SPA Modeler

I like your assessment and approach! Wow! Red is a bullseye. Congratulations to you! Well spotted and sourced. I definitely would ignore Eduard’s geometric black stripes and paint more or less the way invasion stripes were done: I like your dotted line assessment as being an area of interpretation for painting.

Thanks Bruce, I think so too ! :-)


Some work has been done... nope the cockpit is not ready, still finding it difficult to finalize the remaining seat harness..
So instead I have looked what else I can work with before I am eventually forced to finalise the cockpit....

The fuselage halves were connected slowly but surely, using only Tamiyas Extra Thin glue, and glueing inch by inch


One of those things I least like, is fixing the seams. This time I was patience, kept on sanding, filling the seam with with Mr Surfacers and sanding and filling and sanding, polishing etc..

Finally I had a a very smooth surface, though difficult to see in the picture but I know after a layer of primer and coat, the seam will be gone, for good..


This evening started the construction and first paintwork / of the BMW engine... A masterpiece of itself!

Here some of the main parts have received a layer of Mr Paints "aluminium"


Some basic weathering, even if engine will not really be visible at all. The build will have all the engine panels closed.


Again a weekend is coming, however this time weekend will bring everything but bench time...

So let's see what comes next!

- Kari

Your work so far is incredible; I appreciate the detail shots of your progress! Great documentation!

speedgraflex wrote:Your work so far is incredible; I appreciate the detail shots of your progress! Great documentation!

Thanks Bruce!

- Kari

Filling the seam is simply exquisite, the additional Mig AMMO washes on the BMW cylinders is incredibly effective. Taking notes...

Thanks Bruce!

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Work with the engine continues.

Because the fit of the two cylinder-blocks were not the best in the world, I had to press the pieces very hard against each other.
And what would be a better tool for this, than a squirrel money-box, full of coins...

I will let him take care of the work, he is doing fine! Or perhaps he is a she ??



Let's see what next!

- Kari

Now that’s a modeling tool not seen every day...
But if it works as needed...

Congratulations, Kari. I am for the first time, speechless! Of course, we all have seen squirrel weights for sale at the local hobby store, but such a pricey item is rarely seen in use!



Seriously, incredible work on the engine!

Stikpusher wrote:Now that’s a modeling tool not seen every day...
But if it works as needed...

The funny thing is, that it really works!

speedgraflex wrote:Congratulations, Kari. I am for the first time, speechless! Of course, we all have seen squirrel weights for sale at the local hobby store, but such a pricey item is rarely seen in use!

speedgraflex wrote:

Seriously, incredible work on the engine!

Thanks Bruce!

- Kari

Nice looking squirrel; it must be a she since she has such lovely eyes!

Nice job on the improvisation. Way to go!