looks pretty good to me too Andy.
**** DONE: Kittyhawk Mk III James F. "Eddie" Edwards RCAF - Aircraft of the Aces GB.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks everyone.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Damn me, it's perfect. Nice one Andy.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Vic
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Excellent work Andy!! And NO ONE can say the instrument panel is not weathered.
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Crimea_River
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Yeah, cheers to that Aaron!
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Crimea_River
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Finished the pit today and got the fuselage together.
First, another pic of the starboard cockpit wall showing the oxygen hose added from a guitar string. Also added are the stick and manual hydraulic pump to the right of the pilot. I also cleaned off the fuel tank gauges on the floor and added a dab of Future to the bezels.
After this was done, I set about cementing the fuselage halves together. The next two shots show the pit again from behind and to the port side. All the seams have been given a rough file and sand so far.
Here's how she looks after I finished working on her tonight. Those of you familair with this Hasegawa kit know that the rear fuselage/rudder assembly comes separate as do the sections of fuselage contained the glazing behind the canopy. This makes for lots of seams that need to be carefully lined up. The fit overall is quite good, however I found that I did have to remove a bit of a step in some areas with a file. A rough sanding followed at the expense of some panel lines which will need to be scribed back in after I do some more detail sanding.
Thanks for tuning in. More after polishing/scribing.
First, another pic of the starboard cockpit wall showing the oxygen hose added from a guitar string. Also added are the stick and manual hydraulic pump to the right of the pilot. I also cleaned off the fuel tank gauges on the floor and added a dab of Future to the bezels.
After this was done, I set about cementing the fuselage halves together. The next two shots show the pit again from behind and to the port side. All the seams have been given a rough file and sand so far.
Here's how she looks after I finished working on her tonight. Those of you familair with this Hasegawa kit know that the rear fuselage/rudder assembly comes separate as do the sections of fuselage contained the glazing behind the canopy. This makes for lots of seams that need to be carefully lined up. The fit overall is quite good, however I found that I did have to remove a bit of a step in some areas with a file. A rough sanding followed at the expense of some panel lines which will need to be scribed back in after I do some more detail sanding.
Thanks for tuning in. More after polishing/scribing.
tigerdriver
Staff Sergeant
loving your work on the interior there
Excellent work Andy!
N4521U
Colonel
Man-o-man,
what you can do with a cockpit!!!
what you can do with a cockpit!!!
ozhawk40
Master Sergeant
Very Good CR, well done!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
That's looking very good Andy.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Appreciate that Terry.
Andy that looks awsome
brucejscott
Staff Sergeant
That really looks outstanding Andy. The pit is quite realistic. Well Done!
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Crimea_River
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Thanks everyone. Did some more sanding on the seams today however saw some very slight join lines so I put some primer over them to sand some more!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
That pit looks fantastic Andy.
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