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Hi all.

In the same time mounting my PV1 Ventura, I have started an Arado Ar-68 E from Classic Airframe 1/48.
This will of course be a night fighter versions.
This is an aircraft from 10 (N) jg53 in 1939-1940.
Painting: all black.

This is short run model, but still of good quality.

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The sprues


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2 noses are provided in the box, because you can also make version AR-68 F.


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The resin parts included in the box.


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Decals.


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The deco I'll do.


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I started by assembling the wings. I redraw the structure ailerons as in reality, because it was not a continuation of the wing as on the kit. There is a small shift that I did by filling off in the beginning of the fin rounded. I also taken up all the engraving kit, adding some lines of forgotten structures, and basing myself on a plane and original photographs. I also cut control surfaces of the fin and rudder depth.


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I then cleaned the resin and painted interior RLM02 (we are in 1939-1940).

I also cut the the door on left side of the fuselage that I’ve arranged and I added the opening handle.


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I assembled, painted and weathered inside and the seat (where we must pierce a small hole in the upper part of the backrest for passing harness), I added and painted harness.


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Regarding the dashboard, it was also painted RLM02 (from photo) instruments decals are cut with a punch & die and glued in each location.
To position everything in the fuselage, many white assembly are necessary to properly adjust everything.


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The interior after many tests was glued to the cyano.


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To properly install the exhaust, remove of matter from the inside. After several tests we found the right positioning. They are then painted and positioning. As painting, I used Gunze burnt iron and then I pass a wash of Vallejo dark rust.


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The fuselage was assembled (you have noticed that I glued small pieces of plasticard order to ensure a good positioning of the 2 half fuselage, because there is no positioning pins at the origin). I then spent a small fillet of Surfacer 1000 from Gunze over entire joint.


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Well, tomorrow sanding joints.
New phots soon.

JiP