Dragon 1:32 Bf110D-3

[papa 695]

That's looking great John

 

[flyjoe180]

That engine is a build in itself John, nice work so far.

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

That engine is a build in itself John, nice work so far.

I have to agree it was quite complex. The next update will come tonight

John

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Here it is. The first wing is mated to the fuselage. The fit was excellent. A tad bit of filler was needed, but it the fit was definitely the best I have seen so far. The wheel wells were weathered with a vallejo wash, as I have never seen a "clean" wheel well. Additionally, the exhausts were weathered with an undercoat of burnt iron then a painted over with a mix of 10% silver, 60% red and 30% field grey (gunze aqueous) to create a rusty effect. They will be toned down later, once dried. On the first photo, I was dry fitting he right wing, so do't think I have mated it to the fuselage!

Cheers, John

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[flyjoe180]

Superb work. I too have never seen a clean wheel well, so nice job on that.

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Superb work. I too have never seen a clean wheel well, so nice job on that.

Thanks to Squadron Signal's reference Walkaround book I managed to pick that up! I highly recommend those books.

John

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Sorry for the extremely late update. with christmas around the corner it is really hard to do stuff now. I have now completed the main airframe. Now the niggly bits remain. There was minor fit issues, but these were caused by my idiotic way of my own subassemblies. I left parts out, then I put them in, only to find I should had done it earlier! Anyway, nothing a bit of filler could'nt fix.

John

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[Steve Brodie]

looking excellent

 

[tommy1drop]

Excellent work John, looking forward to seeing more.

 

[flyjoe180]

This is looking great John. Nice progress.

 

[tr1ckey66]

Nice work on the 110 John the work on the cockpit and engine is great.

Looking forward to seeing this progress (I have the Dragon 1/32 110C in the stash)

All the best

P

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Next update will come this sunday as I am away for now.

 

[steve scan]

Coming along very nicely.

 

[john i am]

This is progressing nicely and the level of the works so far is awesome. It will be a very strong contender for the competition but should be the favourite in my eyes.

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Since I got back early from my model, I commenced building again. I primed the model with Gunze Sangyo Mr Primer Surfacer 1000. This is a fantastic filler and primer. I used it for fine tuning the gaps and small seams that could not be fixed with normal filler. Additionally, I started painting the cowlings and I also started assembling the Prop assembly. The round marking on the prop cap was done by employing a Maths round circle stencil It worked beuat, as when I sprayed it over, there was no paint leakage-only a clean nice demarcation.

John

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[noble]

This is amazing work so far that cockpit an the work on that engine is brilliant.

scott

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

I just got started on painting the camo. Throughout, I managed to construct one undercarriage. They were quite complex and detailed. I added some hydraulic cables for the wheels using solder. I used the Tamiya black wash to highlight the undercarriage. This worked most effectively. The undersides were painted according to the appropriate RLM colours. The gunze primer Mr surfacer 1000 that I had previously undercoated worked brilliantly. This will now be my main primer. I fully recommend it to everyone on this forum, unless they have an airbrush that cannot take cellulose based products as this is cellulose based product. I masked the Camo with Tamiya 1cm wide tape, then masked the inside ones with foil-a trick I learned from someone on the forum doing a large scale build (I think it was Polux). This is a great technique as it saves money and time.

John

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[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Here are some reference photos of what I am trying to recreate... This is the exact aircraft that this model is destined to be finished in. The photos came from Airfix Model World Magazine and Kagero. Bombs will not be attached to this aircraft as it was a patrol and defense aircraft, not an attack version. However, the trademark tanks of the D version will obviously be retained.

John

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[saguy]

hi there ... big fan of the 110 ... great looking aircraft. I did one of these when i got back into modelling a few years back ... did not look anything like this .. . Excellant job so far ... cheers

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

All the splinter camo on the wings are now finished The gloss cote is next, to be followed by a flat coat. The small protruding bits now remain such as the balancing horns and the ladder etc... The main undercarriages has been constructed with all the hydraulic hoses added using scratchbuilding techniques with solder. The undercarriage was weathered and highlighted using pin washes. In terms of painting, only touching up remains, the canopy and the mottling. FOr the canopy, I have ordered some montex masks. The glazing is colossal and I do not relish the task of ruining all that glass with mistakes when this is going to be a competition entry.

John

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