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Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:54 am
by speedgraflex
Thank you, Kari and Carlos! What a great video clip! I don’t have too much in the ways of specialized bending tools. Kari. For the 90 degree bends I used a squared metal file and a scrap of cardboard for support. Where I ran into trouble was the seat. Eduard makes this a series of folds—first you roll the seat after finding the perfect diameter of dowel then you fold the sides up snugly against the edges of bottom curvilinear piece. What I used for a dowel was a metal cap from a mechanical pencil. However both sides popped loose from the small tab holding them in place, leaving me to separately glue each side together. Those sides put up a real fight and one corner is not quite sealed in place or squared off in place. I removed some of the excess CA from the rails and the bucket itself—you can also see the scrapes I put on the flooring. Normally I would put masking tape to protect the floor! Anyway, something to polish out a little, if it even matters due to the visibility.
Ken, enjoy your cold one. There is nothing like a cold beer on a warm day. I used to sit on our screened in porch drinking cold ones with my Grandpap on warm afternoons.

Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:32 pm
by pzl66
Amazing work! Can’t wait to see more!
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:21 pm
by Stuart
Nice Bruce!
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:28 pm
by LyleW
You have packed a lot into that piec3 of work! Looks really good.
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:39 am
by Stuart
Stikpusher wrote:
Red tails?
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:46 am
by Stikpusher
Yes it is Stuart.
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:50 am
by Stuart
Thought so - I know it got a lot of criticism but all in all it wasn't a bad film, I actually really enjoyed the flying sequences - but then anything with a P-40 in it is worth watching in my book.
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:22 am
by Stikpusher
People weren’t expecting that type of movie. George Lucas made a modern CGI John Wayne war movie. Heroes and villains, no shades of nuance. Certainly a better movie than Pearl Harbor. And yes, anything with P-40 screen time is good to see! I loved that part of Valkyrie.
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:33 am
by Stuart
Stikpusher wrote: And yes, anything with P-40 screen time is good to see! I loved that part of Valkyrie.

I think that's the only part of Valkyrie I watched
Stikpusher wrote:People weren’t expecting that type of movie. George Lucas made a modern CGI John Wayne war movie. Heroes and villains, no shades of nuance. Certainly a better movie than Pearl Harbor.
Anything's a better movie than Pearl Harbour!

(well ok - some of it was alright!)
Stikpusher wrote:People weren’t expecting that type of movie. George Lucas made a modern CGI John Wayne war movie. Heroes and villains, no shades of nuance.
That about sums it up - and very good it was too!
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 3:26 pm
by speedgraflex
My plan is to smooth out the rough section of flooring with wet sanding tonight, do a polish, and see if this is ready to prime.