Shawn M Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 convincing camera and great solution on the slats Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Lovely work Alain - inventive as ever Torben Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Glad to see you back at work on this project. Extremely impressed in every respect with what you've done to the old Hasegawa kit. All the best, Paul Alain Gadbois and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thank you guys! Merci beaucoup André! Hopefully fixed the dihedral problem by gluing a thick piece of styrene as shown in the photo. There was a lot of tension in the lower section then I remembered seeing a water melon explode wrapped around by a bunch of rubber bands. I added as much as needed to bend the part sufficiently. Now to some landing gear bits, which are detailed with styrene and strips of foil to replicate all the details seen in the references. A lot of time spent in this! A punch was used to make small holes to clear the pin that will hold the retraction cylinder. I'm using the kit wheels for now, but plan on replacing them with resin parts, as they really have no great detail on them. I may have more photos tonight, if I can paint and assemble these in time. Thanks again! Alain sandokan, Shaka HI, TorbenD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hi all! Most of the work done in the last 2 days is shown here. First, to bridge the gap between wing and fuselage, I glued styrene sheet on the wing sections. Probably not enough, but I will have to test fit and adjust as necessary. RLM 76 Light Blue was applied next, masking to protect the metal finish in the intakes and exhausts. I forgot to add the rudder and tail planes (RLM 76 also) in the photo...The gear parts were painted in RLM 02, the wheels in Nato Black spray. Oleos are aluminium tubing, polished to a bright finish with compound. All the paint used is Tamiya. The torque links and brake lines are to be added later. I tried to finish the rivet detail on the fuselage, but even with good photos it is a lot of work to determine the position of the various rivet lines so I did not make much progress there. So this is it for this group build. I did not have much time to work on the 262, but I am happy to have done some good progress in the last few days, continuing where I had left off. Thank you all for your renewed encouragements, I really appreciate this! Regards, Alain sandokan, MikeMaben, Piprm and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Excellent work, Alain! With the completion of this Group Build, would you like me to move your thread over to the WiP forum? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Nice work. Love the fastener detail. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Thanks Mark, not too difficult to make, but gluing in place with a tiny drop of CA was the toughest part, as they had a strong tendency to stick to my fingers! Thanks Kev. Please move over to the WIP, I will have more updates soon! LSP_Paul and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Thanks Kev. Please move over to the WIP, I will have more updates soon! Done! Kev Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Hey wow ! Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Thank you Dan! I am planning a partly painted aircraft with sections very much like '711. Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Those gear look great! Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Any new stuff on this project Alain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkTR1 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Superb work. Can't wait to see it coming together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Some work done to the details in the main wheel wells but I have been distracted by new kits I got for Christmas!!! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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