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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 3, 2024 17:47:24 GMT -7
I'm going to re-start this thread under my admin account to avoid confusion fellas. I'll be hitting the highlights and deleting my original thread to avoid confusion. With the AMT Corvette build winding down, I've decided to switch to guns for the next build. Ask anyone who knows me as a modeler and one of the first things they'll say is that I am a lover of WWII Luftwaffe aircraft. With that being said, I would be remiss if I left out one of my favorite aircraft ever in the Focke Wulf lineup.......the Ta-152. With airspeeds reaching the 460mph mark, a 30mm cannon firing through the center of the prop spinner and two 20mm cannon in the wing roots, this aircraft was a deadly opponent against Allied bombers as well as fighters. I'll be going with the Dragon kit for this aircraft build and will be opening it up to display the engine and tailwheel retracting mechanism in the tail plane.  I managed to make a couple of changes so far to the interior. One of which was the usage of PE rudder pedals from Eduard. Kit parts are kit parts and the plastic ones just didn't look right. Same goes for the control column as I robbed that from one of the spare Fw-190 A kits that I had in the stash. Flip switch / guard for the button at the top of the column hand grip was added using a PE strip that I had and I added the column wiring retainer at the bottom of the column shaft made from a BMF strip and given a coat of flat clear to tone the chrome effect down into a metallic look. Pilots seat is all painted up, detailed and weathered and is ready for the seat belts that came in the mail yesterday.  |
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Post by DeeCee on Sept 4, 2024 1:59:33 GMT -7
That is some tiny detail in that cockpit mate, i would really love it if you sent me some of those tiny people to help with my detail work..  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 4, 2024 2:42:11 GMT -7
That is some tiny detail in that cockpit mate, i would really love it if you sent me some of those tiny people to help with my detail work.. Some will call it cheating but those controls and instrument panels are actually 3D decals from Quinta Studios Dale. A VERY welcome sight in the model aircraft world. I may have shared this in the original thread I started but this is an 1/48 scale F-14 cockpit from a fella at MSC using a mixture of paint and 3D Quinta Studios decals just so you can get a glimpse of what these things can bring to the table in a much more busy cockpit.  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 4, 2024 7:07:47 GMT -7
Over the course of the last few days I've been putting these fabric seat belts from HGW together (yes the buckles and latches are separate pieces and the belts have to be fed through their openings) and I've gotta say that I'm very impressed with them. Not only do they look a lot more realistic than the PE ones that I've seen (and used), but they can also be lain pretty much any way you want them. I laid these out in a bit of a non-traditional way that I've done in the past so a lot more of the details on them can be seen and for a more natural "lay". So far....  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2024 13:54:23 GMT -7
OOOOH !!! I'm a pushover for aircraft!!  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 4, 2024 14:40:41 GMT -7
OOOOH !!! I'm a pushover for aircraft!! Glad to have you along on this one and again glad that you are back Brandon!!  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 7, 2024 7:43:05 GMT -7
Just to give you all an idea of just how good these belts are, I took a photo shot of the belts as I was putting them together. Photo etch version of belts for this bird on the left and the cloth ones I just put together on the right. I'll let you decide on which ones look better. These HK cloth belts are totally awesome stuff and I will definitely be using these in moving forward on all of my aircraft builds.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2024 8:27:22 GMT -7
Seat belts look great!! But, they are not too fun to build. But a kit without them looks empty. Nice!!
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 7, 2024 8:45:55 GMT -7
Seat belts look great!! But, they are not too fun to build. But a kit without them looks empty. Nice!! I find it a real eye opener in comparing the belts in the photo above with the PE offerings on the left and these cloth ones on the right. The difference is VERY telling. |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 10, 2024 10:01:08 GMT -7
I've now moved on to the powerplant section of this build for now because I'm going to have to get the fit right with this before I close the fuselage halves together. I built up the OOB Dragon Jumo 213 along with the 213 from Zoukei-Mura and set out the Aires 213 next to them. I've got them all next to one another in the following photo to check the difference in dimensions as well as to show the differences in details from one kit to the next because they are dramatically different. Dimensionally, the ZM version is only slightly larger and has a TON more detail than either the Dragon OR the Aires version. I'm really wanting to use the ZM 213 in this build provided that it will fit in there. I'll be test fitting things soon to find out what my real options are. If the ZM wont work then I'll use the Airies offering as it's next in line for detail. Left to right. Dragon, Zoukei-Mura and Aires.  |
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Sept 10, 2024 17:08:44 GMT -7
I'd be wanting to use the ZM motor too, much better detail. Fingers crossed it fits.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 11, 2024 4:17:16 GMT -7
I'd be wanting to use the ZM motor too, much better detail. Fingers crossed it fits. I'll be using a few things from the ZM kit on this one Bruce. I've seen two of the ZM kits built up where one guy just stopped working with it because of poor fit issues and the other one.....while finishing up with it mentioned how difficult it was to work with. Having the ZM kit in the stash myself, I opted to use certain parts from the kit as it has a TON of details not covered by Dragon such as this engine. As you mentioned though.......fingers crossed.  |
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 11, 2024 4:48:55 GMT -7
I'd be wanting to use the ZM motor too, much better detail. Fingers crossed it fits. I'll be using a few things from the ZM kit on this one Bruce. I've seen two of the ZM kits built up where one guy just stopped working with it because of poor fit issues and the other one.....while finishing up with it mentioned how difficult it was to work with. Having the ZM kit in the stash myself, I opted to use certain parts from the kit as it has a TON of details not covered by Dragon such as this engine. As you mentioned though.......fingers crossed. you could always build both engines and put the second on a dolly |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 11, 2024 5:00:07 GMT -7
I'll be using a few things from the ZM kit on this one Bruce. I've seen two of the ZM kits built up where one guy just stopped working with it because of poor fit issues and the other one.....while finishing up with it mentioned how difficult it was to work with. Having the ZM kit in the stash myself, I opted to use certain parts from the kit as it has a TON of details not covered by Dragon such as this engine. As you mentioned though.......fingers crossed. you could always build both engines and put the second on a dolly One of these days, I would love to build a diorama the way Green KreationZ does with his work by putting one of these into a crate. If you haven't seen this fellas work yet, he is AMAZING at it. Check it out: Luftwaffe Maintenance Diorama |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 14, 2024 6:40:18 GMT -7
I did manage to shoehorn the ZM engine into place using the Dragon engine mounts and firewall parts.  I'm spending a TON of time now so that this will all go together without a hitch later on in the build. After taking off some of the inside edges and thinning the fuselage around the top of the engine area and removing a little bit of detail from the top of the engine I think this is going to fit in there well. I'm going to have to be careful with the added details on the engine so as not to contact the fuselage but I'm feeling good about it all so far.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2024 7:27:42 GMT -7
I know this is a different kit, but it seems so familiar to when I built mine. Looking good!
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 14, 2024 7:43:50 GMT -7
I know this is a different kit, but it seems so familiar to when I built mine. Looking good! Thanks Brandon. I aaaaaaaaaalmost went with the Hobbyboss C-0 for this one when I first started but nooooooooooo. I had to choose the way of more difficulities. lol |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 15, 2024 7:21:27 GMT -7
I now feel comfortable enough with the fit of the engine and mounts in the fuselage to go ahead and put some paint and weathering on the ol 213. Along with the references that I did have already, a good friend of mine supplied me with some VERY good reference shots of one of these powerplants. Here's with the base engine built up and some light weathering put down. Still got A LOT of assembly to go with this engine as there are a good number of parts but I wanted to get a good start on it:   |
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Post by Deano on Sept 17, 2024 23:51:26 GMT -7
This is looking stunning Joe. I'm finding this build a bit double edged. It inspires me to start mine then I look at your standard and get cold feet  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 18, 2024 2:45:17 GMT -7
This is looking stunning Joe. I'm finding this build a bit double edged. It inspires me to start mine then I look at your standard and get cold feet Thanks Tim. Don't worry about what your first attempts will be like brutha. I didn't start off building these things to the level that I'm at today (and I've still got a LONG way to go mind you). Bring 'er on bud as there is still almost 4 months left in the GB "over there". I spent more time on the engine yesterday weathering and adding details to this 213 to bring out a bit more realism by adding worn effects as well as dirtying things up in a subtle way to give a good used effect to the engine without going overboard. I really REALLY like working with this Zoukei Mura Jumo 213 as I don't think those guys missed a single detail on their take of this engine. Where we are this morning:  |
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Post by kwt on Sept 19, 2024 16:04:11 GMT -7
Holy cow... never knew there was so much detail in one of these. Joe... |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 20, 2024 3:33:40 GMT -7
Holy cow... never knew there was so much detail in one of these. Joe... Thank you Jeremy. Yeah......these 1/48 scale offerings have quite the aftermarket calling. There's pretty much no end to the things that you can pick up for them. Of all of the aircraft that I've built, it's my Fw190 D-9 that I'm most happy with as everything just "clicked". One of the most detailed and easily assembled aircraft that I've built to date. Most of my aircraft builds take anywhere from 7-9 months to complete but I got the D-9 done in just 4 months. LOTS of aftermarket stuff went into that one:    Scale reference:  and she went on to win 1st in her category and then on to Best Axis Aircraft of Show  |
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Post by kwt on Sept 20, 2024 4:06:37 GMT -7
That is awesome... and congrats... There's so much going on. You did a fantastic job with this.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 21, 2024 5:53:52 GMT -7
That is awesome... and congrats... There's so much going on. You did a fantastic job with this. That one was actually fun as everything just seemed to fit.....but then again......the kit itself was a Tamiya and that part of it pretty much just fell together. It was all of the aftermarket stuff that took up the rest of the time. |
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Post by kwt on Sept 21, 2024 8:54:49 GMT -7
That is awesome... and congrats... There's so much going on. You did a fantastic job with this. That one was actually fun as everything just seemed to fit.....but then again......the kit itself was a Tamiya and that part of it pretty much just fell together. It was all of the aftermarket stuff that took up the rest of the time. You kinda make me want to get a plane now... |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 22, 2024 6:07:34 GMT -7
That one was actually fun as everything just seemed to fit.....but then again......the kit itself was a Tamiya and that part of it pretty much just fell together. It was all of the aftermarket stuff that took up the rest of the time. You kinda make me want to get a plane now... These things will indeed get their hooks in pretty deep. Opportunities for detailing are off the charts. lol I've been spending a good amount of time with this Jumo 213 and getting everything to work together. I've still got the cannon on the back of the engine and mounting everything to the engine mounting framework but here's the ZM engine so far with the Dragon engine attachment fixtures, exhausts and other tidbits now in place. The real engine:  Where we're at with this now:   |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2024 8:35:23 GMT -7
That is looking really good. This is turning out to be another spectacular build. I'm jelly.
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 23, 2024 2:47:16 GMT -7
I have to keep reminding myself these are half the scale of our cars when you detail them Joe, simply mind blowing to me
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Post by lowlife on Sept 23, 2024 5:05:47 GMT -7
Looking good Joe, should be another winner ! Good to know that even with aircraft your stuffing a bigger motor in it ! !  |
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Sept 23, 2024 20:26:10 GMT -7
That engine looks amazing, beautifully weathering
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