Author Topic: The war of Pierre Clostermann - any model flown by Clostermann (Read 49209 times)

Profa · « **Reply #30 on:** March 01, 2010, 10:10:55 AM »

Great work, Letipapa!

It seems that this detailing madness got you really hard

, and you're right - the most important thing is that YOU KNOW its' inside, no matter is it visible or not

For forgotten parts - don't worry, it happens from time to time to everybody, just have to slow down the rush to get the model assemblied as quick as possible

Carry on, soldier, it's fine work you did so far

Jicehem · « **Reply #31 on:** March 01, 2010, 10:17:30 AM »

Hi mates, Hi Letipapa,

The manner you assembled the forgotten parts is perhaps better than on the original kit... Assembling is far better !

Cheers,

Jicehem

Letipapa · « **Reply #32 on:** March 01, 2010, 11:53:04 AM »

Thanks mates

your support is precious.

Now, I had a mess of different obligations these days, so I'll continue little bit after, but I expect our dear tank and Samuraj77 will post some of their progress here (although, who knows how many different models they are doing right know

)

Jicehem · « **Reply #33 on:** March 04, 2010, 09:56:30 PM »

Hi mates,

Here are better photos of NV 994 :

This photo was taken by Charles Brown along the Dortmund-Ems Kanal, near the little city of Riesenbeck, on 18 April 1945 :

A close up of the Tempest V flown by Pierre H. Clostermann :

Second photo :

A close up of the Tempest V :

An extreme close up doesn't permit to read the serial, but it's possible there is a digit 2 in it :

Riesenbeck to-day :

Cheers,

Jicehem

No.1 · « **Reply #34 on:** March 04, 2010, 09:59:45 PM »

Amazing! So goood and inoperative... combat digital art

samuraj77 · « **Reply #35 on:** March 04, 2010, 10:12:52 PM »

Amazing photos mate...
Thanks

Letipapa · « **Reply #36 on:** March 15, 2010, 01:38:17 PM »

Some little progress from my side (BTW, last night, I posted this completely wrong on "Mystere IV A" theme, so if somebody sow that, I apologize. No.1 sow it

, and now I corrected this; was so tired so my concentration slipped away).

OK, what I did is that I sprayed model with layer of Al silver to see all wrong things, and there was a lot.

Letipapa · « **Reply #37 on:** March 15, 2010, 01:55:43 PM »

And here are results of first putting and sanding. Some lines have to be cut in anew, and still some putting and sanding is necessary.

No.1 · « **Reply #38 on:** March 15, 2010, 02:24:14 PM »

You are right- Mystere does not look like Tempest, Tempest is better look like Tempest

Letipapa · « **Reply #39 on:** March 15, 2010, 02:45:11 PM »

Letipapa · « **Reply #40 on:** March 26, 2010, 10:42:00 AM »

I decided to put more putty (this time I'm going to check use of ordinary car putty), and I made special light tool for that (phot.1-5)
First I worked on wing and fuselage joints which I surrounded with protective paper tape due to not destroy paneling when sanding (phot.6-8)
As I used more putty than I needed, I saved the hardened rest for future - it is good fore some explosion debris. I already have lot of such material (phot.9-11).

Letipapa · « **Reply #41 on:** April 02, 2010, 02:21:46 PM »

And more sanding, and then I cut off the air door on the rear underside of the air intake. I'll make new one in opened position.

No.1 · « **Reply #42 on:** April 02, 2010, 03:54:30 PM »

You really work hard on this subject

Letipapa · « **Reply #43 on:** April 05, 2010, 03:53:32 PM »

I give my best!

I did some panel re scribing, and I had problem with parts of putty falling off in the areas of wing roots, I did whole upper wing surface panels, so now I can have little more putty (in this wing root area) to correct what is necessary, and than, again putty and again sanding but this time without fear.

No.1 · « **Reply #44 on:** April 05, 2010, 04:05:28 PM »

First time ever to re scribe panels?

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