Bob' s Tamiya He 219 night fighter

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Paul. no set belts in a Stug lol

Fitted cockpit and joined the fuselage halves next the seam, not a job I am looking forward to one bit





I will post a help request as to how to deal with the seam, its the job I have dreaded the most and I could easily ruin it!

[Guest]

Very nice work Bob.
Hope you manage the seam ok.

[colin m]

All looks good. The cockpit and belts are just great.

[AlanG]

Looking great Bob. You're doing a fantastic job on it for a ham-fisted armour type bloke lol

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Ralph and many thanks

Much appreciated Colin, will use different belts next time.

Al, Glad you had a great time! Ham fisted, indeed! Tell me where the hell the tracks go!!

[AlanG]

Tell me where the hell the tracks go!!

Tyre tracks? On th grass mate lol

[BattleshipBob]

Ok you got me there!

[BattleshipBob]

Finally started on the seam, first photo is of the top of the fuselage, you can see the seam but what's next?
carry on sanding, or filler or as I seen on YT Mr Surfacer then gently sanding



the next is the bottom of the fuselage and it looks better as I must have had a better join? but the same questions



advice as always most welcome!!

bob

[minitnkr]

I'm not a wingy guy, but when making joins look good, a coat of primer brings out any flaws. PaulE

[Guest]

If it were mine I'd be running it over lightly with a finer grit just to get rid of those few deeper sanding scratches, then giving it a local coat of primer / surfacer. As Paul says that will help highlight any issues, if there are any.

[BattleshipBob]

Thanks Paul, interested to see what it looks like!

Good point, that will be next step

First time for seams!!

[Guest]

Got to admire your effort Bob.
Good advice from the guys.

[BattleshipBob]

Thanks John, sitting there thinking do i sand and sand until i see the cutting mat lol

[Allen Dewire]

Evening Bob.

I think you are doing a great job so far and can understand your uncertainty about seams in this dark art of wing thingys. If the pressure gets too much and you need a break (and a quick fix), click on the link below and scroll down to Round 5...…

https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/stammheim-model-days-2019.33466/

Hope this helps a bit!!!!

Prost
Allen

[BattleshipBob]

Allen, what a star. How did i miss that!! Lovely replica!!!

Thats lowered the stress levels a treat lol