Jamme Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Hello Wolf. What a nice work on your Pit. Fantastic. Will follow this..... Cheers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allok Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Assembler my ar$e! This is magnificent work Wolf, and a great debut at LSP. Kev No kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notanotherrainydaykit Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Wolf? that's just stunning, not overdone just reality in minature my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big matt Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Spectacular!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Welcome to LSP Wolf. The work so far looks awesome and it will make a great build reference. Been bookmarked. Almost makes me want to get a Tamiya Spit. Cheers Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thank-you Sir! Egads... Fantastic work, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David66 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Just got to add my own tuppence worth and say that I really wish my pit looked as good as yours I used the BaracudaCast resin bits and added some pipes/wires but you've taken yours to the Nth degree, can't wait to see how it turns out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Gentlemen, Thanks so much for your replies and kind words! While I've had a chance to glance at some of your comments, it's only now that I've had an opportunity to respond, so thank-you all! Hopefully I'll get a few minutes to post some further updates. I'm currently working on sorting out the plumbing for the engine and filling ejector pin scars in pipework. *sigh* Cheers, Wolf Edited January 8, 2011 by Wolf Buddee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks Kev, Assembler was the only way I could think of to introduce myself! Considering some of the scratch-builders within these hallowed halls I probably do fall more in to the assembler category than anything else. Cheers, Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Here's an over-all look at the completed airframe. While I was waiting for some supplies to arrive, the cockpit assembly was put on hold so I started in on the wings and had them finished by the time I was able to get back to the 'pit. Once the fuselage was closed up I got to this stage rather quickly. Here's a quick peak in to the cockpit. Luckily, with the access door down most of the cockpit will be very visible. This is a shot of my rudder linkage. While not prototypical it works so I call it "close enough". Hopefully they have abolished burning at the stake here at LSP Some of the schmutz visible on the tailplane and elevators is left over from the wet sanding. I also drilled out the socket for the rudder position light. The wing to fuselage join was about as good as it gets. All that was required was a quick pass of a needle in the pin vise to clean up the panel line. Ya got ta love Tamiya's engineering! Seein' as how I had a big empty hole in the wing leading edge I decided to scratch-build the visible end of the gun camera. The lens will be added after painting. The only mis-fits so far have been the inserts for the machine guns and cannons as evidenced by the amount of Mr. Surfacer to blend them in. I used a 3200 polishing pad to rub this all down. Any rivet detail lost in the process was restored with a couple of quick turns of a .0078 drill bit. The rear join of the wing to fuselage was a little off as well. Tamiya have moulded a small step here, I think to match the panel line but I found it easier to fill the join with CA and rescribe the panel line after everything had been sanded smooth. Cheers, Wolf Model_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Cheers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Nice clean work all of the way around. That grey plastic really make the cockpit colors stand out! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 What a nice build, very clean and precise Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 How is work progressing Wolf?? Dying here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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