#13 Mark's Revell 1/48 Rockwell B-1B Lancer

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu May 17, 2018 12:47 pm

SkyPainter303 wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 1:31 am This bomber is looking awesome and huge! It is much bigger than my work area.

Thanks
I have a bit of luck with a spare roon and 2 fairly big benches i guess

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 10:03 am Love the way it's taking shape Mark - looks absolutely stunning.

Thanks Neil

Les0012 · Post by **Les0012** » Fri May 18, 2018 9:21 am

Will you look at the size of that beast, stunning work Mark just stunning.

Les

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri May 18, 2018 1:36 pm

Les0012 wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 9:21 am Will you look at the size of that beast, stunning work Mark just stunning.

Les

Thanks Les

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri May 18, 2018 2:19 pm

Just a mini update for now
But it will show i am still working on this big badboy
For some weird and still unexplained reason i decided it was a smart idea to add photo etch exhausts on this build
So here is a little view in my eyestraining world that has taken about 4 hours so far

20180516_224753 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
It starts with making the inner and outer rings
I can do quite a lot with pe but circles and tubes remain a hard thing to do for me

20180516_232018 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Well that was the big part once the last strap was added

20180518_105840 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
I then removed and bended all the other parts
For a grand total of 48 parts per exhaust in this step (51 for each exhaust)
This took a while as some are a bit too small to do with pliers
Or my pliers are too thick ....a matter of perspective

20180518_144451 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
The rear pieces where added

20180518_144910 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
And the front pieces where next

20180518_150159 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
And this is what i am currently doing
Adding the connectors that move the nozzles in real life
I will need to squeeze the tops once the part is in there to make it fit properly
Then the tiny end piece at the edge of these parts and then they are done
So hopefully this torture is done in a couple of hours ,depending if i don't loose intrest and start working on some other parts

So that is it for this mini update
Hopefully i will have these exhausts and the last bits of detailing done soon and get this beast ready for painting
I will be putting it on it's own little feet before that so i can paint the entire plane in one go
Stuff like bomb bay and landing gear bay doors can be painted as seperate parts and added later on
And then we will see if it can support it's own weight

Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Take care
Cheers
Mark

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Fri May 18, 2018 2:42 pm

Absolutely stunning work. Those exhausts look amazing!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri May 18, 2018 2:42 pm

Holy shite, that is crazy

But man, the PE exhaust looks pretty darn cool assembled

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri May 18, 2018 4:13 pm

Thanks Scott and Stokesy
I actually just finished the first of them
A real pain in the rear to build but defently a improvement over the kit parts

InvalidUsername · Post by **InvalidUsername** » Fri May 18, 2018 10:18 pm

The cans look great

, much better than the kit ones!

smokeriderdon · Post by **smokeriderdon** » Sat May 19, 2018 12:41 am

I have that set and considered using it, but opted to get the resin set instead. Glad you used these so I could see how they look. LOL Great job! The resin stuff was tedious, but not nearly as much as that seems to be.

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Sat May 19, 2018 4:51 am

awesome !

and looking crazy good.

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat May 19, 2018 7:57 am

Thanks guys
I managed to finish them yesterday evening
But i couldn't use the dremel at that time as that would have made some noise and i have elderly neighboors
So that is planned for today along with building the last parts like the landing gear and bomb bay doors and adding the last bits of photo etch
But first i will be visiting Militracks ,a fine event with lots of german WWII vehicles and this year the Saumur (french tank museum) King Tiger is there
So i will be spending half the day drooling over my favorite tank from that period in history

And maybe get some new kits ..also important

DBMiller · Post by **DBMiller** » Sat May 19, 2018 5:33 pm

That is some beautiful work!

alextheblue · Post by **alextheblue** » Sat May 19, 2018 6:06 pm

Holy cow Mark, those exhausts look eye wateringly difficult

You absolutely nailed it though, they look spectacular

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat May 19, 2018 8:19 pm

DBMiller wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 5:33 pm
That is some beautiful work!

Thank you

alextheblue wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 6:06 pm Holy cow Mark, those exhausts look eye wateringly difficult

You absolutely nailed it though, they look spectacular

Thanks Alex
The hardest part to build are those rings
The rest just takes a long time to bend and then glue in place

Fridgy · Post by **Fridgy** » Sun May 20, 2018 1:35 am

I would have glue everyone of my fingers together with CA and possibly have glued myself to the work bench putting them together

Bravo on a job well done!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun May 20, 2018 1:47 am

I am picturing you as such

This was the safest meme I could go with and not get kicked off the forum

ElCapitan · Post by **ElCapitan** » Sun May 20, 2018 7:51 am

How do you keep the PE work so clean? Mine always ends up with CA glue everywhere, especially when I only need to glue a part on by its edge. Yours looks spectacular!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun May 20, 2018 10:46 am

Fridgy wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 1:35 am I would have glue everyone of my fingers together with CA and possibly have glued myself to the work bench putting them together

Bravo on a job well done!

Thank you
I guess i had a lot pf practice over the years as i use pe on most of my builds
Sometimes just the kit supplied stuff but on a lot of builds i also have after market parts

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 1:47 am I am picturing you as such

This was the safest meme I could go with and not get kicked off the forum

Maybe a little less green but something like it

ElCapitan wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 7:51 am How do you keep the PE work so clean? Mine always ends up with CA glue everywhere, especially when I only need to glue a part on by its edge. Yours looks spectacular!

Thank you
I use fairly small amounts of glue
The Colle 21 also allows you to wipe aeay some of the glue once the part is glued as it is a slow drying glue

pourquoi61 · Post by **pourquoi61** » Sun May 20, 2018 5:18 pm

Not enough superlatives to use on on those cans.

demarcation · Post by **demarcation** » Sun May 20, 2018 7:45 pm

Yeah those cans do indeed look absolutely stunning!! Amazing work as always Mark!!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun May 20, 2018 10:50 pm

Thanks guys
I hope to get the last parts done today
Most of the detailing is done but i still need to make parts like all the doors
So the last update should be up in 1 or 2 days i hope
And by that time my paints for the Heinkel should arrive aswell

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon May 21, 2018 9:01 am

All that PE

Absolutely awesome work Mark

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Mon May 21, 2018 9:52 pm

Thank you very much Neil

kilgore456 · Post by **kilgore456** » Tue May 22, 2018 1:42 am

Absolutely fantastic!

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Tue May 22, 2018 9:23 am

I was chatting with a friend about the bomber SIG last night and I got on to the subject of your B1, specifically those exhausts. It was all I could do not to show him the pics and shout LOOK AT THAT AWESOME WORK, THIS GUY IS ON SOME NEXT LEVEL S**T

Still chuckling about it this morning.

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Tue May 22, 2018 1:11 pm

kilgore456 wrote: ↑Tue May 22, 2018 1:42 am Absolutely fantastic!

Thank you

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Tue May 22, 2018 9:23 am I was chatting with a friend about the bomber SIG last night and I got on to the subject of your B1, specifically those exhausts. It was all I could do not to show him the pics and shout LOOK AT THAT AWESOME WORK, THIS GUY IS ON SOME NEXT LEVEL S**T

Still chuckling about it this morning.

Thank you Stokesy
Quite the compliment

Willem · Post by **Willem** » Tue May 22, 2018 9:50 pm

Just catching up with your build, Mark.

My mind is now blown.

Fab stuff. The PE on the cans would have had me running a mile.

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed May 23, 2018 12:59 am

Thank you very Will
I think i have the next update posted tomorrow in between the painting sessions so there is more coming soon

Garion77 · Post by **Garion77** » Wed May 23, 2018 11:02 pm

Just catching up on everyone's build... my god ! A professional modeler at hand ! First time I see PE exhaust and they look better than resin. I wouldn't dare to tackle this kind of PE having so much trouble with what I have for the my entry in the SIG
Keep up the good work ! can't wait to see the rest

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu May 24, 2018 4:43 pm

Thanks
But i wouldn't consider my self a pro
Or even close to that
Maybe a enthausiastic amateur

RossiM1 · Post by **RossiM1** » Thu May 24, 2018 8:03 pm

Amazing levels of detail Mark this is looking stunning

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu May 24, 2018 10:10 pm

Thank you

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu May 24, 2018 11:47 pm

Hi guys
Time for a new update i think
As you may have seen on the ISM facebook page i am currently painting the B-1
But the thread is not that far along in the build so for now i will show the last bits of the construction and i will leave the painting and weathering for the next update

So once those after burners where finally done i got back to building the rest of the kit

20180519_235258 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Starting with the landing gear wich is actually fairly sturdy once the glue was dry

20180520_113015 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Then a test fit of the after burners
I needed to grind out a fair bit of styrene to make them fir
This is because the styrene back plate is positioned about 5 to 6mm deeper then how they designed the kit
So you need to make room for that
Eduard also shows this in the instructions but i had to remove quite a bit more that what they showed

20180520_214418 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Then some tiny bits

20180520_214424 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
More tiny bits

20180521_002502 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE

20180521_002506 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE

20180521_002509 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
A lot more tiny bits
I made some small cuts to have a bit more surface to glue these on to as they are a bit fragile if you don't

20180521_003048 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Tiny bits on the tail section

20180522_112609 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
The last tiny stuff
Each fin is made up from a fin and a plate
So that was fun to do

20180521_010655 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Then the wheels where put together

20180522_113535 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE

20180522_113548 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
The bomb bay doors and those for the landing gear where primed and then painted white
After about a day of drying i moved the cocktailsticks with the masking tape to the white side so i could paint the grey side

20180522_163832 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
The landing gear was glued in
I figured i need them to carry the weight of the plane or i would have had to paint the entire plane in 2 stages and i didn't like that idea all that much

20180522_164153 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Revell said add 70 grams of weight to keep it from tailsitting
I used a bit more but that nose wheel is quite high up

20180522_165440 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
So i made another weight using tape and metal nails
Rolled that up and moved it in the nose where i placed some doubles sides tape to hold it in place

20180522_170136 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
I then glued the radar piece back on and glued the nose cone on
It fell off twice allready so i figured this was the easy solution

20180522_224417 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Then some masking

20180523_000109 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
And it was primed with black Ultimate primer

And that is where i will stop for today
The rest is painting so that will be for the next update
Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Take care
Cheers
Mark

alextheblue · Post by **alextheblue** » Fri May 25, 2018 8:34 am

Great update Mark, you've got a ton of work done. All that work on the exhausts is well worth it, they look really good!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri May 25, 2018 10:10 am

Thank you Alex

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 12:41 am

Hi guys
So as you may know this build is allready finished but the thread is not yet completed as the painting is not yet in the thread
And so today that part will get added to the thread

20180524_021237 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
After the black primer i tried some shading

20180524_104554 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
But that didn't work all that well
The paint covered better then i expected
With that not being a problem i had one thing i didn't like
This grey wich is H305 (Aqueous) is the same FS number that was to be used
But reference showed a darker shade

20180524_225143 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
So i tried to shade it again
This time using Tamiya smoke over the grey basecolor

20180524_232737 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
And then mix of dark sea grey and black was used to paint it again

20180525_162242 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
After a coat of satin varnish i started with the decals

20180525_220714 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
The walkway stripe decals didn't work as well as i liked
So instead i painted those

20180525_221944 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Looks okay i think

20180527_025459 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE

20180527_025501 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE

20180527_025504 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE

20180527_025506 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Then all the doors where added
The proces was the same as the bomb bays before them
Just Mig prod. Neutral wash to add some color and whipe that down to get some shades and a dirty look on the parts

20180527_025513 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
The wheels how ever where treated with a black wash leaving a much dirtier look
This wash was also used on the panel lines

20180527_025930 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
The wheels where put on the landing gear

20180527_031930 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
The exhausts where painted with Alclad duraluminium and then shaded with Tamiya smoke

20180527_032650 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
Once they where dry i added them to the plane
And matt varnished the entire plane

20180527_033106 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
And then i called it finished

So that completes this post and the build of this pretty big kit
Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Take caree.
Cheers
Mark

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:48 pm

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:45 am

digger303 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:48 pm

Thanks

Fridgy · Post by **Fridgy** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:05 pm

She is gorgeous mate.
I love the flowing lines of her, so sleek and purposeful looking

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:09 pm

Fridgy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:05 pm She is gorgeous mate.
I love the flowing lines of her, so sleek and purposeful looking

Thanks Mick

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:45 am

Oh wow, she's coming together very nicely mate

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:44 am

Thank you very much Kev
She is actually in the revealsection aswell as she is finished
Currently i am working on my second entry wich was the back up plan for this one if i couldn't find one
And i will be going to the LHS's today so i could end up with more possible entries

DRUMS01 · Post by **DRUMS01** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 11:59 pm

Simply outstanding..and thanks for sharing your build with us.

Now where are you going to display such a large bird?

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 9:41 am

Thank you
At the moment it is standing on a closet
But i am thinking about making a stand for it so i could place it 45 degrees vertical
It does take up a bit more room then i planned for
But i don't know if that is possible and if it is fairly cheap to make
Because there is no stand that you can buy to hold this kind of plane

Fridgy · Post by **Fridgy** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:47 am

MarkVerploeg wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 9:41 am Thank you
At the moment it is standing on a closet
But i am thinking about making a stand for it so i could place it 45 degrees vertical
It does take up a bit more room then i planned for
But i don't know if that is possible and if it is fairly cheap to make
Because there is no stand that you can buy to hold this kind of plane

make it out of perspex?

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:13 am

Fridgy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:47 am
MarkVerploeg wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 9:41 am Thank you
At the moment it is standing on a closet
But i am thinking about making a stand for it so i could place it 45 degrees vertical
It does take up a bit more room then i planned for
But i don't know if that is possible and if it is fairly cheap to make
Because there is no stand that you can buy to hold this kind of plane
make it out of perspex?

That could be a idea ,thanks
But it still is just in the planning phase
Nothing is sure yet
But i am looking for something that i can rework with ease
That is the only i know at the moment

gaz45 · Post by **gaz45** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:31 am

Great work there mate

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:44 am

Thank you Gaz