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[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far Geo!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks kindly gentlemen. Kevin, you can credit Andy for the photo tip. When I used film camera I always played with the manual settings but got lazy with the digital cameras. Just got home, catching up and back at it tomorrow.

Geo

 

[fubar57]

A nice pair of MGs...

...I was going to start buttoning up the fuselage tonight but forgot about the instrument panel. As it is going to be a ceiling hanger, I'm going to use the decal.

Geo

EDIT: just noticed that the guns were mirrored. Were the MGs left and right handed in real life or was this an error by the model maker?

 

[mikewint]

Never seen L R .50s or .30s or ambi-safties until recently

 

[fubar57]

Yea, I'm thinking the model maker took an easy way out. Anyhoo, the I.P. is done, drying, and then I can bolt her up. Not a big fan of white bezels, but as it's going to be a dangler, so whaddayagonna do about it...

Geo

 

[Wurger]

EDIT: just noticed that the guns were mirrored. Were the MGs left and right handed in real life or was this an error by the model maker?

Check on ammo feeding system for both of the MGs. It is possible the left and right ones could be because of the shell belts going from ammo containers.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Wojtek, just did a check and they could be fed from either side. Learn something every day.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

 

[mikewint]

Yea, should have thought of that, the Widow's 20mm belly cannons fed that way, i.e. one from the left and one from the right

 

[javlin]

Good looking IP Geo

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Kevin. MGs are done, very nice looking parts which will, of course, be hidden...

... IP is glued and drying.

Geo

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far Geo!

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good Geo!

 

[vikingBerserker]

I agree, that looks really sharp!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That is a good MG mould, don't see them that good very often.

 

[Wayne Little]

Yep, well done Mate!

 

[T Bolt]

Nice job on the gun George. Silver dry-brushing over black? or black wash over silver?

 

[fubar57]

Thanks for looking in gentlemen. Vic, because this is going to be a ceiling dangler, I'm seriously thinking of saving these for future use and finding something less detailed in the parts bin. Aaron, the guns were painted with Tamiya Gun Metal and given a Citadel wash...

Just need two glued parts to dry(just about forgot about them) and then the slow process of gluing the fuselage halves can begin. I say slow because the parts are so bloody big and if I get the tail section lined up, the front goes askew and vice versa. One last dig at Revell. These last two parts have to be mounted on lips from the inside. If you can make lips in the inside, you can make them on the outside. As it is, some tricky masking will be involved...

...possibly the last time anyone will see the cockpit.

Speaking of Revell, I phoned the head office sometime ago about a part and when the secretary said the company name, I was floored. I had always thought that Revell was pronounced like rebel, as in, I am a rebel, but it's pronounced rebel, as in, I will rebel. The more you know...

Geo

 

[Wurger]

Nicely done.

 

[vikingBerserker]

That cockpit looks great!