1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
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Stikpusher
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Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
Man this is looking fantastic. Your attention to detail on this is phenomenal
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BlackSheep214
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Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
Just noticed the drill bit you used. What type are they and can I find them? I could use something similar to fix flushed flash.kahunaminor wrote:
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
I got some like that at harbor freight to drill out the flood lights on the falcon. They aren't any good for wood (like most HF tools) but work great on plastic.
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BlackSheep214
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Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
Hmmm... I’ll have to make a side trip to Harbor Freight soon.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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kahunaminor
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Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
Apparently they are called “brad point” or “w point” bits. I got mine in a cheap pack at Aldi here in Australia. Here is a guide to bits:BlackSheep214 wrote:Just noticed the drill bit you used. What type are they and can I find them? I could use something similar to fix flushed flash.
http://www.toolcobber.com.au/power-tool ... rill-bits/
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Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
Well it’s in. The old adage about a plan not working after the first shot is true. After fiddling for two hours with my planned install, I went with the front first then the roof and rear pieces put together and shuffled into place. The sides were then put in but it cost me some details and some alignment issues. This was mainly caused by not having the forward piece at as close to 90 degrees as you can. If it is out it will throw it all out. Styrene strips and card will fix the errors with some putty. If I ever build another, I shall ignore the instructions and put the MLG in place before joining the wings:
Regards,
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kahunaminor
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Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
Welcome back,
Incremental progress but progress nonetheless. I started cleaning up the interior surfaces:
The MLG, fuel cell compartment and fuel cell fillers have all had a first coat of RLM02 and finally been installed:
The wing cross section was removed with a Dremel cutting disc and tidied up before the resin piece was inserted into the opening. There is still a little clean up but I am happy thus far:
The inner flap was cemented in place and will have a small resin piece covering over the hole:
The fix to the upper wing was installed some time ago. I wanted to address the forward opening but it didn’t go quite to plan and will require revisiting. I have a plan to line it with thin styrene strip around the opening and fill the outer edges. It may be extreme AMS but I would like to get it right as it is such an obvious aspect:
Regards,
Incremental progress but progress nonetheless. I started cleaning up the interior surfaces:
The MLG, fuel cell compartment and fuel cell fillers have all had a first coat of RLM02 and finally been installed:
The wing cross section was removed with a Dremel cutting disc and tidied up before the resin piece was inserted into the opening. There is still a little clean up but I am happy thus far:
The inner flap was cemented in place and will have a small resin piece covering over the hole:
The fix to the upper wing was installed some time ago. I wanted to address the forward opening but it didn’t go quite to plan and will require revisiting. I have a plan to line it with thin styrene strip around the opening and fill the outer edges. It may be extreme AMS but I would like to get it right as it is such an obvious aspect:
Regards,
Kent in Oz
Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
So mich going on in this build, it all looks great. The fix for the upper wing looks like it blended in perfectly.
March as one, Don't look back
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
speechless. that is all.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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kahunaminor
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Re: 1/32 Revell He111 with HPH cutaway
Many thanks,
I got a bit vigorous in cleaning up the join between the fuselage and the upper gun opening. It is a very thin join and prone to breaking. I reinforced it with some 0.5mm rod and sheet:
These will be sanded flush when the rest of the interior is done.
I formed some 0.5mm X 1mm styrene sheet around the 6mm ish rod and then inserted into the irregular hole of the forward fuel filler opening. I think I may have cracked this at last!
Regards,
I got a bit vigorous in cleaning up the join between the fuselage and the upper gun opening. It is a very thin join and prone to breaking. I reinforced it with some 0.5mm rod and sheet:
These will be sanded flush when the rest of the interior is done.
I formed some 0.5mm X 1mm styrene sheet around the 6mm ish rod and then inserted into the irregular hole of the forward fuel filler opening. I think I may have cracked this at last!
Regards,
Kent in Oz