Pfk.85 Falke, Hasegawa 1/20

[MichelC]

Thank you guys! That baby is getting buttoned up as I write. And then we'll hit the paint booth and the real fun will begin!

[MichelC]

I'd gone on a trip last week but now I'm back at the bench, which feels good!

That baby is all buttoned up now. Filling and sanding are next.

[NARSES2]

Oh don't you love it when a project starts to come together 

[MichelC]

Yep, that's when the build starts to gain momentum.

M

[Old Wombat]

Waiting.

[MichelC]

Nothing very interesting happening over here. Just sanding. The somewhat complex shape makes smoothing the seams a lengthier process than usual. But I'm almost done now and priming should be next. Pics soon. 

M

[MichelC]

Here is an update on the build, long overdue!

First lets backtrack a little, as before assembling the fuse parts I realized there was a visible gap behind the pilot seat.



So I made a firewall with some stock material.





Mucho buenitero!

After assembly came the tedious work of filling, sanding and re-scribing. Some of the kit's panel lines and rivets had to be entirely re-scribed as they were far too shallow.



For the big rivets I used a hypo needle cut straight with its edge filed to a sharp edge. Works like a charm.





Once painted the work done on the air filters pays off!



Next came the last area in need of detailing: the inside of the hatch. I used the AirScale 1/24 "Cockpit Details" fret for the instruments, switches, etc. These have really nice details.













More soon (I hope)...

M

[su27rules]

WOW!!   so nice 

[PR19_Kit]

That's amazing! 

The two pod things pointing forward look like two P-38 engines turned through 90 deg. 

[ChernayaAkula]

Fantastic handiwork! 

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The two pod things pointing forward look like two P-38 engines turned through 90 deg. 

That's because that is precisely what they are.  Have a look at the second half of this page (LINK!), which lists the parts Kow Yokoyama used for his original build in great detail. Most enlightening.
Never throw anything away. Ever. 

[PR19_Kit]

Hah! 

My kit part recognition skills still remain at a high level, I'm pleased to say. 

[MichelC]

Thank you all for the comments.

For more Ma.K archaeology, sources and other trivia see here: http://deconstructingmak.blogspot.gr/

M

[su27rules]

http://deconstructingmak.blogspot.gr/

[MichelC]

With the advent of indirect vision the Ma.K pilots could do away with clear canopies and replace them with heavily armored hatches, which offered plenty of space on the inside for instrumentation and controls. Overhead, just like in bombers and airliners.

On the modeling side, I wanted to make the inside of the open hatch a focal point that attracts the viewers attention to the cockpit detail. So I put on my greebler hat and went to work as detailed in the last post. Here's the final result after the painter came by.















I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Hope you like it too!

M

[PR19_Kit]

GASP!