quang Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Hi Madcop, thank you for your suggestion but according to my 'reference' photo, the extension must be located just behind the spinner. Furthermore, putting the plug in front of the windscreen would only move the nose gear forward . daveculp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) Right on Quang. i am so glad to see somebody else tackling this beauty. I will follow with interest. I am not sure how far you are willing to go with this chase for details, but if you interested I can provide you with an update of imperfections, omissions and errors that I found along the way. Cheers Martin PS: Steve has a good point the radio hatch has a wrong shape and location.... but thats just the beginning Edited March 5, 2016 by Martinnfb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 The rear fuselage stretch is need there for that is where the shortfall is. The proportional location of the radio hatch needs it, even more so for the SH kit. It was the nearly square hatch that didn't seem to locate quite right on that kit versus the hatch on photos that helped tip me off to the dimensional bug with the various P-39s to start with. Hi Steve, That would mean I'll have to move the radio hatch somewhat. I have the rudder and the supercharger intake to deal with first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Right on Quang. i am so glad to see somebody else tackling this beauty. I will follow with interest. I am not sure how far you are willing to go with this chase for details, but if you interested I can provide you with an update of imperfections, omissions and errors that I found along the way. Cheers Martin PS: Steve has a good point the radio hatch has a wrong shape and location.... but thats just the beginning Thank you Martin. It's your build that convinced me to jump into the fray. Up to now, my main worries were the fuselage length and the wheels. But no doubt there's more Your insight is very welcome of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 The results of the rough filing and sanding are pretty convincing to me. I'm sold. The contours look just fine from what i can see. Now... About that gun access panel on the nose. Any chance you can press on it from the back side and make it more flush with the surrounding fuselage skin? -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Hi David, The gun panel joint is perfectible. I admit I was a little heavy-handed. In fact all the removable panels fit admirably but they need a very light touch and a thin plastic cement like MEK applied with a fine brush. David Hansen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Correcting the tail. A sheet of celluloid is placed on the reference photo and the correct contour cut out. The resulting shape is transferred to a sheet of 0.10" plasticard. Plastic card with the correct profile The correct profile is glued on the right fuselage half. Milliput is applied and sanded. It may be just a matter of half a millimeter but the result is noticeable and well worth it. [/u D.B. Andrus, daveculp and KiwiZac 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Nice catch, I was trying to ignore the tail leading edge , but now I have to do something about that too . Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Haha I'm trying to catch up with you myself. Now turning my attention to that damn air intake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Now that most of the foundation work is done, I'm turning my attention to the cockpit. KHM gives us the bare essential and some more. The basic componants (seat, instrument panel, control stick, …) are er… basic but they're accurate size-wise and their respective location spot on. What we have is a very sound base for some super-detailing work. Let's start with the seat. The edges are thinned up and a tiny amount of Milliput applied all around to simulate a rolled metal effect. New rails from plastic rod. The instrument panel. The lay-out of the instruments differs from variant to variant but I won't be too touchy about it. More important is the central console with its distinct 30° slope. I used the stock IP as a base for Eduard photoetched instruments. The console was scratch-built with plasticard. The cockpit floor of the P-39 was a particularly cluttered affair. Boxes and controls were added with scratch-built items and others from modified Eduard etched parts. Of note is the all-important relief tube from Milliput, a nod to the old Monogram kits. Complete cockpit lay-out. I reworked the control stick cover with Milliput. Cockpit in situ in the LH fuselage half. I intend to keep the left door closed like it was in practice. Brass lining on door comes from Eduard. A view from the right. Brass parts from Eduard (the map case is particularly nice). I removed the armor plate behind the seat and added a harness attachment bar from stretched sprue. That's all for today, folks. Thank you for watching. Cheers, Quang TorbenD, Fooesboy, KiwiZac and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcop Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hello Quang Nice job indeed, I don't know you but looking at your work I've got this strange feeling telling me " Wait for the paintjob, something new is going to happen ! " Madcop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 @Marus: thank you for the kind words. There are still the seat belts and some wiring to add, then off to the paint shop. @madcop: You're right. I like doing cockpits and interiors. Some say it's the main reason I build model planes. Others say I stop at that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Very interesting build!! Looking good! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 That's a great compliment coming from an accomplished modeller like yourself. Thank you Alan. Cheers Quang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 I'm still busy with that pesky dorsal air intake. As soon as I think I got it right, a new photograph comes up with something different. Is it possible that there were several types of intake? Does anyone (Martin?) have a photograph with a plan view (from above) of that @ intake ? Thank you for your help, Cheers Quang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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