Jeroen Peters

First windshield vacform test is promising

I see a lot of chatter about the price. I myself think it's fair though if you see the details you get.

Saw this at Telford. Great looking plane.

Good man!

So far i can say i’m really impressed woth the fit and detail. Really diving deep in my references and i only spotted a few minor things: Fire extinguisher could be better shape and detail wise. The props are off. I drew a new set. Wing sack is too prominent. The wings were plywood and only showed a little sack. There is a venturi tube missing on the top of the left engine. That’s it for now

this exceeds my skills. I need grimy weathering to hide my fudge ups!

So... I thought about it and I might... 3d draw a turret without framing and 3d print the separate framing. This is tricky because the framing should be really thin and the fit should be flawless. I did a quick trial in 3d and I think it might work. Not sure yet. I think the vac form I pulled with the framing incorporated will do nice as well. Masking it is doable too. We'll see.

Started painting the figures. 6 in total m. First time using vallejo water based paint.

I thought about that. I'd need to draw a new version with just the bottom ring and the opening. Then add the framing later with strips of tape I guess. I would not want this ribs to overlap, making it more work than I initially thought. I think masking this turret in the end is easier. Maybe...

I just carefully pulled and twisted :))

Also drew up the Lofte bombsight. The MDC one was toast and looked like a piece of chewing gum. Also drew the upper access panel to the bomb aimer. And made the glass by vacforming it.

Since i lost all my previous data, i’ll add some older in progress shots as i go along. Here’s the measurement apparatus as seen in the read cockpit of this machine. I drew this up in Cinema4D.

Speeding things up now. Matt coat and panel line washes are on. Now adding scratches and patches. Also adding the groundwork and grass.

Lovely! Following this

Sweet!