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[N4521U]

Thanks fellas.

I was rummaging thru my PVC box and ran across some small tube. So I drilled it out, cut it off at an angle, glued three together and wah lah, exhaust tubes. I had to do some surgery to the kit to allow the tubes to be glued in. But the result is okay! Now I just have to duplicate the other side!!!! The tubes are made tho, so it's just off to the operating theater for surgery.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Very sharp work Bill, and I love the exhaust tubes, they rock!

 

[A4K]

Love it Bill, great stuff!

 

[Wayne Little]

Top stuff Bill!

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done Bill.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

You're doing some really good stuff here Bill.

 

[Wurger]

 

[parsifal]

very well done. A nice effort IMHO

 

[N4521U]

Thanks guys. I do appreciate your lookin in, and all the comments that make my builds better..... and more accurate Sometimes I think I have gone Looney with all this. But then I have never claimed to work within boundaries.

I got the other exhaust side done. Was difficult to get these things glued in place, no flat contact areas. So I used my Hot Glue gun!!! Worked a treat.

I got a real deal on an Aires cockpit yesterday and I have gone bonkers with it. The rudder will be there tomorrow! I've said before, these resin things are not something for the faint of heart.

The first pic shows the set. The second how much of the casting I had to remove to get it to lay flush and not add three inches to the thickness of the cockpit wall, takes time! Third shows my starting to chip away at the tub, I didn't want two layers at the lower window so I have cut all the side and lower walls off the tub section. The kit comes with a new dash shroud and panel so the next is how much of the kit I had to cut away to get it to fit. The new dash panel cover has the bomb release switch panel nicely done. The next two show the port and starboard sides pretty much as they will be installed. The port picture has the dash and panel shown.

Back to it.

 

[T Bolt]

Looks like a lot of work Bill, but it's gonna look great for all the extra effort!

 

[N4521U]

Thanks for that.
Don't mean to post again today, but................. why the linkage on the elevators, top And bottom. I have never noticed this before. Any hints?

I did the trim tabs on the aileron and the rudder. A little bit of card for the links. Didn't like the headrest so I made one-o-my own!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Good to see your little changes and additions Bill...nice man....

 

[Airframes]

Some nice resin there Bill, and nice scratch work too.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Sometimes one wonders if these resin bits are worth it. Lots of work, makes the model look good, gives a challenge, a sense of satisfaction and loads of frustration………….and then you can't see it. But we still use them. Have fun Bill.

 

[Gnomey]

Coming along nicely Bill!

 

[Crimea_River]

Great work Bill. It's gonna be a real looker methinks. Regarding the actuators on the tabs, theory only but I think that one actuator controlled the tab angle from ther cockpit and the other was tied to the elevator so that when the elevator deflected the tab went opposite to balance stick forces.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent work Bill!! That is looking awesome sir!

 

[N4521U]

Great work Bill. It's gonna be a real looker methinks. Regarding the actuators on the tabs, theory only but I think that one actuator controlled the tab angle from ther cockpit and the other was tied to the elevator so that when the elevator deflected the tab went opposite to balance stick forces.

I think you are quite right. I didn't notice till later the trim tab in the elevators are split! So I has did it!

Vic, you are oso right. The only ones who will ever know are the followers of our builds and our ownselves. And, the little women who have to listen to the "see what I have done to This"! and could care less.

Last night I worked out the tab actuators for the elevators. Today doing final interior fits. Amm gettin there.

Wayne and AF, thanks for keepin tabs.

 

[Wayne Little]

Your quite welcome.....now where are more pics...

 

[N4521U]

Okay, here's more Wayneman........

Air brush painted everything green, even the wheel wells and their plumbing. Then couldn't resist and sprayed the outside of the gear doors Tamiya AS-8 blue.

Now am in the midst of attempting to paint the interior. How bl00dy difficult is This. I bet the people at Aires laff at every one of these kits. I sprayed the back of the instruments clear film white, Tamiya TS matt white. Then used white glue to stick that baby on the resin panel area. I placed a drop of white glue over each instrument, used a toothpick for this, then pushed the PE panel over the top of the white glue with a little glue coming thru each hole a bit. This all dried and you get instrument glass!!!! Easy peasy. Sorry for the quality of the instr panel pic!

So now I go back to the panels and add color to the knobs and stuff, while watching the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix qualifying!!!!!!