Something big and German-Bf110

[flyjoe180]

Should be a good one to watch Steve.

[stona]

I had every intention of starting this next week but sadly (or happily depending on your point of view) another job has come up which I couldn't turn down. It's only for a week, so I'll delay the


kick off for seven days or so and revive the thread when I get some bits stuck together.


Cheers


Steve

[papa 695]

That work thing sure gets in the way Steve

[Robert1968]

I started my he111 ages ago but lost some ventral glass so I'm hoping to source this ( 1/32 scale he 111 is huge but always wanted to do the Me110 in the G series loved the radar set on the nose and think not sure did it also have the upward firing cannon n the fuselage? Also I hare 1/32 me 109 in the stash


How much you pay for the 110? Just out of curiosity


Regards


Robert

[Guest]

The box art is seven shades of wrong perspective wise! I'm sure the contents are fine, but that's the shoddiest box art I've seen for a while! Far wing is bigger than the foreground wing, such an oddity, for most of the time, I am filled with joy at the skills of the model box illustrators

Stona, you best get the sprues with the wings on outta the box, and see if the same guy who painted rhe box did the tooling!


You might end up with EXACTLY as shown on the box!!

[PhilJ]

If it's anything like the dragon me262 kit I did it's gonna be a bit of a mare. As Barry said the instructions can be pretty lame too I went to reference a lot on mine.


I'm sure you'll make a good job of it, I'll be watching


Phil

[Guest]

Looking forward to seeing this build out Steve!

[stona]

I've finally got underway and have spent a few hours achieving what doesn't look like much! I've basically started on the cockpit sub-assemblies. I still haven't figured out how much I want to assemble before I start painting, certainly more than this lot.






I'm thinking of a little desert vignette for this one, at least for a few photos. I recently acquired a Luftwaffe service set at a very reasonable price:






It comes as a bag full of resin bits:






I don't have any instructions (which are just someone else's opinion of how something should be put together) and I'm not sure how much I'll use. Should be fun


Cheers


Steve

[Guest]

Should look good with the repair crew.

[stona]

I have been working on this. I've decided to build the interior as in the box, despite knowing that it's not correct for my subject. I just can't be bothered to fix it. This is going to be more about making a two colour upper/lower camouflage look convincing anyway!


It's too dark to take any pictures, but I'll post some soon. My eyes have just about recovered from painting the instrument panel, no decals for it in this kit


Cheers


Steve

[Guest]

Oooohhhh nice extras.


Scott

[stona]

some of the internal bits painted.






I've gone with an RLM 02 interior. The Bf 110 E (one of which I am building) went into production alongside the D series in 1940. At some time during D series production the interior colour changed to the darker RLM 66. My aircraft is an early example of the E series, complete with the longer rear fuselage (to carry a life raft and survival equipment) and that's why I've gone for 02. Also it looks better in the finished model


Cheers


Steve

[The Migrant]

Great work so far Steve. Are you going to add seat harnesses?

[stona]

Are you going to add seat harnesses?

Yep, in keeping with the OOB theme the the not very good photo etch ones that come with the kit. They look alright one attached. Here's the pilot's seat, all a bit clean as I've literally just done it!.






More and more kits do now include belts/harnesses, even if something like these not terribly good photo-etch ones. I do think that it's an important thing to add in any scale. A cockpit without a harness is incomplete to my eye. It's one thing I always do add if it's not in the box. I've used the RB Productions and HGW sets, both of which are very good, if a bit of a fiddle to make up. There may be others equally good but I've not tried them.


Cheers


Steve

[papa 695]

Looking very good Steve, and I do like your extras. I don't think you'd need instructions just take a look at the box picture and a man of your talent should be fine