Eduard 1/48 Bf-110C - Page 3 - Aircraft of World War II

Lucky13 · 10-24-2009, 04:13 AM

Awesome!

lesofprimus · 10-24-2009, 09:39 AM

The gun tray looks excellent Andy, great detail and scratch work...

Wayne Little · 10-24-2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimea_River

It is indeed, although I think I didn't push one of them in far enough. It takes quite a bit of force and it springs back. Its a shame because the are so many other areas on this kit where the fit is absolutely top notch.

Brett Green noted the same issue in his published guide to this kit. However, the kit is still excellent and highly recommended.

Good luck in the show Wayne. Let us know how you do.

Thanks man, will know soon enough....then let you know!

Crimea_River · 10-25-2009, 11:37 PM

Got around to assembling the major chunks this weekend. Wings fit to the fuselage nicely although I found it necessary to hollow out the large flat area on the wing and reduce the tab size. Once that was done, they fit quite well with only minimal filling needed. The major problem areas are, of course, the nacelle to wing joints. Putty has started and I'll spend the next few nights getting this area right.

The gap between the nacelle and fairing on the flap is way too big, also the product of not having been able to push the nacelle into the wing far enough. I'll fill this gap with some plastic card.

Sorry for the blurry images. They match my eyesight. Maybe a new lens for Christmas.

muller · 10-26-2009, 12:02 AM

Nice progress!

Lucky13 · 10-26-2009, 08:32 AM

Looks great mate!

Crimea_River · 11-07-2009, 09:15 PM

Well progress has been a bit slow while I tried to figure out what version of the 110 I would build and what scheme to do. I settled on a BF-110 C-4 code S9+SM of 4/SKG 210 in a faded winter camouflage. My separate thread (below) talks about the selected scheme in more detail.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...eme-21471.html (Bf 110 Fans - HELP NEEDED for Paint Scheme)

SO! Now that I've settled on a C-4, and having scoured John Vasco and Fernando Estanislau's excellent book "Messerschemitt Bf-110 C, D, and E An Illustrated Study", I found a number of mods I needed to make, since it seems the kit had some parts molded as an E variant. In particular, the wheels needed a smaller hub as typical of the C series. Also, the trim tabs on the elevator have multiple actuators/links molded on. The C only had the single actuator on the bottom of the tab.

Photo 1 shows everything as it was this morning. The tape over the nose is to protect the protruding MG. I'm not sure it will survive, even so. I cut the elevators off so that I could deflect them downwards. I wish model companies would stop molding the control surfaces as part of the rest of the wings. I like droopy elevators and twisted rudders and almost always have to cut them off. I'm debating whether to move the rudders. The filling over the engine cowl area is evident. A couple of passes have been done with varying wet/dry sandpapers and these areas should be ready for primer.

Photo 2 Detail work on the elevator trim tab. The 2 actuators on the bottom were cut off, leaving the fairing for one. The trim tab was cut and deflected upwards, opposite to the elevator deflection which will be downward. A new actuator rod and linkage were added with sprue and card.

Photo 3 Shows the two tires side by side. The one on the right is as it was supplied with the kit with the larger hub. The one on the left is after the modification. I used my Dremel tool to remove the outer ring of the hub and filled the gouge with putty. It didn't turn out as smooth as I would have liked but this is as good as it will get as I reached the limit of my patience. The E model actually had slightly larger tires as well but the tires supplied with the kit scale close to the 875mm diameter supplied for the C so I didn't need to do anything else.

Tomorrow will be for filling some areas on the underside, including the gap behind the nacelles.

Thanks for your interest.

B-17engineer · 11-07-2009, 09:16 PM

How lovely! Nice!

dirkpitt289 · 11-07-2009, 09:20 PM

Nice work, I like the work on the elevator trim tab. I've been tempted to try such detail but haven't had the nerve

Crimea_River · 11-07-2009, 09:55 PM

I work with a good pair of tweezers under a magnifying glass with good light. Gap filling superglue in tiny amounts works very well. I'd never attempt this in 1/72 scale. 1/48 is kind of pushing it for me too. I've been experimenting with my limits, treading the fine line between enjoyment and insanity. This is only my 3rd build after being out of the hobby for 25 years.

dirkpitt289 · 11-07-2009, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimea_River

I work with a good pair of tweezers under a magnifying glass with good light. Gap filling superglue in tiny amounts works very well. I'd never attempt this in 1/72 scale. 1/48 is kind of pushing it for me too. I've been experimenting with my limits, treading the fine line between enjoyment and insanity. This is only my 3rd build after being out of the hobby for 25 years.

Well from where I'm sitting you can't tell you've had such an extensive hiatus from the hobby. I look forward to this and other builds from you.

Crimea_River · 11-07-2009, 10:20 PM

Thanks Dirk. I'll get to that 262 in the Group Build yet!

109ROAMING · 11-07-2009, 10:59 PM

nice progress

Heinz · 11-08-2009, 12:41 AM

With Daniel

Wayne Little · 11-08-2009, 07:07 AM

Doin' great man!

10-24-2009, 04:13 AM	#31
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Awesome! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

10-24-2009, 09:39 AM	#32
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,503	The gun tray looks excellent Andy, great detail and scratch work... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

10-26-2009, 12:02 AM	#35
muller Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Emerald Isle Posts: 1,497	Nice progress! __________________

10-26-2009, 08:32 AM	#36
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Looks great mate! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

11-07-2009, 09:16 PM	#38
B-17engineer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,689	How lovely! Nice! __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe36UMRkRbk

10-25-2009, 11:37 PM	#34
Crimea_River Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 388	Got around to assembling the major chunks this weekend. Wings fit to the fuselage nicely although I found it necessary to hollow out the large flat area on the wing and reduce the tab size. Once that was done, they fit quite well with only minimal filling needed. The major problem areas are, of course, the nacelle to wing joints. Putty has started and I'll spend the next few nights getting this area right. The gap between the nacelle and fairing on the flap is way too big, also the product of not having been able to push the nacelle into the wing far enough. I'll fill this gap with some plastic card. Sorry for the blurry images. They match my eyesight. Maybe a new lens for Christmas.

11-07-2009, 09:20 PM	#39
dirkpitt289 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Plainfield New Jersey Posts: 434	Nice work, I like the work on the elevator trim tab. I've been tempted to try such detail but haven't had the nerve __________________ Regards Dirk

11-07-2009, 09:55 PM	#40
Crimea_River Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 388	I work with a good pair of tweezers under a magnifying glass with good light. Gap filling superglue in tiny amounts works very well. I'd never attempt this in 1/72 scale. 1/48 is kind of pushing it for me too. I've been experimenting with my limits, treading the fine line between enjoyment and insanity. This is only my 3rd build after being out of the hobby for 25 years.

11-07-2009, 10:20 PM	#42
Crimea_River Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 388	Thanks Dirk. I'll get to that 262 in the Group Build yet!

11-07-2009, 10:59 PM	#43
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,004	nice progress __________________ "When all else fails read the manual"

11-08-2009, 12:41 AM	#44
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,742	With Daniel __________________

11-08-2009, 07:07 AM	#45
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	Doin' great man! __________________

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