1/48 Me 410A-1/U-2 Dietrich Puttfarken - Me/FW Group Build

**Gnomey** · 06-11-2011 05:29 PM

Looking good Andy!

**Crimea_River** · 06-11-2011 06:23 PM

Wojtek, Cory, Hugh, thanks for the compliments guys.

**Peebs** · 06-11-2011 07:35 PM

great job so far mate

**Airframes** · 06-11-2011 07:48 PM

Very nice work Andy. One thing though - the Bordfunker would normally use a seat-type parachute, so the seat pan would be empty to accommodate this.

**vikingBerserker** · 06-11-2011 08:29 PM

Beautifully done! I need to try that technique myself.

**woody** · 06-11-2011 08:40 PM

Looking good Andy i need to try that paint technique also.

**Crimea_River** · 06-11-2011 11:38 PM

Thanks guys. Terry, I admit the thought crossed my mind but I when had a close look at the seat diagram in one of my references there did not appear to be a pan in that seat, nor was one molded into the one on the kit. You may be right and the bit of conjecture on my part will serve as "artistic license" and will be left alone, now that it's done!

More pics tomorrow as I've accomplished a bit more since the above update.

**Airframes** · 06-12-2011 12:17 AM

Nowt wrong with that, as they say 'Up North' Andy !

**Crimea_River** · 06-12-2011 11:26 AM

As they say here Terry, whatever turns your crank!

A few more update shots now that I've also looked beyond the pit. The tail wheel molding is a bit of a disappointment. As you can see, it's a solid clump of plastic reminiscent of some older 60's kits.

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Here's the same wheel after drilling out and scraping away the excess material:

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I've launched into the main gear bays and have cut out an opening and installed one of the CMK resin wheel wells. The wing on the left is how the kit part looks before modification. Although most pictures of Me 210's and 410's show the gear doors closed while parked, there are a few that have them open. I chose to have mine open to show off this always-interesting area of a model. Obvioulsy, the area around the resin part has yet to be sanded and cleaned up.

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Here's a pic of the near finished cockpit tub. Getting this together is very tricky. The B/F's breaker panel had to be removed and repositioned slightly as it would have been difficult to fit it properly to the deck without there being a large protrusion. To fit snugly against the fuselage sidewall, the breaker panel, in addition to being repositioned, had to be thinned down and the ribs on the fuselage had to be cut back. This was all revealed during an all-important dry fitting step. The pilot's tub was cemented into position with the entire assembly fitted into the fuselage to ensure the angle came out correctly as there is no positive positioning at the front.

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The pit is almost done. The split instrument panel has been partly assembled and intrument wires added but I need to finish the other side. Pics on this later.