**** DONE: 1/48 Spitfire FR.lX - Jet/Recon/Transport GB (2 Viewers)

[Wayne Little]

Coming along nicely Geo!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Good work with that oxy hose Geo, she is coming along well.

 

[tigerdriver]

nice looking interior indeed

 

[meatloaf109]

Looking good, Geo!

 

[T Bolt]

I think that control box looks great George. Any more detail than that would not make a difference once the fuselage is closed up.

 

[Crimea_River]

Good work man!

 

[Airframes]

Agree with all - it looks the biz Geo. The camera might make things look less 'refined', but the eye will see a nicely detailed camera control and other items - good work.

 

[rochie]

nice work Geo

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Geo!

 

[Tony Hill]

Great stuff with the type 35 Geo!!

The whole lot is coming together nicely.

 

[fubar57]

Thank you kindly all and I wish I could have a better job using all your great references, Darryl, but the piece is sooooooooo tiny. Speaking of tiny, I'm partaking in my first photo-etch adventure(If you discount my Harry Houdini Me109 radiator shutter). The lap belts have 5 and 6 pieces each. Circled are the prongs in which Eduards gives you 2 extra. 2!!!!!!!! Seriously, Mr. Eduard, I'm thinking perhaps 30-40. I started cutting out the larger(?) pieces and then pondered a moment. How would my hand look with 11 little bits of metal super glued to it. I purchased a glue stick, and, using a tooth pick with a very, very small amount of said glue on the tip, I was able to pick up the very small piece of photo-etch and lay it onto another that had a small dab of super glue on it. One question. How does one best remove the extra material from a piece that is clipped from the photo-etch frame? I'm using a needle file on the larger(?) pieces but I can't imagine how it's going to work with the prongs. Circled on the instruction sheet are the prongs. I will try to install them, but, at the end of the day, they probably will be invisible anyhow.

Geo

 

[T Bolt]

I have a love hate relationship with photo etch. Love how it looks when finished, absolutely hate working with it. The way I clean up the little parts is to use one of those cross locking tweezers - a pair with a pretty strong spring to them - and clamp the piece in then letting just a little more than the burr sticking out and then use the needle file on it. I don't loose the pieces doing it this way - usually that is....

 

[Wayne Little]

I'm with you on the clamping and filing Glenn just need to take care with it...

 

[Vic Balshaw]

There are a couple of ways you can do this George, I have a pair of smallish tin snips that I use on the larger pieces that I can hold in my fingers. I snip the part from the frame at the from side so that you still have a small tail to snip off. This you can then cut right next to the part. A good pair of small scissors, like sewing or straight nail scissors will also work.

For the very small hard to see parts I lay the frame on a sheet of glass and take a very sharp knife blade, preferably one that had a curved sharp edge and cut through the joining strip right next to the part. On most of the Eduard latest PE, the join at this point is very small and soft. Hope all this makes sense.

 

[Airframes]

You have my sympathy Geo. I've only ever used PE seat belts once, and that was in 1/32nd scale. Verdict - never again !

 

[rochie]

or you could use my method,

leave off anything that no-one but Wayne would notice !!!!

 

[fubar57]

Agreed Karl. After staring at those microscopic prongs/projectiles, the end result of self debate that lasted all of three seconds was that the parts would remain on the tree. Thanks for all tips gentlemen.

Geo

 

[T Bolt]

A good way to keep from loosing the pieces when your cutting them (if your using a knife) is to stick a piece of blue painters masking tame on the back of the PE fret. That way they don't go flying when you cut them.

 

[N4521U]

A good way to keep from loosing the pieces when your cutting them (if your using a knife) is to stick a piece of blue painters masking tame on the back of the PE fret. That way they don't go flying when you cut them.

Now That is a b!tchin idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Very true, thanks Glenn.