Junkers J.1 (Blechesel)
1September 18, 2021The main pieces showed some mould misalignment, which needed filling with putty followed by sanding to shape
2September 18, 2021Same issue on the other side
3September 18, 2021Some dials added to the blank dashboard that comes with the kit - pure conjecture as I couldn't find any references
4September 18, 2021Unfortunately the side walls warped and I couldn't straighten them, and get them to stay straight
5September 18, 2021I ended up cutting them out and replacing them with some sheet styrene - much more stable!
6April 26, 2022Some structure detail added to the insides of the side walls
7April 26, 2022Interior painted and seats, control panel wheel and rudder pedals added, everything given a light wash and then the top deck added and the joints filled
8April 27, 2022Drilled 0.8mm holes in the fuselage, wings and tail parts to accept 0.8mm copper wire pins
9April 27, 2022Wings and horizontal tail surfaces glued in place
10April 27, 2022Tidied up the vertical tail and added a support rod so it doesn't have to be just glued to end of the fuselage
11April 27, 2022Tail just put in place at the moment without glue
12April 27, 2022One of the axles on the spreader bar was broken so I channelled my inner Bughunter and replace the whole axle with a 1mm brass tube
13April 28, 2022Added control horns (from Part) and glued undercarriage in place
14April 28, 2022Primer on - just a couple of pin holes needing a bit of filler
15April 29, 2022All painting done now and wheels, radiator, tail, engine and propeller in place
16April 30, 2022Started decaling - the kit only came with the black crosses so I cut some squares from a sheet of white decal
17May 4, 2022
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This is a build of the Junkers J1 prototype 2 seat, all-metal, monoplane of WW1, based on the Classic Plane resin kit
