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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
I haven't done the wiring yet, but..
I have tucked into the cockpit. Showing both sides and the sidewall frames, nicely detailed, sorta. Could have been a little sharper on some things. Trim knobs and landing gear handle could have been separate.
Stu has a single box for his radios on the strbrd side, so I have removed what was there and used white PVC for the new box.
The bucket of the seat was a little deep as well as the seat back. So I am making my own of PVC. The seat bottom is dipped in front, so the pilots legs keep circulation going so I did that. The first layer I punched 4 holes and cut the center out. I will be making a parachute pack to fit in there.
Did two backs. Had .5mm flat on front and is too flat. Second one I wrapped the .8mm rod around the outside of the back shape. Now I can fill in the edges to give it some depth tapered at the frame, as it should be.
I cut the fuel tank off the back section, this could have been separate to give better detail as well. Filled in the hole with PVC shaped to fit for under the back seat. I will make the seat back as the pilot but the seat bottom is a padded flat, so I don't have to fiddle with that.
I now need an itty bitty saw to cut out the flare gun socket.
I pick away at it.
I have tucked into the cockpit. Showing both sides and the sidewall frames, nicely detailed, sorta. Could have been a little sharper on some things. Trim knobs and landing gear handle could have been separate.
Stu has a single box for his radios on the strbrd side, so I have removed what was there and used white PVC for the new box.
The bucket of the seat was a little deep as well as the seat back. So I am making my own of PVC. The seat bottom is dipped in front, so the pilots legs keep circulation going so I did that. The first layer I punched 4 holes and cut the center out. I will be making a parachute pack to fit in there.
Did two backs. Had .5mm flat on front and is too flat. Second one I wrapped the .8mm rod around the outside of the back shape. Now I can fill in the edges to give it some depth tapered at the frame, as it should be.
I cut the fuel tank off the back section, this could have been separate to give better detail as well. Filled in the hole with PVC shaped to fit for under the back seat. I will make the seat back as the pilot but the seat bottom is a padded flat, so I don't have to fiddle with that.
I now need an itty bitty saw to cut out the flare gun socket.
I pick away at it.
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6n tank removed.jpg
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