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Looking good. The JU88 is one of my favorite aircraft.
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Inside the cockpit
Goodday everyone, I hope you had a good Christmas! Thank you for your comment, now it's my time to report some progress .
With the skins in place and thoroughly dried I cut out the white area marked WPS. The resulting hole in the floor is the cockpit entrance for the crew, via a ladder and another opening at the rear of the observation and gunner’s gondola. This will be installed later on. It’s a delicate task. I used a small pin to pinch holes in the corners to mark the area to be cut and discovered that the straight line at the center of the fuselage runs just a bit underneath the cockpit floor structure, so it is better to cut this section from the inside rather than from the outside. During cutting some damage occurred and I restored it the best I could with glue and paint. It won’t really be visible – just too many other details that will divert one’s attention. I used a fresh knife blade to make the sharpest cut possible, used white glue to “stabilize” and seal the edges, and then light grey paint to finish the job. In the cut-out part you can see that the two sections of inside cockpit lining mate perfectly. I wonder if it would have been easier and more accurate had the cut-out been done prior to assembly of the cockpit. This type of work is rather risky, especially at the back end where box part no. 31 is easily damaged if you cut too deep. Now I know why Halinski numbered this part 31 and not 3-something: It wasn’t supposed to be there at this stage. A lesson learned… Continued with the inside cockpit details, parts no 5-subs on the left side, 6/7-subs on the right and levers 8. The details of the prints are amazing. For instance, two small boxes on the front right side (see detail picture), on which is printed “Leuchtpatronen” (German for flare cartridges) and all small dials and levers all over the cockpit, each with weathering and dirt stains. Up so far this model is simply fantastic. I couldn’t resist adding already one section of the fuselage. To enhance stability I reinforced it internally with stripes of 160 grams paper, firmly glued and pressed in place before adding the W4 former. I cut a hole in it to place it properly. Again, the fitting accuracy is remarkable. The ** denotes the part should be reinforced with 1.0 mm thick board (laser cut). Note that this fuselage section holds the bomb bay doors. In the D-1, which is a reconnaissance version, these doors were locked closed as they weren’t used. Bombs were carried underneath the wings. In 2005 I started GPM’s Ju88 A-4 version, which can be built with the doors open. The D-1 is based on the A-4. For some reason I never finished the model and now with Halinski’s version at hand I don’t think I ever will. Erik |
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Lot of work on the interiors, well done!
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You gonna glue a plane???? Not a railway??? I'm disappointed
But of course I'm sure it will b great model
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the job on the cockpit with all the things inside is amazing....well done Erik.
Well done for your patience, and of course on the excellent result. YOAV |
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Coming along very well - like all the cockpit detail.
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good work on the 88 Erik.
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lots of boxes and knobs in the cabin/cockpit.
Isaac
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Nose job
Hello everyone, first of all a Happy New Year, with good health and fortune to all of you and your families! I've been enjoying a few days off and could make some progress. It's a very detailed model and sometimes all these small parts dazzle me.
Before continuing with the cockpit internals, two more fuselage segments need to be installed, with inside lining, former and glazing. All make up for part no. 9. Note that the model includes two versions of the nose: One with eagle insignia and one without. The building instructions mention it was not clear to the model designers whether the actual aircraft had such a sign or not. Pictures of the real machine apparently didn't provide a resolution. So, it's up to the builder. Installing the pieces of thin, clear plastic sheeting is a tough job, especially since they are a bit curved. They need to be installed one by one very carefully and the skin and lining glued accurately to ensure proper overlapping of the inside and outside window panes. Halinski has done a very good job here, taking into account the thickness of the paper. I found it easier though to cut the inside lining into several parts and installing them one by one, rather than having a curled up piece of paper in the way during the process. Didn't take many pictures during the building, too busy with getting things straight. While the glue has not hardened yet it is good to finally install front former W3 and mold the correct shape as you go. As you can see in the last pictures below, the front former is asymmetrical with edges, curves and straight lines. It fits exactly, and the accuracy by which this model has been designed keeps on surprising me. Tough job, can't remember anymore how many hours I've been working on this section! Cheers, Erik |
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As always, magnificent work, Eric!
Don |
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