Vic Balshaw
Major General
Come on Bill, you know you love it. 
**** DONE: GB-56 1/48 P-47N - Thunderbolts and Lightnings
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N4521U
Colonel
Waite till you see how I'm Hacking it Now!!!!!!
Lovely work so far Bill!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Waiting in anticipation but won't hold my breath.
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N4521U
Colonel
Fixes and Augmentations!
First of all, I dry fitted the canopy, good thing.
The opening is just a bit too wide for the slidey part.
Now with a strip of styrene added looks more like it fits to a rail!
Now the resin pieces look like they belong as well.
Then that head rest pad.........................ACK!
Of course when I filed it off I took too much mtrl off.
So had to add a Thin strip under the new pad, am happy.
I duplicated the hole locations for the seat rails....... sh!t
now where does the stick go? Under the seat front??????
So I had to back it up, now there's the hole in Front of the seat!
I added a little detail to the bucket................... am happy again.
and so it goes Vic!
First of all, I dry fitted the canopy, good thing.
The opening is just a bit too wide for the slidey part.
Now with a strip of styrene added looks more like it fits to a rail!
Now the resin pieces look like they belong as well.
Then that head rest pad.........................ACK!
Of course when I filed it off I took too much mtrl off.
So had to add a Thin strip under the new pad, am happy.
I duplicated the hole locations for the seat rails....... sh!t
now where does the stick go? Under the seat front??????
So I had to back it up, now there's the hole in Front of the seat!
I added a little detail to the bucket................... am happy again.
and so it goes Vic!
fubar57
General
Looks like you're winning Bill....sailor on
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Sorry to hear about your fall Bill but looks like you back in the saddle again. Super nice stuff.
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N4521U
Colonel
Foot in the stirrup so to speak.
It's verrrrrry painful, can't sleep flat.
Sitting up in a recliner all night.
Real problem is the trauma has triggered my psoriasis.
Just my arm and scalp. I can handle the pain.
But the itching is W>>>>>>>>>T>>>>>>>>>>F!!!!!!!!!
Sorry.
Donivanp
Captain
So sorry to hear of your health issues Mr. Bill. That being said as always you work is beautiful.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Crimea_River
Marshal
Nice improvements there Bill. Hope you feel better very soon.
le_steph40
Senior Master Sergeant
great work bill 
Good work so far!
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N4521U
Colonel
Pain killers allowed me to work a bit.
Been looking at Youtube on the TV for some ideas.
First off, the bomb rack on one wing? No likey!!!!
A little skewiff..... had to take the pins off and use rod to locate.
This allowed me to shape the curve to finally match the wing.
Went off the deep end, Youtube influence. Wiring, paint and weathering.
Took some shortcuts. Learned I shoulda used One hole for Two wires.
Just like the real thing. Used ,25mm copper wire inna .5mm hole in the end.
Makes installing so much easier. May have made it a bit too dirty!!!!
Been looking at Youtube on the TV for some ideas.
First off, the bomb rack on one wing? No likey!!!!
A little skewiff..... had to take the pins off and use rod to locate.
This allowed me to shape the curve to finally match the wing.
Went off the deep end, Youtube influence. Wiring, paint and weathering.
Took some shortcuts. Learned I shoulda used One hole for Two wires.
Just like the real thing. Used ,25mm copper wire inna .5mm hole in the end.
Makes installing so much easier. May have made it a bit too dirty!!!!
fubar57
General
Love the wiring
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N4521U
Colonel
I know what I'll do next time!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Oh my lord, that is some real snazzy wiring Bill.
Donivanp
Captain
Very nice, as far a to dirty, it's a radial engine!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nicely done Bill, and I hope you get some relief from the pain. I've been struggling myself these past few days, so I know what it's like trying to do delicate work !
