Author Topic: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)  (Read 9799 times)

Offline RAGIII

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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2018, 01:38:23 AM »
The colors look great to my eye! Overall fantastic build to date!
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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2018, 02:50:42 AM »
The colors look great to my eye! Overall fantastic build to date!
RAGIII
I agree with my Amigo completely, Mark!  She's shaping up to be a real gem.  I built this model years ago and loved every minute of it.  Decals aside, it's a very nice kit.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2018, 06:03:47 PM »
Mark I love this build, I have the same kit and take notes about your build...

Antonio

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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2018, 06:50:40 AM »
A very small update.
I have added a strap on the fuel tank and the windows and gun. Since taking these pictures I have lowered the gun mounting a fraction.










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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2018, 06:55:10 AM »
Imagine flying that with the gunner firing over your head!
Well done!

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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2018, 07:46:39 AM »
Looks stunning! Des would Love this one.
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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2018, 11:48:33 PM »
Looks fantastic. Very curious how well/unwell Roden designed the complex struts.

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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #22 on: March 10, 2018, 06:38:14 PM »
Nooooo! It took a tumble to the floor!!!
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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #23 on: March 10, 2018, 10:58:41 PM »
I feel your pain! This has happened to me twice on Roden builds  :-[ Hopefully you can repair the damage as this one was looking gorgeous!
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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #24 on: March 10, 2018, 11:48:49 PM »
Am enjoying your progress and can assure you all of us have seen this similar scene with our own models at least once. Mine was a Aeroclub FE2b 1/48 the movers made back into a kit.
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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2018, 04:27:25 PM »
I hope you can save her!
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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #26 on: March 13, 2018, 02:41:28 AM »
OH Man, I feel your pain! :'( Don't make any hasty judgements, she's much too fine a model to walk away from, and good luck with the repairs!
Cheers,
Lance




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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #27 on: March 20, 2018, 07:02:15 PM »
Thanks everyone - it was touch and go and I was sorely tempted to bin the whole thing but I decided to try and salvage it. (A decision heavily influenced by the kind encouragement of everyone here!) 

After reattaching the lower wings I added the struts and upper wing. Not easy at all! You can see the area around the cabane struts needs a bit of touch up as there is really no solid attachment point, just a simple butt joint and it kept popping off. I would recommend for anyone doing this to drill a pin into the bottom of theses struts and really firmly attach them to the fuselage.

Then I couldn't resist getting a bit of rigging started!

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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #28 on: March 20, 2018, 07:44:08 PM »
Mark, that's fantastic, I was sure you couldn't leave your mojo unbuilt!

Antonio

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Re: Roden Be2c 1/48 (Mojo Build)
« Reply #29 on: March 20, 2018, 07:46:29 PM »
Good progress and I am glad to see that you don't throw it into the bin.
Bye,
Manni
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