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Arcadia Pirate space Battle ship
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Second phase completed
Prosjekt: Arcadia spaceship by Leiji Matsumoto
5 18 September, 07:24
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Foke Wulf 190 F-8 (1997 tooling)
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Finished
Prosjekt: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8
35 1 August, 17:22
SkyhikerFor a relatively new kit I am surprised on how much flash and fitting issues this kit has.
2 August, 04:46
SkyhikerIt's really hard for me to fight off the urge to correct the structural issues with this kit. But I promised myself I would make this one out of the box.
2 August, 11:32
Patrick HagelsteinI've seen that promise before Skyhiker! 😂 Good luck keeping this one OOB! 😉👍🏼
2 August, 20:39
Sergio OrdonezMate, I think you should put the windshield uspside down. The ángel does not cope with the real one as I see on photographs.
2 August, 20:52
SkyhikerUnfortunately it looks even worse the other way around. The idiot engineers at Revell should be fired.
2 August, 21:04
Sergio OrdonezWell, I had some work with French engineers and I know shit happens. Could you take a photo with this one in the other position?
2 August, 21:09
Sergio Ordonezdrive.google.com/fil..J9/view?usp=drivesdk
The windshield is not an isoscelles triangle so the windshield has not a 45 degree ángel over the capot. Please, see these example of a TA-152 (and please, mind It is 35 years old and I was only 13 when I drestroyed It).
I think an easy solution can be made. I do not want any mate to be anoyed by an engineering issue. I had them everyday (it's my job, Factory engineering problem solving, known as 'shit managing") and It can destroy your mojo.
2 August, 21:23
SkyhikerAfter several hours of sculpting I got the canopy to fit better. I will continue with it tomorrow.
3 August, 02:12
Sergio OrdonezYour mojo works, mate! Now you have became a great problem solver!
On the other hand, I think another 3D engineering guy needs to stop drinking and 20 years of 2D drafting. The fitting is worse than I could imagine. But I see is no a problem for a seasoned mate like you. Great work, mate!
3 August, 05:17
NicolasFollowing. I build this kit several times in older versions. The fit of the canopy is realy sh*t. My solution was (with about 10 years) to sand the backside of the windshild till it fitted. Of corse so most of the frame is missing.
3 August, 05:31
Thomas KolbWhat a struggle! It reminds me of some Heller and Amodel kits. But it looks that you manage to coax it into shape!
3 August, 07:11
SkyhikerSergio the TA 152 had a very different canopy than the 190. The 152 was designed for high altitude flying, was pressurized and had double panes.
4 August, 10:03
Sergio OrdonezThanks you, Skyhiker: I think I can remember now, as I researched about FW190 and TA152 black in the 90's. Also, canopy is bubble-shapped. Sorry, my FW190 Mustang have been gone forever, I expent the night trying to find It, just to find my solution, but I think only the reta of the TA152 has survived.
4 August, 14:05
Mr DYou done a better job of the seat belts than l did 🤣. The cockpit glass on my model was not very clear!
Looking good, ... Thanks for uploading 👍👍👍
11 August, 15:13
SkyhikerMr D did you also have so much trouble with the canopy? I read in the kit review at the bottom of the page that it was bad. I really wish the reviews would be moved up because I always forget about them. It took me quite a while to get the canopy to work. It needed a lot of reshaping to look right.
11 August, 17:40
SkyhikerI decided to make my own blueprint for this plane. So, that's taking up a lot of my time at the moment.
11 August, 17:42
Mr DHi, yes l had trouble too, l did a dry fit before paint, and l had to take a combination off the glass n some off fuselage, and had to use a bit of UV clear resin.
I got it to fit in the end, but it's not very clear to see through.
I had a bit missing of my engine fan too, had to make it up with super glue gell.
11 August, 17:48
Alexander GrivonevBuilt one too back in the day, the nightfighter version. Speaking of the canopy, I like how the rear part of it is just molded to the fuselage 😄. Used some other canopy I found in my spares because the one from the kit was entirely unusable.
10 October, 16:19
Mr DLooking good 👍👍
It's a nice model when it's finished once you sort the shortcomings out.
I did get my prop to spin in the end....had to do alot of work to the cooling fan to make it run smoothly.
Good luck on next steps 😃👍
10 October, 19:29
SkyhikerIf I had thought it would have been a problem I would have dry fitted everything first. But I wanted to keep the parts on the sprue for painting. It wasn't worth messing up the paint job just to get the propeller to spin. Especially since the contact points were so fragile. So in the end I glued it together so it will be stable.
10 October, 22:56
Mr DNicely done.....looks good now 👌👍👍
You managed to get a correct decal for the tail.... Better.
You got it very close to box art.
21 October, 23:02
Mr DOn the fiddly bits... Did you decide to make your own part for that Whip shaped thingy🤣 don't know what it actually is 🫣.... ?
Quite a few little fragile bits on the bottom... I was extremely cutting n sanding these.
Like the way the guns are visible through wheel well's👍
27 October, 19:30
SkyhikerMr D, the Morane antenna I built by filing down a wooden toothpick and super gluing a hog's hair on to it that I got from a cheap brush. The kit part was ridiculously out of scale. I use this hog's hair method for whip antennas and static dischargers because the hair is flexible enough that it won't break off.
27 October, 19:35
Mr DAHH thanks it's Antenna 👍 be better with bit of flexibility... looks more accurate to photos as well.
I noticed HB do a Ta-152 kit....looks quite good for price.. bit of PE in kit.
I was tempted.....but promised myself l will build one buy one 🙄🤣.
27 October, 19:46
SkyhikerLol. I promised myself the same thing and the next week someone offered me their entire stash of 45 kits for super cheap, which I bought immediately.
27 October, 19:51
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49 2 September, 18:37
John KristoffersenOhhh - supernice Eagle. Stunning paint and decal job! Seems like the old Hase kit still is par with GWH.
1 November, 06:11
Gary VictoryThat's really nice. You really do have to love the JASDF paint jobs. Fantastic work and finish.
1 November, 07:23
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49 8 September, 00:57
Nathan DempseyWelcome Ben!
Work has started. Drilled holes in the lower wing for hardpoints and centerline fuel tank. Cockpit is nearly complete with photos soon since it will be nearly invisible once installed.
12 September, 14:47
Nathan DempseyAdded a shot of last night's work. The cockpit was installed and I'm ready to join the fuselage halves. The wheel well construction was also completed along with some paint work there.
13 September, 13:53
Nathan DempseyThanks James, Thomas & Robert!
Assembly continues with no issues at all.
15 September, 16:35
Nathan DempseyThanks Villiers!
Well I had to go and say "no issues at all" out loud… Funny that the cowling fit perfectly during dry fitting but once glue was applied a bit of sanding was needed to make it fit right. Also I painted the inside of the cowl Yellow Zinc Chromate even though the instructions barely mention anything other than the cowl and prop magically there on the last step.
18 September, 15:40
Nathan DempseyThanks Guy! Welcome aboard 🙂
Major assembly is complete. Time for painting to begin.
18 September, 21:46
Nathan DempseySpent most of the morning sealing up the wheel wells and cockpit with tissue paper in preparation for primer and the initial color: AK Xtreme Aluminum.
19 September, 16:10
Ben MYou could have just started with the Hawk plated kit 😂 I'm thinking of trying chipping fluid on the prop but I will need to prime at least under the yellow tips.
20 September, 02:03
Nathan DempseyThat certainly would have cut a step out! I'm going to use the old hairspray method since I don't want to wait a week for chipping fluid.
20 September, 16:12
Nathan DempseyAluminum applied today. A little splotchy but luckily it's just an undercoat for chipping.
20 September, 21:24
Nathan DempseyMuch painting last night and today: I applied the hair-spray then the Dark Sea Blue & now the chipping begins.
22 September, 19:09
Mr DVery nice 👍 yes they had thin paint and lots of wear n tear during use.
Coming along well.
22 September, 19:21
Lex JassiesPhoto 3: that's not cheating....that's making the most of your model 😉. Nice progress by the way 👍
24 September, 13:41
Nathan DempseyThanks mates for your kind comments! All work has halted due to hurricane preparations.
25 September, 14:44
Mr JamesExtreme wear indeed. Maybe they didnt use etching primer back in the black and white days 🙂. You've done an excellent job of it. If this effect can be achieved with the old trusted hairspray method, why would one buy the chipping fluid. Maybe there are advantages I'm unaware of.
25 September, 14:56
Mr DNot a bad little kit, looks quite robust and not to complicated. The cockpit was definitely worth getting, was it easy to find ??
Looking good 👍👍👍
25 September, 16:22
Nathan DempseyMr James: The hairspray has an added bonus in that one can will last for MANY projects.
Mr D: The kit is available under the Academy boxing I believe. As for the cockpit I believe it is still easy enough to find online.
26 September, 21:24
Nathan DempseyToday I added the landing gear and the drop tank. The drop tank is not seen much in my photos, but I thought it looked nice. Decals are also done, so now it comes down to more weathering and exhaust stains.
26 September, 21:28
Nathan DempseyAdded a shot of the continuing weathering. Today I added the radio antenna wire. The last step is painting and weathering the bombs.
1 October, 19:50
Mr DGreat job,👌
Nice model, and realistically battle worn.
Well done... come out nice 👍👍
4 October, 21:45
Nathan DempseyThank you mates for all the kind comments! I'm motivated for the next project.
6 October, 15:47
DutchNathan, beuatiful work on this iconic aircraft. I love the weathering and paint chipping / fading. Truly authentic. Well done sir! Can't wait to see what's next.
31 October, 13:28
Nathan DempseyThanks Dutch! This was a fun little build. The next official project is the Mirage 2000, although I always have others going on the side lol!
31 October, 14:38
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