oppenheimer Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) ok, so i call it done the interior, here are some pictures, also i did some tryouts on the fitting of the resin nose, and for now this is what i can say, the fitting let a lot to be desired, the resin nose is wider than the fuselage,about 1mm on each side of the fuselage, i dont know yet how i will approach this issue, tomorrow i will post a picture of the problem, so you guys can give me ideas on how to address that problem. Edited June 28, 2017 by oppenheimer Gazzas, Shawn M, sandokan and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Interesting and certainly different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) Jorge​, The various sub assemblies for the cockpit really look quite good, and are up to your usual standards. Joel Edited June 28, 2017 by Joel_W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oppenheimer Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 Let the surgery begin, i started with the belly radiator inlet, it is history now, thougt it will be difficult, it turns out it was a simple task and here is the resin plug for the belly to replace the missing radiator inlet The new nose is a heavy chunck of resin, minimal detail, i had to redo all the panel lines and will add some detail like cowling fasteners and try to replace the little access doors with PE spare ones, the area painted in black at the back of the nose is the area i will drill to reduce the weight of the nose here is a general view of the turbo mustang Harold, red baron, daveculp and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Jorge, Those 1st steps sure are scarely looking. But I'm sure that once you work your magic on blending and refining them, the shell will look as those it was molded that way. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 What a beast of a Mustang! Stunning workmanship you got going on there! Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oppenheimer Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 Hi Joel, long time after the las time we spoke, i will do my best on matting the resin and the plastic, i love this airplane since i saw it the first time in pictures 15 years ago, and when i saw this kit i told my self i must have it. Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Terrific work, Jorge! Kev Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I rarely get excited about a Mustang, but this is very cool - I can't wait to see more progress! Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohm-men Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Great work so far! I'm no real Mustang fan myself, but this one surely rocks my boat! This is what I call a "beast"! You are doing a great job! thumbs up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Wow, Jorge, what an awesome and ambitious project! Really liking this. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oppenheimer Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) Some update, started to fit the flat resin belly plug to eliminate the radiator inlet, the fiiting of this piece was not the best, the resin plug was warped and the resin didnt went all the way in the mold, as you can see in the picture how the fitting was, had to cut the plug in order to make it fit the fuselage better after lots or sanding and filling i managed to finish this firs modification. Also i removed the vertical stab end so i can place the plug for the longer vertical tail Next step will be the hardest one, try to mate the resin nose with the kit fuselage , i will keep you guys up to date later Edited July 4, 2017 by oppenheimer dutik, Anthony in NZ, sandokan and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 You can't even tell what was resin and what's plastic! Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Jorge, After looking at the 1st picture, I thought "no way" is this going to work, yet in the 2nd picture you've got it to fit perfectly. the tail mod really came out quite nice as well. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oppenheimer Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) I am moving to the next area, the nose plug, first i drilled the center section of the nose plug to reduce the weight of it The fiiting of the nose was quite simple and forward, very nice fitting and simple work of filling to remove the joint of the plastic and resin Edited July 6, 2017 by oppenheimer Paul in Napier, MikeC, Gazzas and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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