Arado 196B (Single float)
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10 20 June 2021, 13:59
TreehuggerIs there any noticeable difference between the kit's clear parts for the canopy, and the aftermarket canopy parts?
20 June 2021, 14:33
Andrea MorrisYes, you need to be an octopus to assemble the kit parts! The HpH canopy is a vast improvement 🙂
20 June 2021, 14:45
Andrea Morris@Robert I assume you are crossing your fingers in the hope that I actually finish it?!?!?! 🙂
22 June 2021, 00:00
Robert PodkońskiAndrea, I am absolutely sure you will produce a great and perfectly finished model. Keep my fingers crossed in advance for your participation in competitions 🙂
22 June 2021, 07:10
Andrea MorrisRIVET COUNTERS REQUIRED! Reading online, a plywood screen was used to stop spent rounds jamming up the A/C controls. These are provided in the Big Ed set. Questions: All I can find online are pictures of the A196-A3 (this shows the screens), not the B. The Big Ed set is for the A3. So was this used on the B? To muddy the water even more, online info says that this was fitted to the rear compartment but the Big Ed set covers all the cockpit!?!?! PS: cockpit is built up and ready for primer. Pictures to follow. Thank you all for your interest.
22 June 2021, 18:51
Alec KRegarding the screens, what part number are these on the Eduard instructions (will need also the specific PE set number, not the BIG Ed number)? Not sure what you are talking about, but I can take a look in my references.
22 June 2021, 23:49
Andrea MorrisThanks for your attention. ED32 681 #47+48. "It is worth noting that the rear cockpit seems to have been lined with sheet plywood or similar to stop the spent casings from the rear armament from finding their way into the workings of the aircraft. Check your references for confirmation if you can, and grab some thin styrene sheet cut to shape if you plan on replicating this." End quote. Hope this helps.
23 June 2021, 00:07
Alec KOk, now I see. I looked through the Book: The Arado Ar 196 (by Richard A. Franks) to see if it has any info on this. I was unable to find anything, although it's a pretty detailed book and I only paged through it.
That said, this sounds like a later modification to the production machines based on service experience. The B series only existed as few prototypes and 6-10 pre-production machines before the A series was selected for full production (per the book, the D-OVMB marking in the kit are in fact of the V4 prototype, not a pre-production B machine). It's probably safe to leave those part off IMHO. The book has a build of the Revell kit by John Wilkes and he is not mentioning using them, nor are they visible in the cockpit WIP photo. Hope this helps.
23 June 2021, 01:42
Alec KNice progress. Keep taking lots of pics - i need a good reference for when I build my 1:72 version 👍
29 June 2021, 20:43
Andrea MorrisLots of pictures already taken Alec, I moved on from these pictures into primer and paint, pic's to follow. @David lolol
29 June 2021, 22:31
Andrea MorrisI just added some progress pic's of the side-walls and cockpit. You will notice that the IP hasn't been added yet as I still have some knobs & levers to attach. Oh, and the seatbelts. After giving it a wash I can move on to the engine! 🙂
13 July 2021, 16:07
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The Arado Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance low-wing monoplane aircraft built by the German firm of Arado starting in 1936. The next year it was selected as the winner of a design contest and became the standard aircraft of the Kriegsmarine (German navy) throughout World War II.
