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50 4 January, 23:03
Skyhiker kirjailijaThis is a test...this is only a test. If this were a real emergency my AMS would take over. I want to see if I can do an out of the box build. So far I have almost never been able to. Wish me luck.
4 January, 23:06
Skyhiker kirjailijaI think this is my first time with an ICM mold. The kit has a lot of flash and is very subtle in its markings. This creates a bit of a challenge cleaning things up because I have to stop and figure out what to take away and what to keep. But I think when everything is cleaned up it should be pretty straightforward.
4 January, 23:59
Skyhiker kirjailijaI think I am becoming an ICM fan. The mold is not the easiest but the subtle details and perfect scaling are great.
5 January, 14:54
Skyhiker kirjailijaThere was one piece that was too big to fit. The instructions said that it was the backing for the control panel for the navigator. I started filing it down but then realized that Revell screwed up the instructions and it was actually the pilot's headboard. Now I have to repair the headboard.
1 5 January, 19:14
Skyhiker kirjailijaWell I blamed Revell for getting the instructions wrong but when I checked the ICM instructions they had the same mistake. The piece clearly belongs behind the pilot if you look at the kit. So either the engineers who designed the kit got it wrong or the graphics department got something wrong. Either way I went with the kit and not the instructions.
6 January, 18:43
Skyhiker kirjailijaToday I was going to paint most of the day but my airbrushes were not cooperating so I ended up brushing the interior.
6 January, 18:44
Skyhiker kirjailijaThe more I work with this model the more I am truly amazed at how finely detailed ICM was able to make the mold. It's incredible. I hope I can keep any of those details without the paint just filling it all in.
8 January, 15:12
Skyhiker kirjailijaWelcome everyone. It's starting to come together. Soon it may even look like a plane.
14 January, 02:23
Skyhiker kirjailijaA bit more progress made today. Now I have to wait for everything to dry before attempting to put on the landing gear.
1 14 January, 13:26
Skyhiker kirjailijaA set of masks would have saved me a lot of time, but after shipping they would have cost more than the kit.
17 January, 15:14
BozoOuch, seen the very first picture.
few flashes but lovely plane with this inline engine version.
17 January, 15:21
Skyhiker kirjailijaYeah, there was a lot of flash on the kit. It took me a day to get all the parts cleaned up but in the end the kit is actually not too bad.
17 January, 15:26
Skyhiker kirjailijaI got the bottom painted but I think I am going to give it a day to cure before masking it.
1 19 January, 17:37
Skyhiker kirjailijaThis build is making me question why I predominantly use an airbrush instead of a paintbrush.
1 20 January, 15:33
Mr DHi Skyhiker 👋
Always pays to give paint good drying time before more work, l like 48hrs on main airframe, probably why l tend to have couple of builds on the go ..... something to do between drying periods.
Looking good , l always hand paint my wheels, lve done 67 in 2yrs 🫣
Good luck on next steps 👍
21 January, 19:41
Skyhiker kirjailijaI got the base layer of RLM71 down. I'm not happy with the windows but I couldn't sand them down flat without damaging a lot of details. I'll have to see how it looks when the paint is dry.
23 January, 21:14
Mr DComing along nicely 👍
An interesting wing shape.. interesting aircraft generally, nice 🙂👍
23 January, 21:35
Michael KohlThe wing shape actually gave inspiration for the Spitfire. Rolls Royce - if I recall that right - acquired a He-70 for test purposes. Here the designer of the Spitfire saw the plane.
1 24 January, 13:41
Skyhiker kirjailijaThat's an interesting bit of history Michael. I didn't know that but I did notice the similarities. As a matter of fact I was just comparing the two a few days ago.
24 January, 15:22
Skyhiker kirjailijaWell, somehow the landing gear broke on me, so I had to scratch build a new part. Seems to be working now.
24 January, 15:55
Mr DGood job on the camo, every plane probably has variations in camo so box art is good, it does work well as a camouflage that pattern, breaks up the profile well.
Nice build 👍
24 January, 19:29
Skyhiker kirjailijaI managed to get the flu so I'm not getting much done right now.
26 January, 23:29
Skyhiker kirjailijaThanks for asking Jennifer. I'm slowly getting back on my feet. My fever is gone now, but I'm still pretty tired. I'm taking it one day at a time.
1 5 February, 02:01
Mr DLooking really good....l like the wings on this one and the wing ribbing comes through nicely. ... Doing nice Jon👍👍
5 February, 22:22
Skyhiker kirjailijaSo, I finished this kit today. I'll post some photos tomorrow.
2 7 February, 19:27
Skyhiker kirjailijaFinished. This one isn't going to win me any awards but I think it came out alright. There are a few things that I would do differently if I were to build it again, but I am happy with the results.
2 8 February, 11:44
Mr DBrilliant 👍👍 great job really like it , it's a menacing looking bits , the Germans liked there inverted engines.
15 February, 16:24
Skyhiker kirjailijaThanks guys. This is a pretty cool airplane. I'd like to do the bare metal version as well someday.
15 February, 17:20
