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2. The Eduard kit is a
"Profi-Pack" which means it is an old Mauve kit with
replacement Eduard parts in Resin and Photo-etch. There is a new resin
cockpit, wheels and bomb. The photo-etch frame provides the instrument
panel, sway braces, cockpit levers, cowling and such like. The model
will be finished as a Soviet Airforce aircraft from the Great Patriotic
War (World War Two). |
3. By the 30th June (8 days
later) these next two photo's show that nearly all assembly had been
complete on the model. Here we see a close up of the cockpit. With the
spray can finish removed it was possible to get a finer finish with an
airbrush. Some simple and delicate detail painting with some dry
brushing brought out all the details in the resin and photo-etched
parts. The fuselage/wing joints have been filled and rubbed down in this
photo. The fit of the kit wings to fuselage were quite dreadful with a
major gap in span of nearly 4mm per side. |
4. It was found that when the
Eduard Resin rear cockpit bulkhead was pushed up between the cockpit
walls that it was sized to force the sides of the fuselage out by enough
to nearly meet the wings.... The Eduard Resin cockpit floor was also sized
to match. I wonder how the builders of the original Mauve kit got on
with this? It leaves one problem - the rear canopy is the Mauve one and
it also had to be forced wider and fitted with Superglue to meet the new - wider-
fuselage. |
5.
A very similar view taken
of the model in September 2004 a few weeks after completion. The model
has been fully airbrushed inside and out. Full weathering has been
applied. Mark figured that the Soviet Airforce may not have kept their
aircraft in tip top condition in the bitter Leningrad winters during the
desperate fighting of 1943... Therefore it gives us licence to go to town
on the weathering a little bit. Note the scuffed paint, dirt and oil
stains from the drop-tank drain. All panel lines have been filled with
black acrylic to highlight them. |
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6. Other weathering has been
applied with Artists Oil Pastels ground to dust on sand-paper. |
7. This weathering includes
highlights to panel lines, the gun smoke streaks and exhaust plume. |
8. A view inside the cockpit. This interior
was airbrushed the correct colour after the original paint was removed. |
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All items here are from the Eduard Kit.
Just a little dry brushing and some weathering was required for that
'just vacated' look. |
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10. The canopy was masked with
Eduard-supplied masks although these do not stick well as the adhesive
peels off. |
11. The paint chips were
applied with a detail brush and metallic paint. |
12. The colour of the spinner and wheel hubs
is the same red as used on the BF109's spinner (as seen on this web
site). |
13. Side close-up. |
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14. The aerial wire is fishing line and it
caused me no end of problems as it fell off several times.
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15. Another source of difficulty was the
Eduard resin radiator. It did not fit too well. |
16. The streaks of gunpowder back from the cannons and over
the wings did not appear to go on too straight. |
17.
These pictures are taken with the model situated on an
unfinished base. The base has been shaped and a wood dye applied. |
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18. When the base is complete, photo's of it and the P-40
will be added to this section. Watch this space.... |
19. ....worth waiting for. |
20. Diorama complete with bucket, bag, and
bomb. Note the name plate shown in detail later. |
21. More views... |
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22. More... |
23. The finished name plate in place. |
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