Jking207 Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 Many thanks John, it was first seeing your build that made me want to try the IMTCH P51, I use yours and Chris's as reference, at least till photobucket stopped hosting. The side panels and oil tank mounted. Used some of the Eduard set for Tamiya. Will probably stop here and start the belly scoop, then return to the cockpit. LSP_Kevin, John F Smith, Fooesboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jking207 Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Not a bunch of progress: center floor, seat bracket, pedals, stick, and couple of bits. Eager to get to the radiator below. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jking207 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) Got a start on the radiator with the two major pieces in place. The radiator is 6 white metal pieces that go together nicely and don't show any seams. The air outtake (?) is a single casting polished a bit with a Dremel then sanded and finally clear metal coat primer. Edited November 16, 2017 by Jking207 LSP_Kevin, Fooesboy, Gazzas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holzemjo Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Wow, cool! Very neat work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Amazing stuff! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I'm sorry to say I'd never heard of these kits until today and hadn't visited your thread either - what a fascinating build! This looks like a lot of fun. The wing work was very interesting and the fuselage is shaping up to be just as intricate and cool to follow. I'm guessing I'll need to sell some organs and my car to afford one? I'm off to do some research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jking207 Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 Thanks Guys I'm guessing I'll need to sell some organs and my car to afford one? I'm off to do some research. ​I took a chance and bought one off Ebay used and no returns excepted. Still hoping all the parts are there. ​Excuse the gluey finger prints and cat hair. There is still a lot of handling to do yet and I'll clean up when the sub assemble is finished. Steps 34 and 35 are reversed in the instructions, but it's easy enough figure out that one can not proceed without the other. Again fit is just amazing except I had a gap between radiator and air exhaust. I used JB Weld (metal epoxy) for any part the would show a seam and polished it on a Dremel to remove any excess epoxy. A polisher would be a very nice tool to have as the Dremel isn't very fine and will remove detail is you got nuts with it. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 ​I took a chance and bought one off Ebay used and no returns excepted. Still hoping all the parts are there. I hope any missing parts are easy to replace. I had a look and HLJ had them on back order, the price was around a Tamiya Spit and Mosquito. Maybe something to save up for and aspire to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jking207 Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Engineering Hobbies is, I think, is their main site. I got the radiator and oil cool cooler plumbing in. There are two main return lines and two aux returns from the radiator. The oil cooler has another two lines. I used a smaller diameter solder than was in included in the kit for the oil cooler lines and another size for the aux returns as the kits did not fit through the firewall. The return lines on the bottom of the radiator are hard to get to and once glued they are easy to pull off routing the solder. I am debating whether to get some black solder paint and dying them black. LSP_Kevin and KiwiZac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jking207 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) Metal primer then Tamiya Spray Laquer sprayed through the holes for decal placement. Front panel painted Instu black with Crystal Clear and some detail added from Eduards PE set. And mounted. Edited December 2, 2017 by Jking207 Fooesboy, Trak-Tor, KiwiZac and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooesboy Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Great idea for working out the decal placement, much easier than my method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jking207 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Thanks for replacing your photos Chris. I tried the same fabric seat you did, but failed miserably. I used some Eduard USN USAF late style seat belts I had laying around instead. Corrected the visual aid as it was not positioned right after it was reattached. Eduard Belts Seat installed. Edited December 4, 2017 by Jking207 Gazzas, LSP_Kevin, Shawn M and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Such painstaking work! Looks great. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jking207 Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Thanks Kevin. Mid fuselage finished. Still needs cleaned and maybe some washes. Detailing you can really fall down a rabbit hole... Main goal now is to get the other two sub assembles finished. Landrotten Highlander, Bil, Gazzas and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Did this build ever get finished? Most of the earlier images are now missing, sadly. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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