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Re: 1/48 Eduard 109G
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:19 pm
by Fermis
This Brassin engine has been a thorn in my side for the past three days now. Lots of tiny/fragile parts...I put in a solid 7-8 hours in parts clean up and assembly alone. Throw a few more hours on for painting and detailing. I'm SO glad that's over!!! Just like the "E", the guns and their associated details will go on later, so I don't destroy the stuff when masking.
The other G...
The line up, as they sit now.
(That E was nothing short of a PITA to close up around the engine!)
Re: 1/48 Eduard 109G
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:38 pm
by mostrich
Maybe a PITA, but well worth the effort, Fermis. I really like what I see. Especially the last picture greatly shows that these planes were just a massive engine with a small CP behind it plus a pair of wings.
Re: 1/48 Eduard 109G
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:03 pm
by Manny1943
Dang, sorry to hear that engine has been such a pain in the Brassin...
...see what I did there?
I did notice that the Revi gun-sight on the recon bird was sans the leather "face-plant" cushion on the front?
Re: 1/48 Eduard 109G
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:23 pm
by Adam
Well the engine looks good at least. I'm finding the Eduard kit to be quite fiddly myself. Did you have any problems with the bottom fuselage join just behind the wing? One of my pieces is like curved up there making a huge step gap.
Re: 1/48 Eduard 109G
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:30 pm
by Fermis
Adam wrote:Well the engine looks good at least. I'm finding the Eduard kit to be quite fiddly myself. Did you have any problems with the bottom fuselage join just behind the wing? One of my pieces is like curved up there making a huge step gap.
There is a slight "offness" there...doesn't seem too bad, but have yet to build the wings and fit em to see how bad it really is.
Here's todays progress.
Scratched some detail in the tail...cameras, master compass, framework and linkages for the control surfaces.
Hard to see in there!!!
Access panel made from Arizona Sweet Tea can...
Re: 1/48 Eduard 109G
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:02 pm
by Fermis
...and just whipped up the forward camera fairing...
Couple pieces of sheet styrene and a slice from a thick tube of some sort.
Profile view...
Re: 1/48 Eduard 109G
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:04 pm
by Stikpusher
Re: 1/48 Eduard 109G
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:11 pm
by Manny1943
Fermis wrote:...and just whipped up the forward camera fairing...
Couple pieces of sheet styrene and a slice from a thick tube of some sort.
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Profile view...
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Told ya'll MOFOs he wasn't bluffing...
