Hornisse progress

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April 21, 2018
Cockpit is finished with Eduard PE.
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April 21, 2018
The gunner/radio operator position.
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April 21, 2018
Mr.Metal Color MC214 Dark Iron directly after spraying it with the airbrush.
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April 21, 2018
After some buffing the metal color comes out.
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April 21, 2018
The nice finished result.
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April 21, 2018
All of the guns sprayed and buffed.
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May 4, 2018
Engines are finished. MC214 was used for them too, along with MC213 and some detail painting with H70 and XF-16. The exhausts were painted with H18.
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May 4, 2018
Pre-shading done. All the small parts painted.
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May 5, 2018
Masking for painting the Mr.Color H65.
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May 5, 2018
Camoflage is finished.
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May 5, 2018
Gloss coat on. Next will be decals.
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May 6, 2018
Decals are done. The Cartograph decals that came with the kit were really nice.
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May 8, 2018
A few pictures before sealing the gun bay forever.. 😉
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May 8, 2018
Unfortunately the window up to the cockpit got a bit dirty from inside the cockpit when spraying the outside. I just haven't got any access to it anymore so I can clean it up.. 🙁
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May 9, 2018
It is finally finished. 🙂
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The detail of the cannon in the kit was really good.
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The rear guns can be posed in different directions.
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May 9, 2018
Eduard Photo Etch detail for the inside of the engine cowl.
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Comments

1 21 April 2018, 15:50

Björn Svedberg
I've started building the Meng Me-410. The cockpit is finished alonside the big guns 😉. I love the Mr.Metal Color MC214 that I used for the guns. It sprays a glittery matt black that you then can just buff up a bit with a really nice result. I will use it on the engines as well 🙂.

21 April 2018, 15:55

Spanjaard
i was about to ask about those guns... but you already answer. it certainly look good!

21 April 2018, 15:58

Soeren R.
Another fantastic start Björn!
COunt me in 😉

21 April 2018, 16:03

Spanjaard
in the database we have a 214 and MC 214... not sure if they are duplicated....
scalemates.com/colors/color.php?id=5743
scalemates.com/colors/color.php?id=4355

21 April 2018, 16:04

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Spanjaard! 🙂
Also the MC213 Stainless and the MC218 Aluminium have the same properties. I love using them. 🙂

21 April 2018, 16:05

Björn Svedberg
Sorry, I gave the wrong numbers it should have been MC not C. I corrected it 🙂.
@Spanjaard, You are fast at spotting errors 😉 👍

21 April 2018, 16:08

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Sören! 🙂 You are welcome.

21 April 2018, 16:10

Spanjaard
i just did not know which of the was the correct one... although it may be possible that they are simply the same color with two different references in the database 😉

21 April 2018, 16:23

Björn Svedberg
It certainly looks so when looking at the links you provided.

21 April 2018, 16:26

Spanjaard
i have posted in the feature request that one for sure if duplicated, but i think we have some more....

21 April 2018, 16:30

Björn Svedberg
A small update. The engines are finished. I used Mr.Color MC214 for them too. I've done some work on the rest of the plane, but that will have to wait for the next update 😉.

4 May 2018, 05:12

Jens
Hello Björn, Your pace is not bad 👍, I do not know the Meng Me 410 yet, my 2 were from Revell and Revell USA, which I have always swapped with the cannon BK 5, also with the Me 262, the Kannone, Schatton and Master Model tubes have fine brass parts,
Your colors from the weapons are still the finest, very realistic 👍

4 May 2018, 06:00

Soeren R.
The engines are looking really good.
Did you spray the Mr Metal Colors and how did you thin them?

4 May 2018, 06:41

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Jens and Sören! 🙂
@Jens I've thought about changing the kit parts (guns) for metal replacement parts on some of my models, but the ones in this kit are really finely molded, so I'm happy with them.
@Sören The Mr.Metal colors are ready to spray directly from the jar. Sometimes they can clog the airbrush a little, but it's not sticky, so I usually just run some lacquer- or enamel thinner through it afterwards to clear it out.

4 May 2018, 08:09

Soeren R.
Thats nice to know.
I will give them a try on one of my upcoming builds.

4 May 2018, 08:28

Björn Svedberg
Another update. All the small parts have been painted and the fuselage and wings are mounted. The clear parts have been masked and the inside color sprayed. I've also pre-shaded the plane. Next is painting the underside and the camo. 🙂

4 May 2018, 16:52

Björn Svedberg
Base camoflage is done. Next will be a clear coat before decals.

5 May 2018, 11:57

Jens
Hello Björn, I really like it 👍
maybe a little suggestion, the Me 410 had often stained in RLM 02 distributed on the fuselage, which makes the whole thing a little more lively.
Although I do not want to advertise my Revell / USA 410 models, you may want to see how it works in my album. Such colors are proven by many types of Luftwaffe from the service of the Me 210/410

5 May 2018, 12:46

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Jens! 🙂 I will certainly check it out. Your suggestions are always welcome! 👍

5 May 2018, 13:13

Soeren R.
The paint job looks fantastic.
Kind of jealous of everybody how is able to achieve German WWII camos.
Great job there Björn 😉

5 May 2018, 13:22

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Sören! You are always so gracious! 🙂
This was actually not that hard, and really fun to do. But I have heeded Jens advice and added some RLM 02 stains to it and it really gives it more depth. More pictures when the clear coat has dried. 😉

5 May 2018, 14:30

Björn Svedberg
Decals are done! 🙂 Next will be some assembling and weathering.

6 May 2018, 07:14

Jens
become class 👍 👍 👍

6 May 2018, 07:24

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Jens for your encouragement! 👍

6 May 2018, 07:27

Jens
🙂 No thanks necessary, it helps and makes me happy if it fits 😉 👍

6 May 2018, 07:43

Björn Svedberg
It's almost finished. I had to take a few pictures before sealing the gun bay forever and ever... 😉
There are still alot of small parts to fit, so it will take a while before it is finished.

8 May 2018, 12:08

Jens
I get jealous of such beautiful pictures, really impressive 👍

8 May 2018, 12:23

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Jens! 🙂
Part of it is due to your advice, so I have to thank you for that too! 👍

8 May 2018, 14:46

Jens
I am happy if my advice can help 🙂
And if I compare it with my Me 410.
I installed all accessories from Aires, I almost gave up.
but okay, between the Meng Me 410 and the Revell are 20 years of development in engineering and mold making, what was only 20 years ago as Resin to make today injection molding models ... a really nice sight your Me 410 👍 ( Y) 👍

8 May 2018, 15:16

José-Ángel Moreno
Superb Björn!

8 May 2018, 15:23

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Jens and José!
More pictures of the finished model will come tomorrow. 🙂

8 May 2018, 18:50

Björn Svedberg
Thank you James! 🙂
It is finished. The Meng kit was really nice to build with all the detail. Although I went for the Eduard BigEd kit, there was alot of PE detail that I didn't use as the kit detail was so good.

9 May 2018, 09:36

Spanjaard
congratulations Björn!

9 May 2018, 10:53