Vic Balshaw
Major General
Great work Andy, very neat. 
**** DONE: GB-59 1/48 Nakajima Ki-84 - WW2 PTO V
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Good progress Andy.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys. Riveting is now complete for the most part with the lower half of the wing and fuselage done. Time to finish off the pit and get my sh!t together, in more ways than one.
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Excellent effort at bumping up the detail level on this build Andy.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
So, yeah, been a while. Lots on the go with the Mossie restoration so I've had very little motivation to work on this model. However, I plopped myself at the bench and got a bit done over the last couple of days.
First off, the "instrument panel" included with the kit is nothing but a decal so I had a go at making my own from scratch. I wasn't going to go overboard on details on this kit but the panel will be seen through the canopy and I thought it would be a chance to try this. I sketched the panel onto a piece of paper then transferred it to a styrene sheet where I cut the shape and drilled holes for the instruments. I then glued a backer piece to the panel like so:
I then shot Tamiya NATO Black on the panel, scratched dials and markings on the bezels, added a drop of clear cement and outlined the faces in black, rather messily it seems.
The whole thing, once installed in the pit, looks fine as far as I'm concerned. I also added a side console and seat belts. The interior paint is Tamiya XF-11 JN Green with lighter highlights picked out with a fine brush. I will be adding an armour plate behind the seat once the fuselage halves are glued together.
The engine has been painted and is seen here assembled with the fuselage halves together.
Things should go much quicker now that these interior bits are done. the parts count is pretty small so I anticipate having the wings on some time this weekend. Thanks for looking.
First off, the "instrument panel" included with the kit is nothing but a decal so I had a go at making my own from scratch. I wasn't going to go overboard on details on this kit but the panel will be seen through the canopy and I thought it would be a chance to try this. I sketched the panel onto a piece of paper then transferred it to a styrene sheet where I cut the shape and drilled holes for the instruments. I then glued a backer piece to the panel like so:
I then shot Tamiya NATO Black on the panel, scratched dials and markings on the bezels, added a drop of clear cement and outlined the faces in black, rather messily it seems.
The whole thing, once installed in the pit, looks fine as far as I'm concerned. I also added a side console and seat belts. The interior paint is Tamiya XF-11 JN Green with lighter highlights picked out with a fine brush. I will be adding an armour plate behind the seat once the fuselage halves are glued together.
The engine has been painted and is seen here assembled with the fuselage halves together.
Things should go much quicker now that these interior bits are done. the parts count is pretty small so I anticipate having the wings on some time this weekend. Thanks for looking.
fubar57
General
Nice IP Andy
A4K
Brigadier General
With Geo!
Very effective Andy
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nifty bit of scratch work Andy.
le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
Nice work 
Good work so far Andy!
Not bad at all...
Jock Tamson
Senior Airman
Good work 
I like the scratch details which look very effective. Much better than the stock kit parts.
I like the scratch details which look very effective. Much better than the stock kit parts.
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Progressing nicely along Andy.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Managed to stick the wings on. Clean-up work ahead on the fuselage seams and wing roots.
le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
yeah
A4K
Brigadier General
Yeah, what Wojtek and Steph said
