Arado AR 196-B by CDW - FINISHED - Revell Germany - 1:32 Scale - Plastic

[CDW]

I forgot to mention...after the base coat of Tamiya gloss black goes down and paint is thoroughly dry, I give it a light polishing/wet sanding with 6000 wet or dry paper before the Xtreme Metal color goes on to ensure a more perfect finish.

[mtaylor]

Hi CDW,

I'm a bit fuzzy here on the gap filling.  Is the thin glue melting the thin strip?  Or is the thin strip being pushed into the gap and then glued?

[CDW]

12 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Hi CDW,

I'm a bit fuzzy here on the gap filling.  Is the thin glue melting the thin strip?  Or is the thin strip being pushed into the gap and then glued?

Both things are happening Mark. The glue softens the stretched sprue and then it can be gently pushed into the gap. By using the thin liquid cement, the plastic sprue sorta' melts into the gap. I use the back side of a small pair of tweezers to push the softened sprue into the gap. After it's all in place, I give it all another pass with liquid glue.

[popeye the sailor]

I agree.......that is a nice repair.  I guess the big caution with it,  is don't fudge with it too much.   if the sliver of plastic is thin enough,  it will become solvent enough to fall into place.   plastic soldering   

[CDW]

53 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

 I guess the big caution with it,  is don't fudge with it too much.   if the sliver of plastic is thin enough,  it will become solvent enough to fall into place.   plastic soldering   

You are exactly right Denis. Let the liquid cement do the work...and DON"T get your fingerprints into it.

[Old Collingwood]

10 minutes ago, CDW said:

You are exactly right Denis. Let the liquid cement do the work...and DON"T get your fingerprints into it.

Its great to bond the inside seams of a ships hull   probably the same inside a planes fuselage.

 

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[CDW]

Here are close up photos of the repaired areas after painting with aluminum. As you know, shiny aluminum color will show up any and every scratch like a magnifying glass. Here there are none. Looks more like a welded seam instead.

Also, another benefit of the Xtreme Metal paints...they do not discolor or peel like other metallic paints like Metalizer or Alclad paints will do when masking tape is applied then removed. Really a tough durable finish unlike it's brethren paints.

[Old Collingwood]

Really good work.

 

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[mtaylor]

Thanks for the glue lesson.   Very impressive save on the float.

[CDW]

Moving right along...began doing the airframe paint work today. The kit color call-out indicates light olive as the airframe color. I chose to use the Mr Hobby Acrysion line of paint for this one. With this paint, it is important to use their thinners for best results. It's more unforgiving that Tamiya paints which can adapt to several different reducers. With Acrysion, only their cleaner and Mr Hobby 400 leveling thinner will do a proper job of reducing the paint and cleanup afterward. Water, or even alcohol won't touch this paint for cleanup. it's listed as an acrylic, but it seems to me it has more the qualities of a lacquer paint rather than a water based acrylic. Water based it is not. That I can tell you for sure.

I pre shaded before putting on the main coat/s of paint. The Acrysion paints work you a little harder than Tamiya or some of the other acrylics out there while you're laying down the paint. It also takes longer to dry. But it dries to a beautifully smooth semi gloss finish. That I believe is due to the self leveling qualities of the reducer. Causes it to dry slower and smooth itself out.

Here are some photos of the preshaded paint.

[Old Collingwood]

Paintwork with pre shading is coming out well  - lovely finish on that paint.

 

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[Richmond]

The metallic finish is amazing - I had heard great things about the Xtreme Metals.

 

I note you use Tamiya black as a 'primer' - rather than the Xtreme Metals primer - is there a reason for that.

[CDW]

7 hours ago, Richmond said:

I note you use Tamiya black as a 'primer' - rather than the Xtreme Metals primer - is there a reason for that.

Yes...I thought I had run out of the Xtreme Metal primer. Turns out I had only misplaced it. Tamiya as a primer worked just fine. Just like it works fine with Alclad as well.

[popeye the sailor]

look'in good   

[CDW]

Thanks Denis

[CDW]

No photos tonight, but I have 95% + of the painting finished now.

Will begin assembling the painted parts tomorrow and begin the decal work. Some small amount of rigging needs to be done, then the canopy masked, painted, and assembled.

Initially I hoped for a 2 week completion of this model, but it looks like I will finish in just a couple more days. It all depends on how much time I spend on the display stand. The kit provides a rudimentary but decent stand. Will decide whether or not to add a custom touch to improve it a little. This model will not display well without a stand as one wing is folded, one extended, and of course it rests on uneven pontoons in the first place. 

[lmagna]

You mean you aren't going to throw together a 1/32nd scale catapult in a week? 

[CDW]

1 hour ago, lmagna said:

You mean you aren't going to throw together a 1/32nd scale catapult in a week? 

I believe there is already a resin one available in 1/32. But to answer your question, no. I won't be throwing one together. 

On the other hand, if one day I decide to build a second Arado, maybe a catapult would be considered. But it would be resin, not scratch built.

[Old Collingwood]

I cant keep up with these Duracel powerd builders  - mind you I do build  "slowwwwwwww"

 

 

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[CDW]

Morning activities began with the engine, cowling, and inspection panels. The model leaves a number of options for the builder to pose the aircraft in a maintenance configuration. Maybe in a future build of this aircraft I will do that. In this instance, I did not do the level of detail I would prefer to leave the maintenance panels open. All of them have been glued in the closed position.

[Baker]

Nice model

Great work with the stretched sprue for gap filling

[popeye the sailor]

looks very nice.......what are those curved parts on the table....fuel rails or exhaust?

[CDW]

Denis

Yes, those parts are the exhaust system.

 

Because of the awkward balance created by the one folded wing, this model must be glued to the stand. The instructions called for 50 grams of weight to be added to the inside, forward part of the main float. I chose not to do that, and may end up needing to add weight to the bottom of the stand so the whole thing won't tip over once everything is in place. Will need at least another day to finish this thing up.

[popeye the sailor]

interesting mountain of kits you have,  shown in one of your photos!

[CDW]

4 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

interesting mountain of kits you have,  shown in one of your photos!

Just teasing you...😎

[Richmond]

Dennis - maybe we have stumbled across a very small part of one particular mountain which in itself only forms a small part of a large mountain range!

Edited March 13, 2019 by Richmond

[CDW]

1 hour ago, Richmond said:

Dennis - maybe we have stumbled across a very small part of one particular mountain which in itself only forms a small part of a large mountain range!

It's the foothills of the lesser known Great Coral Range of mountains Florida 😵

It's like looking at an iceberg...you only see 10% of it. Rather certain I am the best stocked hobby shop within a very large radius of the greater Tampa area. 

Here are a few more teaser photos and then some specific items I'll share with you. First the teasers:

 

Here are some specifics:

 

This is my miniature Gibson Les Paul and Marshall Amp telephone. A fully functioning telephone that also plays a large selectable variety of Rock and Roll ring tones. I love that thing.

 

 

Then we have what very well could be my next model building project. The very cool and lesser known British experimental fighter aircraft, the TSR-2. It should be an awesome model when finished. Lots of extras for that one. Very big at 1:48 scale:

 

 

As a teen, this was one of my favorite cars I never owned. Will build this soon. 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint. You don't see these kits every day.

 

 

A 1:35 scale German WW2 locomotive I started and need to finish. 

 

 

The colorful US Navy jet trainer aircraft in 1:32 scale, the Buckeye. Will also do this one soon:

 

 

Last but not least is the most likely project to follow this Arado build. Lanoe Hawker's DH.2 WW1 fighter aircraft. 

So many models and so little time...

 

[lmagna]

I think you MAY actually have a larger, if not stranger hoard of models than I do!

[Old Collingwood]

11 hours ago, CDW said:

Just teasing you...😎

Nah  - you live in a model shop.🤩

 

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[Old Collingwood]

TSR2  would be Brilliant, I have seen both survivors   at  Cosford and Duxford museums  - amazing aircraft.

 

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