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LyleW wrote:Speechless, yet again! Just beautiful.

I agree, no words seem adequate here. Wow!

We are approaching the end of this build and I'm now doing the last details. The weather in SoCal is wet right now so I'm not sure when I'll be able to take the model outside for the customary finished photos but modeling-wise, there is really not much else to do.

The loop antenna and the aerial mast have been added to the fuselage spine. The masking for the early-style tail light has been removed.


On the bottom, a few antenna bits have been added and the weathering on the drop tanks has been finished.




Wing tip lights are glued into place using clear uv-activated epoxy.



The Master brass radar array is glued into place, one side at a time. I needed a solid connection but also one that would give me time to make sure the array was properly aligned. I chose to do this with Tamiya Extra Thin cement but I took the precaution of clearing the contact areas of paint using a fine paint brush dipped in isopropyl alchohol.


The addition of the radar effectively marks the end of the build. There are still some things to do like rigging the aerial antenna but I want to take photos of the bottom before that. I'm also going to hold off on removal of the canopy masks for the finished photos as well.

That’s absolutely gorgeous John! How much more do you have left on this?

Thank Carlos! It's just about done. The only things to do now is rig the aerial wire, which I won't do until I can take my finished photos of the bottom and pull the canopy masks off.

I added some streaking around the hatches on the wing tops...


If the weather stays bad tomorrow, I'll probably add some minor chipping but if the sun comes out, I'm gonna go for the finished photos.

Now it looks like a proper Nachtjager with the installation of the radar. I'm looking forward to the finished photos

Beautiful modeling.

jeaton01 wrote:Beautiful modeling.

I was able to take the model outside this morning for the finished photos. I've got some errands to run today before I can process and post all of the photos but here is a teaser of the model with the canopy masks finally removed. Note that the rolled-up curtains for the radio operator made it through intact and in place!

Outstanding! Still cannot figure out how you get the canopies so nice.

He knows a guy in a miniature framing and glass factory...