JRutman

Dusted off one of my relics from the olden days and decided to re-make my cockpit for the revell kit. I wanted to do the older cockpit from the E model though. The revell kit is tricky to work with because it's top and bottom,not in two halves like most kits. This means I will be doing it while the thing is buttoned up like building a ship in a bottle. First thing I did was thin out the side walls where the side windows will be. These windows rolled down like a car window into slots on the sides of the copckpit. I then made the floor and the deck for the radio bay as well as the side walls. This is always the hardest part for me. Getting all the rough dimensions fitted out. This is a nice break from working on my endless P-51 project,notice the revell kit cockpit in all it's glory.
 
 
 
 
 

That's just plain WRONG!! Seriously cool build man-o. I would love to see it finished. You don't see many Centurians being built and never at this skill level,
J

Oh sure,NOW you find the pics after I spent all that time drawin the picture. Sheesh! Seriously though,make sure the pics you use are for the later style P-38s like the J or L. I think that alll of the M conversions were from the L airframes as they were very late war. Too late to see any combat service.
J

I don't like to post pictures from books on the page because of copyrite buga-boos so how about this? This is the inside frame of a late model like you are building. The back canopy frame is just the frame with 2 lugs to lock the side windows.
 
 
 
 
 

Looking good so far guys! Go Lightning!!!
JR

Thought these might be useful or at least,interesting.
 

 

 

 

 
  Nice work so far on this wonderful model!
J

I really miss this build...right here!

As the Brits say"I'm gobsmacked!". You might as well start making 1/1 stangs in the back yard now,why waste time with these little bits?
J

I got to see this incredable piece of craftmanship over this past weekend and it looks even better in person. WOW!!
J

Looking good brother. The stringers are looking a lot srtaighter now btw. Cool fuel cell covers as well. I thought that you were going to put scale screws in for the fuel cell covers?
J

Wow man,have you been working on that in the car on the Parkway? Where did you find the time? Looking very cool. What can look like aluminum more than aluminum? Are you still going with the unpainted skin and painted longerons? This is going to look jaw-dropping when all of the plumbing is installed. Can't wait.
J

Geoff,
Words fail me man. Wish I could find that mojo again,
J

OK,alright,that soft swishing sound was the towel being thrown in. This is the ultimit P-51 model.
J

Lookin good brother. I think your embossed rivits are the bees knees man. Missed you at Mosquitocon.
J

Wheelwell is really shaping up dude!
J

I see that you decided on the number of lightening cutouts brother! Looks great as usual man. There was a pic on hyperscale yesterday that showed a wing that was seperated from the fuselage during a restore job. I think that Craig posted it. Had a good look at a wing without the "fake" floor pieces. Very illustrative.
J

Jawdropping buddy! Nothing like alum. to look like alum!
J

I am starting to run out of ways to say how freakkin' cool this is!
JR

Awesome,tip top work as usual brother.The flap looks way better with the new method of adding rivits.' Tried to calll both of your phones,no luck. Turned off?
JR

Forgot,if you are not happy with your vac you are welcome to use mine. It is a little bigger than the Mattel. Hehe
J

I will have to dig through the ten pounds of pix I downloaded from the SIG but I know I saw it. I copied the pic as it struck me as something I had not seen before. Wonder if it was the usual problem with research in that it was a post war addition? That big 51 is honkin' nice dude.
JR

I was going to write a longer post filled with admiration but I was drooling so much that it shorted out my keyboard!
JR

You can get those drawings(which come in 1/16 scale) from Charley Neely who lurks on the P-51 SIG. They are well worth the bucks,
JR

On the roof of the dog house I saw a small scoop in a pic on the sig. Is that another post war addition?
JR

That dump door sure is pur-teee! See what you mean about the side wall rivits though. Why didn't you use the punches that you shared with me? Are they supposed to be round head or flush riivts?
JR