Bü 131 eastern front recon Stab/NAGr.3
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project inventory
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the chosen subject: J0+?B
probably plain RLM71 oder RLM65 when compared to Revell's RLM70/71
copyright: "Embleme der Luftwaffe Bd.1" Richter - discussion only!
probably plain RLM71 oder RLM65 when compared to Revell's RLM70/71
copyright: "Embleme der Luftwaffe Bd.1" Richter - discussion only!
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the Hirth engine looks great - a nice base for super detailing
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fit is unfortunately not perfect
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painted up
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ready to hide behind the cowling
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added the slot with a razor saw
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linkage added from stretched sprue
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seats: Quickboost vs. ICM
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how the heck are you supposed to attah the QB seat?
the seatbelts are completely obstructing the attachment
the seatbelts are completely obstructing the attachment
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deformed seatpan = more work
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linkage for the throttle added
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made a slot for the cross bar on the rear seat
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after a dip in hot water and some force
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how it should fit
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Quickboost/Aires garbage - not even close
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fit on the wings isn't great (upper one already scraped and sanded)
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it gets worse further out - not what I expect from ICM!
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black base for the interior
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MRP RLM02 is on
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I tried to paint the frames a tad lighter than the sidewalls to make them stand out
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base colour for the wooden floor
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There's wood!
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port sidewall
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starboard sidewall - still missing the trim cable
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the Quinta RLM02 is a tad light
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Quinta instrument panels
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right side completed with the trim cable
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Quinta belts are on
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a view of the Quinta IPs
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front coaming fitting fine on port
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horribly wrong on the starboard side
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some gentle force and we're good
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seamwork on the belly
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did someone ordere orange peel?
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slowly getting there
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orange peel as well
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the nose before sanding and re-rivetting
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starting to look like a Buecker
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cowling rerivetted
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not my best, but acceptable
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opened the exhausts
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added a new pitot and wires
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graphics for the custom masks are drawn
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all rigging anchor points marked up
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black base is on
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more CA to address the ghost seam
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much better!
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base for the insignia
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same on the fuselage - not so sure about the position tho
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starting point for the underside crosses
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the masks marked for alignment
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pulled the white part with frisket film
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and applied
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same for the upper wing
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and the fuselage
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preparing the tail band
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and painted with MRP RLM04
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the first aid compartment door got its red cross
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starting the NAGr3 emblem with white
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yellow roundel
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and masked
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and done!
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red eagle (terribly out of focus, but you'll get the idea)
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the overlapping letters need a negrative mask
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Tamiya tape to help with the alignment
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underwing crosses and codes masked
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masks for the fuselage codes are on
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marble coat is on
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up close
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everything blended together with Gunze RLM65
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tried to keep it irregular
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masks pulled - what a view!
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up close, a little bleeding on the cross and small ridges around the numbers.
Will repair with a slight polishing
Will repair with a slight polishing
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RLM71 applied
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masks pulled
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stupid mistake wit the O - need to retouch
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small error with the first J
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looks fine from afar
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not so happy with the paint bleed this time
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the emblem turned out fantastic
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Revell's decals really don't conform to the surface and are way too thick
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decals applied
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Added the eyelets as rigging anchor points.
Making all of them by twisting 0.2 mm copper wire took a while
Making all of them by twisting 0.2 mm copper wire took a while
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luckily the original turnbuckles were heidden inside the cowling-less work for me
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all rigging lines attached to the upper wing
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the first one finished on the elevators
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Comentarii
30 3 October 2021, 09:18
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Great work on this kit, Joachim. The Quinta details look very nice.
27 December 2021, 13:11
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Thanks Gordon - I'd place the Quinta details between precoloured PE and textile belts + individual instrument decals with the Quninta thingies the least work of the three 😉
27 December 2021, 17:07
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Thanky guys - this was a first time for me and there's some room for improvement (especially with the line type), but it was a lot of fun to pull all the lines through the eyelets and see it coming together!
28 February 2022, 09:15
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Great work on the flying wires! The eyelets really add to the look.
28 February 2022, 12:26
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Thanks mates! I'll try tu use some thinner line next time to be able to pull the lines through the eyelets and the tubes!
6 March 2022, 07:35