BoweModels

Professional Model Builder - yes believe it or not I spend all day building model kits as a day job!

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Next up! Yes, I've only just built this exact same kit. But it was always intended to have a twin. I won't be posting much progress but bear with me, because once this one is done I can promise you that the next project will be a seriously unexpected surprise.... #MonogramB52

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All done! Kat Model 1/32 Phönix C.1. 121.12 c1918. More photos here: https://t.co/AuctQBcjJi #KatModelPhonixC1

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A little scratch work on the kit supplied gun to make it appear a little less utterly wrong. #KatModelPhonixC1

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The kit propeller is boxy, thick and the pitch is the wrong way round. Couldn't find a suitable replacement so I cut off the blades, reattached them back to front and filled, filed and sanded to what I hope is a decent representation of the Sigma Airscrew. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Undercarriage painted up. #KatModelPhonixC1

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The kit undercarriage is not only weak, but also rather inaccurate, so building my own.... #KatModelPhonixC1

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Decals on! #KatModelPhonixC1

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Main painting done. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Main elements primed up and ready for some paint. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Just putting together the replacement wing struts, using brass instead of the puny 3D prints in the kit. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Newly identified reference material indicates that my chosen aircraft had the unusual "amphorae" style exhausts. So I've chopped them off and done some modifications. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Upper wings prepped. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Lower wings prepped. The white spots are me filling in the kit strut sockets. The kit struts are woefully poor and weak (3D resin is not ideal) so will be replacing with my own. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Test fitting the tail. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Engine installed. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Installing the engine. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Fuselage together and deck test fitted. #KatModelPhonixC1

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Painting up the cockpit components #KatModelPhonixC1

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Scratch building cockpit components. Very little in the kit and what there is, is just wrong! #KatModelPhonixC1

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Changed the pilot and observer cockpit profile to something more accurate. #KatModelPhonixC1