Douglas B-18A Bolo Clark Field 1941 *finished*
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56 4 July 2020, 11:33
Daniel KlinkHi mates, and welcome... Glad to see you around here 👍
Hope you will enjoy your stay....🙂
We will start with the cockpit assembly. Some Etching parts, cutting and a lot of grinding
5 July 2020, 21:47
Daniel KlinkHi Ben and welcome!
There are still 5-6 pieces preserved i think!
Also 1 A version with red Cowlings
12 July 2020, 09:19
Łukasz GlińskiWith a hairdryer? I know it can warp things, hence I had to redirect my Italeri's Dakota into the trash bin. But I wasn't aware you could use it for fuselage alignment issues. 😮
14 July 2020, 09:30
Daniel KlinkYap it is a bit riskier than wirh hot water. But it is quicker, and you will have to be very careful.
Not more than 3-5 seconds on highest heat...
14 July 2020, 09:54
Andy Ballhad never heard of a Bolo until now...nice subject, and hope to join you again on this odyssey
14 July 2020, 16:33
Daniel KlinkHi Andy, thank you for joining this journey...👍
Clearparts are beautifully done but did i already mentioned that the fit is rather poor 🙂
Hi Cuajete, thanky and one will still see it through the canopy
14 July 2020, 20:41
CuajetePerfect, Daniel. So it should be 🙂 👍
Is there a detail component that can be seen through the transparent part of the nose?
17 July 2020, 17:38
Daniel KlinkHi Cuajte, thank you.. Not that much jus a bse with a seat on it and a gun.
But iam working on it 🙂
17 July 2020, 17:58
Daniel KlinkAnd whohoo, this could take longer because i found this pic [img1]and i have to do this scene..
Anyone an idea what type of truck this is Manufactur or other information
17 July 2020, 19:09
Daniel KlinkOk, it is a Autocar U-5044T and there is no way to get one of those as a kit ...what a pity.
17 July 2020, 20:16
Daniel Klinkyap you are right Jens...
[img1]
But the pity is the same ... no kit available
17 July 2020, 20:31
Mirko RömerVery interresting subject! I'm excited how this kit will turn to something precious with your great skills. Good luck!
18 July 2020, 21:36
Daniel KlinkHi mates, thank you very much.
The nice comments and encouraging words are much appreciated👍
After the fuselage fit struggle the masks are on and for sure this thing would never win a design contest🙂
19 July 2020, 22:27
Daniel KlinkA different kind of nose art..
This kit really is a bit of a challenge in terms of sanding and filling but i will beat this thing....
The fit of the Elevators is better when you cut of the fins.
22 July 2020, 22:04
Andy Balloooo, careful with that forward-facing MG...hope it lasts the build. Good progress!
23 July 2020, 07:36
Clifford KeeslerThat is looking so nice Daniel, going to be a beauty I do believe.
25 July 2020, 00:22
Daniel KlinkHi Clifford, and thank you mate👍
I hope i will make it to a nice result...
26 July 2020, 21:03
Daniel KlinkHi MAtes the first coats of color have been added
Black base and a thin coat of Aluminium.. To give the surface different panelooks i will use the True Metal oil color by Ak.. You can handle it like Shoe polish... apply and polish.....
28 July 2020, 17:11
Alec KExcellent indeed. Looking forward to the polished metal look and your take on it 👍
29 July 2020, 09:39
Andy BallWow! real Art-Deco looking at the stage in no.21!, would like more intel on the True Metal Oil Colo(u)r?...is it a weathering thingy?
29 July 2020, 11:44
Daniel KlinkThank you Cuajete, Alec, Greg and Andy for your kind words .. much appreciated 👍
@Greg yap creepy thing
@Andy in fact it is wax .. see here
[img1]
Already did parts of the Tojo with it:
"Creative Break between the Missions" Kashiwa 1945 | Album by Springbank (1:72)
29 July 2020, 20:17
James CCool project and a nice looking metal finish👍
How did you apply the true metal paint? and did you need to thin it etc?
30 July 2020, 18:49
Daniel KlinkThank you Clifford, James and Roberto...
You just need a bit of patience it takes its time for drying but is easily added with a bristle brush for example and you can polish it with nearly everything..
here is a very good review..
Youtube Video
I would not recommend it for big areas (i used the Metal color with a gun here) but it has real great effect, is thinable and you can even blend it with other oil based colours.
To work o smaller oanels or areas or metall effects for exhausts it is perfect in my opinion. And the effect shows up with very little wax added.
30 July 2020, 19:38
Patrick HagelsteinThis looks like the stuff that Augie used on a BMF Vixen. Looks equally good. 🙂
2 August 2020, 22:11
Daniel KlinkHi Patrick.. Thank you and yes it maks a real smooth and even surface...
3 August 2020, 13:21
Patrick HagelsteinCool! I have a BMF F-84 planned for a future build. I might want to try some of those to alter certain panels. 🙂
3 August 2020, 16:23
James CThanks for the link Daniel.
That aircraft sure looks ugly as hell, but your doing an amazing job on the model👍
3 August 2020, 19:04
Daniel KlinkThank you James much appreciated. But NMF is especialyy on a kit with that much sanding and filling,
not my favorite scheme or future projects 🙂
Decals are on, following fixing the small parts and coloring them.
3 August 2020, 21:28
Ben MIt's a beautiful build - but I do have to say that the despite the fact there is a B-18 on display nearby, it has removed the urge to build it myself, it seems like kind of a rough kit.
3 August 2020, 22:14
Daniel KlinkShiny? yes 👍 happy? too early for a definite answer yet 🙂
@ben Thank you sir. It is really a unique plane that you won't find that often built again in such numbers
as done by Jens and me at the same time for sure.
But the effort is rewarding though it really is a rough kit that bases on a nealy 20 Year old Short run tooling by MPM (DC-2).
But in the near future i won't do my Digby I kit for sure.
Here is a Diorama proposal for Styrene-Masochists 🙂
[img1]
4 August 2020, 14:51
Patrick Hagelstein😄 😄 😄 Look at them! All shiny and huddled up together. A NMF nightmare!
4 August 2020, 15:11
Bigglesof266As someone who appreciates the inter-war period and models of lesser renown generally, this will make a really interesting curiosity arousing display piece. Easy for me to say and admire from the perspective of an observer watching someone else do the hard work. Tough build. Tips my hat to you. It's really looking good.
5 August 2020, 22:50
Daniel Klink@Patrick indeed This would ensure the survival of Putty makers all around the world.. 🙂
6 August 2020, 21:27
Gary DahlströmVery nice work Daniel! Those canopies are perfect. I'm not an aero expert, but I don't see that particular bird built often. Good choice.
6 August 2020, 22:52
Daniel KlinkThank you very much gary, much appreciated..
The reason why you do not see this bird built that often is that the kits needs a lot of care i guess 🙂
9 August 2020, 10:05
Daniel Klinkso after the heatwave followed by jungle weather in Cologne fo nearly ten days, the Bolo got its legs and we are close to the finish line now🙂
17 August 2020, 17:50
Łukasz GlińskiIt looks better with every update.
PS. The weather must have moved down here I'm afraid 🙁
17 August 2020, 20:08
Andy BallHaha! We now have the continental weather here in UK. Daniel, super job and a not often visited subject. Es ist schoen!
17 August 2020, 20:12
CuajeteFantastic metallized effect, Daniel. Am I really sure I want build my Bolo with camo?? Thinking seriously 🙂
In the South zone we are currently hovering around 30 degrees, after several weeks exceeding 40. This is unusual in the month of August, but it is very pleasant and relieving. If the climate of the North has settled in the South, welcome! Sorry 😛
18 August 2020, 19:02
Daniel KlinkWhoo Thank you so much guys for all your nice words and comments.
Shows me that the efforts and work was all worth it 👍
Overwhelming...
I hope to present the pics of th finished thing tomorow.
18 August 2020, 21:19
Daniel Klink@cuajete if you face the same issues with the rough surface of the WIngs i would go for the camo Version.
You are fom south spain? Yeah the climate change and its consequences becomes reality sooner as
one would have thought.
But we know about this problem for about 30 years
20 August 2020, 18:10
Daniel Klink@Andy Thank you and despite of the land of my dreams Scotland it was even hot in UK
20 August 2020, 18:11
Andy Ball@Daniel and Łukasz: I know I've lived there and went to University in Glasgow, and watching Concorde trials at Prestwick Airport in the early 70s cemented my love of aviation! Plus, the whiskies are an added bonus!
20 August 2020, 20:25
Daniel Klink@cuajete.. Spain is beautiful but despite of Galicia or Asturia to warm for me.
the ideal temperatre fo my body and brain to work is about 15-25C
I love the scottish weather, especially in the north and the Eastern coast.
20 August 2020, 20:41
Daniel Klink@Lukasz the malt is the bonus + the really cool and special people there.
The accent and the countryside.
But i really like England too.
Tomorrow and Saturdays it is getting really hot in your area as i see.Argh
23.00h and still 28C and light rain..here holy mo.
@Andy i bouht a cottage in North Berwick as a vacation residence and perhaps when i retire from working to live there before all the Brexit shit started.
I really hoped that Scotland had voted for Indepedence. Now everything is complicated and unsure.
Time will tell
20 August 2020, 20:50
Daniel KlinkI hop i will find the dome for the Nose MG.. It has gone Lost somehow argh.
20 August 2020, 20:58
Gary DahlströmReally a beautiful build Daniel, one to be proud of - display that prominently.
Same climate woes here in New England, many days over 34C. My little bunker is not air conditioned, so I'm at the mercy of the dew point.
I really wish Connecticut could vote for independence.
Again, outstanding work Daniel!
20 August 2020, 21:17
bughunterNice ugly bird with a special metal finish 👍
Stop searching for the missing part and start the next project -ä and a nice little part will come up to the surface😉
20 August 2020, 21:20
Gary DahlströmRe: the missing dome. Will the manufacturer send you a replacement? Might be worth an ask.
20 August 2020, 21:49
NeulingVery beautiful finish! I don´t notice anything missing, just enjoy looking at this impressive model.
21 August 2020, 08:43
Daniel KlinkThank you very much Gary, Frank, Spanjaard, Skywalker, James, Erik and neuling for your encouraging commendation and appreciating words.
@gary yeah the dew point is the all decisive thing betwen warm and unbearable warm 🙂
The dome will be replaced from another Kit i own (Digby)
@Frank yes a He 177 A-6 is in preparation already🙂
23 August 2020, 12:52
Slavo HazuchaLovely, now I´m working on my 104 I can fully assess the value of a nice clean metal finish 🙂 Looks just as it should 👍
25 August 2020, 09:15
Daniel KlinkThank you Alec..
@Lukasz thanks Mate.. This took me nearly 7 weeks and iam glad it went out nicely.
@Slavo thank you that are highly appreciated words by the "metallizer" ... Thank you Sir!
BTW: If somebody wonders that i have done engine covers black overall. That was correct with the No 61.
Special Hobby made a small mistake there. Normally only the inner sides were black as glare protection but in the field the whole engine housing
were black with this particular plane.
26 August 2020, 09:02
Daniel KlinkThank you cuajete 👍 Intersested to join the He 177 Mini GB with Jens and me? 🙂
31 August 2020, 14:22
Daniel Klink[img1]
Wow very interesting still have one or two Bolo kits in Stash
Here is the background information to the pic
worldwarphotos.info/..-01-75mm-gun-test-3/
31 August 2020, 18:20
CuajeteThanks for the offer, Daniel. I would love to join the He-177 group, but unfortunately I have to finish the projects that I have in progress first and now I don't have time for it 🙁
2 Bolo are not enough for you. This week you can have a Canadian Bolo with a -50% discount (need registred to see about 20€ of final price) 😛
specialhobby.eu/en/o..mp;searchparam=tucet
31 August 2020, 20:10
Daniel KlinkBolomania! 🙂
Thanks for the link. Really got some interesting kis and one Bolo.
Hm, thats a pity, but i see the problem. Me still got some projects to finish on rhe shelf.
Do you know how to start a request for a GB here on scalemates generally?
Cheers
Daniel
1 September 2020, 08:31
Spanjaardi guess you simply need to create an event and add your build 🙂 and then others should join
1 September 2020, 11:28
Spanjaardi think the album needs to have exactly the same name as the event. you can check the tomcat group build for example
1 September 2020, 11:29
Boris BHello Daniel, Very nice build indeed ! What a great and ugly airplane 😉 Very interested in your other Golden Age builds too !
9 November 2020, 17:07
Daniel Klinkcuajete thanl you mate...
Hi Boris and welcome, glad you like those golden age birds too 👍
12 November 2020, 00:31
