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Wait -- didn't you just start this model?? Fantastic finish -- congrats!- 97 replies
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My work area is complete chaos in comparison -- one of those "it's a mess, but I know where everything is" kind of set-ups! 😂
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Welcome aboard, Jackson! You might have to dig around with the help of our search function, but we have had similar discussions many times in the past. For me personally, I build for several reasons: I love military history. Conflict seems to simultaneously bring out the best and worst of human behavior and is therefore endlessly fascinating. I have always enjoyed putting things together, especially miniatures, ever since I was a kid. I simply like the looks of finished models, especially ones that draw the viewer in to examine the myriad details. I build primarily in card, so I kind of enjoy working with a particularly niche medium in an already niche hobby. Model building is relaxing -- except when it isn't (modelers will know what I mean by this). Good luck with your research!
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Okay, I learned something today. Don't laugh, but until now I never really realized that there are mountains in New Jersey. Cute little mountains by California standards, but we'll give credit where it is due. Since I moved to South Carolina, I haven't been farther north than Charlotte, so much of the Eastern US remains mysterious, uncharted territory to me.
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Okay! Looking forward to seeing your project.
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Doug, is your post missing some photos?
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Welcome aboard!
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Work progresses. I decided to work on some various fuselage bits rather than stick dogmatically to the numbered construction sequence. First, I killed some white spots on the lower fuselage. Then I made and installed the exhaust stubs (ugh . . . a real chore). And added the exhaust fairings. I learned afterward that the forward opening on each one should be rectangular, not round, but there were no fold indicators on the parts. 😒 Finally, the tropicalized air intake. That's it for now!
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Moin, moin, Jölle! Glad to see you back at the bench -- praying for calmer seas ahead for you and your family.
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Some of us love humble workboats! If you wouldn't mind making a final post in each of those build logs, I can mark them 'finished' for you.
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Intro to Card Models Part VIII: Building V108 - Miscellaneous Bits
ccoyle replied to ccoyle's topic in Card and Paper Models
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Mike, you alone are responsible for over half the build logs of kits from this manufacturer we don't see every day, which I suppose makes you our resident expert on them. Whatever became of the box stern and the buy boat?
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The radiators are finished. Note to future self (I have two more Halinski 109s in my stash): Notice that the port side cover fits better than the starboard cover. That's because I discovered that the internal parts are all about 0.5 mm too tall. Trimmed them all down by that much and got a much better fit. The next step is to add the wing fillets. That means this is the last time you'll see these two sub-assemblies apart. 😮
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Okay, I said an extra "wow" when I noticed the cloth grommets on your sails!
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Very nice planking job!
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Welcome aboard! That is not bad work for a first model -- a lot of first-timers don't even make it this far, so you are ahead of the curve. And it's clear from the photos that you've learned that a wood kit is very forgiving of some 'rough' work if the builder intends to paint it afterwards. Neatness will come with practice. Cheers!
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Further to my last post, in this screenshot taken from a Bf 109 walkaround, you can see the flap and radiator door in the lowered position.
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Intro to Card Models Part VIII: Building V108 - Miscellaneous Bits
ccoyle replied to ccoyle's topic in Card and Paper Models
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I guess they must have thought a little extra challenge was in order.
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BTW, here's one for the airplane nerds out there: According to what I have read in online sources, the 109's radiator doors were linked to its flaps, the idea being that since the lowered flaps partially blocked the flow of air through the radiators, the flow would be maintained by automatically enlarging the rearward aperture via the linkage. Thus, a model should match the positioning of the radiator doors to the angle of the flaps, i.e., flaps down -- doors down, flaps up -- doors up. The construction diagrams show the doors fully opened, but since I intend to display the model with the flaps up, I will position the radiator doors to match.
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They are by no means unique in that regard. Misspelling one's native language is a shared human experience!
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A challenge, perhaps, but at least Corel kits typically have good-quality wood. P.S. I have edited the log title, including correcting the spelling of Größe to Große -- the first instance is a noun, the second is the adjective form. Those pesky umlauts!
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