Revell 1/32 Arado Ar196 B

[Si Benson]

Looking very nice indeed, the paint finish on the wings is excellent :thumb2:

[yak face]

That is looking superb vaughan , beautifully clean work as always , fantastic ! Cheers tony

[Ian M]

That is sharp! Great job so far.

[Vaughan]

Thanks guys. I've managed to find some more time for the Arado. This afternoon I have undercoated and top coated with light olive. I have yet to start on constructing the canopy. I was hoping to buy the resin version from Ally Cat Models but it's still not in stock and it's the only one made, so there's no alternative. Anyway here's some images of where I'm up to. Still a way to go but progress is being made. It will be a year round on the 12th of April so I do need to get this one finished!!

[tr1ckey66]

Oh my lord, that looks good!
Keep up the stunning work Vaughan. It's great to hear that you're well and see you building again, not least because you turn out results like this!
Why the Alley Cat canopy? Is the Revell part not any good?

Cheers
P

[BarryW]

Looking great Vaughan

[Jim R]

Hi Vaughan
That is looking really superb. A tribute to your patience and skill.
Jim

[colin m]

It is indeed, quite impressive. Splendid work old boy.

[Vaughan]

Paul thanks, the issue with the canopy is that it is made up of of several parts and unfortunately you can see the joins that have internal tabs. The only way round this is to mask the framework extra wide to cover this up here's the canopy I built back in 2012. It looks fine but I thought I would give the resin one a go, plus it's also bit of fiddle to construct them. The resin version is cast as one so there's no problem with the framework. All the decals are complete just the rudder to mask and spray red and a decal of a swastika this one needs to be on a white circular background I have various sizes from Xtradecal.

[Vaughan]

Rudder complete and a final coat of Klear applied. Swastika had to be cut in half prior to applying this work well. next up a clay wash and then a matt coat to finish.

[Vaughan]

Still no news from AllyCats re:- the canopy so I've made a start on the kit canopy. As I said before the canopy is broken down into nine parts that have to be glued together and held at the right angle this was done in situ on the fuselage. The first two sections can be done on the fuselage but the last section which the middle section slides over is better glued and taped and then sat inside the sliding section to guarantee a perfect fit. Once this last section has set (24hr) I can then start the painting process. This a bit of a drawn out process but this is the only way I've found works.

[scottie3158]

Vaughan,
Lovely work the canopy looks like a patience tester.

[Vaughan]

Yep you hit the nail on the head, you might say a labour of love. This is the only part of the model Revell didn't get right. As with the last Arado I've had to mask it wide so the fixing tabs don't show.

[papa 695]

Just caught up Vaughan, great work on the belts, ( I know it was some time ago ) and the rest of the build is looking stunning

[Vaughan]

Allycats now have the resin canopy back in stock a bit late for my build as I've already completed and attached mine. I have ordered one that also includes canopy masks and decal masks, which I can use on the two float version that's in my stash. It might be a while before I build it but at least I have one.