Shaka HI Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 That's excellent, John! I ended up using Airscale decals, but you dry-brushing the dials looks just as good. Do you have a gap behind the seat, right below the head cushion? I did, so I filled it with plastic card. Fit is good, but I did notice warping on mine on 1/2 of the lower fuselage, so I had align it to the other fuselage half with with my fingers, then used some CA to get a quick bond before liberally applying thin cement. It required some putty/ca to fix the seam and of course, this lead to more detail lost....anyway, great update. Leaning_Dog and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Thanks, Dana! Gold it shall be. Cheers! John. What's the best guest for the interior of the cowl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 Thanks for your kind words, Shaka. I didn't have any warping on the fuselage - went together perfectly. And yes, there is a gap behind the seat where the bulkhead doesn't quite reach the fuselage... the alignment of the bulkhead is also off - it should be flush with the headrest rather than 1/16" behind it. Since I'm building it for 'fun' right out of the box, and you really have to look hard to see the gap, I decided to leave it alone. If I ever do another one I'll scratch up a new bulkhead in the correct location behind the seat. What's the best guest for the interior of the cowl? I'm going with Alclad aluminum in the inside of the cowl, just like the cockpit... Cheers! John. Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Yes..I will, too. LSP's very own collection of walk-arounds..what a great resource this site really is. I never went beyond the forums before. Major kudos to the site moderator/owners: http://www.largescaleplanes.com/walkaround/wk.php?wid=164 LSP_Kevin and Leaning_Dog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 (edited) What's the best guest for the interior of the cowl? The NASM example seems to have the same OD as the exterior for the interior of the cowling, although the walkaround of the restored aircraft looks silver. These two builds are really motivating me to get back to work on my kit! Edited October 27, 2016 by DougN Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 (edited) Just a quick update to let Shaka know I'm still working on this one... Tamiya Fine White Surface Primer from the rattle can, and Tamiya TS-34 "Camel Yellow" also sprayed from the rattle can. Painting wings and horizontal stabilizer separately in an effort to simplify masking later. More in the next day or two... Cheers! John. Edited January 22, 2020 by Leaning_Dog Replacing Photobucket images Jan_G and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I thought about doing that with the horizontal stabilizers myself, but the fit wasn't perfect...That yellow looks good! Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) More Tamiya 'Camel Yellow' applied today... I'll let this cure for a couple days, then mask and shoot the blue. Cheers! John. Edited January 22, 2020 by Leaning_Dog Replacing Photobucket images Jan_G, Shaka HI and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Nice John...looking forward to the Blue! Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Any updates??....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Ya....come'on John...let's finish this puppy! Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Any updates? Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) Hi Shaka! Got a little distracted over the Holidays, and then discovered a pretty significant flaw in the port wing that required filler, sanding and a respray. While waiting for the paint to cure I completed a long-term car project that I posted over in Non-LSP Works (http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=66794) ... And after all that, the P-26 is back on the bench. Not completely settled on the blue - as per Dana Bell, "...The porcelain enamel samples of the newer Light Blue 23 are a little lighter than 595b chip 25053, and perhaps a bit redder." My initial intent was to mix my own using 35044 and 35164... Shaka, your blue looks great - what did you do? Hi Kevin - when you have a minute, can you move this over to WIP? Thanks! John. Edited January 22, 2020 by Leaning_Dog Replacing Photobucket images Shaka HI and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Hi Kevin - when you have a minute, can you move this over to WIP? Done! Kev Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) Gosh, John..I wish I could tell you. I'm not methodical when it comes to mixing paint, I'm afraid...I'll keep this in mind on future builds that I log here. Good to see this back on the bench! Edited February 2, 2017 by Shaka HI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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