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Model Forum / General / Models / August 2005monogram 1/48 he 111
you guys know i like this ac, so after "practice" building 3 lindberg, a airfix, matchbox and uh, i forgot, i'm ready for the biggie. any caveats, must have's or really cool decal sheets? tanks, -e > you guys know i like this ac, so after "practice" building 3 > lindberg, a airfix, matchbox and uh, i forgot, i'm ready for > the biggie. any caveats, must have's or really cool decal > sheets? > tanks, > -e Eduard...etch-fan. Interior (now in color), exterior, bomb bay. the bomb bay is a really cool looking piece of structure, IMO...though I like the torpedo bomber as illustrated on the ProModeler box. Both Superscale and Aeromaster have some decal sheets out there, as I recall. I'm still looking for a scheme for mine. I have a couple sets of decals, but I still really like the OOB scheme with the white nacelles, so I may just go for that...for a change. I'll probably make up the decal set from other sources, though. Hate those Monogram decals.  Signature- Rufus >> you guys know i like this ac, so after "practice" building 3 >> lindberg, a airfix, matchbox and uh, i forgot, i'm ready for [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >nacelles, so I may just go for that...for a change. I'll probably make >up the decal set from other sources, though. Hate those Monogram decals. hey, did i see that? sure don't remember, but thanks for the refs...you've turned me into a pe monster. i'm still not real good at it, but it seems to be like vac-form canopies. once you cut one right and see it, it's nailed. and pre colored parts? wowsers! so about $80 worth of after market for a $18 kit? seems about right. a cool bomb bay is the way to go... >>>you guys know i like this ac, so after "practice" building 3 >>>lindberg, a airfix, matchbox and uh, i forgot, i'm ready for [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > seems about right. > a cool bomb bay is the way to go... Yeah...I'm going broker buying up the sets for the 1/32 Avenger at the moment. The interior set is WAY cool - tons of brass structure for the bomb bay there. And for the radio compartment and such. I think the most I've ever gone is for all five sets for the Academy Hornet... Signature- Rufus >> In article <LYaMe.255356$_o.1007@attbi_s71>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >I think the most I've ever gone is for all five sets for the Academy >Hornet... a big ed set or your own? >>>hey, did i see that? sure don't remember, but thanks for the >>>refs...you've turned me into a pe monster. i'm still not [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > a big ed set or your own? Got each set one by one. I haven't caught on to using pre-cut masks yet. So I just get the etch sets. Signature- Rufus >>>>hey, did i see that? sure don't remember, but thanks for the >>>>refs...you've turned me into a pe monster. i'm still not [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >Got each set one by one. I haven't caught on to using pre-cut masks >yet. So I just get the etch sets. having seen your art, it appears quite successful. still haven't started my pby, damn thing still scares me. did you say there is a canopy mask set? black box? >>>>>hey, did i see that? sure don't remember, but thanks for the >>>>>refs...you've turned me into a pe monster. i'm still not [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > still haven't started my pby, damn thing still scares me. > did you say there is a canopy mask set? black box? I'm sure there's one out there, but I don't use them so I'm not up on them. I masked my -5 with Scotch tape. Signature- Rufus >> In article <NrdMe.31245$084.11104@attbi_s22>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >I'm sure there's one out there, but I don't use them so I'm not up on >them. I masked my -5 with Scotch tape. i need help on canopies. a little too much palsy in the old hands...yours looks wicked pissah. yours is why mine won't be a cop out black cat. too easy a paint scheme. >>>having seen your art, it appears quite successful. >>>still haven't started my pby, damn thing still scares me. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > hands...yours looks wicked pissah. yours is why mine won't > be a cop out black cat. too easy a paint scheme. Thanks. I really like that sub-chaser scheme and I have a whole series of them planned ranging from the -5 Cat to Avenger to SBD to Helldiver to Wildcat. Which reminds me...I still haven't made up my mind on a scheme for my -5A... Signature- Rufus >> In article <LOqMe.274336$xm3.133806@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >>>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Which reminds me...I still haven't made up my mind on a scheme for my -5A... sounds like my faa fleet in the works. not all of them, just the active service 1939-1945. even that is a lot! The Aires cockpit set (with resin & PE) is v ery nice, too. Don McIntyre Clarksville, TN >The Aires cockpit set (with resin & PE) is v ery nice, too. > >Don McIntyre >Clarksville, TN i do like aries. hope i can track one down. Unless it has been corrected in this latest re-issue of the kit, the fit of the large nose section to the fuselage is awful - leaves a big step that is almost unmanageable. Some of the cockpit instructions are vague. Art > you guys know i like this ac, so after "practice" building 3 > lindberg, a airfix, matchbox and uh, i forgot, i'm ready for > the biggie. any caveats, must have's or really cool decal > sheets? > tanks, > -e >Unless it has been corrected in this latest re-issue of the kit, the fit of >the large nose section to the fuselage is awful - leaves a big step that is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Art what is the cure for this? cut and refit? new chunk? and while we're there, how is the nose glass? i ordered the masks today, so i have ny fingers crossed. well, with this dam arthritis, i think i do. IIRC the nose glass also serves as the front fuselage section. It is all a single clear piece that one paints where necessary. As far as a fix is concerned, judicious sanding and filling are required. Art >>Unless it has been corrected in this latest re-issue of the kit, the fit >>of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > i ordered the masks today, so i have ny fingers crossed. > well, with this dam arthritis, i think i do. >IIRC the nose glass also serves as the front fuselage section. It is all a >single clear piece that one paints where necessary. > >As far as a fix is concerned, judicious sanding and filling are required. > >Art i like the idea it's one piece. the lindberg and airfix are 2 pieces and i'm not skilled enough to hide a join like that. > you guys know i like this ac, so after "practice" building 3 > lindberg, a airfix, matchbox and uh, i forgot, i'm ready for > the biggie. any caveats, must have's or really cool decal > sheets? > tanks, > -e Here's a couple of other products nobody's mentioned (AFAIK): 1. True Details makes (made?) a resin cockpit detail set, no. 48458. Looks like pretty typical TD. Nice looking seat with much better seatbelt detail than the kit's. 2. Koster Aero Enterprises (Bill Koster) put out a comprehensive mixed-media detail set with clear vacuform parts for gondola front and rear, dorsal enclosure, nose sphere, pilot windscreen, pilot and crew hatches; white vac parts for nose shell ejection fairing, bombadier pad, special ordnance carrier plate, cargo containers, engine nacelles for 111P; and a bunch of various MGs, cannon and ammo drums in white metal. The set allows you to build P-2, 4 or 6, and H-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 or 14 variants. Greatmodels.com sell the Koster set for $21.95 USD: http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcart/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=kae20 Pip Moss >>you guys know i like this ac, so after "practice" building 3 >>lindberg, a airfix, matchbox and uh, i forgot, i'm ready for [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Pip Moss Yeah - second the True Details set. Well worth the nice TD price. I didn't use the panel (the kit one is crisper, IMO) but the seats and sidewall details from it are well worth adding. 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