a fair amount of nose weight, to prevent these babies from tail-sitting. I left the nose intakes off and made sure the undercarriage was glued firm and hard before experimenting with weight. I packed in kid's modelling clay first then added lead shot until it balanced. Check fit the nose intake, to ensure it isn't obstructed by the ballast (remember, the intake also adds additional weight). |
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| Bill Ficner | Oct 2 2010, 01:22 PM Post #4 |
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Thanks for taking the time to write the tips, Pete. I have a sheet of glass used for sanding down parts from a vac-form kit I started years ago. Looks like it will come in handy with the limited run kits, too. It's a good thing I have a bag of #9 lead shot. As you pointed out, the design of that plane makes it a natural tail-sitter. It looks like the main gear is sturdy enough to handle all that nose weight. I have my doubts about the gear on some of the resin Luft '46 kits I have. Thanks again, Bill |
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