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Crimea_River
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I'M WORKIN' ON IT!!
Job keeps getting in the way!
Job keeps getting in the way!
CF-5A Freedom Fighter Kitbashed 1/48 Monogram F-5E
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Benevolens Magister
As Jan would probably say "Work, the curse of the drinking man"!!
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Crimea_River
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Oh how I would like to do that!
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Crimea_River
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Before gluing the fuselage halves together, it was important to mark the location of the engines' auxilliary air intakes which were omitted from the model. I wanted to pose these open as can be seen in this photo (arrow).
First, using my reference photos and scale drawings sent by Terry and Vic (thanks guys!) I marked the outlines for the openings with Tamiya tape.
Next, using a drill and X-acto blade, I rough cut the openings. Difficult to see in the photo below but note the thickness of the plastic at the bottom of the cut. It's a good 1 to 2 mm thick!
After filing and straightening the edges, the plastic was removed around the edges on the inside with my Dremel tool with ball shaped cutter bit to create a sharp edge:
The finished edge is seen below ready for a light sand.
Next will be boxing the openings in and painting the inside of the boxes black so you can't see through. This work is being done as I take breaks from the fiddley canopy mechanism. Update pics on this area soon.
Thanks for looking in.
First, using my reference photos and scale drawings sent by Terry and Vic (thanks guys!) I marked the outlines for the openings with Tamiya tape.
Next, using a drill and X-acto blade, I rough cut the openings. Difficult to see in the photo below but note the thickness of the plastic at the bottom of the cut. It's a good 1 to 2 mm thick!
After filing and straightening the edges, the plastic was removed around the edges on the inside with my Dremel tool with ball shaped cutter bit to create a sharp edge:
The finished edge is seen below ready for a light sand.
Next will be boxing the openings in and painting the inside of the boxes black so you can't see through. This work is being done as I take breaks from the fiddley canopy mechanism. Update pics on this area soon.
Thanks for looking in.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Nice!
T Bolt
Colonel
Some nice surgery Andy!
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Crimea_River
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Thanks. Not looking forward to rescribing all those horrible raised panel lines!
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Benevolens Magister
Nice work Andy. I did that on the Esci kit, then accidentally picked up the model holding that area - guess what happened ! I think my first word was %$£* !!!!
Good start Andy, I'm sure you will do a real good job on the mod...
B-17engineer
Colonel
Sweet!!
dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
Looks great, I can't wait to see how it turns out.
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Crimea_River
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Gonna be a long wait Dirk, methinks!
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Crimea_River
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MORE STUFF
More work progressed behind the seat. The built up area in the shot below has about half of the scratch built details done. More pivot arms and brackets have yet to be intalled. The photo below that shows the complexity of the arrangment I'm trying to capture.
With the auxilliary engine intakes cut out and boxed in, and the major parts of the cockpit detailing done and painted, I decided it was time to glue the fuselage halves together. The 3 glasses of wine beforehand no doubt helped with making that a quick decision! Below shows the Testors/Italeri fuselage glued together and the cut off nose of the Monogram kit next to it. The latter will be used on the model so I didn't bother gluing the nose on the halves I'm going to chuck out. The decision to use the Monogram nose was based on the nice cannons and the detailed wheel well, vs the crap provided with the Testors kit.
Here is the nose cut off and plastic card reinforcing/locating strips attached.
Several dry fits and checks against a straight edge were done to ensure the mating faces were aligned and perpendicular. Once satisfied, I proceeded to glue the new nose piece on. The shapes of the different pieces were surprisingly close and, despite what appears to be a lot of putty, should feather together nicely.
The above assembly will be allowed to fully cure over night. Sanding and scribing of the fuselage will be one of the main focuses oer the weekend, along with continuation of the canopy mechanism details. You'll no doubt see more progress photos tomorrow, unless I get hit by a bus.
More work progressed behind the seat. The built up area in the shot below has about half of the scratch built details done. More pivot arms and brackets have yet to be intalled. The photo below that shows the complexity of the arrangment I'm trying to capture.
With the auxilliary engine intakes cut out and boxed in, and the major parts of the cockpit detailing done and painted, I decided it was time to glue the fuselage halves together. The 3 glasses of wine beforehand no doubt helped with making that a quick decision! Below shows the Testors/Italeri fuselage glued together and the cut off nose of the Monogram kit next to it. The latter will be used on the model so I didn't bother gluing the nose on the halves I'm going to chuck out. The decision to use the Monogram nose was based on the nice cannons and the detailed wheel well, vs the crap provided with the Testors kit.
Here is the nose cut off and plastic card reinforcing/locating strips attached.
Several dry fits and checks against a straight edge were done to ensure the mating faces were aligned and perpendicular. Once satisfied, I proceeded to glue the new nose piece on. The shapes of the different pieces were surprisingly close and, despite what appears to be a lot of putty, should feather together nicely.
The above assembly will be allowed to fully cure over night. Sanding and scribing of the fuselage will be one of the main focuses oer the weekend, along with continuation of the canopy mechanism details. You'll no doubt see more progress photos tomorrow, unless I get hit by a bus.
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Benevolens Magister
Nice work there Andy, it's starting to come together well.
Look out! Bus !!!
Look out! Bus !!!
B-17engineer
Colonel
Andy, be sure to look when crossing...and great work!
Catch22
Major
You never know Andy, those Calgary drivers are brutal...
Nice!
Nice!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Excellent work Andy!!!
I've been absent minded and forgot this build for some unknown reason, sorry. This is looking great and your modifications are great sir.
I've been absent minded and forgot this build for some unknown reason, sorry. This is looking great and your modifications are great sir. 
