LetLetLet ~ Warplanes

Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on March 25, 2014, 03:49:42 PM

Title: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 25, 2014, 03:49:42 PM

Dear friends,

just get this kit and it is so simply that I can not resist not to start work on review.

 :-tri

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: Second Air Force on March 25, 2014, 04:54:14 PM

That's one of the neglected parts of aviation!!

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 25, 2014, 06:32:41 PM

Yes, proof what desperate mind can invent in rush

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 26, 2014, 09:43:11 AM

Progress on cockpit and fuselage assembly :)) And what is most interesting- quick analyze of archive images show that type have splinted scheme, not single top coat. So we have here reference build!!!

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 26, 2014, 12:28:00 PM

Join line canopy/fuselage must be sealed and flatten and behind need to be engraved line, where the cockpit is opened.

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: draken35 on March 26, 2014, 02:21:04 PM

Very original model! :-ok

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 26, 2014, 02:24:48 PM

Thanks :))

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: Second Air Force on March 26, 2014, 03:38:27 PM

 :-clap :-clap :-clap

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 26, 2014, 07:40:36 PM

Thank you :)) It progress up to painting stage ;) First coat is RLM 02 over wings as well paint on top wings are much work out and this will be basic bottom color.

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 29, 2014, 08:47:33 AM

Green day :)

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: Nico Braas on March 29, 2014, 10:03:23 AM

Very interesting and with its short wings a very basic glider. Don't know glide ratio of this plane. Modern gliders have a glide ratio of some 1:35 or more (for every 35 m of forward trajectory you'll lose 1 m of altitude). Think the best the BV 40 could do was some 1:10 to 1:12 and its landing speed must also have been quite high for a glider. Must have been well over 120 -130 km/h! With its not very streamlined nose section it definitely was not a high performer! With the pilot in prone position it must have been quite unconfortable.....

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 29, 2014, 10:07:56 AM

I think it could reach some 430 km/h in dive and each cannon have 35 rounds. So very limited combat capabilities, it could hit in one pass only.

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 29, 2014, 02:06:15 PM

Final work on top surface, next stop is bottom, maybe tonight.

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 30, 2014, 12:17:14 PM

Near to complete :))

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: Second Air Force on March 30, 2014, 05:17:51 PM

It looks really nice!

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 30, 2014, 05:36:34 PM

Thank you mate :-ok

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 31, 2014, 12:05:54 PM

Two images of completed kit :)

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: Ernie on March 31, 2014, 06:16:11 PM

Looks great :-ok Another quick build :-salut. Very interesting subject!
Ernie

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on March 31, 2014, 06:33:50 PM

Thank you mate, review coming soon :))

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: draken35 on April 06, 2014, 09:36:01 PM

Well done!

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on April 06, 2014, 10:06:06 PM

Thanks :))

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: Jicehem on April 06, 2014, 11:46:00 PM

Hello,

Good build for a strange plane. It looks very convincing.

Jicehem  :-wave

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on April 07, 2014, 06:19:55 AM

Thank you :)

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: Tweety on April 08, 2014, 07:06:19 PM

That plane is sweet for me  :-ok :-wave :-clap

Title: Re: Blohm & Voss BV-40
Post by: No.1 on April 08, 2014, 08:45:57 PM

Small and cute ;)