Anthony in NZ Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Thanks MARU! I am waiting to get back onto it quite soon. Just waiting for the printed cockpit parts turn up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Parts landed in Welly this morning! They’ll be on their way to you soon :-) Anthony in NZ and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Wah Hoo thank you Kiwi Guy 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Dave (Kiwi guy 3) has just text me to say he has them and will be on an overnight courier! KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 ..updates? Anthony in NZ and Michael931080 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Anthony, like hamfists I'm interested to hear if there are any updates on this very cool project? If the Auster's got in the way I totally understand! Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissom Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Hi Anthony, Loving your build. Do you have any other detailed reference photos of the avionics bay you're building? I'd love to see the area out of shot to the right side of your photo as well as the interior side of the door/panel. Cheers, Wayne Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Matt and Zac, appreciate you continued interest guys! I have updated on my other post on the cockpit upgrade thread. Wayne, yes mate I do have lots of detailed photos of the avionics bays, sling me a PM with your email and I will get them to you Cheers Anthony KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Hi Anthony I have just found your amazing Kahu Skyhawk build and it's really impressive - I've book marked it to follow it now CJP Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Hi Anthony. Just wanted to send you some words of encouragement. The work you have done on this project is just so incredibly good. I hope you can find the inspiration to forge ahead in spite of the frustrating setback. Your work on modifying the intakes and the riveted distressed skin alone is worth sticking with it (easy for me to say). I think the Kahu cockpit needs this airframe to be at home in! Amazing work. I for one am heavily invested in seeing the finished result and there is a host of onlookers enjoying and getting inspired by this WIP. And of course, learning a lot too. Greg Marcel111 and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Awww, thanks guys! I am making good progress getting this cockpit upgrade ready for Roy. I repaired the wheel well last night...I just had to, it was annoying me so much that I had busted it the other day. Modelling progress has admittedly been painfully slow on this build. Aside from the cockpit upgrade I am working on a 1/48 RNZAF Skyhawk commission build (that I dont normally do, but he's a lovely guy and got me a HpH Cat for doing it), plus I am rebuilding my own aircraft Auster T.7 WE552 https://www.facebook.com/Austerwe552/ to factory original military spec and am under pressure with my engineers in a few areas to get stuff sorted, plus work, family etc..... I need to somehow make another me. My parents are past having anymore children, so I guess I am on my own LOL Thanks for your encouragement guys, I REALLY appreciate it!!! Cheers Anthony Whitey, private_hell, Fooesboy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Hey Anthony, chuck a couple of pics on here of the 1/48 Kahu commission just for my interest..I bet it’s as lovely as your Avenger KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Hi all Well now I have the masters for the cockpit panel and HUD all boxed and ready to go to Roy, I have a clean conscience that I can get to work on this again for myself! Although it has been a struggle not to go back to my 32nd or 24th Mosquito models....I have a HUGE shelf of doom in case anyone is wondering! Just digging this up now so I can start posting updates again. I have paused the cockpit for obvious reasons and have gone back to ordinance stuff. Presently I am working on the Fisher 400 gal centerline fuel tank and the pylon it fits too. I made the master for Paul many many moons ago. Anyway, there are one or 2 areas that I now feel could be slightly improved. I bluntened the nose a little but in the process lost my nice weld beads on there. Tried fixing it and made it worse....ugh! Now it is all sanded smooth to re-do. I am adding stiffener circular plates to where the sway braces contact the tank and have drilled several holes in the top (and also going through the pylon) to give solid attachment pins going right through the lower wing and be able to epoxy it in. I don't want it jettisoning on the display cabinet in a few years time LOL. But the good thing is that it serves as couplings and transfer lines to be replicated. Also reworking the sway braces like I did with the other pylons. All this weight means I am going to have to look at making new stronger (and much shorter) main u/c legs. The kit ones are awful. We need to petition Ali to make us some nice new ones like he did for the Phantom!!! Sorry for lack of photo's, but hopefully soon when I have something more to show I will start posting again soon. Cheers Anthony CJP, private_hell, KiwiZac and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) Ok, here is the centreline pylon in progress. Note the copper pin to help secure whole thing to lower wing. Here is the Fisher 400gal fuel tank I have been working on. The doublers on the tank skin still need to be sanded to a scale thickness And here it is all slotted together. There are still more couplings and plumbing to be added, but this is where I am at for now. Thanks for looking in....finally progress! Cheers Anthony Edited December 3, 2018 by Anthony in NZ Harold, Greg W, Kagemusha and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Looks good!! i want to see someone do an inverted buddy refuel display, like what Kiwi Red used to do KiwiZac, Harold and Anthony in NZ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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