1/48 Mitsubishi F1M2 Type Zero Observation Seaplane. Allied Name, "Pete"

• Aug 20, 2013

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look forward to more Paul!

 

• Aug 21, 2013

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added some wires to the pit.

 

• Aug 21, 2013

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Good stuff Paul.

 

• Aug 21, 2013

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Dolly and the cockpit look great, Paul. You're onna roll, man, don't stop now !!

Charles

 

• Aug 21, 2013

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Looking good Paul.

 

• Aug 21, 2013

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Thanks, Ya'all!

 

• Aug 22, 2013

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Innards look great Paul and I like your philosophy, take a break from modeling mishaps by building a model.

Geo

 

• Aug 22, 2013

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Nice start on the dolly and cockpit. Look forward to see how it progresses.

Gerry

 

• Aug 22, 2013

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Nice going...

 

• Aug 22, 2013

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I can't wait!

 

• Aug 22, 2013

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Dolly looks great, I'm sure the rest will be just a good

 

• Aug 22, 2013

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Nice looking cockpit Paul.

 

• Aug 24, 2013

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I was figuring on attaching the sparkplug wires to the cylinder heads and then to the wiring harness.
This is how it is going so far.
Stretched sprue glued to the sparkplugs, then I will run some liquid glue on the "wires" to soften them and use a toothpick to put them in place on the harness.

It is reflecting a lot of blue!

 

• Aug 24, 2013

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In my castle....

 

• Aug 24, 2013

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Nice work Paul!

 

• Aug 24, 2013

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• Aug 24, 2013

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meatloaf109 said:

I'll get yer' coat!
Perhaps the dolly is a bit over-done, but I figure that if the Japanese didn't have the means to re-paint the aircraft, (except for the National markings), they surely didn't worry about the plane dollies. And anyways, I like rust...You ought to see some of my tank exhausts!

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Great job on the dolly! Spending much of my life around the ocean here (Hawaii), the amount of rust on your dolly doesn't strike me as being overdone. Depending on the metal and paint, the amount of surface rust you portrayed is IMO possible.

meatloaf109 said:

I was figuring on attaching the sparkplug wires to the cylinder heads and then to the wiring harness.
This is how it is going so far.
Stretched sprue glued to the sparkplugs, then I will run some liquid glue on the "wires" to soften them and use a toothpick to put them in place on the harness.

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Man, I admire you for not taking the easy road with copper wire.

 

• Aug 24, 2013

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The motor looks great, Paul.....

Charles

 

• Aug 26, 2013

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Good work so far!

 

• Aug 26, 2013

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I find that solder or lead wire is best for this kind of stuff but the trick is to find a thin gauge to suit the scale.