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Title: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on November 04, 2020, 04:28:42 PM
OK, let's go with that new one! So, it's a kit printed in 3D; first time I'm working with such a kit...
Parts are really nice. The attachment plots used for printing are removed by the manufacturer but you have to finish the work, sanding the residues. That took me two afternoons because there were lot of sanding to do...

I noticed that sanding was not complete on the propeller... Trying to ameliorate the result, I broke a propeller blade! Trying to fix the broken blade, I broke another blade!!!
...OK, cool, be quiet, keep calm... I remembered that I have on my stash an overtree of Eduard Spitfire XVI. The propeller has the same size than the Dieselkit one; so I replaced the 3-blades propeller of the kit by a 4-blade one...

Then it was time to wash the parts; there were lot of sanding dust on them. I put the parts in a water basin with dish soap; rinced them and then put them on a towel and throwed the water away in the lavabo of the kitchen.
...But back to the workbench I realized I've forgot to remove the windshield out of the basin! Of course, the windshield was definitively gone...
I take a Q-tip plastic coverbox and made a new windshiel with that plastic...

After that, my first work was to dig the exhausts with a drill (1,2mm).

The instrument panel doesn't really exist in the kit; just a part without instruments engraved and no decals. So, back to the spare box; I had a Yahu Spitfire IX instrument panel at 1/72 scale; that fits quite perfectly on the kit part!

I will also use 1/48 WWII Luftwaffe seatbelts  :-green

Then I've glued some parts together.

The figurine is named "Lucy the Cowgirl" but having a cousin that is photomodel, I will better name her "Linda" because she posed for a photograph with a cowboy hat  :-love :-love :-love

Hope to continue very soon...

Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on November 04, 2020, 10:00:18 PM
Just wonder who imagine kits like this one :-razz hope that broken propellers are last problems and you will enjoy entire build :-ok
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on November 08, 2020, 05:38:40 PM
I also hope that the broken propeller and lost windshield will be the only problems...  :-green
And yes indeed, imagination is needed for those creations.

Next step for me: a little bit of miliput
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on November 08, 2020, 05:42:26 PM
So precise work with Miliput!!
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on November 08, 2020, 05:58:30 PM
Easy: first you delimit the area with Tamiya masking tape. Then you put the miliput; not too much, just what is needed. Then with a toothpick and moisted q-tips, you finish the work and finally you remove the tape  ;)
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on November 08, 2020, 06:10:45 PM
Master ;)
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: modellius on November 12, 2020, 08:53:26 AM
Looks great ! Thank you for the tip with miliput !
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on November 12, 2020, 09:29:24 AM
Thank you!
Sanding excess of miliput ask for more time than usual putty; that tip was given to me by my friend Dominique Jadoul : he uses lot of miliput when creating masters for RetrokiT...
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on December 15, 2020, 02:25:06 PM
Linda had her fingers (right hand) broken. Little surgery done with stretched sprue. Red choosen to have good vision of the position of the fingers during the process...
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2020, 06:23:16 PM
 :-eek  :-clap :-clap :-clap
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on December 16, 2020, 07:18:28 PM
Thank you my friend  :))

Today, back on the "Aviator" : correction of the putty on the right side (there were not enough); this time I used miliput.
I've also corrected some defaults on the left wing (gaps due to the 3D printing)
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on December 16, 2020, 07:24:40 PM
I guess it is perfect now :)
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on December 17, 2020, 11:03:37 AM
Perfect? No, not yet...

First, I have fixed the cockpit into the Aviator. Miliput was needed again; but with the technique I'm using, that was easy and even fun! I've also corrected the joint of the turbines.
...And what is not yet perfect? Well, in the process of sanding the cyano on the wings, some rivets disappeared. I've begun their replacement but I think I will do that for the external hal of both wing; to have similar rivets that are a bit thicker then the original ones.
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on December 17, 2020, 11:19:32 AM
Huge tiny job :))
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on December 17, 2020, 02:10:31 PM
Yes my friend; in the meantime I've replaced (6+5+4+3)x2 rivets!  :)) :)) :))
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on December 19, 2020, 07:08:55 PM
Yesterday I've airbrushed some AK Xtreme Metal on the Aviator.
I'm happy with the result obtained with the Burnt Metal. Polished Aluminium gived excellent result but not the one I was wishing... Better to airbrush Aluminium!

But! As it's frequently the case with metal paints, the Polished Aluminiumrevealed lots of lines caused by the 3D printing process (see the arrows photos 3&4)... Unacceptable, of course.
So, today I decided to make a step back.
First step: paint is removed (Q-tip, toothpicks and methanol).
Second step: I put the plane on a piece of paper; mark the lines and the number of rivets on the papersheet ; sand ALL the rivets of the wings (of course, I will re-create all those rivets - 134 in total); wash the plane and, as you can see on the last photos, 3D printing lines are lesser then before but still there; my next step will be to eliminate them...
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on December 19, 2020, 07:33:47 PM
So much for but worth final results!
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on December 19, 2020, 07:47:04 PM
That's life...  ;)
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: modellius on December 25, 2020, 09:45:22 PM
Like it a lot !
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on December 26, 2020, 02:05:43 PM
So, lot of work...
I've applied Mr Surfacer 1000 on the wings; then the new sanding phase have taken a looong moment (approximatively 10 hours). I placed the Aviator on the paper sheet again and used masking tape as a guide for rivets. I prepaired +/- 250 rivets (principe of precaution) then I glued a total of 156 on the wings...
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on December 30, 2020, 12:45:06 PM
 :-clap :-clap :-clap golden medal for this extra work!
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: modellius on January 03, 2021, 01:57:07 AM
Great !
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on January 04, 2021, 07:29:58 PM
Thank you friends!

After having airbrushed a new white base, I've begun to paint some details in red (Due to all the rivets, I prefer to work this way).

I've also progressed on Linda. Not the traditional way to do: I will finish by the flesh paint. AK 3D acrylics are used.
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on January 04, 2021, 07:55:36 PM
 :-ok
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: modellius on January 07, 2021, 09:17:20 PM
Looks great !
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on January 17, 2021, 07:15:05 PM
Progress on Linda - but she's not kind at all!
To resume: when I received the kit, the hat was broken on the back side. I sent a mail to Der Sockelshop and I received a replacement part (good customer service). Then as you know, I've broken Linda's right hand fingers - I repaired my mistake with stretched sprue. During a painting stage, a can of paint falled... onto the figure and broke the front part of the hat! Fortunately, to repair was easy - But so doing, I broke the annulus finger of her left hand, abose the hat! Fortunately again, the finger was still on my cut map and I glued it in place - but the broking location was visible... Best solution I've found is to offer her a ring... (made in stretched sprue, of course...)

OK; now be calm and quiet, baby!  :-green

...And as you can see, painting is in progress.
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on January 17, 2021, 08:27:59 PM
You have Golgotha with this kit, hope you will finish it without any additional problems...
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on January 18, 2021, 07:40:27 PM
Well, hope so...
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: modellius on January 20, 2021, 02:06:09 AM
hard work so far but fell out nice, keep it on mate !
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on January 27, 2021, 10:21:33 AM
The Aviator was airbrushed with Tamiya XF-12 black as base for AK Xtreme Metal (I prefer to use Tamiya or Gunze matt Black better than the AK Black base from AK, as this last one react with the Tamiya tape...).
Turbines painted in red (Gunze H3)
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on January 27, 2021, 11:52:49 AM
Good idea, this remind me that I also in past use such black paint as base!
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: modellius on January 28, 2021, 08:18:13 PM
nice progress !
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on February 04, 2021, 09:54:02 AM
Thank you!

Some progress: AK Xtreme Metal Steel airbrushed on some parts; turbines painted with AK True Metal Aluminium - a second painting phase will be needed.

The seat is base painted with AK 3D acrylic Mahogany Brown - not finished yet...
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on February 04, 2021, 09:58:27 AM
I like this sinister look, it fit perfectly!!
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on February 07, 2021, 05:02:34 PM
Thank you my friend. Not an easy build anyway; I've masked the bombs to paint the cone in red but the masking tape reacted with the paint resulting in a disastrous granulous effect; so, once again, I have to remove the paint (just of the bomb fortunately!)

Wishing to keep my zen attitude, I changed my mind painting the first layer of basic flesh paint on Linda.
Shee looks better now  :))

And, still, I'm not happy with the look of Linda : the color of the hat is not appealing enough. I will repaint it in black.

Morality: not all the builds are simple and easy...  :-green
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on February 07, 2021, 05:03:45 PM
 :-smey :-smey :-ok
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: modellius on February 09, 2021, 01:01:12 AM
Nice progress !
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on February 10, 2021, 05:33:28 PM
Paint on the bombs removed...
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on February 13, 2021, 08:17:21 AM
...Bombs airbrushed in red over a white base; then head masked; then black: now the parts are ready for aluminium painting
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on February 13, 2021, 09:15:15 AM
You parts holder is interesting :)
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on February 14, 2021, 02:23:08 PM
You parts holder is interesting :)

It's a self-made; easy to do. A good base, a drilling machine and a little bit of time...
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on February 14, 2021, 02:28:44 PM
AK Xtreme Metal Aluminium was airbrushed; then AK True Metal Brass for the exhausts; final assembly and the Aviator is finished.

Well... It's a nice kit but I'm not sure it's a good idea from the manufacturer to send to customers kits that are directly 3D printed: it would be better to print a master, then to sand and finish it smoothly before selling the resin made from that master. Too much print lines on the kit. With all the rivets it was rellay a big problem for sanding correctly. That's why I had to remove the wings rivets...

Linda will follow later... I wish to build something else actually.
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: No.1 on February 14, 2021, 04:07:58 PM
Excellent finale  :-razz :-clap :-clap
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: draken35 on February 14, 2021, 04:25:28 PM
Thank you my friend! :)
Title: Re: Steampunk : The Aviator (Dieselkits 1/35)
Post by: modellius on March 01, 2021, 12:21:18 PM
looks great !