Arado Ar-190
Side gun bulge sanded down and trench filled. Also filled the trenched under the canopy as they aren't in the book
Raised panel lines removed and rescribed
Started adding photo-etch to floats after removing moulded detail
Completed floats
Rear of floats showing new photo-etch rudders
Float assembly primed
Engine and propeller built and painted
Engine weathers and glued into the replacement cowl. Propeller added to finish the sub-assembly
Photo-etch cockpit parts added - very fiddly work!
Cockpit painted and (maybe over-) weathered
Fuselage glued together and wings added. This shot shows the radiator section hollowed out and some mesh added so you can't see through it.
Float glued on - a lot of filling and sanding required. Floats already painted as the tops will be hard to get to.
Top view - still some work needed in the cockpit (rear seat and the framing between the two seats)
Side view showing the extension needed on the front of the fuselage as the after-market engine cowl wouldn't fit without it.
The aircraft in the book has a different canopy setup to the kit. I removed the centre upright and made a mould and a copy out of clear resin
Finished the interior and glued on the canopy pieces
Etched aerials added, canopy masked and framework painted
Main paint done - decals next
And about time to attach the nose and engine...
Decals added. Lots of small white markings that don't show up well in the photo, as well as the insignia from Blue Rider - I went for the EFRS markings from the English language version of the book
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8 October 2024, 06:30 -
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This is the EFSR (European Foundation for Scientific Research) Ar-190 floatplane from the Tintin book The Shooting Star. Its based on the Revell 172 kit with an Eduard photo-etch set and a Quickboost cowling. As it is meant to be a civillian aircraft I've also tried to demilitarise it by getting rid of hard points and guns.
