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    greg.kittinger
    Oct 12, 2018

    PBJ (no, not Yogi's favorite...)

    in On the Bench

    Well - I thought this was going to be an out-of-box build while I was honing my airbrush skills on the Pe-2, but I couldn't escape a little detailing. I've decided to order some AFM gun barrels, and meanwhile have done a bunch of scratch building on the bomb bay doors (since they'll hang open) and some detailing of the engines. All I have to show today are the engines. I first added some spark plug wires, then added the "I'm not sure what" (shows you how much I know about engines...) using some spares-box components and some additional painted wire.


    copper wire added for spark plug wiring

    spark plug wire painted black except for ends & remaining detail

    The fuselage is together and wings are next while I'm fixing fuse seems. More to come...

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    greg.kittinger
    Oct 14, 2018

    Also had to drill out the exhausts. Couple pics of the engine - have painted the drilled exhausts and seated engines in cowlings.



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    greg.kittinger
    Oct 26, 2018

    I added blast shields (and did a little "riveting" to them), then added some drilled out details to the gun packs - I assume ejector chutes from reference photos. It's a bit hard to see in this photo since I painted the insides of the holes black. I also cut the gun barrels off and drill holes to receive the Quickboost replacements.

    Got the wings and vertical stabilizers on and need to fill the gaps, then add engines/cowls, nose and it's about ready for paint. Guess I better figure out how to use my airbrush pretty soon - that's slated to happen this weekend on the Pe-2.

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    FFL
    Oct 26, 2018  ·  Edited: Oct 26, 2018

    This weekend should we have the HazMat unit on stand-by when you are figuring out the airbrush? The B25 is progressing nicely. It's the time spent on those small details that come together at the end to produce a good model. But while you are messing with the details and expending the time to do them, you wonder if it is worth it. It is always worth it.

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    greg.kittinger
    Oct 26, 2018

    Well - I do have a vented spray booth, so as long as I don't shoot myself in the face we should be ok without HazMat!

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    FFL
    Oct 30, 2018

    Be sure to check the oil level in those radials.