Der Rote Kampfflieger

[Duke Maddog]

I'm back on the fishing line..The wire is nice, I can see using it in the Eindecker for actual support but I just can't get it tight enough, too much sag. Short of an actual turn buckle I can't make this work. At least with the fishing line I can heat up something and it'll shrink a bit.

Gotta get the mojo working...just drained. Afraid i'll have nothing to show on the Year End thread.

Don't worry; I'm far and away behind on my usual productivity myself. I got faith in you though, you got this. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Don't worry Bob, I am in the same boat, nadda to show.

 

[moon puppy]

Well i'm back to where I was a month ago.

I like the way this is working better. Not much more to do rigging wise. Lots of paint touch up to do.

 

[phantom II]

Frankly , I like this better Pup .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[jknaus]

Looking really good Bob.
James

 

[moon puppy]

Frankly , I like this better Pup .

Cheers, Christian B)

That's why I ripped it all out and started over Chris. :v

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Looking good Bob!

 

[Iron Mike]

You never know until you try. This is looking good.

 

[errains]

Looking super sweet...now you just be careful or you might end up finishing this here model! :woohoo:
:v

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Looking great Bob! Nice work on the rigging.
:drinks

 

[Duke Maddog]

Bob, that looks super realistic to me. Way to go man!

 

[moon puppy]

Well I guess I didn't do enough homework before getting to this point.

There's an issue at the elevator control cable exit port on the top.

Here's what the real one looks like.

And this is what the kit looks like.

It's almost as if WnW had planed for something to go in that spot like they did with the control cables on the underside of the upper wing. (If you've built one you know what I'm talking about). And of course I didn't notice this till AFTER I got the stabilizers installed.

What's worse is it's mentioned here at LSP review.
"Drill the slots of the elevator control cable exit in each side of the rear fuselage. Note that the full-scale plane had no such square recesses but rather oblong parts with rounded corners. So, it is also required to improve this with photo-etched or scratch-built parts. "

So..while I do my last minute shopping and wrap'n stuff I'm going to think this over.

But on a postive note, a nice new sharp "82" size drill bit made the elevator control horns much more usable.

Yeah there's a lot of goop to clean up, no problem... :tomato

 

[Iron Mike]

Glad to see you back on this one.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Bob, you got this! I'll be watching....

 

[moon puppy]

Maybe a bit oversized but it fits the bill for me.
Filled in those open blocks and will drill out shortly.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Maybe a bit oversized but it fits the bill for me.
Filled in those open blocks and will drill out shortly.

See, I told you that you got this! Well done!

 

[moon puppy]

These guns are freakin' amazing! I feel a little like cheating but what the hey...

Looks like i got some more stuff to clean up but that looks better than just a square block.

A little gloss coat will bring the tone back around.

This is about all i can get in today, headin' to Mom'n'ems for dinner.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

These guns are freakin' amazing! I feel a little like cheating but what the hey...

This is about all i can get in today, headin' to Mom'n'ems for dinner.

They do look superb Bob! Please take some better close up pics if you can as I am quite interested in how they really look.

You are on track with getting it done, but you will have to get with the program to try and

Before next Tuesday night. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

 

[Iron Mike]

Nice save, that looks really good.

 

[Rhino]

The Spandaus are Cool! Have fun at Mom'n'em's!