Pegasus 1/72 Roland VIb

[Rick_H]

What did you use for the engine?  I hollowed out and hollowed out and tries to use an engine from a Roden Albatros and had to file away most of the engine anyway.

Rick in Seattle

[enathan]

Now that the forum is back your photos are back too, Dennis 
Good progress with the Roland.

[Flamingo]

"my compressor died yesterday"

That's why they invented the brush back then ....

  Joachim

[KiwiZac]

Great work! I enjoy seeing old kits get love/redemption.

[djuggie]

Rick,

I have no idea where the engine came from.  It was in plastic tray full of engines, probably from old Roden and Toko kits.  I found one that sorta fit and Dremeled it until it did.  It is heavlyly thinned, trimmed and otherwise abused until it fit.  This is a case where it would be easier to just glue the top of the engine supplied by Pegasus and walk away.  The results are almost exactly the same.  But can I do that?  Can any of us do that?  Of course not. 

I thank everyone for their comments.

The decals are on the wings and the interior is nearing completion.  Photos soon.

Dennis

[djuggie]

May 23, 2024

All surfaces of the wings are done and the decals are applied.  The logezen is Aeromaster and the national markings are the kit decals.  I had to dispose of the Pegasus decals due to age.  The interior was completed and the fuselage was closed up.  I let the fuselage dry overnight and I do expect some problems with sanding and filing.  It is here that the kit shows its age.  Pegasus is still ironing out problems at this time but progress has been made.  I do not recommend this as a first Pegasus build.

Dennis

[NigelR]

Best of luck with that seam - it looks like it might be tough to eliminate without destroying some of the planking detail......

[WD]

Looking great considering the kits age and source!  Good luck with that seam.

Warren

[djuggie]

May 24, 2024

The fuselage is compete.  The putty work was minimal and very little detail was lost in the sanding.  The color is Tamiya Dark Yellow with a thin wash of Citadel Seraphim Sepia, slightly streaked.  The next step will be the fuselage color scheme.

Dennis

[RAGIII]

Great progress on a challenging kit. The fuselage color looks good!
RAGIII

[NigelR]

That turned out well, glad the seam fixing didn't cause major problems.

[WD]

Glad the seam turned out to be relatively pain free. I really like the color and streaking on the fuselage.

Warren

[djuggie]

May 26, 2024

Using the clear decal sheet I recently purchased, I sprayed some of it black and cut out the strips for the fuselage.  One thing about this clear decal sheet is from the time if hits the water to releasing from its backing is about 15 seconds.  It was then applied to match the photos as close as possible.  The entire fuselage decalling took about an hour..  The lower wing was attached and it now going to dry until at least tomorrow.
The machine guns were attached at this point as there will be no way to get them in after the top wing is attached.

Dennis

[NigelR]

Good work, that's a very striking scheme.

[RAGIII]

That looks beautiful Dennis! Lovely scheme and excellent modeling.
RAGIII