Ive gotten a lot less done this weekend than I would like, but this IP thing has me a little spooked, and I have approached the whole thing very carefully. I also wanted better results with my cockpit detailing than I achieved with my engine detailing
Work done so far has turned outpretty satisfactorily. got some distance to go though...……
Cockpit side walls. Very basic, but I like that bare metal finish effect and slightly darkened raised details
I added some further details to the port side and applied the semi metallic finishes to the furniture on the starboard side. I also added some starboard side levers. I might also add some fuel lines that are visible on the starboard side cabin floor
ive also added some details to the port side, adding new throttle controls and other switches aft the pilot seat. I used a thin wash of Tamiya Smoke to grime up the flooring .
Off to the side you can see the pilot seat. ive drilled the holes in the back area of the pilots seat.
After inspecting the IP face more closely, I realised that the film was reinforced at the back by some sort of bonded PE backing, which at the rear allowed the false horizon instrument to be lifted and sort of 'swung out of the way. I did this, and put together that weird part from the PE sheet. I needed to excavate a fair bit of the console face but it worked. to maintain the structural integrity of the IP I reinforced the rear of the IP with a small piece of styrene card. There was a lot of fiddling about to get the excavation the right size. I had to be very careful in all of this
IP dryy fitted to the excavated console. I like the raised detail effect but that recessed horizon thingy isn't quite as good as I'd hoped