It’s been a long while since I’ve done anything aviation related so it’s been really difficult to decide on what I’m going to do for an ice breaker for the last few months. I bounced back and forth from Ta-152 to an Fw190 D series to a 190 A series to finally …this:
A Hase offering of the 234:
I bought two of these because every time I start hackin’ on a build for detail add ons like cockpits or engine displays or anything like that I have inherent problem of messing something up along the way to the point of being unrepairable so I just head it off at the pass with a spare parts kit. I don’t know when exactly I’ll get started on this bad boy as I still have to finish up my '54 Chevy Panel Wagon that I’m building in the Auto section here but I decided to post a Threadlocker anyway.
Great to see you back in the aircraft realm Joe. Your wonderful skills and talent for turning out highly detailed Luftwaffe aircraft has been sorely missed. I am very much looking forward to your build up of the 234, especially with all the sweet resin updates you have involved. I have the Pro Modeler twin engine version of the 234 in my stash. It’s a rebox of the hasegawa kit. So, I’m going to pay attention as I know I’m going get a bunch of helpful tips on building mine. Bring it on!
Thanks Joe! I’m looking forward to getting back into the military aircraft swing of things again (although I’m having a total blast with the automotive side) .
I picked one of these up as well just so I could have some of the odds and ends out of it. (I’ve actually had all these items to include both kits now for several months to be ready for the finish up of my '54 Chevy)
Looks like it will be a fun project! That’s a nice kit. A tad fiddly in a few spots but nothing you cannot overcome.[:D] When you get it completed and have any spare bits left over let me know…I could use some odds and ends to dress up my old Hobbycraft Arado.
Did you decide on which a/c to model from the decal sheet?
Sweet choice Man! I built this same kit a few years back, but only used the Aires cockpit. Watch the fit of the cockpit to the rest of the fuselage. Not a fun area to putty and sand.
Yeah I’ve been eyeing that. I guess it’s a good thing that I skipped off to the automotive side for a couple of years as that’s given me alot of practice in that area. lol
I think I’m going to test fit this kit together first to see how it’s supposed to go together and then install my resin goodies here and there. I figure it’ll give me a slight edge when things aren’t going together so smoothly when installing the resin pieces. Painting this sucker on the bottom will be a unique experience for me as I’m used to painting my exteriors with no landing gear installed. Judging by the fit of the fuselage halves together and the wing to fuselage joint I’d say it might be a slight bit easier of a kit than I’d originally thought.
More test fitting today with the Aires interior detail set. Looks like it’s going to fit good at the firewall/ fuselage joint. Will have to see how everything is going to behave with the glass installed …
This is a fairly well complimented set and I’m looking forward to working with it:
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