LSP_Kevin Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Excellent recovery, Alain! Brilliant work all round, in fact. Kev Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Nicely done. Good tip on the retainers. Sincerely, Mark Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) Hi all! Been busy lately but progress is being made! The "plumbing" work is just sublime. Excellent detail! Thanks Shaka! Excellent recovery, Alain! Brilliant work all round, in fact. Kev Much appreciated Kev! Nicely done. Good tip on the retainers. Sincerely, Mark Thanks Mark! Seems to be the simplest way. The best thing with the big wire loom is I used almost the whole strand of wire after stripping the insulator off. Just a bit of bending to fit and painting...et voila! I have just about finished the cockpit and I received my little package from Hannants just in time to do the seats belts. Here is the tub with all the little bits painted: dials, knobs, and tiny white paint splotches to represent various notifications. Also some silver dabs for chipped paint. The instrument panel is done with yellow and red dial rims. Lots of adjustments to try to get all the dials looking acceptable....Not perfect but it will do! I used Citadel paint as it covers very well and I like its consistency. I prepared installing all the wiring at the back by drilling holes in the instrument backs. Then the panel was glued to the tub. Next I will add all the wiring and see if it all fits as it should in the fuselage. Thanks! Alain Edited May 8, 2017 by Alain Gadbois MikeMaben, BradG, Shawn M and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 looks great Alain Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Hi all! Thanks Shawn! Bit by bit, I have been adding my little wire sections to the back of the panel. Here is the progress: Now I have to bend each in place so it all looks nice. Alain Edited May 10, 2017 by Alain Gadbois Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Nice cockpit! Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Thanks Shaka! I'm quite happy about it! Here are a couple more photos on the subject: Test fitting revealed one wire's yellow paint stripped off so I moved it a bit to insure it will not get stuck in the wrong place when its time to glue in place and prevent the cockpit unit from going exactly where it should go. There it is, ready to go in the fuselage! Bye for now! Alain Shaka HI, Shawn M and TorbenD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 oh yes thats wonderful! Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Looking really crisp Alain. Jim Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Suburb Alain, beautifully executed Torben Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 oh yes thats wonderful! Looking really crisp Alain. Jim Suburb Alain, beautifully executed Torben Thanks guys, glad you enjoy the work and updates! The cockpit glued in the tub finally! The right side panel glued in place: The cockpit in place gives me the possibility to continue work on the front UC well. Styrene sheet and 0.4mm X 0.5mm strips. Thanks ! Alain Shaka HI and TorbenD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Looks awesome Alain! Hope you can finish before the GB ends.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 I hope so too Shaka! Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hi all! Trying to finish in time! Here is the progress on the front wheel wells: The side sections in place. And also continuing in the cockpit area, it's time to take care of the clear parts. There is a molded-on detail on the center section that needs to be removed. I didn't think it was possible to do this successfully but after seeing that Kevin did it on his Avia project I attempted it and I am pretty happy with the result. The polished section and I also glued the rear canopy transparency to the scratch built part. I am making a cockpit sill in thin styrene to finish off this area. It will be detailed and painted before being glued in place, to minimize dust and possible damage to the fragile details. A little bit too done on the engine intakes, getting the rivets and access panels in the right place! Lots of measuring here! A lot of planning is also taking place to get all the different elements in place so no time is wasted! Bye for now! Alain Shaka HI, BradG, TorbenD and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Excellent work, Alain! Kev Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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