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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf 109 Two-Seat

« on: April 10, 2020, 02:26:38 PM »

Also, I could be farther along with the Messerschmitt and Convair projects but I've also been working on this--the transmission on our old Jetta is acting up and I must replace all the shifting solenoids.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf 109 Two-Seat

« on: April 10, 2020, 02:12:28 PM »

Just can imagine my self... on work bench beer (as usual), F-106 and Bf 109... result is What If Convair Bf 109 

It's good that they are so different in size or I could have done a "hybrid" interceptor!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Kamov Ka-50 (Hobbyboss 1/72)

« on: April 10, 2020, 03:41:14 AM »

Superb!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Messerschmitt 609 (Huma 1/72)

« on: April 10, 2020, 03:40:19 AM »

Good contrast by using white...

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Trumpeter F-106B

« on: April 10, 2020, 03:39:25 AM »

All the major parts are put together and time for primer:

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf 109 Two-Seat

« on: April 10, 2020, 03:35:49 AM »

Here's a separate post showing the Falcon kit that started this all:

As you can see, the casting method is definitely short-run with heavy pour-stubs on all the parts. The detail on the parts is not really too bad and this kit can be built with some extra work. However, the fuselage is too long forward of the wing and that needs to be shortened a bit. My favorite parts of the kit are the canopies (two provided) and the decal sheet and markings choices.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf 109 Two-Seat

« on: April 10, 2020, 03:32:21 AM »

Thanks everyone!

Progress, the cockpits were done and halves joined last night with a nice refreshment and I finished main assembly today. Then, primer stage (with the "big brother") . I've also gotten brave and cut the front and rear hinged portions from the vacuform canopy enclosure.

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Miscellaneous Subjects / Re: Horse: Vaidoso

« on: April 08, 2020, 07:33:31 PM »

Lovely subject!

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Warplane Art / Re: Dornier Do 215

« on: April 08, 2020, 03:52:26 AM »

That's a great looking machine!!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf 109 Two-Seat

« on: April 07, 2020, 04:51:26 PM »

This is the last Hasegawa Gustav in my collection. It really is simple, but so was the real airplane!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf 109 Two-Seat

« on: April 07, 2020, 03:00:14 PM »

I scratch-built the instructor's cockpit area with styrene sheet and strips for the right cockpit wall. The left wall, seat, rear bulkheads, rudder pedals and control stick all came from my extensive collection of Bf 109 spare parts! Then a little RLM 66.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Trumpeter F-106B

« on: April 07, 2020, 02:53:38 PM »

This F-106 is continuing in parallel with Daniel's Mirage 5--we're both at relatively the same stage:

Modellius, the fit of this Trumpeter kit is really nice and doesn't require a lot of filling. I probably could have done a better job of joining the two fuselage halves and used less red filler. The only tricky part of building this kit (the two seat version was easier in this respect) is getting the nose gear box and cockpit sandwiched into the fuselage halves. It takes numerous dry-fittings to get the instrument panel just right before everything can be glued in place.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Kamov Ka-50 (Hobbyboss 1/72)

« on: April 06, 2020, 12:02:55 PM »

As a mechanic, that rotor head is so interesting to me....

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf 109 Two-Seat

« on: April 06, 2020, 12:00:03 PM »

I'll take a few photos of the Falcon kit and give a "mini-review" of it in unbuilt form. I can say it has a really nice offering of decal choices that I am excited to use.

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Aircraft Modeling / Bf 109 Two-Seat

« on: April 06, 2020, 02:34:20 AM »

One of the few variants of the 109 I haven't accomplished is a G-12 trainer. Years ago I bought a Falcon Models kit and set it aside for a later time. I pulled it off the shelf this weekend and it is a VERY short-run style kit. It can certainly be built, but for now I'm going to convert this old Hasegawa G-2 into a two-seater using one of the canopies that comes in the Falcon kit.