**** DONE: 1/48 Curtiss A-8 Shrike – From WW1 to WW2 GB
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice one Glenn and nothing wrong with a bit of strengthening.
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T Bolt
Colonel
I came up with a new method of doing small windows and it worked out pretty good. The Shrike model depicts the small windows behind the forward cockpit as only panel lines so I opened them up early in the build. Now it was time to put glass in them.
Picture 1) I cut the windows out of plastic that came from the collar support of a new dress shirt. In this picture they had been coated with Future so the CA would not fog them.
Picture 2) The windows glued in a little higher then flush and the space around the edge filled with CA. I decided the rear most window was too small to do this way.
Picture 3) Surface filed flush with a needle file
Picture 4) Finished windows after sanding and polishing and another application of Future. I wish I had done the smaller window too. I'll probably go back and do it later. When I mask them I'll keep the tape a little smaller than the window to give it a clean edge.
Picture 1) I cut the windows out of plastic that came from the collar support of a new dress shirt. In this picture they had been coated with Future so the CA would not fog them.
Picture 2) The windows glued in a little higher then flush and the space around the edge filled with CA. I decided the rear most window was too small to do this way.
Picture 3) Surface filed flush with a needle file
Picture 4) Finished windows after sanding and polishing and another application of Future. I wish I had done the smaller window too. I'll probably go back and do it later. When I mask them I'll keep the tape a little smaller than the window to give it a clean edge.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Looks good man.
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
A little white glue will take care of the minor fit issues.
All in all, looks good!
All in all, looks good!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
I was going to mention the white glue, but Paul beat me to it. She's looking good Glenn.
Neat trick!
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T Bolt
Colonel
I've been working a little bit at a time on it and have put on the wheel pants and upper wing struts. Also there was no center divider between the oil coolers so I fabricated one out of scrap plastic. I managed to crack the windows right behind the cockpit wile handling the model. The clear plastic was too thin so I've removed them and have already cut new ones out of thicker plastic and will install them when the coat of future on them cures.
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Good work so far Glenn!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
You can't keep a good man down. Doing good Glenn.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice work Glenn.
Crimea_River
Marshal
It's coming together....
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T Bolt
Colonel
Been trying to get it ready for paint.
-Fixed those two windows using thicker plastic (scrap from the vac canopies)
-Put on the cable attachment fairings aft of the cockpit
-Cut out and cleaned up the vac canopies and dipped them in Future
-And of course more sanding and polishing.
-Fixed those two windows using thicker plastic (scrap from the vac canopies)
-Put on the cable attachment fairings aft of the cockpit
-Cut out and cleaned up the vac canopies and dipped them in Future
-And of course more sanding and polishing.
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Those canopies look "tight" son! Great job.
N4521U
Colonel
Nice Glenn.
I can never get my canopies to look that good. I must be holding something wrong!
I can never get my canopies to look that good. I must be holding something wrong!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Windows look even better Glenn!
tigerdriver
Staff Sergeant
nice fix on the windows
