frankenfort ........finished

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ......body shots

well an update of sorts.


it seems to all fit. only issue was after i took these pics i managed to open the seam down the underbelly between the bomb bay and belly turret. got that repaired then got a coat of flat black on it (god that was a lot of paint) for checking my sanding work.

hopefully there isnt much to touch up and i can get the gloss black on in the next day or so.

comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.


joe

 

[jknaus]

frankenfort ......body shots

All that work hidden Looking good Joe
James

 

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ......body shots

all hidden yes but still there.

thank you for the kind words.



joe

 

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

well we have paint.

this is not the result i had in mind, the alclad is very touchy stuff. if you spray too heavy or let it build up too much in one outing you get a very poor, rough, dull finish. almost pitted. that happened to me. i resprayed some with gloss black and then resprayed the alclad. better results. still not what i had in mind or hoped for but i can live with this.

like i said it isnt what i had in mind but i can live with it.



comments, criticism, and critiques are encouraged.


joe

 

[jknaus]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

Looks well used to me. Nice
James

 

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

james thanks.




joe

 

[phantom II]

frankenfort ........pretty colors



Cheers, Christian

 

[Tankbuilder]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

Shalom.

It looks like you've stumbled upon a fantastic weathering technique there. It looks great!

Are you still planning another one?

Cheers

 

[moon puppy]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

 

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

thanks all for checking in.

tank i appreciate that. i dont know if i stumbled on to it or if i am just lucky or if you are just too kind. i am still planning another although i dont know if that one will be nmf.



joe

 

[Tankbuilder]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

thanks all for checking in.

tank i appreciate that. i dont know if i stumbled on to it or if i am just lucky or if you are just too kind. i am still planning another although i dont know if that one will be nmf.



joe

Joe, I'n just telling it as I see it. VBG

When you look at a real aircraft with NMF you see that a lot of panels are different shades. Plus during WW2 these Fortresses had a lot of panels replaced due to battle damage.

Cheers from Peter

 

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

again many thanks.



joe

 

[Sherman 18]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

I've been sleep walking. Some mighty sweet work going on here.

 

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ........pretty colors

many thanks for the kind words.




joe

 

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ........the doors

well an update is in order.

the doors.


yep

still a bit of detail work to do on them but they are mostly done.


comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.




joe

 

[Tankbuilder]

frankenfort ........the doors

Shalom Joe.

The doors are looking pretty good. What do you use to bend the wire for the 'loops' on them? I had to make lifting handles for the 1/32 scale 20 mm magazines on my USN PT boat and I made them by pressing the wire over a tapered needle file. That gave me a straight run with sharp bends at the ends of the run.

If you want to you can see those handles (unpainted) in my 07 Jul 2013 09:49 Post on Page 3 of my PT boat rebuild here:

https://www.modelersalliance.com/forum/in-the-navy/147227-1-32-scale-lindberg-pt-boat-rebuild-r-c?start=24#154851

Cheers from Peter

 

[Arturius]

frankenfort ........the doors

very good work friend!
A lot of ob to be done, keep up

 

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ........the doors

peter many thanks, i use wire from speaker cables and then bend them with a smaller needle nose pliers. i flatten them with the same pliers.

arturius many thanks for the kind words.

 

[fightnjoe]

frankenfort ........engines and things

well here i am again. been way too long since the last update.

so where was i..........................

oh yeah. some detail work.

how about first a redo. a crew access door. i dont like the way this looks. it may be changed.

what it was......

and what it is now.

like i said, not happy with it. it doesnt have that crisp, clean look that i wanted.

and now the engines.

comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



joe

 

[moon puppy]

frankenfort ........engines and things