The front forks on the moped for the E2046 FG11385 1/10th scale "Shima Rin with Motorcycle" kit seem to be made up of two parts that should be handed. Instead I have two parts the same which makes the fit less than perfect.
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Model maker and lover of all things miniature. Avid watcher of anime and it shows in my work! Pursuing a post-carbon life & very anti-fascist in outlook. (I only post hobby-related stuff.)
Sunday morning working on taking the pro-photos of the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS that I finished (finally!) last month. I will edit them together through the week and upload them. Disappointed that one of two new flash guns gave up the ghost. Managed with one.
This is complicated. Fettling the components to the FG11385 E2046 1/10th scale Shima Rin with Motorcycle and making it fit together. The tricky bit is that there are no assembly instructions leaving me scratching my head about some of the smaller components. I am 90% of the way there.
Removing mould seams and test fitting the main character parts from the E2046 FG11385 1/10th scale "Shima Rin with Motorcycle". (The kit is actually of a "moped" although I don't know if China/Japan recognise the definition difference in their local road law. It might be a European-only concept.)
The E2046 FG11385 1/10th scale "Shima Rin with Motorcycle" will take a lot time to de-seam & fettle together as it has a lot of parts. This is made worse by a lack of any assembly diagram. It is upscaled from the Artpla 1/24th scale kit so I have the instructions from that for guidance.
The occasionally tricky job of sticking all the components of the E2046 FG11621 1/8th scale Nakano Miku figurine onto cocktail sticks ready for priming. I am using PVA wood glue. I do drill small holes into some of the bigger items and insert the cocktail stick for a stronger joint in heavier items.
Finished the initial clean-up and dry-fit-fettling on this the E2046 1/8th scale FG11621 Nakano Miku figurine. Everything fits really well with the usual exception of the ambiguity about how the hair fits together. The parts will be washed and mounted on sticks and sprayed with primer.
Looks wonderful in its new home, it’s truly been a great experience watching you build this model Nice job👍👍👍
The 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS in its custom home-made display box finally resting on a shelf. Effective against dust. Better photos to follow next month.
After 11 months hard graft on the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS.... time for a bench cleanser: the 1/10th Shima Rin (from the anime "Laid Back Camp") & 1/8th Nakano Miku (from the anime "Quintessential Quintuplets") from E2046. Something to restore my mojo and sanity. They are for fun.
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Been following this build since you started. It looks superb but, Jesus, you have way more patience than I will ever have 😄
Starting the process of building the display case for the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS. I measured the base precisely. Wooden bases are rarely perfectly square so I take the max dimensions plus a little wiggle room then calculate sizes. I have to do the perspex cutting downstairs.
Great work, very neat. Understated but effective weathering.
11 months work is finally over as I finish the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS some 3 months behind schedule after an extremely difficult build. The decision to use the Armory resin engine pods was regrettable but I overcame. Time to move on.
The process of attaching the aerial that runs from vertical tail to cockpit mounted mast on the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS. I pre-drilled a hole through the mast, threaded the wire and held it with a tweezers grip under the force of gravity before applying super glue to the mast.
The 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS project has been on the bench over 11 months but finally nears completion. The remaining masking has been removed and the rear upper gunner position is assembled. The mast for the aerial will be allowed to set hard over night before final rigging tomorrow.
Assembling the mid-upper gun position onto the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS. The detachable canopy was meant to slide under the fixed section but I found no space to insert it without risking breakage so I will just glue it closed.
I used a drop of PVA to secure the rear gun canopy to the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS. There was a small gap so I filled that with PVA mixed with a little water then wiped away the excess with a cotton bud.
The 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS is now ready for final assembly so I have flipped it over to add the rear gun assembly. The ammo belt is from an Eduard photoetch set.
Final coat of Semi-Gloss onto the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS using a Humbrol enamel that I always prefer for the final coat. The model has been around the bench for too long so is covered in dust tufts to be removed if I can.
Adding the open engine cowls on the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS. They are held open by struts that I replicated with wire. Placement was fiddly but I got it done with super glue gel.
After a couple of weeks absence from the bench due to work pressures and heatwaves I finally get a few hours to assemble the rocket rails on the 1/48th scale Xuntong Tupolev Tu-2VS.
