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  1. brahman104
    I go away for two weeks and then this happens!!!!! Jay that is truely spectacular!!!! As you know, nailing "the look" is my primary goal of my current project and you have well and truely nailed "the look" of the Corsair..... I doubt there is a more accurate representation out there Well done Sir, you must be absolutely chuffed. Craig
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    Thank you Sir!
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    A bit more progress on the outer nacelle. Some of the panels are pretty tricky to discern the shape, but I'd say I'm reasonably close...... The top big access cover is not stuck on yet; still needs details and some adjustment to get it to fit nicely. Lots and lots of little tricky panels, only another 3 engines to go! At least the RH wing *should* be easier as I'll know the sizes and shapes of the panels...... The wing is starting to look more complete now! Many, many more hours to get yet on this wing alone, but it is somewhat therapeutic! Cheers, Craig
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    Thanks Jay! Townsville does have some nice beaches, but unless you're a tourist you don't swim at them. Too many sharks, stingers and crocodiles...... . Beautiful place though; our winters average around 25 deg C..... little different to the last couple of years in NZ! Townsville also played a major part in supporting the war effort in New Guinea. Definitely worth a read! Craig
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    It's funny how how you can look at things for not "see" things...... For me this week it was the first time my brain had acknowledged the different material that surrounds the turbos on the nacelles. Not sure if it's stainless or something like that, but clearly it's not aluminium. So what to do? Painting over litho plate didn't really seem like a good option, and actual stainless sheet would be way too hard to shape properly. I went to a local craft store and found some rolls of what they called "foil" which was a bit vinyl-like, but looked pretty close to what I was after and stood up to some embossing work... It took a while to work out the panel layout but I think I'm getting somewhere with this... There's two different colours of the "foil" in use. First, is the really dark colour (maybe a bit too dark but it'll be less in the natural shadow) and the second is a little lighter, which you can see where the ducting for the turbo would sit towards the front of the nacelle. The good thing about the "foil" rolls was that they are sufficiently self-adhesive, so didn't have to worry about contact cement for a couple of panels at least! I did a bit more on the upper wingtip as well. All of the large wing panels on the upper side are done now, hence it being about time a started with the nacelles. Little by little, she's getting closer to the end! Cheers, Craig
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    Nice work . You know you're putting so much effort into this you might as well make it 1:1.......... Craig
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    Really nice work Josh. You're going to the extremes here...... I see you're going with the numbers as opposed to scaling/tracing the drawings which is where I think I made a lot of mistakes...... yours will definitely be more accurate than mine! I can absolutely appreciate how much effort this takes. I like your use of lettering to keep track of things too..... might have to try that on my next effort Cheers
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    Looking really good Josh. What wall thickness are you going to make the parts? Some of the plastic on the HKM kit is almost 2mm at some points....... Craig
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    Incredible work on the wings Jay! They look absolutely spot on. Craig
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    I never ever get sick of these posts!!!! Craig
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    I agree! I think in hindsight it may actually be easier to do a whole new fuselage. The wings are pretty good apart from what I've already mentioned. Great project. Continue on, good Sir! Craig
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    Hi Josh, Looks like you're off to a fantastic start! Not sure if you've already discovered this yet, but just doing a new nose "cone" up to STA 3 will not solve all your problems with the kit. You'll actually have to blend the contours between STA 4 and 3, which means redoing the entire cockpit profile, windows, instrument panel, cockpit floor etc. as well. You'll definitely need the Aircorps library files as they have all the correct shapes and give dimensions which you can then massage onto the kit. In any case, great start on it and very impressive work so far.... It certainly looks a lot better than my previous attempts at it. Sing out if you need any help with it...... more than happy if you can learn from my (many) mistakes! FYI, the outer nacelles of the kit also sit way too high...... it's a difficult fix but it can be done. Have a look at my build if you want to know more. Craig
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    Awesome! Can't wait to see more! Craig
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    I'm a big fan of the tv series, looking forward to seeing this one getting built! Where did you get this one from btw? I wouldn't mid getting one myself one day. I assume it doesn't transform between the 3 modes? Craig
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    Very nice indeed Jay! I think they came out a treat. I'll be definitely stealing this technique for the remainder of the fabric parts on the B-17 Craig
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    Thanks Peter! It's great to be working on it again. Lost a little motivation in the move but I'm back into it now . Hahaha, you say witchcraft, I say an exercise in pure torture..... still got many many of them to go yet! Craig
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    Thanks Matt. The bench setup is very temporary until I can find a new house. Luckily doing this part requires minimal tools, so ideal for the situation I'm in now Craig
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    Thanks Kev! I'm back in good ole Townsville.... much more agreeable winters here
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    Man this is crazy good! Craig
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    Hey Jay! Not only is the wing skinning looking amazing, but I'm following your foray into printing clear parts with much interest. I see some amazing potential there. I'm not familiar with your machine, but does it suffer from Z axis wobble at all? I know the original anycubic photon that I got did, so a brought a double z axis conversion kit which has helped significantly. Not sure if this is what's going on with yours, just me thinking out loud Craig
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    I think that's got to be the best seat and harness I've ever seen. Period! Craig
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    Hey team! I'm pleased to say that the dust of our move home has settled enough to resume progress on the big girl We're in the for the long slog now of covering the wings. After such a long break it took me a while to get back into the groove of doing the rivets, but I'm now starting to make some headway. Outer wing main panels are done, I'll move onto the wingtip next once I confirm the pattern and panel shapes. Bit of a colour difference between the new and old panels, but once everything is done they'll all look pretty much the same. I hope ....... Not the most exciting of updates, but there IS progress being made finally! I've still got the underside of this wing, plus the whole other wing to do. Gonna be here a while, but if I can average a panel or so a day, I'll gradually get through it. Cheers, Craig
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    Love the stick boot Peter! Craig
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    Outstanding Jay! I'm really glad you've finally "bit the bullet" so to speak and got yourself a printer..... The test results certainly speak for themselves don't they? I can't wait to see where this takes you.. Yeah I've also had the resin "melt" with vac forming, so I'd also be interested to see how it's done. On the other hand, I've seen Ben (Starfighter) print in clear and then polish a transperency.... so maybe it can be done, especially with some of the high fidelity printers coming out now.... Craig
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    Love it Chuck! Craig
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