He 115B (WIP)
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Typical short run kit: no alignment aids
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Typical short run kit: no numbers in the sprues
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Start of cockpit assembly
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Start of cockpit assembly
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Fit is not bad, but there are no guides so we have to be extra careful
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A lot of… adjustments are required
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The kit was acquired second hand, missing a few resin parts, so I had to scratch a bit
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Right side, ready for paint
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Left side, ready for paint
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Ready for paint
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Opening the holes for the Eduard PE dials
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Wholes open
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Pre shading with black
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RLM02 applied inside
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Some work will have to be done, to preserve these shapes on the floaters
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Thinning the inside before glueing the Eduard PE's dials
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Some heavy putty + sanding required
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Preparing the details that will be removed in the floaters because of all of the sanding required
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Paiting the seats
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Washed with Ammo PLW Green Brown (A.MIG-1612) and varnished over with MRP-127 Matt Varnish
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Closing
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To allow fit, I had to add a spacer made from sprue, to force the wing’s greater width
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Fitting some of the clear parts, I must confess I was expecting much worse
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A bit of detail on the intakes of the engines, with a soft tissue to simulate the fine mesh
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Clear parts being glued
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I didn't notice the interior colour is RLM72 and NOT RLM02 - I had to acquire the paint, from AK (AK RC276, in set nº 30) and repaint what I could; closed now | PS: not sure the interior here was RLM02 or 72 again.... well, not changing now, that's for sure!
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I didn't notice the interior colour is RLM72 and NOT RLM02 - I had to acquire the paint, from AK (AK RC276, in set nº 30) and repaint what I could; closed now | PS: not sure the interior here was RLM02 or 72 again.... well, not changing now, that's for sure!
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Wow, it has wingzzz!!!! 😄
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Chin resin "thing" assembled with Ultra Glue
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A bit of a gap on the wing roots
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A bit of a gap on the wing roots
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Large gobs of Tamiya White Putty to the rescue
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Large gobs of Tamiya White Putty to the rescue
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Engines ready
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This is the way!
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Just got the gorgeous 3D printed beaching trolley from Fire Scale Modeler!
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Reinstating the sanded detail on the floaters
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Details glued in place
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On its "feet"
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Floaters glued in place, some clean up to do...
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Perfect plastic putty applied and cleaned with a wet cotton swab
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Perfect plastic putty applied and cleaned with a wet cotton swab
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Perfect plastic putty applied and cleaned with a wet cotton swab
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Mr Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black diluted with Mr Color Leveling Thinner applied all over
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Starting with the yellow and the red (MRP paints) over white primer
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Some marbling with AKRC 273 (RLM65 - 1941)
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Painting of the lower half complete
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Attaching the clear parts in the front of the wings: not a pleasing task of pushing, sanding, polishing and swearing.
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Taped and blu-tac‘ed, ready for paint
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RLM73 applied with AKRC 277
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RLM73 applied with AKRC 277
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RLM72 applied with AKRC 276
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Adding salt
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Painted over the salt with diluted paint (base color + white)
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Painted over the salt with diluted paint (base color + white)
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Salt removed
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Salt removed
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Varnished with Tamiya X-22
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First decals applied; very bright, will probably tone them down
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Testing AK's "Worn Effects" and "Heavy Chipping" on the spare horizontal stabilizers, using Tamiya XF-2 Flat White thinned with X-20A, not lacquer
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"Heavy Chipping" seems more controllable and I like the result
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"Worn Effects" makes the paint come out in big slabs, very difficult to control - I do not like the result
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And the winner is... "Heavy Chipping"
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First splots of white (Tamiya XF-2) applied and chipped
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Exhausts painted with Burnt Metal (AK 484)
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Base coat of dark metal paint applied (Tamiya LP-19)… assuming it was made of metal
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Beaching trolley painted Olive Drab and chipped
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Progress so far, all polished and varnished with Tamiya X-22
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Progress so far, all polished and varnished with Tamiya X-22
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Progress so far, all polished and varnished with Tamiya X-22
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Painted the main bay outline with Tamiya X-19 Smoke
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Floaters water line painted
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Using Air Weathering Set A.MIG 7414 (German Early Fighters & Bombers) from Ammo for pin washes
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Using stronger Tamiya black enamel wash for the control surfaces
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Using "Salt Streaks for Ships" from AK, an enamel wash reference AK 306
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After dry, I stippled the lines with the product with a wet brush, then streaked down, again with a we brush, and finally cleaned above and below the line with a wet brush and with a cotton bud; finally, after dry, streaked and cleaned excess with a very stiff flat brush
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Some progress in the woods
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Trolley assembled and painted (wheels not glue yet)
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Glueing the trolley in place, with Ammo Ultra Glue
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Making all four wheels touch the floor at same time is no small task 🙁
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Rear wheels... still wobbly, they were corrected later
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Inching forward, now with all the wheels and the propellers glued
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Inching forward, now with all the wheels and the propellers glued
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That magic moment when you start removing the masks
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Masks removed
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Finished!!! 🙂 Final photos can be seen in the other album under this same project. Thank you for your kind words and support througout the months it took me to complete this demanding build!
Kommentarer
74 29 October 2021, 20:00
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Welcome @Guy, closing the fuselage and wings now; being short run, I having the usual dificulties of this kind of kits
14 November 2021, 12:18
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Looking great! I have the same kit so im specially interrested in the final result
14 November 2021, 15:39
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Welcome @Markus; let's see how I can manage the symmetry of the plane - the part are not perfectly molded and the joints are minimal
14 November 2021, 16:27
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Yes so I´ve heard. Especially trouble with connecting the wings to the fusalage so they wont risk breaking off. There is a film on youtube where they fix the problem Ill have a look if i can find it.
15 November 2021, 22:53
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Yes, please do let me know; I will try to do all the work on the wings before attaching them; I also worry about the symmetry... I'll try to make a jig to ensure this...
15 November 2021, 23:58
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Always fancied this one Ricardo.What does it fit and build like.Is it a typical Special Hobby.
31 December 2021, 06:20
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@David, this is a typical Special Hobby, so some filling and sanding is required; not too bad though, and the clear part fit surprisingly well; the proof of the pudding will be, next, the joining of the wings to the fuselage, let's see how that goes...
31 December 2021, 13:46
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Yes, @Ben, a lot indeed - I think this is, by far, the most "windowed" plane I have ever built! 😄
3 January 2022, 19:15
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Following with great interest! I paused mine a while ago after fitting the wings.
18 January 2022, 15:19
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Welcome @Melgg - I'm currently waiting for the floats, which are being used to make a beaching trolley. The wings did take a LOT of putty and sanding. 😓
18 January 2022, 19:19
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Yes @Skywalker, bigger than I thought when I started it; lots bangs in the desktop lamp when I'm painting it!!! 😄
18 February 2022, 16:42
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Nice progress Ricardo. I like your salt effect, and appreciate the chipped paint testing. Have you tried to chip a lacguer-thinned paint?
2 March 2022, 02:14
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Thank you @Alec; I have previously tried to chip MRP paints and it was almost impossible; I have subsequently read about this and apparently lacquer based paints (or Tamiya thinned with Lacquer Thinner) are very, very hard to chip
2 March 2022, 09:49
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You are putting a lot of effort in this model and it is showing off your hard work.
6 March 2022, 03:31
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Thank you very much @mates, your kind comments give me additional motivation; almost there, moving now to closing the beaching trolley and to the washes; then oils and, hopefully, build should be finished in the next couple of weeks
6 March 2022, 20:43
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The perspective created by photograph number 81 shows off the sheer size and detail that you have put into this project. Very nice.
28 March 2022, 04:11
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Thank you mates - the final steps are quite difficult and reveal some missalignement of the floats, which were not noticeable until now; furthermore the wheel placement is not that great, so I spent a long time glueing and unglueing everything with Ultra Glue; I do not know how I would cope if I was using CA glue....
28 March 2022, 10:27
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Thanks mates, for your encoragement, I hope I can finish it in the next few days
29 March 2022, 22:53
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(img 84) talking about inching it looks that a lack of inches in the workbench is becoming quite noticeable......cheers Ric 😁
2 April 2022, 09:22
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Hi all! This build is now closed! Many thanks for all your support and comments. Final photos here: He 115B | Album by RReis (1:48)
3 April 2022, 17:49
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This is a great photo. Any model builder will admire how perfect this looks. Your attention to detail and finishing techniques are skill I can only aspire to. Thank you for taking the time to share so much of your work.
16 April 2022, 02:53
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Thank you @John and @Jorge, you are very kind, I'm glad you liked it! 👍
16 April 2022, 10:48
Album info
This is the WIP album. Final photos are here: He 115B | Album by RReis (1:48)