Thanks guys, glad you're liking it.
Chris, I would quite like to do the 'Psychadelic Monster' B25 sometime, and the CASA 2-111 Heinkel, both in 1/48th scale.
So, the cockpit parts have been slightly detailed and painted, and are almost ready to be fitted and the fuselage joined.
PICS 1and 2 Show the cockpit floor etc. The lap straps for the seat harness were made from foil and plastic strip and rod, and represent the more 'modern' type, as presuambly fitted in the 1960s. The shoulder harness straps will be fitted when the fuselage is ready to be joined.
PIC 3. The starboard wall, with the added bits painted.
PIC 4. Port wall, with the throttle, pitch and mixture levers added and painted. The knobs were made with blobs of PVA, painted the appropriate colours once set.
PIC 5. The instrument panel painted. The dials have been coated with 'Future', which is still wet in this shot and reflecting the light. The needles on the gauges actually show up quite well, but are diffused here.
It's been a very enjoyable build so far, but I keep having to remind myself that this is a 1960s movie aircraft, and not a WW2 fighter. The 'mods' made for the movie made the Buchon look more like a Bf109, but some components and fittings were still post war, or newly fitted for the movie, and different, and in some cases not in the same location, compared to the'real' Emil and Bf109G.
I very nearly altered the wing to the shape many Buchons now carry, and some have reverted to the full-span tips, after studying photos of current airworthy Buchons, but I remembered that the wings had been clipped and 'squared' specially for the movie, so checked all my archive pics from the time. Good job too, as I noticed a number of other small details which are different to 'standard' or what is found on 'todays' Buchons.
I'll post another update soon, as I can only progress so far, as I'm waiting for some gauze to arrive to use on the nose intake.
Thanks again for your interest and kind comments.