Ok guys its been quite some time since I started this thread but there were some issues from day one and I think I got them all straightened out. First was the missing canopy. I was lucky enough to have someone donate one from another site so I can cross that off the issues list. The other was the decal issue and thanks to Wayne and Hannett's I now have them too. TIME TO START BUILDING
Late last night I was clearing off my bench following the completion of another project. As I sat staring at the clean bench I found myself thinking of what to start next. Sure I have plenty of builds started already but at that late hour I didn't fell like getting too involved. Hell it was 11:30pm already. Well I finally pulled the little Revell Hurricane from the pile next to my chair and started to sort through it. Looking at the parts. Next thing I knew I was putting glue to plastic.
Now before I move on to the photos I have to make a statement. I believe it was shortly after I chose this subject for the build that I came across Terry's build of a Hurricane. Now I hope Terry and everyone here take this for the compliment that it is.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
What I mean is I already had my plans for the scope of work on my bird but was clueless as to what to do with the cockpit. Should I detail it knowing full well that nothing would ever be seen again once the fuselage was sealed or should I just slap the three kit parts together and let it go at that? Well thanks to Terry's inspirational work I decided what the hell and plagiarized his cockpit build.
So with all that off my chest its onto the build.
Here is the starting foundation. It's actually pretty nice out of the box. Both the seat and the armor plate appear to be the correct shape no there will be no need to surgically alter anything at this point.
With the seat in place I used a pin vice to drill a hole to mount the first bits of the frame work. At first I tried to just glue the styrene into place but it was cumbersome and the parts kept falling off.
Here everything is trimmed up
Well that's it for now. I'm hoping that is time permitting I will be able to steal some more of Terry's work this evening.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my (Terry's) build