Bü 131 eastern front recon Stab/NAGr.3

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October 3, 2021
project inventory
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October 3, 2021
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!
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October 9, 2021
the Hirth engine looks great - a nice base for super detailing
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October 9, 2021
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October 9, 2021
fit is unfortunately not perfect
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October 9, 2021
painted up
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October 9, 2021
ready to hide behind the cowling
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October 10, 2021
added the slot with a razor saw
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October 10, 2021
linkage added from stretched sprue
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October 14, 2021
seats: Quickboost vs. ICM
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October 14, 2021
how the heck are you supposed to attah the QB seat?
the seatbelts are completely obstructing the attachment
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October 14, 2021
deformed seatpan = more work
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October 14, 2021
linkage for the throttle added
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October 16, 2021
made a slot for the cross bar on the rear seat
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October 16, 2021
after a dip in hot water and some force
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October 16, 2021
how it should fit
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October 16, 2021
Quickboost/Aires garbage - not even close
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October 23, 2021
fit on the wings isn't great (upper one already scraped and sanded)
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October 23, 2021
it gets worse further out - not what I expect from ICM!
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October 23, 2021
black base for the interior
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November 1, 2021
MRP RLM02 is on
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November 1, 2021
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November 1, 2021
I tried to paint the frames a tad lighter than the sidewalls to make them stand out
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November 1, 2021
base colour for the wooden floor
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November 1, 2021
There's wood!
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November 6, 2021
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November 13, 2021
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November 13, 2021
port sidewall
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November 13, 2021
starboard sidewall - still missing the trim cable
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November 13, 2021
the Quinta RLM02 is a tad light
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November 13, 2021
Quinta instrument panels
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November 26, 2021
right side completed with the trim cable
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November 26, 2021
Quinta belts are on
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November 27, 2021
a view of the Quinta IPs
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November 27, 2021
front coaming fitting fine on port
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November 27, 2021
horribly wrong on the starboard side
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November 27, 2021
some gentle force and we're good
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November 27, 2021
seamwork on the belly
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November 27, 2021
did someone ordere orange peel?
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November 27, 2021
slowly getting there
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November 27, 2021
orange peel as well
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November 27, 2021
the nose before sanding and re-rivetting
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December 4, 2021
starting to look like a Buecker
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December 4, 2021
cowling rerivetted
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December 4, 2021
not my best, but acceptable
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December 4, 2021
opened the exhausts
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December 4, 2021
added a new pitot and wires
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December 5, 2021
graphics for the custom masks are drawn
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December 7, 2021
all rigging anchor points marked up
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December 7, 2021
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December 11, 2021
black base is on
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December 11, 2021
more CA to address the ghost seam
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December 11, 2021
much better!
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December 12, 2021
base for the insignia
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December 12, 2021
same on the fuselage - not so sure about the position tho
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December 21, 2021
starting point for the underside crosses
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December 21, 2021
the masks marked for alignment
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December 21, 2021
pulled the white part with frisket film
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December 21, 2021
and applied
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December 21, 2021
same for the upper wing
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December 21, 2021
and the fuselage
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December 21, 2021
preparing the tail band
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December 21, 2021
and painted with MRP RLM04
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December 21, 2021
the first aid compartment door got its red cross
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December 21, 2021
starting the NAGr3 emblem with white
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December 21, 2021
yellow roundel
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December 21, 2021
and masked
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December 22, 2021
and done!
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December 21, 2021
red eagle (terribly out of focus, but you'll get the idea)
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December 21, 2021
the overlapping letters need a negrative mask
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December 21, 2021
Tamiya tape to help with the alignment
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December 22, 2021
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December 22, 2021
underwing crosses and codes masked
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December 22, 2021
masks for the fuselage codes are on
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December 27, 2021
marble coat is on
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December 27, 2021
up close
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December 27, 2021
everything blended together with Gunze RLM65
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December 27, 2021
tried to keep it irregular
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December 27, 2021
masks pulled - what a view!
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December 27, 2021
up close, a little bleeding on the cross and small ridges around the numbers.
Will repair with a slight polishing
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December 29, 2021
RLM71 applied
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December 29, 2021
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December 29, 2021
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December 29, 2021
masks pulled
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December 29, 2021
stupid mistake wit the O - need to retouch
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December 29, 2021
small error with the first J
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December 29, 2021
looks fine from afar
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December 29, 2021
not so happy with the paint bleed this time
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December 29, 2021
the emblem turned out fantastic
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January 30, 2022
Revell's decals really don't conform to the surface and are way too thick
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January 30, 2022
decals applied
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February 8, 2022
Added the eyelets as rigging anchor points.
Making all of them by twisting 0.2 mm copper wire took a while
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February 12, 2022
luckily the original turnbuckles were heidden inside the cowling-less work for me
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February 12, 2022
all rigging lines attached to the upper wing
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February 12, 2022
the first one finished on the elevators
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February 25, 2022
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February 25, 2022
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February 27, 2022
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February 28, 2022
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March 5, 2022
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Kommentarer

30 3 October 2021, 09:18

Giannis Kaltapanidis
Interesting build! Quinta's decals realy do the job!

4 December 2021, 12:20

Joachim F.
Yeah, they are a mighty fine and most of all a quick addon!

11 December 2021, 16:08

Felix
Following 👍🏻

11 December 2021, 21:03

Gordon Sørensen
Great work on this kit, Joachim. The Quinta details look very nice.

27 December 2021, 13:11

Joachim F.
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

Harvey H.W.
Tons of details！

12 February 2022, 16:23

Rui S
I'm in 😎

12 February 2022, 17:26

Lochsa River
sittin in....

27 February 2022, 07:55

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastic rigging, Joachim 👍

27 February 2022, 08:49

Guy Rump
Great rigging 👍

27 February 2022, 16:33

Joachim F.
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

Gordon Sørensen
Great work on the flying wires! The eyelets really add to the look.

28 February 2022, 12:26

Neuling
Top result!

5 March 2022, 11:00

Joachim F.
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

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Bü 131 Jungmann Stab/NAGr.3

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