Dave Williams Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Started on the new Revell kit over a month ago, but held off on doing much cockpit work after finding out Eduard released some PE sets. Got the zoom cockpit set and finished installing it yesterday. If I had to do it again, I might just use the main part of the IP, as it was a bit of a pain overall. To their credit, Eduard has tried to make things more 3-D by building things up in layers and having some switches and levers as separate parts, but it's a pain folding and placing the very small parts. Next step is to glosscoat, add some more stencil decals, and do some weathering. MikeMaben, rafju, sandokan and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Great work on the pit! The IP looks terrific. These type additions are why I am in 32nd, as the IP and cockpit can really become integral parts of the build, and can really stand out and fully enhance a build. MikeMaben and CANicoll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Great start! I always shoot my Eduard panels with a flat coat to cut down on that grainy texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Dave: I feel your pain with the Eduard PE IP. But man, the results are stunning and you did great work with it. I don't know that I've seen a better looking Mustang IP. I seem to find a way to launch one or more of the switches or handles pretty much every time... On my 1/32 P-39 with the Eduard IP, after it was all together I put a drop of Future on each instrument for 'glass' But Future is too thin as it conforms to the PE details, so while it looks nice and shiny over the gauges, its not smooth like glass. But any thicker clear gloss you would use over the instruments would take this up even one more notch if you choose to. Are you using the Barracuda stencils and are you going to wire the battery behind the pilot? Your cockpit is showing just how much excellent detail Revell was able to get into their kit. You are a master at cockpit stencils! I have the Revell kit on order, hopefully I'll get it. What livery are you building yours in? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Lookin great! Picked up the Eduard zoom set myself - looks good and seems to have the early Mustang inst panel correct (im not a Mustang expert by any means though) - very hard not to start the build but I have got to at least get one kit in progress done here before I will allow myself lol Eduard seems to be getting better with their color sets - some I have are very poorly done with the color looking like dots or being way off what it should be, but the set I am currently using for the Trumpeter Hellcat is top notch and the p-51 set looks as good if not better... CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Nice start! Love what you did with that IP. Did you used RB decals for the floor? Looks nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Great start, Dave! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Thanks, all. I intend to use a few of the Barracuda stencils, but not as many are necessary since some are already covered on the prepained Eduard parts. The bottom PE IP part with the dial faces does already have a gloss surface as compared to the semi-gloss of the rest of the IP overlay, which actually looks very nice a it's not real obvious in the picture. I'm on the fence about flat coating the IP as then I'll have to go back in and regloss all of the dials. We'll see. I'm kind of annoyed that the lower middle PE panel is a dark gray and doesn't match the black of the main IP. I don't plan to wiring up the battery, but I do plan to use the Eduard Steel seatbelts. The floor isn't the RB decals. It's painted using the chipping technique I trailed out here. http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=72296 dora9 and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Floor panels are quite convincing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Agree floor panels look very nice. Good wood grain and good wear. The IP looks great. A lot of people complain about grainy texture or color on the eduard pe, but I think that's one of those things that comes up mostly under magnification. Yours is spot in. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 dave Super work on the front office and glad to see the Mustang is under way again. Only wish the kit were available here in the states. Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Looking good, it's nice to watch someone build one of these kits so I can pick up tips, so far it's looking great, just seen that YAHU are going to release an IP for this kit so I will be waiting for that before I start building mine. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Looking good, it's nice to watch someone build one of these kits so I can pick up tips, so far it's looking great, just seen that YAHU are going to release an IP for this kit so I will be waiting for that before I start building mine. Cheers Dennis I managed to modify the current Yahu P-51 instrument panel to fit this Revell version! It looks good, even though I say so myself.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Wow! the office looks stunning. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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