Crimea_River
Marshal
Truly stunning work mate!
1/32 Tamiya Birdcage Corsair with Resin P&W R-2800 engine
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Benevolens Magister
It certainly is ! Very nice indeed !!!
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- #63
pg265
Airman
Hi,
Thanks
Small progress...
Time to work the same way on the windshield.
Test fitting.
Pascal
Thanks
Small progress...
Time to work the same way on the windshield.
Test fitting.
Pascal
A4K
Brigadier General
Damned impressive Pascal... those oil coolers just blow me away..!
Good work so far!
Crimea_River
Marshal
It's all his mother's fault.
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Outstanding, again, fantastic, again, amazing, again.....work Pascal! 
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- #71
pg265
Airman
Hello there,
Thank you Mates
Tiny update.
In order to definitively close the fuselage and install the center wing box, the latest additions are underway.
It is therefore necessary to finalize the cockpit and the engine to have no surprise during assembly of the firewall.
This last determines the successful integration of the entire front section.
The motor is thus completed to 98%:
Some details still need to be added before a light "aging" and installation of reinforcement arms of the lower window:
More shortly ...
pascal8)
Thank you Mates
Tiny update.
In order to definitively close the fuselage and install the center wing box, the latest additions are underway.
It is therefore necessary to finalize the cockpit and the engine to have no surprise during assembly of the firewall.
This last determines the successful integration of the entire front section.
The motor is thus completed to 98%:
Some details still need to be added before a light "aging" and installation of reinforcement arms of the lower window:
More shortly ...
pascal8)
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- #73
pg265
Airman
Hi,
Thanks
Small progress, but progress.
I was not really satisfied with the cockpit because of the details I had decided not to represent ... were missing!
So I removed the support of the hydraulic system to add connections and pipes.
It seems a bit raw at the moment but once painted, it will look better.
Fittings .031 "and .038"
0.3 cables pipes, 0.5, 0.6.
That's it.
pascal
Thanks
Small progress, but progress.
I was not really satisfied with the cockpit because of the details I had decided not to represent ... were missing!
So I removed the support of the hydraulic system to add connections and pipes.
It seems a bit raw at the moment but once painted, it will look better.
Fittings .031 "and .038"
0.3 cables pipes, 0.5, 0.6.
That's it.
pascal
A4K
Brigadier General
B-loody hell Pascal..! Just love it mate!
Just love it mate!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Nice!
Crimea_River
Marshal
My oh my....
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Benevolens Magister
Indeed !
Nice work so far!
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- #79
pg265
Airman
Hi,
Thanks a lot Guys!!
The cockpit is now enclosed in the fuselage.
I finalized the stick adding the conduct of the "funnel". Hard to see with the center wing box in place, but I will try to take a picture tomorrow.
Lower window reinforcements are also installed, painted and slightly weatheredas well as the "bottom" of the cockpit.
The pipes have all well took their place: Cool!
Next step : Maybe weathering the wheel wells
I also paint the internal frames of the windshield and canopy.
Green for the first, to have the cockpit color on the lower area of the transparent part:
Still need to install the flap control handle on the left side, straddling the transparent part and fuselage.
Tamiya part is misplaced in my opinion. Eduard seems to have made the same error on the new resin cockpit ...
The canopy is equipped with its opening handles , slightly visible at the moment, and receives a coat of zinc chromate.
The under layer will allow a possible additional small effect in the weathering process...
I know it is not really consistent in terms of color (maybe hue is the right term? Sorry for my poor English...), but ...
More soon.
pascal
Thanks a lot Guys!!
The cockpit is now enclosed in the fuselage.
I finalized the stick adding the conduct of the "funnel". Hard to see with the center wing box in place, but I will try to take a picture tomorrow.
Lower window reinforcements are also installed, painted and slightly weatheredas well as the "bottom" of the cockpit.
The pipes have all well took their place: Cool!
Next step : Maybe weathering the wheel wells
I also paint the internal frames of the windshield and canopy.
Green for the first, to have the cockpit color on the lower area of the transparent part:
Still need to install the flap control handle on the left side, straddling the transparent part and fuselage.
Tamiya part is misplaced in my opinion. Eduard seems to have made the same error on the new resin cockpit ...
The canopy is equipped with its opening handles , slightly visible at the moment, and receives a coat of zinc chromate.
The under layer will allow a possible additional small effect in the weathering process...
I know it is not really consistent in terms of color (maybe hue is the right term? Sorry for my poor English...), but ...
More soon.
pascal
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- #80
pg265
Airman
Good evening,
Progress but few pictures.
After bonding the two halves of body, the bead is removed with a* blade.
A very rapid transition from abrasive in places enough to guarantee a good surface finish, no filler.
A slight darker line at the junction area is sometimes perceptible, but it is that the weld of melted plastic.
Exhausts were drilled, refined and covered with a thin layer of "cockpit black":
Very thin layer of Alclad Black Primer in anticipation of the "Airframe alu" underlayer :
The inside of the glass parts are partially weathered:
These tasks have been an opportunity to try one of the last painting tools:
I start to stock up in anticipation of the next ... Corsair
More soon.
Pascal
Progress but few pictures.
After bonding the two halves of body, the bead is removed with a* blade.
A very rapid transition from abrasive in places enough to guarantee a good surface finish, no filler.
A slight darker line at the junction area is sometimes perceptible, but it is that the weld of melted plastic.
Exhausts were drilled, refined and covered with a thin layer of "cockpit black":
Very thin layer of Alclad Black Primer in anticipation of the "Airframe alu" underlayer :
The inside of the glass parts are partially weathered:
These tasks have been an opportunity to try one of the last painting tools:
I start to stock up in anticipation of the next ... Corsair
More soon.
Pascal
