This model was
carved from Renfoam and the profile was taken from Luft46.com. It was built for
a group build on another site. Items bought for this were the canopy (Skyraider
from Squadron) and main tires (Do.17 from True Details). The rest was made from
brass/aluminum tubing and sheet, foam, wood dowels, and plastic sheet. All parts
were made separately with paper templates, then pinned together with 1/16"
wooden dowels. I used Tamiya paints throughout. Images 3, 4 and 5 show different
stages during assembly.
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The build went
smoothly and with no problems. The Renfoam is dense but carves easily and made
this much easier to do! The camouflage was copied from the artwork of Kyle Scott
on the Luft '46 website. It looks like a winter ambush scheme, but goes well
with this jet bomber. It also looks like a cross between an A-10
"Warthog" and Su-25 "Frogfoot." The bombs were made of
1/8" brass tubing, 3/16" wooden dowels and thin brass sheet for the
fins.
The base is MDF
board with 320 grit w/d paper for the tarmac. I used cheap brown acrylic paint
and baking soda to simulate snow. I then used brown/tan pastels to dirty up the
runway, and brushed on Tamiya clear to simulate ice buildup. I am happy with the
way this one came out and am planning to build more Luft '46 planes in the near
future.
Dan
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