Building a 1/16th. Hummel from Trumpeter

I think this is what you were talking about, I found it by the Driver Position.
I can’t find any anywhere else.
Regards
Donald

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While waiting for the paint on the Engine and Transmission to dry, I did a little more assembly. I know I hop around a lot, this is to allow me to make best use of my time. I may not have a lot of it left.
Any way here’s some more.











Question, Does anyone know if the Vanes in Pic.28 are supposed
to be angled and if so in which direction Front or Back ?
Finished for now.
Donald

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Some of the interior painting is done.





I don’t expect to see much of the interior, but I did this as an experiment to see what can be seen.
When they get the Nashorn Kit out, I’ll know whether to bother with the interior or just ignore it.
Regards
Donald

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Continuing on.













Well I’m finished for today.
Goodnight
Donald

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Coming along nicely Donald. The engine has a few more details at least than their awful Pzr IV effort at least. Looking forward to your future input on this

Keith

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How’s this Keith.














well that basically covers the assembly and install of the Engine and accessories.
I am doing this so all can see just what is visible and decide for themselves if they want to bother with these assemblies.
I’ll make my final comment after I get the Front Plates installed and Gun Platform added.
Regards
Donald

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a little at a time.



I just test fitted the inner parts, I want to paint parts of the Lower Hull before installing the Inner section.
Regards
Donald

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I have some more done.








I’m finished for now.
Goodnight
Donald

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Its coming along well Donald.

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Still going at it, some problems show up this time.






















It may be a while until I have more, I have a WARP problem that I have to think about.
Regards
Donald

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I hate Photo Etch.






Now for some warp Straitening
Regards
Donald

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But you seem to do PE very well! Little stuff like that drives me nuts!

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The interior is looking good.

The same here, that’s why I don’t like it.

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Well moving along, a little more finished.






Finished for tonight.
Donald

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The Zoukei-Mura Go 229 kit does something similar to the idler adjusters in the Hummel kit – when you’re assembling the Jumo 004 engines, you thread the compressor rotors onto a central shaft, then put the halves of the stator disks into the halves of the compressor stage casing before you sandwich them around the compressor rotors, then there’s another stator in front and the turbine rotor in the rear, so all the work you do assembling the compressor stage disappears inside the engine, and you never see it again. Only we will know that it’s there after we’re finished.

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This kit is really getting to be a pain in the Back Sides.
Hull has all kinds of warps and twists, and the Instructions really suck.











Good night.
Donald

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Man theres some serious warpage going on there. Sadly being Trumpeter I’m not that surprised though.
Keep soldiering on Donald.

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Working on it, a little treak at a time.
Donald

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Today I start installing the Upper armor plates.
















I hope that I explained what I found on installing the Plates.
It’s not easy and I had to break some Glue Joints to get what i have done finished.
I’ll be working on the other side tomorrow.
Regards
Donald

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