Cap'n Wannabe Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 (edited) So I decided to start working on a Testors 1/48 Travel Air Mystery Ship. Those of you familiar with the kit will know that the cockpit detail is non-existent....with that in mind, I decided to scratch build the cockpit. Things were travelling along quite nicely - I'd finished the rear bulkhead, put in some sidewall detail (using a considerable amount of imagination, as there's bugger all on the internet..), done a floor, the back part of the IP, just about finished the joystick, and finished the seat. This morning I was test fitting the seat to see how well it fit into the cockpit (and maybe sand it back a touch..) when I dropped it. Now a cockpit seat is a reasonably large part....and I can't find the damn thing! FAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRKKKKKK!!!! Edited July 15, 2017 by Cap'n Wannabe Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 And, of course, five seconds after writing the above, I found the seat. Here's a pic of what I've done so far. I *may* even get this done for expo.. From left to right..Cockpit sidewall with throttle quadrantCockpit sidewall with map case (couldn't think of anything else to put there..)IP prior to cutting it down to sizeRear bulkheadCockpit floorSeatJoystick dutik, LSP_K2, Shaka HI and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 The kit wheels and spats.. What I'm planning to do is cut the wheels in half, then remove the short axle from them. This will facilitate assembling the spats first, then I can paint them separately...it'll make masking much easier. (I speak from experience here!) I've cut two lengths of 1.5mm dia rod to substitute for the axles, and they'll be glued in when I assemble the spats. Jeff and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 ....and here's the cockpit mostly assembled.. The other side.. Gazzas, Shaka HI and Jeff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Nice work, Damo! And yes, carpet monster is not friend. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 As other aircrafts of the era, the Mystery ship was built with wood stringers on a welded steel-tubes framework. I started building a LSM 1/32 kit, which went to a screeching halt because of the too many corrections I had to do to make it accurate, and decided to start a 3D-design for an accurate 3-d printed master, which itself was halted in mid-air when business urgencies linked to the long-term sick-leave of my company's sales and accounting secretary forced me to postpone indefinitely ongoing projects to take over administering daily sales and accounting ... (she sadly died end of January this year, after a 7-months fight with cancer ) Anyway, hopefully the pics I included in my thread can be of some help for you in your project. http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=57302&page=4 I may still have the Testors kit somewhere in the stash. If true, it'd be yours should you need any spares after the carpet monster digested your parts . I alo have the Philipps book, excellent, from where I can sca, pages for references if you need. Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 As other aircrafts of the era, the Mystery ship was built with wood stringers on a welded steel-tubes framework. I started building a LSM 1/32 kit, which went to a screeching halt because of the too many corrections I had to do to make it accurate, and decided to start a 3D-design for an accurate 3-d printed master, which itself was halted in mid-air when business urgencies linked to the long-term sick-leave of my company's sales and accounting secretary forced me to postpone indefinitely ongoing projects to take over administering daily sales and accounting ... (she sadly died end of January this year, after a 7-months fight with cancer ) Anyway, hopefully the pics I included in my thread can be of some help for you in your project. http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=57302&page=4 I may still have the Testors kit somewhere in the stash. If true, it'd be yours should you need any spares after the carpet monster digested your parts . I alo have the Philipps book, excellent, from where I can sca, pages for references if you need. Hubert Geez, that's some great work there, Hubert! I'd certainly be tempted by a 1/32 Mystery Ship, should you finish your corrections.. Unfortunately, I couldn't find many images of the cockpit on the internet - those that were available were from flight simulator aircraft, so I'd say mine's pretty inaccurate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 NIce scratching! I have no idea what an air mystery ship is. I guess you will show me...over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 NIce scratching! I have no idea what an air mystery ship is. I guess you will show me...over time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_Air_Type_R_Mystery_Ship TA-DAH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I have virtually nothing at all on the aircraft, but that's rather typical for me, as I have no love for racers at all Cool looking aircraft though, I will say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Your Carpet Monster gave a part back to you? I'm pretty sure that's against their union rules, but, hey, I'm glad to see that it's possible. Tnarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I got rid of the carpet in my build room, but the hardwood monster is almost as bad as the parts now bounce many many many times further away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 im on my knees under my desk so often its like a 2nd work area. there was that one time the part fell and it just wasnt on the floor. eventually found it in the turnup crease at the bottom of my pants - haha. Biggest danger is riding over the part as you wheel your chair back to look for the part. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Most of my parts hit the plastic carpet protector then shoot forward under the desk. Or one of the cats gets 'em.. Hubert Boillot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Things are progressing quite well - it's amazing how quickly it's going together, considering my otherwise glacial build rate Anyhow, primed and ready to paint. That was going to happen this afternoon (and still might - depends if I get the other bits primed as well..) LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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