Revell 1/32 Arado 196A-3

[Vaughan]

The last coat of Klear went down on Saturday and I made a start on the weathering yesterday with Florys dark dirt Still lots to do yet. Hopefully i might get a chance to fit in a couple of hours today. That light at the end of the tunnel still seems a long way off.

Vaughan

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[stona]

Hi Vaughan,you are getting there.

Have you tried putting a few drops of washing up liquid into the wash. It helps it to flow.

Cheers

Steve

[spanner570]

This is looking great Vaughan...Don't be rushing these last few hurdles.

You have a stadium full of punters waiting for the finished model, so take your time....

No pressure either!lol

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

arado

what can i say about this build stunning paintwork your attention to detail is amazing

mobear

[Guest]

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fantastic work my frined... FANTACTIC!!!!!

[Vaughan]

Thanks guys I'm chomping at the bit to get this one finished and I know I mustn't rush it. Steve that's a good idea will give it a go.

Vaughan

[colin m]

It's been a long time since I checked in on this one. It's looking brilliant. You'll need a holiday after this one.

Colin M....

[Vaughan]

Hi All

There has been lots of progress but alas only a few photos as I have been concentrating more on finishing the Arado. So here's the summery so far.

The wash is on and then wiped off just leaving it in the panel lines and recesses. I have sprayed the entire plane with a matt coat including engine covers.

The folded wing has been permanently attached but note it's important that you get the correct angle despite the fact that the peg fits fairly tightly into the fuselage slot, there's a small amount of play which makes the wing hang low, this in turn means that the bracing rods don't line up with the fuselage anchorage point. What I did was to tape the wing tip to the tail plane at the correct angle and left it over night to set.

The canopy has had the masking removed and as I said in an earlier post that I had masked the top section of the frame wider than it should have been to cover up the join tabs this I think has worked out ok I'm pleased with the result.

Lots of dangly bits have been added like the ariel mast and wire. This time I used lycra elastic for the wire, which believe it or not came from a pair of knickers that my wife bought at Christmas. This worked very well with the super glue, it seemed to set faster that when using fishing line.

I used the shaft of a broken drill bit on the tail fin as the original anchorage point had broken off early in the build.

The engine covers have been fitted in the open position they are a bit fiddly to fit as there is little to attach them to at the hinge point but the rods help to hold them in place.

The landing lights are yet to be added will fit them at the last moment.

That's about all for the moment, once I have finished I will post the pictures in the aircraft section.

I hope this build thread will be helpful to anyone who has a bash at building this waterbird. I have enjoyed it despite a few ups and downs and would recommend the Arado. You get a big kit, fantastic detail and at such an affordable price.

Vaughan

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[Guest]

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I'm speachless... in postive way

[Vaughan]

Arado196A-3 Finished

Hi All

The Arado is finished and as promised I have posted the photos in the Aircraft Pictures Section. http://www.scale-models.co.uk/aircraft-pictures/14879-revell-arado196a-3-finished.html#post114496 Thanks again to everyone for your comments and helpful advice.

Vaughan