Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[modellius]

Best introduce of a modeler is to show his work, so I present to You my latest work, it's still WIP.

It's an Arado Ar 96 B of the Hungarian AF but with mixed german-hungarian markings, Klagenfurt end of the war

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

From the box it's possible to make both versions, A and B. The box and the content :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

At the first stage I riveted the model and cut out all moving surfaces :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[modellius]

Well, here comes the cockpit. The manufacturer give it i resin and photo-etched combination but it's all wrong, and to be honest when I looked up in the documentations that I have it's not to detailed up too....So I had to scratch

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[No.1]

Very interesting subject, congratulation Do you have all decals to complete machine from archive image?

[modellius]

I'm glad you like it, no I don't have decals, I will paint the markings. Moving surfaces which are made from fabric are very poor on the model, so I had no other option except to made by myself. For the first I made the rudder, it's made of styrene and a so called " Japan Paper " RC modelers used this material for wings on the gliders in the early days.

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[modellius]

The cockpit is finished, I didn't payed too much attention to it , very little will be visible after the two half of the fuselage is glued together.Some detailing and weathering of the visible areas of the cockpit will be done in the late stages of building....

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[modellius]

So, I joined the two halves of the fuselage. Well, the proper word to describe the fit is maybe disaster......

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[modellius]

Well, the wheel bay is totally wrong, no details what so ever and apsolutely don't doesn't fit, so I have to scratch it.
What you find in the box :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

The start of the all new wheel bay :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[modellius]

Well, this took some time, first I had to find out which hose goes where and then to make the " plan and order " of building the hydraulic system in the wheel wells, had to figure out where to start.....

The hydraulic system in the wheel wells :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[No.1]

Impressed!!!

[modellius]

Thank you, glad you like it !

more detailing of the wheels wells :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Well to be honest the landing gear follows the quality of the model so I had to scratch it as well. The base is Evergreen styren :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

The hydraulic on the landing gear have an leather protection which I also had to made. The first step was to put a few rounds of copper wire around the landing gear which will provide me the wrinkle :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Then I crease some chocolate paper to have better texture look, cut it on wanted sized and then glued over the wires. The clamps " holding " the leather on place are made from Tamiya masking tape :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

And how does it looks so far :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[modellius]

I joined the upper and lower halves of the wings and joined them with the fuselage,  Well, I will not say to you anything, see it for your self :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

The first phase is to fill the gaps with styrene :

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[modellius]

All the moving/canvas surfaces are almost done, it's about 90% done, it just needs a little fine tuning.....

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

Arado Ar 96B 1/48

[No.1]

Built from scratch isnt problem for you, I am glad too see old school show time in this build!!!

[draken35]

Great work!

[Second Air Force]

Excellent work!!!!!