T Bolt
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Nice panel Karl, is that decals?
**** DONE: 1/48 Westland Lysander - Jet/Recon/Transport GB
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PE set from the Eduard profile pack Glenn
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Benevolens Magister
Looks the biz - nice work.
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Cheers Dogsbody
Vic Balshaw
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Some nice detail there Karl, looks good mate!
ccheese
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Crimea_River
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Luvin' it!
fubar57
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Very nice innards Karl.
Geo
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thank you all.
got the cockpit parts assembled, going to be a tricky fit to get the fuselage closed up with this inside i think ?
got the cockpit parts assembled, going to be a tricky fit to get the fuselage closed up with this inside i think ?
Crimea_River
Marshal
Great detail. Do lotsa test fitting, file and sand as necessary, and you should be fine.
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Great stuff mate, and I agree with Andy. At least your kit has the internal detail - I'll have to scratch-build all that frame work and other detail on mine.
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cheers Andy / Terry.
over 30 pieces went into that cockpit and i did not use some parts that would not be seen !
been plodding on, fuselage went together with less fuss than i first tought though care was still needed to keep the joints together.
the engine was 13 parts itself and was to big for the 4 part cowl and kept forcing the pieces apart so i had to sand a lot off the top of the cylinder heads just to get it to fit !!
also assembled and fitted the undercart.
over 30 pieces went into that cockpit and i did not use some parts that would not be seen !
been plodding on, fuselage went together with less fuss than i first tought though care was still needed to keep the joints together.
the engine was 13 parts itself and was to big for the 4 part cowl and kept forcing the pieces apart so i had to sand a lot off the top of the cylinder heads just to get it to fit !!
also assembled and fitted the undercart.
fubar57
General
Coming together nicely Karl. I've read reviews of several different radial engine models where the cowling wouldn't fit over the engine and surgery was required.
Geo
Geo
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Benevolens Magister
Great stuff Karl. Is that pilot's seat in the right place? It looks a touch high up there, although I know the Lysander had a bit of an odd set up in the cockpit.
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Must admit i am not sure mate !
If Eduard have things right Lizzie pilots had very long legs to reach the rudder bar.
But thats how it looked on the instructions and i am not sure it will fit under the canopy but ran out of time to check.
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Check the instructions again Karl - the seat just doesn't look right up there. I had a look at some interior shots, and compared against my Italeri kit (ex-Hawk/Lindbergh kit I think). My kit is basic, with very little internal detail, especially around the seat and frame work, but it'll end up being a lot lower than that, on scratch-built mounts and frame work.
It's almost as if there's some parts missing, for the seat mounts, which I think should be inside that open 'U' shaped sill surrounding the cockpit.
It's almost as if there's some parts missing, for the seat mounts, which I think should be inside that open 'U' shaped sill surrounding the cockpit.
Crimea_River
Marshal
I agree with Terry Karl. Something wrong with that seat location. Here's a snip of the instruction sheet showing the seat mounted on the same frame that supports the pedals and the seat frame is deep in the cockpit frame.
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Now that makes sense Andy.
Will post some pics of my instructions a bit later, but i do need to lower the seat !
here we go these are Eduard's instructions, it is only when you look at the later assembly you see the seat fitted lower down on the frame but not fitted to the stick and rudder assembly ??
once in the fuselage i did think it was very high and away from the pedals but what do i know ?
should come off easy and be fitted lower down
Will post some pics of my instructions a bit later, but i do need to lower the seat !
here we go these are Eduard's instructions, it is only when you look at the later assembly you see the seat fitted lower down on the frame but not fitted to the stick and rudder assembly ??
once in the fuselage i did think it was very high and away from the pedals but what do i know ?
should come off easy and be fitted lower down
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