Richard's Dragon 1/72 He 219 A-0 UHU Night Fighter

[colin m]

Looking really nice Richard. That's some serious lead work going on there. Last time I dealt with a tail sitter (Gannet) I ran out of space for the lead in all the conventional spaces so ended up using the forward edge of the wings. I'm still waiting for the nose wheel to collapse !

[rtfoe]

Thank you gentlemen, scribing needs a bit of planning and so is the storage of lead weights. :smiling2:

I have dry sanded the panels and joints and refilled parts that needed extra putty and re-sanded. Once happy I'll go over with wet sanding in finer grit.



You can see the panels that were sealed over and just make out the ones filled with the sanded dust, a brush will help dig them out. I will now use them as guides to scribe the opposite side.

Below you will notice after dry fitting that it won't be a tail sitter...mission accomplished.



So now it's up to the undercarriage strength...fingers crossed.

Cheers,
Richard

[Fernando N]

Just found this, neat looking office and seatbelts Richard.
Good job with the weights too :thumb2: .

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Filling looks good. I have always tended to fill and smooth before the putty dried and as you say that risks the putty drying slightly sunken. That results in another filling. Your idea of filling proud sound like a good idea :thumb2:
Jim

[Guest]

If you had all that lead in it round here some one would nick it Richard !
Are you fitting a steel undercarriage !:flushed::smiling3:
Do feel sorry for the poor guy in the back sitting that way round, must have been an uncanny feeling.

[rtfoe]

Hi Fernando, Jim and John, thanks for the comments.

Just found this, neat looking office and seatbelts Richard.
Good job with the weights too :thumb2: .

It's ok if you've just joined in. Good to have you along.

Hi Richard
Filling looks good. I have always tended to fill and smooth before the putty dried and as you say that risks the putty drying slightly sunken. That results in another filling. Your idea of filling proud sound like a good idea :thumb2:
Jim

I used to do the same of smoothening the putty when filling but saw some other guys just plonking heavy and found that it was practical. You still have to apply in layers but it's quicker.

If you had all that lead in it round here some one would nick it Richard !
Are you fitting a steel undercarriage !:flushed::smiling3:
Do feel sorry for the poor guy in the back sitting that way round, must have been an uncanny feeling.

It's lead free here so no worries. They'll be plastic all the way. The back guy gets a round stool seat, I guess he can turn it around if he felt uneasy.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Scribing this time was done with the etch saw on the main panels....since it was straight across from the existing line.



The other panels were done with MAD.



Wing leading edges will need a liitle putty as the glue didn't quite ooze out leaving a seam line.



This is coming along quite fast. Soon I'll be fitting the wings to the fuselage and dipping the canopy into Future.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Looks as if the scribing has worked well. Is that that Dymo tape, used to give a firm scribing line?
Jim

[rtfoe]

Hi Jim, yes it is. Surprising the stationery shops still stock these archaic labelling system. I have had my roll for years now. Perhaps the older shops still have left over stock. I find removing the backing film to expose the adhesive very annoying but works just fine because of its rigidity...doesn't bend at the edge and size...not too broad.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi,

I washed the canopy in detergent, dried it off and dipped it in Future and let the excess get soaked up on the tissue. All fine scratches disappeared and it was gleaming.



Put on the front wheel undercarriage and confirmed it won't sit on its butt no mater how much I pressed the tail down. She weighs a ton though. :smiling6:



Now its cleaning up the wheels and putting the propellers together...the blades are all separate.

Cheers,
Richard

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Richard

Thanks for taking the time to show scribing, appreciated

Bob

[rtfoe]

No problem Bob anytime.

Cheers,
Richard

[scottie3158]

Richard,
Love the work on the office the belts look great.

[rtfoe]

Thanks Scottie...busy putting the propeller and other bits together. Am not looking forward to the canopy masking as there are many compound curves and thin frames.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi all, many of you who have pets especially mischevious ones may have encountered the same...I left my cave room door open and my two kittens had a field day on my work bench right after this was photographed...



I had just fitted the armoured shield above the instrument panel and prepped the items below for masking and painting and had just left the room. I was texting on my HP and on my way to the room when I noticed tooth picks lying on the carpet along with some paint brushes. These tooth picks only had one wheel attached on one side...good grief the devils have swallowed the other two wheels I thought. Being it was my fault for leaving the door open they only recieved a lecture and it was accidentally voiced recorded on my HP chatgroup. I must have pressed the key while lecturing and searching for the missing wheels.



Anyway I only found the front wheel so I needed to cast one of the rear wheels. The casting was a success...I might just do another one to be safe.



A simple build just became more exciting with search and rescue with mold and casting involved. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard