Good evening gentlemen and fellow members:
I've progressed onward to the cockpit interior. It is my intention to have as many sub-assemblies finished as possible before moving on to both covering with the metal foil and the assembly of the major components. I figured that the interior is worth considering at this point of the build strictly as a matter of ease of accessibility to the interior without the wings and tail feathers bumping into my arms or vice versa.
As with all things on this Mustang build, I started out with some research. Some of which, you'll find this site as one of my sources. I trust all will be happy with some of the steps that I've taken thus far, and as always, all comments are welmed.
I thought I'd post this first picture. Whereas initially it looks very good and graphic in detail, I've found several errors. I'm curious if our fellow members can also point out to some of the differences. I'll start out by pointing out the location of the aileron trim wheel. In this illustration, it appears as if it's nearly vertical off the curved ramp of the side panel whereas in fact, it is located on the same plane as the rudder trim wheel.
I'm also enclosing the left side view as this is also the side I'm currently tackling now. As with most models in the 1/15th scale, there are not many aftermarket items readily available and thus, I'm making do with whatever I can find in arts and craft stores, laying about my home, or in the gardener's shed where the project is being built and lastly, my own imagination. I believe this is the left side of the full sized Mustang as looking closely, I can see the left side mounted on hinges as well as rollers at the bottom to help support the weight.
Finally, I've used computer graphics and drawings as helping me in determining the prospective locations of various cockpit controls.
I should point out that I'm really basically eyeballing everything and trying to keep things in proportion; meaning that it may not be measurably accurate, but proportionally speaking, looks good.