LSP_Kevin Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 All the best for a speedy recovery, Dennis! Kev dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) Take it easy Dennis Further explanation of the drawing ... First, the kit compression cylinders are represented in the unloaded position and so need to be shortened.If the legs weren't weighted and the tires flattened, they would wind up needing to be attacted to the top of the wing. Still doable but would require some extra futzing. The 200 / 202 / 205 all had the same gear so using aftermarket is highly recommended. Edited August 12 by MikeMaben dennismcc, Dpgsbody55, scvrobeson and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 You are doing a great job fighting this kit into submission Dennis; I respect your determination and skill. I hope you heal up quickly and can get back to using both hands soon. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 On 8/1/2024 at 11:29 PM, LSP_Kevin said: All the best for a speedy recovery, Dennis! Kev Thenks Kev, the left is not too bad now after 3 months, so I will have to be patient, it tends to bite if I try to rush it. On 8/2/2024 at 9:14 AM, MikeMaben said: Take it easy Dennis Further explanation of the drawing ... First, the kit compression cylinders are represented in the unloaded position and so need to be shortened. If the legs weren't weighted and the tires flattened, they would wind up needing to be attacted to the top of the wing. Still doable but would require some extra futzing. The 200 / 202 / 205 all had the same gear so using aftermarket is highly recommended. Thanks Mike, with Italeri releasing more Macchis hopefully there will be some more AM to help me along, once my hand has healed a bit more that is. 4 hours ago, Greif8 said: You are doing a great job fighting this kit into submission Dennis; I respect your determination and skill. I hope you heal up quickly and can get back to using both hands soon. Ernest Thank you Ernest, these kits so far have been worth saving, hope this one turns out as well, and yes it will be nice to have 2 hands again. Cheers Dennis MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Fighting this kit into submission or rather beating this kit into submission. Either way, It's really enjoyable seeing PCM kits being put together. Thanks for sharing this with us Dennis. dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 Thank you Troy, I do have more PCM kits in the stash but they will have to wait for me to recover from this one. Cheers Dennis Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amurray Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 (edited) On 7/24/2024 at 1:41 PM, dennismcc said: Thanks Matt, plodding on but at least I can see a finished airframe coming very soon, the left hand is healing nicely so I hope the right hand goes the same way. Cheers Dennis I had 4 surgeries on my left hand between 2012-2016. To make matters worse the surgeon damaged my left thumb during one surgery (but I forgive him because the results of his surgery far exceeded our expectations). VERY FRUSTRATING as regards modeling! Hang in there! Edited August 12 by amurray Spelling dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 (edited) Thanks for that, the left hand is now nearly there, the right is playing catch up and is still a bit of a mess but it's only been 12 days since the operation. Not for the faint hearted, right hand. Cheers Dennis Edited August 12 by dennismcc MikeMaben, Paulpk, Greif8 and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 WoW !! that's nasty lookin' Dennis Hope it heals well and .... soon. dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 2 hours ago, MikeMaben said: WoW !! that's nasty lookin' Dennis Hope it heals well and .... soon. Thanks Mike, the left hand has healed beautifully and the scar is barely visible now after 3 months so hopefully this one will do the same. Cheers Dennis MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Oooh nasty as Leslie Phillips used to say, I hope it feels better than it looks. John dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 It is feeling pretty good for just 12 days after the operation, the swelling is going down and I am able to use it more every day, I just have to be careful what I ask of it otherwise it very loudly says Hi don't do that. Cheers Dennis Biggles87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amurray Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 13 hours ago, dennismcc said: Thanks for that, the left hand is now nearly there, the right is playing catch up and is still a bit of a mess but it's only been 12 days since the operation. Not for the faint hearted, right hand. Cheers Dennis Deja Vu! Move that incision around to the top and right side of the first knuckle on the index finger and run it back to the center of he back of the hand and you have a good visual of one of mine. But I didn't have joint replacement as you did. Given that you are a modeler be sure to have the Physical Therapist introduce you to Hasbro's "Operation" game. One uses very small tweezers to remove and replace very small pieces (organs, bones, etc.) from a make-believe body. When I first saw it I thought it was a joke. After 15 minutes of frustration dropping pieces and being unable to grasp pieces I understood the drill. It is to re-learn dexterity. The second, third and fourth times I next had to play the game I had great appreciation for it. Greif8 and dennismcc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 11 hours ago, dennismcc said: It is feeling pretty good for just 12 days after the operation, the swelling is going down and I am able to use it more every day, I just have to be careful what I ask of it otherwise it very loudly says Hi don't do that. Cheers Dennis Yeah, I know that feeling. Still getting messages like that from my wrist after four months. Yes, Master. Never again, Sir. Cheers, Michael dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted September 1 Author Share Posted September 1 Well the hands are working enough for me to continue mangling plastic, I think that the engine/cowl to fuselage join has been putting me off building this one so I sat down and thought about it for a while, Mike Maben gave me a steer earlier on in the thread so this is what I came up with. Spacers to get the engine and cowl positioning right, note the three fuselage vents which I used to line up the cowling. Stops in the cowling to position the engine for the prop hub to fit properly and keep it straight. A bit crude but it works, it will look better with paint on. The attachment piece on the fuselage took some fiddling to get it to fit nicely with the cowling, I had to flatten the area where it fitted on the fuselage with a file and bend it a bit. Below is the unbent version. A bit blurred but it fits, I lined the cowling edge up with three vents on the fuselage to get the cowling at the right angle. Nothing is glued at the moment as I will paint the cowling and airframe separately. Cheers Dennis ROM, Greif8, TankBuster and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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