phantom II
Master at Arms
Ian, this is fantabulous now that I have found my way out of the live reconstruction
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
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1/32 SCALE BLACK WIDOW - BANGED -UP OF COURSE
- Thread starter Brokeneagle
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Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Hey James,
the sheet plastic I added to the right side was just to reinforce and fill the modified, detached molded wing root. You don't need to do anything if you are building it as normal.
Thanks Saul, MR, Luiz and Christian.
Ian.
phantom II
Master at Arms
Wish I had not looked at all those rebuilding efforts 
Now I'm wanting to build one....smaller of course :idonno
Cheers, Christian B)
Now I'm wanting to build one....smaller of course :idonno Cheers, Christian B)
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Wish I had not looked at all those rebuilding efforts
Cheers, Christian B)
1/48 Christian?
Glad to help motivate
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Thanks Warren.
All I know about directly underneath the turret is that there is a round mechanical bath for the turret M's and their mechanical paraphernalia - I suppose the ammo lived in or around this somewhere.
Hope I haven't stated the obvious.
Ian
mike walsh
Master at Arms
Excellent work Ian,
It's been awhile and mate your pouring it on .
Well done the early stages are looking good.
Michael
It's been awhile and mate your pouring it on .
Well done the early stages are looking good.
Michael
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
A little more progress with Holiday time......
Working on the cockpit extra's still. Eduard have done a great job but it isn't a walk in the park trying to fit everything in with the original plastic and keep track of the replaced parts.
Also the Trumpeter brass is very stiff and does not bend easily so please be aware that the finer PE frame parts on this kit are quite difficult even with the Etchmate to bend them .
This was a 'doosy', bending and gluing the reinforcement framing for each side of the gunner's cockpit area.
Ended-up gluing it by folding everything in place and using 'thin' application super glue and letting it run down the length of the part catching each rib as it went.
Main thing is to keep track of what you are replacing and keep test fitting...please keep in mind that these are taken a super macro level and do not look this rough at normal vision levels.
I recorded the original part number on the back of the modified part if I took it off the sprue, others I applied the changes on the sprue itself. Some parts had to have their detail sanded off, and when they recommended the brass to replace the plastic,I still tried to retain the plastic box shape as a strong base under the brass - sometimes this meant a reduction in shape size.
I also have replaced the ribbed hose provided in the kit as I thought I could get a better effect by wrapping it in wire - this also solved the seam line problem.
There is still a lot more to add and gaps to fill etc.
Gorgeous 
phantom II
Master at Arms
Very impressive Ian . Are you sure you want to crash it ?
Cheers, Christian
Are you sure you want to crash it ? Cheers, Christian
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Thanks everyone for the comments. 
Helps keep me motivated
Christian - absolutely! :laugh:
Update - my custom base was finished and picked -up today.
Tape'd up the bits and pieces to check the look and fit.
Ian.
Helps keep me motivated Christian - absolutely! :laugh:
Update - my custom base was finished and picked -up today.
Tape'd up the bits and pieces to check the look and fit.
Ian.
kryptosdaddy
Active member
Such a nice kit, a shame to see it cracked up! But I really look forward to seeing you replicate the crash damage Ian.