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BV 138 Flying Clog
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phantom II
Master at Arms
Thanks for dropping in Dave . 
Since yesterday's discovery of the problems there has been a lot of super glue added to the gaps .
Layers of Mr. surfacer have been added and sanded while I was thinking on possible repairs of the most troublesome places .
Some were outright carved out and some are now being grafted with additional stock.
Never seen this done before, so I hope I can blend them in :hmmm
Thanks for looking. Cheers, Christian B)
Since yesterday's discovery of the problems there has been a lot of super glue added to the gaps .
Layers of Mr. surfacer have been added and sanded while I was thinking on possible repairs of the most troublesome places .
Some were outright carved out and some are now being grafted with additional stock.
Never seen this done before, so I hope I can blend them in :hmmm
Thanks for looking. Cheers, Christian B)
Think if you got enough glue under there and bonded it should work. 
phantom II
Master at Arms
I thing so, but it's definitely not in a good place to stand....and the plastic card is a lot softer than the plastic . Leading edge is now a drop off :S ARgggghhh !
phantom II
Master at Arms
Well, here's a carrot :
Hope you have loads of money . Free shipping . Cheers, Christian B)
Barney
Well-known member
Christian,
It is always good to see someone willing to take on the "easy" kits.
Seriously, This looks to be a unrelenting SOB and it is good to see you plugging away. If you ever get THAT frustrated, drop me a line. I "know a guy" who will be happy to blow it into tiny pieces. He does it for me all the time. :yipee
It is always good to see someone willing to take on the "easy" kits.
Seriously, This looks to be a unrelenting SOB and it is good to see you plugging away. If you ever get THAT frustrated, drop me a line. I "know a guy" who will be happy to blow it into tiny pieces. He does it for me all the time. :yipee
phantom II
Master at Arms
Christian,
It is always good to see someone willing to take on the "easy" kits.
Seriously, This looks to be a unrelenting SOB and it is good to see you plugging away. If you ever get THAT frustrated, drop me a line. I "know a guy" who will be happy to blow it into tiny pieces. He does it for me all the time. :yipee
HI Barney. Nice of you to look in on me
Not only do I do the easy kits but I build all the ones that you seldom see
Mainly because I have built the others years ago. I mean I have 5 Bf 109 and three Spitfires . Just how many does one collection need ?As far as unrelenting goes, this kit is going together much better than the Octopus Duck or the Italeri GO 244 did.
I have no explosives ( the local police have a dim view on that ) but there are plenty of other means of disposal if need be . Thank you for the reference though
.Cheers, Christian B)
Barney
Well-known member
Happy to be of service... the Cleveland cops also take a dim view of personal demolition items, but so what? A man has the right to protect his property and land mines, claymores, and machine guns nests are so much better than 911. :zen
I try to limit my attempts at difficult kits as much as possible... My trashcan is a mute testament to all the junkie kits I have worked on and gotten frustrated with. :vmad
I try to limit my attempts at difficult kits as much as possible... My trashcan is a mute testament to all the junkie kits I have worked on and gotten frustrated with. :vmad
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hello all !
For those of you that were concerned this thing might sink in one of my ponds to never be seen again . Thanks for your concern but
Ain't gonna happen .
I cleaned and scribed the wing floats and after looking at some pix, decided to make a few improvements .
The ailerons are something else again . Truly a strange idea . Didn't fit any better than the rest, so this is what I came up with rather than trying to glue them in place.
So now , all the major components are on and primed except for the floats and stab braces .
Hopefully , in the next couple of days I can make any stray scribe disappear from the outer wings and then the fun can really start .
Cheers, Christian B)
For those of you that were concerned this thing might sink in one of my ponds to never be seen again . Thanks for your concern but
Ain't gonna happen .I cleaned and scribed the wing floats and after looking at some pix, decided to make a few improvements .
The ailerons are something else again . Truly a strange idea . Didn't fit any better than the rest, so this is what I came up with rather than trying to glue them in place.
So now , all the major components are on and primed except for the floats and stab braces .
Hopefully , in the next couple of days I can make any stray scribe disappear from the outer wings and then the fun can really start .
Cheers, Christian B)
It's going to be a show stopper I know, can't wait to see it. 
phantom II
Master at Arms
As always , thanks for supporting my vices with your encouragements .
Luiz, Bob, Dave, James ,Phil and Chuck.
Monumental! Just the fun parts left after all that monkey- wrenching. Thanks Chuck. The monkeys don't scare me as bad as Dave's spiders
As I was handling this monster and trying to get some of the small pieces attached I decided I needed to come up with a work stand . Actually , two .
The painting started in a small way .
I hope I can paint more tomorrow :fencing
No cad drawings were used, no C&C or jet cutters were used
I only used a box cutter metal rule and a pencil . I recycled box of cat necessities
Anyhow, not much to see but the stand work as good as if money would have bought them :coolio
Thanks for looking. Cheers, Christian
Luiz, Bob, Dave, James ,Phil and Chuck.
Monumental! Just the fun parts left after all that monkey- wrenching. Thanks Chuck. The monkeys don't scare me as bad as Dave's spiders
As I was handling this monster and trying to get some of the small pieces attached I decided I needed to come up with a work stand . Actually , two .
The painting started in a small way .
I hope I can paint more tomorrow :fencing
No cad drawings were used, no C&C or jet cutters were used
I only used a box cutter metal rule and a pencil . I recycled box of cat necessities
Anyhow, not much to see but the stand work as good as if money would have bought them :coolio
Thanks for looking. Cheers, Christian
phantom II
Master at Arms
So thats what called a "FEW IMPROVEMENTS"
Dave, anytime I have to raise more than three fingers at a time " I call it a few "
Cheers, Christian B)
