<-- **** DONE: 1/48 P-38G Lightning - Twin Engined Aircraft of WWII

[le_steph40]

Hello,
This morning all is running again
Here is the cockpit finished with some wires and photo-etched parts

 

[Wurger]

 

[turbo]

Sweet start, looking forward to the Lightning!

 

[Airframes]

Nice work Steph.

 

[fubar57]

Nice looking innards Steph

 

[Robert Porter]

Very nice! What did you make the wires out of?

 

[Crimea_River]

Good work Steph.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far!

 

[JKim]

Great work on the cockpit Steph! This one is off to a good start!

 

[rochie]

Very nice

 

[T Bolt]

Wonderful looking cockpit Steph

 

[Wayne Little]

Done good man...

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,
Thank you for your nice comments. I keep working on

Very nice! What did you make the wires out of?

With electric wire (copper strands)

 

[Robert Porter]

Hello,
Thank you for your nice comments. I keep working on



With electric wire (copper strands)

Do you paint the wires with enamels? I would think acrylics would have a tough time being applied to copper? Having said that I am not sure why just a feeling?

 

[JKim]

Do you paint the wires with enamels? I would think acrylics would have a tough time being applied to copper? Having said that I am not sure why just a feeling?

No problem painting acrylics over copper wire for me. I usually cover my cockpits with several airbrushed layers of paint prior to brush painting the wires so those airbrushed coats act as a primer. I use acrylic paints almost exclusively (Tamiya and Gunze-Sangyo).

 

[le_steph40]

Do you paint the wires with enamels? I would think acrylics would have a tough time being applied to copper? Having said that I am not sure why just a feeling?

Yes Robert, I paint the wires with enamels. I never tried with enamels but apparently as John said, no problem

 

[Robert Porter]

I had a charger for a laptop computer, the cats ate the cable so badly I had to order a new one, but when I stripped the insulation off the power cord itself I got a lot of nice shiny copper twisted wire! So that when in the kit bag for the next build! Thanks guys!

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

I had a charger for a laptop computer, the cats ate the cable so badly I had to order a new one, but when I stripped the insulation off the power cord itself I got a lot of nice shiny copper twisted wire! So that when in the kit bag for the next build! Thanks guys!

Finally, these cats done a good job

The cockpit is ready to be closed with some tin in the nose ( 30g) and in the motor housings (10g each). Some panel lines have been engraved...

To be continued...

 

[Airframes]

Soon be time for paint - nice work Steph.

 

[Wurger]