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Villiers de Vos
Off to a good start on a beautiful graceful subject.

DerMattes
Watching

Nicolas
Following

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Transall NG
The main difficulty with this kit is the fitting of engines.
Other big problem is the missing of rear engine ventilation : did not find any solution to correct it !
Good luck !

Alberto
Thank you for the warnings, I already had the idea to do engines completely open, now I think that is a good idea. What do you mean with rear engine ventilation?

Transall NG
There are 14 sloys on each nacelle, 7 each side, that were made on Jumo 004B to prevent the deposit of oil and fuel leaks and so to avoid fires on the ground.
Very curiously, Airfix forgot them !!!
There are no 262 perfect representation at this scale yet ! And each have their qualities ! Now i mix them...

Łukasz Gliński
True, engine nacelles are a pain in the... kit 🙂 Following too.

Transall NG
SLOTS, not sloys !!!

Alberto
Thank you for the info, probably i will go for engines totally exposed without fairings. i have to build the surface under the wing with milliput and 3d print the engine

Robert Podkoński
Watching with interest!

Transall NG
Nice solution yo an ugly problem... 🙂

Jan Peters
Pulling up a seat too 👀
I do like the airfix kit, but it is a bit simplified in some areas.
Where did you get those engines from?

Alberto
I bought the files from cult3d and 3d printed it with a resin 3d printer, if you search jumo004 you'll find the files they are very cheap. I also slightly modified the model for better printability in 1/72 scale.

Spanjaard
nice printed engines, looking forward the rest of the build

schecter87
It's my first car model project. I think it's a crime, but I decided to paint the model in mica blue over black primer 🙂

George Williams
Mica-blue is a good choice.

schecter87
On the finish line.. I just have a few minor things left to finish

István Szücs
A little bit strange without rear wing. Great work, but I miss the wing.

schecter87
Yeah, it's true. Rear wing is drying and waits for polishing 🙂

István Szücs
Great!

Martin Oostrom
That blue looks deep. Perhaps not Calsonic blue, but I don't mind

schecter87
Martin, you are right - this is not the correct color. I used Mica Blue paint from Tamiya. Overall, this is my quick project to get acquainted with car modeling. I liked it overall, and now I already want to assemble a Lancia Super Delta 🙂

Martin Oostrom
I think you're acquainted enough 😁
It's hard to see, did you clearcoat after decaling? You could lose a lot of decals over time if you didn't.

schecter87
Yes, I apply varnish after placing the decals and then polish model. I've already started getting better at polishing, and as a result, I'll be doing the next model like this:

1. Primer (Mr. Surfacer) and painting the body with nitro paint: LP or Mr. Color
2. Applying decals
3. 2-3 layers of Mr. Hobby GX-100 varnish
4. Polishing the decal edges and orange peel. For this step, I use Mr. Laplos polishing cloths (2400/4000/6000)
5. 1-2 layers of varnish to get rid of small scratches
6. Polishing with Mr. Laplos (6000/8000)
7. Tamiya Compound
8. Tamiya modeling wax
And then it turns out more or less okay ))

Polishing takes a loooot of time 🙁