Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3 TinTin's Arado!

[sharkman]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

few more updates...

got the cockpit and fuse together... added a few scratch builds in here (there was no floor for the rear cockpit)



interior



assembled floats



test on floats



added rigging with stretched sprue



put the prop, engine and cowl on and added some wire for the hoisting cables



should be ready for some paint shortly!

 

[moon puppy]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Nice job Warren

 

[phantom II]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Looking good Warren :coolio Looks like it could have use some lead in the floats .

Descent kit ? I have not built mine yet.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[ij001]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Very nice clean work, Warren.

Ian.

 

[sharkman]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Thanks Ian, Christian and Bob!

Looks like it could have use some lead in the floats .

Thought about that but it actually sits pretty well. I've noticed the floats on the Arado were at an odd angle compared to other float planes. You can see it if you look at a side profile shot. Not sure why.

Descent kit ? I have not built mine yet.

Cheers, Christian B)

It is a pretty descent kit given the age of it. It does have raised panel lines but the fit is good, detail is descent and the dimensions look good (the front of both floats might be a bit off in shape but that's all that I noticed.). I'm fairly impressed!

 

[lupanzer]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Very nice job Warren

Luiz.

 

[SA Dave]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

few more updates...

got the cockpit and fuse together... added a few scratch builds in here (there was no floor for the rear cockpit)



interior



assembled floats



test on floats



added rigging with stretched sprue



put the prop, engine and cowl on and added some wire for the hoisting cables



should be ready for some paint shortly!

Awesome

 

[phantom II]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Thanks Ian, Christian and Bob!

Looks like it could have use some lead in the floats .

Thought about that but it actually sits pretty well. I've noticed the floats on the Arado were at an odd angle compared to other float planes. You can see it if you look at a side profile shot. Not sure why.

Descent kit ? I have not built mine yet.

Cheers, Christian B)

It is a pretty descent kit given the age of it. It does have raised panel lines but the fit is good, detail is descent and the dimensions look good (the front of both floats might be a bit off in shape but that's all that I noticed.). I'm fairly impressed!

Hmmm I had never noticed the floats looking different . I'll have to look

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[ausf]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

 

[sharkman]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Thank you gents!

Had one of the kids home for March break and now the folks have them this weekend so I was able to get a bit done Thursday evening and this morning.

Masked up!



pre-shaded! Going to use Tamiya flat yellow because I find for yellow, it covers the best!



First coat! I realized, if you pre-shade with yellow, you should not use black (it is very hard to cover). maybe a grey would have been better.
Anyway, I'm on the 3rd coat now and it might take 1 more to get the coverage where I want it,



When I was talking about the accuracy before, I mentioned that I thought the kit looked great aside from the shape of the front of the floats. tried to show what I was talking about here, comparing it to an MPM 48 scale 196. They look fine from the side.....




but from the top they just look a little narrow at the front (IMO). Didn't measure anything, just going by eye!



Started to scratch build a trolley for it with a few wheels from the spares box







Used some thin cuts of styrene tube cut in half to make attachments for the axle



ta da!



That's all for now. Might work on it some more this afternoon!

 

[phantom II]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Very cool Warren . Really needs a ground dolley , unless you just happen to have a catapult

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[SA Dave]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

I am wayting for the Tin Tin and snowey figures hahahaha

Looks great

 

[ij001]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Excellent progress.

Ian.

 

[sharkman]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Thanks Christian, Dave and Ian!

Here's where I left off this morning!



4 coats of yellow and the black struts were a major pain to paint! One little flick of a brush and black specs everywhere!

:vmad

 

[sharkman]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Finished it up this afternoon! Sorry dave, no Tintin or Snowy!











F.E.R.S = expedition du Fonds European de Recherches Scientifiques

(or in english, E.F.S.R., European Foundation for Scientific Research)

Decals were 1/72 Japanese code letters!




The beaching trolley!

 

[phantom II]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Warren, it looks spectacular in yellow and black .

Since there is no Snowy, I'll add another character that was very entertaining... and the color scheme blends right in.

Am I the only one to remember him ?

Cheers B)

 

[helios]

Nice! :drinks

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Great job Warren! Your beaching trolly is fantastic!

Mike

 

[razordws]

Great job on painting all that yellow Warren and yes the trolly is fantastic too.

 

[moon puppy]

Encore Models Arado Ar 196 A-3

Finished it up this afternoon! Sorry dave, no Tintin or Snowy!











F.E.R.S = expedition du Fonds European de Recherches Scientifiques

(or in english, E.F.S.R., European Foundation for Scientific Research)

Decals were 1/72 Japanese code letters!




The beaching trolley!

Great job Warren!