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Plastic Pirate
Hmmmm is right. I do have several photos of his plane, but I wish I had something difinative for all this tangled wire.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Best bet to me is to get a good picture of your actual aircraft or others in the same squadron or close to the same serial.
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Plastic Pirate
Here's what I have from his own plane. I've inverted, then enhanced the contrast.
Looks to me like it could be the tail to post wire, then just off post to the fusey insulator to the radio set only. Maybe no diagonal wire from tail to insultor.
Then below looke like a bump for the wire antennae, and perhaps it does have the one on the top of the fuselage if no diagonal wire.
More like Wurgers second photo in post #136. This will be my choice for this build.
Looks to me like it could be the tail to post wire, then just off post to the fusey insulator to the radio set only. Maybe no diagonal wire from tail to insultor.
Then below looke like a bump for the wire antennae, and perhaps it does have the one on the top of the fuselage if no diagonal wire.
More like Wurgers second photo in post #136. This will be my choice for this build.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Wow, you got some good stuff coming in here Bill, plenty to chew on mate.
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Plastic Pirate
Done chewing......... doing now.
Sprayed the spinner white, and aux fuel tank grey. Will have to come up with a way to mask for the blue on the spinner. Fusey is next. Will spray the tail last since it will be easier to mask it off. Just have to pin the control surfaces so I can place them after painting.
I sailor on.
Sprayed the spinner white, and aux fuel tank grey. Will have to come up with a way to mask for the blue on the spinner. Fusey is next. Will spray the tail last since it will be easier to mask it off. Just have to pin the control surfaces so I can place them after painting.
I sailor on.
ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
I do like that color scheme... olive drag over light gray...
Looking good, Bill..
Charles
Looking good, Bill..
Charles
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Plastic Pirate
Thanks Charles......
Been doin a few Extra details. Spiffied up the tank and prop.
If you say something like "Overspray"? Yep, clearly visible in a fhoto of the plane when Waters was assigned the plane. I gues it was "who needs to mask the props, just Paint the spinner"!
The tube running the length of the tank and under is the vent. The little black
Been doin a few Extra details. Spiffied up the tank and prop.
If you say something like "Overspray"? Yep, clearly visible in a fhoto of the plane when Waters was assigned the plane. I gues it was "who needs to mask the props, just Paint the spinner"!
The tube running the length of the tank and under is the vent. The little black
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Crimea_River
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Spinner looks the biz Bill. Can't help but think that an uneducated judge would doc marks for the overspray so good to point it out.
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Plastic Pirate
Doin' great Bill!
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Plastic Pirate
INFORMATION..............
The wire in front of the tail wheel is the Static Ground.......... from Pilots Manual!
The LUMP I point to in post 143 is the Hydraulic Vent............ from pilots manual.
The wire on top is still unknown.
The wire in front of the tail wheel is the Static Ground.......... from Pilots Manual!
The LUMP I point to in post 143 is the Hydraulic Vent............ from pilots manual.
The wire on top is still unknown.
Good work so far Bill!
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Plastic Pirate
Thanks fellas............. research and sharing is what it's all about. After all, we are Not competing, we are building to the best of our abilities, and trying desperatly to improve....... awwww.
Anyway, I did the final fitting of the ailerons this am. I learned a long time ago if you want to stick resin to styrene, besides super glue, is styrene attached to the resin With super glue. Then it becomes styrene to styrene. My head hurts. What I am meaning is, I superglued dots of styrene, scraps from my punch, to the ends of the ailerons, inset. Then filed them down till the aileron was a snug fit. I wll then use my Humbrol glue to attach them to the wing. Allows a little more time to locate and a very strong bond! I will put them in place After painting the wings.
Next elevators and rudder.
Anyway, I did the final fitting of the ailerons this am. I learned a long time ago if you want to stick resin to styrene, besides super glue, is styrene attached to the resin With super glue. Then it becomes styrene to styrene. My head hurts. What I am meaning is, I superglued dots of styrene, scraps from my punch, to the ends of the ailerons, inset. Then filed them down till the aileron was a snug fit. I wll then use my Humbrol glue to attach them to the wing. Allows a little more time to locate and a very strong bond! I will put them in place After painting the wings.
Next elevators and rudder.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Good tip old Bill.
ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
Really looking good, "ole Bill"....
Charles
Charles
T Bolt
Colonel
Nice work on the spinner Bill, and a good tip for gluing resin.
dneid
Staff Sergeant
Hey, Bill,
Looking very nice. I have a Mossie that I have separate resin control surfaces for. I was wondering about how to attach the surfaces. I like the idea you have there. Just wondering how I am gonna attach the elevators.
Looking very nice. I have a Mossie that I have separate resin control surfaces for. I was wondering about how to attach the surfaces. I like the idea you have there. Just wondering how I am gonna attach the elevators.
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Plastic Pirate
Thanks guys............ this is my modeling Hell, the starting painting bit....
I had to refill the seam betwenn the aft section and the fusey, just too much of a line to be happy with.
My P-40 elevators were cut from the kit parts, so I can glue them with my Humbrol glue. When I use resin control surface parts I usualy use the thinnest of wires, well hidden of course, and CA glue both ends.
If the part attachment area is real close, and you cant use thick styrene just use the thinnest you can get, or put a thicker piece on with CA and shave, sand or file as thin as you need it. That is, only if you need positioning time you get with plastic glues. Or cannot get two flat surfaces that you need for CA. Hope this helps.
Gonna go for the bottom gray color today!!!!!!! Wish me luck.
I had to refill the seam betwenn the aft section and the fusey, just too much of a line to be happy with.
My P-40 elevators were cut from the kit parts, so I can glue them with my Humbrol glue. When I use resin control surface parts I usualy use the thinnest of wires, well hidden of course, and CA glue both ends.
If the part attachment area is real close, and you cant use thick styrene just use the thinnest you can get, or put a thicker piece on with CA and shave, sand or file as thin as you need it. That is, only if you need positioning time you get with plastic glues. Or cannot get two flat surfaces that you need for CA. Hope this helps.
Gonna go for the bottom gray color today!!!!!!! Wish me luck.
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