Kette of Dr1's

[KiwiZac]

Lovely work Paul, and nice save!

[DaddyO]

Lovely work Paul, and nice save!

Cheers Zac
On the plus side they are now even thinner so probably nearer to scale thickness 
Paul

[NigelR]

Good progress all round, nice work on those tiny props! Looking forward to seeing the whole Kette together.

Will your trompe l'oeil work include painting in the inspection panels in front of the undercarriage?

[DaddyO]

Good progress all round, nice work on those tiny props! Looking forward to seeing the whole Kette together.

Will your trompe l'oeil work include painting in the inspection panels in front of the undercarriage?

yep, should get around to that at some point before too many wings are added 

[DaddyO]

Good progress all round, nice work on those tiny props! Looking forward to seeing the whole Kette together.

Will your trompe l'oeil work include painting in the inspection panels in front of the undercarriage?

yep, should get around to that at some point before too many wings are added 

Right decided that if you're doing a job etc . . . 

Here are the fixings for the access panel 

[DaddyO]

And combined with a piece of sanded down piece of 5thou plastic card and a bit of paint (repeated 4 times of course) give us some access panels (May not be entirely accurate, but will have to do)
Now back to decals and assembly
Paul

[NigelR]

That's pretty impressive in such a tiny scale! Better than just a paint outline.....

[Tim Mixon]

I’m really glad you added those access hatches Paul. It’s a not so visible detail but adds a lot to the overall look. Nice work!

[WD]

That's awesome!   Where did, or how did you make, the nuts/bolts?

Warren

[DaddyO]

That's pretty impressive in such a tiny scale! Better than just a paint outline.....

Cheers Nigel - You're dead right although there was a bit of muttering at the time I'm glad I added them

I’m really glad you added those access hatches Paul. It’s a not so visible detail but adds a lot to the overall look. Nice work!

Thanks Tim 

That's awesome!   Where did, or how did you make, the nuts/bolts?

Warren

Hi Warren, glad you approve.
The nuts/bolt rivets are made by a company called Masterclub and come in various sizes and styles. These are 0.5mm diameter and fit into a 0.4mm hole. I secured them with varnish which is my preferred 'glue' for non stressed tiny items (I always make a right mess with superglue when using tiny amounts)

[Rookie]

You are really working fast Paul, but keeping high standards.

Excelent results!

Cheers,
Willem

[WD]

Thanks DaddyO!  I've found the 0.6 mm size, guess that'll have to do. This will work out better than my plastic Grandt Line bolt heads.

Warren

[DaddyO]

You are really working fast Paul, but keeping high standards.

Excelent results!

Cheers,
Willem

Thanks Willem 
Feels a bit slow at times because everything needs repeating 4 times, but overall getting there now with wings being added and the models starting to come together

Thanks DaddyO!  I've found the 0.6 mm size, guess that'll have to do. This will work out better than my plastic Grandt Line bolt heads.

Warren

Glad to help Warren. Originally I tried trimming them down a bit, but they're easier to use full length if they don't poke into a visible area (I first used the flat rivets  for buttons on 54mm figures)

[DaddyO]

With a pair of wings and tails now attached to each of the four models attention turned to those little bits and bobs that always get left to last. Tail struts were made from shaped sprue stretched in the usual way. Whilst I was melting plastic I also made up an instrument bar from sprue and added a few instruments cut from the Eduard etch fret with painted faces for a bit of fun 

[NigelR]

Looking very nice. That streaking looks really good, I think this photo shows it really well.