Crimea_River
Marshal
Really nice Bill. Wondering if he PR's had the armour behind the seat?
**** DONE: GB-49 1/48 PR-XIX Spitfire - Favourite A/C of WWII
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N4521U
Colonel
Every cockpit picture I've seen it has.
At least I have not noticed it without.
Dang.
le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
Excellent start Bill 
Crimea_River
Marshal
No problem Bill. Keep on truckin'. I was just wondering.
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N4521U
Colonel
Well I trucked this morning on the IP!
Painted the panel, then clear coat of floor polish.
Then painted a dot of white in each hole, another clear coat.
Used my punch set on a sheet of instrument decals.
Soaked in water, transferred each one from the water with a tiny brush,
dropped them in place!
Then a semi-gloss clear coat over the lot.
Painted some of the switches!
Done and ready to stick in place!!!!
My best effort yet I think!!!!
Painted the panel, then clear coat of floor polish.
Then painted a dot of white in each hole, another clear coat.
Used my punch set on a sheet of instrument decals.
Soaked in water, transferred each one from the water with a tiny brush,
dropped them in place!
Then a semi-gloss clear coat over the lot.
Painted some of the switches!
Done and ready to stick in place!!!!
My best effort yet I think!!!!
fubar57
General
Looks great Bill
Me too.
Really nice cockpit Bill
Really nice cockpit Bill
Crimea_River
Marshal
The IP looks really good Bill. Terry might correct me but I think the compass was a medium grey colour.
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N4521U
Colonel
Andy, you is right! it is Grey, duly changed.
Wigs all glued up, flaps on in the Up position.
Radiators and fairings on.
Cut out the camera access panels, kit has the panels to put in the open positions.
Prop blades painted, spinner painted and all glued up.
I'll work on the landing gear this morning.
Wigs all glued up, flaps on in the Up position.
Radiators and fairings on.
Cut out the camera access panels, kit has the panels to put in the open positions.
Prop blades painted, spinner painted and all glued up.
I'll work on the landing gear this morning.
Great work Bill
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
I am in awe of your instrument panel
Jock Tamson
Staff Sergeant
Excellent modelling Bill 
The cockpit looks great.
Cheers Greg
The cockpit looks great.Cheers Greg
Crimea_River
Marshal
Beauty Bill.
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N4521U
Colonel
Thanks........
First time I have done the white Under the clear instrument decal.
Just tried something different as all the other crap I've done never worked!!!!!
Yeager "if what you're doing isn't working, do something else"!
Gear legs painted, exhaust grilled out and painted.
Terrified of sticking the fuselage together, thinking I've forgotten something.
But, I'll just do it!
fubar57
General
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N4521U
Colonel
So last evening I buttoned up the fuselage like Geo told me to!!!!
Had to do some adjusting of cockpit internal parts, alignment issues.
Then the prop ass'y. I really don't like gluing the bugger on. Sometimes I open the hole in the nose to take a piece of styrene tube the kit pin can insert into. But this one is too short. So I have opened the hole on the nose to take a piece of long tube I have attached to the pin in the back of the prop. Now it will hold the prop ass'y in place just fine.
Top of the nose a bit of misalignment!
Taped both sides and used Perfect Plastic Putty.
I pulled the tape off before it dried so as Not to peel of the dry putty.
Sanded and boom, smooth. Had to use a triangle file to re-cut a couple of panel lines.
Moving on to fitting the wings......
Had to do some adjusting of cockpit internal parts, alignment issues.
Then the prop ass'y. I really don't like gluing the bugger on. Sometimes I open the hole in the nose to take a piece of styrene tube the kit pin can insert into. But this one is too short. So I have opened the hole on the nose to take a piece of long tube I have attached to the pin in the back of the prop. Now it will hold the prop ass'y in place just fine.
Top of the nose a bit of misalignment!
Taped both sides and used Perfect Plastic Putty.
I pulled the tape off before it dried so as Not to peel of the dry putty.
Sanded and boom, smooth. Had to use a triangle file to re-cut a couple of panel lines.
Moving on to fitting the wings......
Go faster stripe, i like it 
