The Gotha

[krow113]

Returning here with the Gotha GIV kit from WNW.

               **PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORK AS DETAILED IN LINK BELOW**
                           http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235016614-a-gotha/


 
Here is pretty much everything , there are a lot more figs now:


 Not too much actual assy as I have been working through camo masks and paint masks fr the kit , some shots starting with paint masks:




Camo masks:



 Today I figured outt that the doghouse can be removeable for detail inspection , by cutting almost through the small gun ring part attached to it , gluing the ring piece  in place and then cutting the rest of the doghouse off.
Clamped:
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Set:

Cut off:

Still fits:

Made a slurry and filled it:


 As our illustriuous leader said; " Its your model , build it the way you want"
Thanks Des.

[RAGIII]

Terrific work on the masks! Your Gotha is looking spectacular.
RAGIII

[Juan]

Looking great, glad you are back on this one.  Looking forward to your progress.

[krow113]

Thanks Rick and Jaun.
 Slurry sanded:


 Fuselage sanded and ready for primer:

Smallest amount of filler required at the end of the gun tunnel:

   
  I made the decision to remove the 4 rib tape details from the lower wing center section. This is based on a number of pics that show there was no fabric on the section , being made of plywood like the fuselage.

[Ssasho0]

Hi Steve,

It looks great so far and I really like the detachable "Dog house" idea. The instrumental pane looks awesome, the wood too and this will turn out great I have no doubt!
I have just started the same kit and as you are ahead of myself I will be keeping an eye here

Best regards,
Sasho

[krow113]

Thanks Ssashoo.

 If you look in your instructions for this kit you can see a rendered cockpit by a modeller for WNW , that was the look I was trying for with the wood color.

[coyotemagic]

Superb work on the interior, Steve!  This one's destined for greatness!
Cheers,
Bud

[krow113]

Thanks Bud!
 Interior work continues with detailing the gun ring.. The 2 cm Becker would require some reinforcing of the ring. I made a measuring strip and clamped it on:

Then cut the details from hi-po flat black vinyl , 2 strips that cover the seams and look ok ;

 The mount and reinforcement is from pics of other planes with this sort of armament.
Detailing continues with a bombsite cover , and mg mount finishing:

[Manni]

Wow, Steve! Really outstanding work. All these additional details, this is right now a stunner.
Bye,
Manni

[KitRookie37]

Hi mates,
Very, very good job !! I like it ! 
Best regards.
Alain.

[RAGIII]

Brilliant work!
RAGIII

[krow113]

Manni , Rick , Alain ; Thank you.
 Details continue as maskwork and sanding sucks.
So I went ahead and began fabricating a Becker mount , just an amalgum of mounts I've looked at over the last little while:

[UFAG]

chapeau..!! very delicate detail..!

[krow113]

Thanks UFAG.
Becker mount continuation:

[RAGIII]

Continuing to be awesome work.
RAGIII