JU-88 1/48 Dragon x2

[Plastickitbasher]

The paintwork is fantastic great work so far

 

[treyzx10r]

Thanks for all the positive commentsGang!


Ran into a mystery of sorts,this damage mysteriously appeared over the weekend. No explanation can be found as it was not near any heat source at all,very wierd,


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No sense fretting over it,after I got over being angry I dove in and fixed it. I cut the rudder away and filed the edges flat on both surfaces. Then I added some sheet styrene cut to fit,then filled gaps and seams with thin ca. The surface still needed a little green putty and after a final sand and rescribe I reattached the rudder and primed the repair.


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Now I can get bact to fitting the cable fender!

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Ouch! Very nasty. Glad to see you fixed it though. Nice build so far. You should do a Bf 109F to go with it after this :D


John

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Yes it's a mixed bag. When I did Jets I liked the Eduard 'Zoom Sets' for the cockpits, and depending on the model maybe an exhaust. Problem is I don't have a local model shop, so when you are buying a kit online you try to cut down on postage and get everything together, and with PE you very often are buying blind, and get disappointed.
When I did my EE Lightning, I bought a resin cockpit etc. etc. which wasn't cheap, and when you fitted the very small canopy everything in the cockpit was hidden - a big waste of money. Moral of the story - do your research first. Cheers Derek

Funny, I always like loading up my models with lots of scratchbuilding and resin with PE, although 50% of it isn't seen. It gives me a sense of satisfaction.... :D I really like getting Eduard sets and Aires cockpit sets as I always pose the canopy open.


John

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice fix Trey. That is weird damage! Almost looks like a hot nail or something like that was poked up into the fin from the rear. Anyway, looking good now it's all repaired.

 

[Dave W]

Nice fix for the damage Trey.

 

[Wong Ryan]

nice ... very nice indeed. and glad that u fix that nasty mysterious damaged part

 

[Caledonia]

Weird damage Trey, but your repair is as good as new. Derek

 

[treyzx10r]

Found the culprit for the mystery damage,my magnifier! This time of year the Sun is at just the right angle to come in and hit the lens, will be keeping the drapes drawn until the afternoon from now on!


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[Airfix Modeller Freak]

LOL! Magnifier.....


Truly an invisible vandal of models. Good to know you found him though


John

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

Thanks for all the positive commentsGang!
Ran into a mystery of sorts,this damage mysteriously appeared over the weekend. No explanation can be found as it was not near any heat source at all,very wierd,


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No sense fretting over it,after I got over being angry I dove in and fixed it. I cut the rudder away and filed the edges flat on both surfaces. Then I added some sheet styrene cut to fit,then filled gaps and seams with thin ca. The surface still needed a little green putty and after a final sand and rescribe I reattached the rudder and primed the repair.


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Now I can get bact to fitting the cable fender!

I probably would had got an aftermarket replacement or trashed it if that happened to me. Good to see you are sticking through this build.


John

 

[papa 695]

Found the culprit for the mystery damage,my magnifier! This time of year the Sun is at just the right angle to come in and hit the lens, will be keeping the drapes drawn until the afternoon from now on!
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Your very lucky Trey that could've gone up in flames very easily.


But a great fix.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

As Ian said ...... It could have been a whole lot worse Trey ......... Damn good repair though.


Peter

 

[grumpa]

Excellent work ! great repair of solar attack must have had you going for a while til you figured it out ! Carry On ! Jim.

 

[flyjoe180]

Yeah, lucky you didn;t have solvents or paint near that heat source Trey. A warning for us all there.

 

[treyzx10r]

Thanks Fellas! Sorry for the delay been working double shifts and my puter bit the dust ! Moving on the splinter is on. I've damaged and repaired the cable fender several times now,just the slightest bump bends it,so frustrating !


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[flyjoe180]

That's looking A1 Trey. The cable fender does look flimsy. At least you didn't have to mask it

 

[Dave W]

Paint looks reply good.I wouldn't trust myself with that cable cutter!.It would have to go on right at the end of the build if it was my model.

 

[papa 695]

Looking sweet Trey

 

[tommy1drop]

Looking great Trey