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Rick wrote:ORDINANCE PLEASE

Taking the kit supplied bombs and giving them the Eduard PE Treatment.

500lb GP bomb. Left - out of box kit bomb. Right - PE (brass) fins and front/rear fuse added, also painted with Mr Surfacer 500 then stippled with short brush for texture.




Detail is much improved. Textured surface (left bomb) will show up better when painted.


Bombs painted OD. Texture is hard to see in this pic, but I am happy with results. Yeah, more dust! Not sure if yellow ID stripes will be added.

Next are the bazookas from a Trumpy P47N.


Using flat lead wire (UMM-USA FLW103 Flat Lead Wires 1.0 X 0.3mm) and rivet tool I enhanced the detail on the tubes. The difference is markable.


After a primer of black I shot OD, detail shows up well.

After taking a long look at these I just was not happy. The lead wire certainly enhanced the M10 Bazookas. However, a closer look these were just a solid piece of plastic in the shape of tubes.

That said, I'm going to scratch build the M10 bazookas.


Using styrene tube 4.8mm dia I cut 6 tubes to size and glued with Tamiya Thin Cement.


With a Dremel shaping bit I carefully thinned the walls of each tube.


The set on the left had the walls thinned while the set on the right is on deck for some thin wall treatment.

Props to alaninaustria at LSP for the inspiration to scratch a set of M10's

LyleW wrote:she looks very nice so far. I am sure you will get it done.

Kurfuerst wrote:Very promising build so far.
Sensing some big show here.

Erik

Fermis wrote:

Good stuff!!!

Deserves to be on page 2 as well!!!

KSaarni wrote:Enjoyable to watch the great build and I can only agree, very well documented WIP

Handiabled wrote:Missed seeing your builds ! Glad you and this wip are here! Wonderful!