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Post by leon on Jul 4, 2019 9:26:02 GMT -7
Don't envy you on painting those rivets!
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 4, 2019 9:40:34 GMT -7
Don't envy you on painting those rivets! LOL! It still doesn't hold a candle to attaching that whole nose piece to the fuselage and trying to tie that in and make it all look decent. That ...……..sucked! |
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 7, 2019 5:53:02 GMT -7
Well.....I finished the screw head application as of this morning but still need to weather the framing somewhat to tone the brightness of the screw detail down. They pop just a little too loudly.
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 7, 2019 5:55:34 GMT -7
Thats a lot of screw heads, bet you're glad to have them done Joe
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Post by sharp on Jul 8, 2019 4:54:29 GMT -7
Looks great Joe,nice job with the screw heads.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 8, 2019 6:14:55 GMT -7
Les: Thanks buddy and heck yeah I'm glad to have that done. After 3 hours of applying them I'm cross eyed!!
Mike: Really appreciate the comments from you as well.
Ok folks....the main body of the build is now completed after dulling the screw head shine down. I'll be starting on the engine assembly and painting next. I've been doing my research so as to build as accurate of a Jumo 004 as possible. Stay tuned:
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 8, 2019 7:11:08 GMT -7
Looking forward to the engine work
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 8, 2019 7:53:57 GMT -7
Looking forward to the engine work Thanks Les. Me too!! |
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 9, 2019 3:28:51 GMT -7
I started up on the engine paint up this morning. I have really come to like these macro shots as I use them as a tool to go back and fix certain things that either I miss or made a mistake on. Found a couple of areas that need some attention in the shot below. Anyways....after a base coat, a very light wash just to bring the details out and a little bit of detail painting this is the latest progress:
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Post by kpnuts on Jul 9, 2019 12:10:11 GMT -7
Looking great mate, keep up the good work.
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Post by mmthrax on Jul 10, 2019 6:57:04 GMT -7
I have really come to like these macro shots as I use them as a tool to go back and fix certain things that either I miss or made a mistake on.
You're sure right about that. The camera picks up on everything. If you can get it past the camera, you have pretty much won.  |
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 12, 2019 4:48:39 GMT -7
Thanks fellas . Was gonna work on this one this morning but have had a rough week with my dang tooth again. Going to the dentist this morning to find out what’s up.
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Post by leon on Jul 12, 2019 12:57:36 GMT -7
The engine looks great Joe!
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 19, 2019 4:25:39 GMT -7
Thanks Leon. Still working on this. Got some work done to the nose and exhaust sections as well as continued wear effects. Should be off to piping and nacelle panel mounting strips soon hopefully....
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Post by leon on Jul 19, 2019 13:16:01 GMT -7
That looks amazing Joe! The detail on that is incredible.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 20, 2019 10:53:34 GMT -7
That looks amazing Joe! The detail on that is incredible. Thanks Leon! There's a whole lot more coming. I haven't made it to the piping or the accessories on it yet. |
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Post by Deano on Jul 20, 2019 13:30:58 GMT -7
It's been a big job Joe but well worth it, this looks great.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 22, 2019 12:27:10 GMT -7
It's been a big job Joe but well worth it, this looks great. Thanks Dean! |
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Post by kpnuts on Jul 22, 2019 14:08:51 GMT -7
Great work mate
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 24, 2019 9:00:37 GMT -7
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 24, 2019 12:41:45 GMT -7
Still working on this. Got some work done to the nose and exhaust sections as well as continued wear effects. Should be off to piping and nacelle panel mounting strips soon hopefully....
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Post by leon on Jul 24, 2019 13:22:39 GMT -7
That looks amazing Joe! two-thumbs-up-smiley-emoticon
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 26, 2019 12:03:30 GMT -7
That looks amazing Joe!  Thanks Leon!
Well folks I think this one has come to an end. I started this kit over three years ago and ran into a lot of problematic areas with this kit. To say that this kit has now moved into #1 on my most difficult/ frustrating and sometimes angering build would simply be an understatement. It was so bad that I stepped away from aircraft building altogether for those 3 years. Some of it I brought on myself by making things more difficult than they needed to be and other areas were just plain ridiculous the way Hasegawa put this thing together. This kit is touted to be one of the best scale model representations of this iconic plane and on that point I'll agree once it's built. Getting there was the difficult part for me. Enough of that banter though. Thanks go out to all who followed, commented and helped out since its beginning.
After 3 long years my Arado is finally completed:
Finished Cockpit photo:
In progress cockpit photo:
aaaaaaaaaaaand engine shots:
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 26, 2019 12:55:57 GMT -7
That is a work of art Joe. It may have fought you but the result is definately worth it. Until you started this I'd never heard of this plane and its history is pretty interesting so I have to thank you for that too
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Post by leon on Jul 26, 2019 12:58:47 GMT -7
Glad you stuck with it Joe! It may have taken you 3 years to build but your end results look awesome. icon_shoutout_zpsg7nrfmdc
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 26, 2019 19:12:46 GMT -7
Thanks you guys. I really appreciate the good word. I've got another aircraft build coming up and one that few people know about.
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Post by mmthrax on Jul 26, 2019 23:35:49 GMT -7
That is really something!!
Really something to be proud of.
Excellent work sir.
You may inspire someone here to give an aircraft a go.
Very impressive and inspiring work.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 27, 2019 6:54:16 GMT -7
Thanks Mark!! I really appreciate that. I'll be posting my next aircraft build here pretty soon. The next one's gonna trip you guys out.
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Post by Deano on Jul 27, 2019 13:16:24 GMT -7
Nice work here Joe. It does build up into a very nice model indeed. The result has been worth the struggle.
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Post by sharp on Jul 27, 2019 15:27:51 GMT -7
Very nice work buddy!
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