Phantom2 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) Hi all! I have primed the cockpit with grey. The exhaust rings painted and done… The oilcooler painted with Alclad steel, I´ll go with this part as Eduard´s etched version seems too fiddly to assemble. I painted the cockpit in WEM Nakajima Interior Green and masked everything but the seat and the levers. Then I painted the seat and the cockpit sides WEM Aotake Blue, that funky blue the japs used, Cockpit demasked… …and some details picked out in black… …and weatherd with a mix of Oil-paint and white spirit. Cockpit done… Cheers! Stefan Edited April 17, 2017 by Phantom2 Shaka HI, BradG, Bill_S and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 That Aotake looks very authentic. What's "WEM"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 That Aotake looks very authentic. What's "WEM"? "WEM" Stands for White Ensign Models (colorcoates), the (former) brand of the paints, today these are sold by Soverign Hobbies in the UK. Stefan Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Hi all! I have a question; Did the Oscar have shoulder harnesses, or just lap belts? Can´t find any good photos, only warbirds and they have the 4-point belts, but how was it during the war? Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 The seat ... ...appears to have only lap belts... HTH Alain Gadbois, BradG, tomv87 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Hi! Thanks for the pics, most helpful! I think both Eduard and Hasegawa missed something here..... But now I have an Idea about how it should look, so I´ll try to remake some parts here. ...and I´ll go with lap-belts only. Thanks! Stefan tomv87 and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Mods please move to 'Shelf of Doom' GB. Thanks! Stefan LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 (edited) Hi all! I have made som mods on the cockpit, two rods of evergreen and I could mount the backrest a bit higher. Two lapbelts from Eduard mounted to the sides of the seat. I used the instrument panel from an old non-painted Eduard set, the instruments were on a acetate film, on wich I painted white on the back. I washed the cockpit sides liberally with a mix of Lamp Black and Burnt Umbra oil-paints and then I drybrushed the details with silver. …and glued the fuselage together. The fit was surprisingly good for such an old kit! Then i turned my attention to the engine, here it´s painted Alclad steel with black rods and a silver collector ring. I had to replace some of the rods as they broke off when I took the part of the tree. I painted the exhausts with a mix of Antique Bronze, Aluminium and Hull red. Engine completed Cheers! Stefan Edited July 8, 2017 by Phantom2 LSP_Kevin, MikeMaben and BradG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) Hi all! Fuselage, wings, engine, cockpit and some minor assemblies are ready! The top of the wings needed some reinforcements, I cut small pieces of plasticard and glued in the gap. I glued the cockpit from below… …and reinforced the floor; Time to give her wings… The wings fitted perfectly with no gaps whatsoever! The tape is just to hold the wings in the correct position while the glue dries. Can hardly belive this kit is as old as It really is! Cheers! Stefan Edited July 20, 2017 by Phantom2 Alain Gadbois, BradG, Kendzior and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Wow..you barely see the cockpit, huh? Nice progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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