Uncarina Posted February 4 Posted February 4 (edited) I'm taking a small break from my large projects of the twin engine variety to focus on a really enjoyable build, a Kotare Spitfire Mk.I PR Type A. It's basically comfort food for modeling! This is my third Kotare Spitfire and I've been very engaged with finishing up the cockpit. Note the camera control instead of a gunsight, and that you can read the text. Note also that most of the cockpit is painted Supermarine interior green (mixed using Tamiya paints in the ratio recommended by the kit instructions), with the seat, support frame, control stick, and connected linkage painted interior grey-green (Tamiya custom mix). Still a bit of touching up to do but I'm happy with the progress. Next I'll be finishing up the sidewalls and fuselage cockpit details, but something I have to think through is adding rigging to the control linkages. In my previous builds there's been anchor points aft of the rearmost frame, but that doesn't get added in this build. I might have to come up with something scratchbuilt for this. Until next time! Cheers, Tom Edited February 5 by Uncarina IainM, Sam_D, Loach Driver and 25 others 28
geedubelyer Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Very nice Tom. The variation in colour works a treat Martinnfb 1
Uncarina Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 1 hour ago, geedubelyer said: Very nice Tom. The variation in colour works a treat Thank you! That certainly caught my eye in the instructions. 50 minutes ago, Sam_D said: Oh yeah! Thats looking fantastic! Thank you Sam! Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1
Martinnfb Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Once again brilliant idea of implementing spacial shading Tom. Seems unorthodox and out of line, but it's perfectly justifiable and natural. dennismcc, monthebiff, Paul in Napier and 2 others 5
Uncarina Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 Thanks Martin! I love the photo. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1
Dpgsbody55 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Looks good, Tom. Glad I have one of these myself. Cheers, Michael Uncarina and Martinnfb 2
Uncarina Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 7 minutes ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Looks good, Tom. Glad I have one of these myself. Cheers, Michael Thank you Michael! I’m loving this kit. By the way, I found a workaround for the control cables which I’ll share in the next update. Cheers, Tom Dpgsbody55, geedubelyer, Martinnfb and 1 other 3 1
Greif8 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Very nice start Tom, I like the apple green interior color. Ernest Uncarina and Martinnfb 2
dennismcc Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Nice one, I am lookin forward to more and also looking forward to building mine. Cheers Dennis Martinnfb and Uncarina 2
Cicchino Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Tom, Exceptional job on the cockpit and really brought to life by the different color greens used. Looking forward to seeing how this build evolves! John Uncarina and Martinnfb 2
monthebiff Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Great job on the cockpit Tom, will be watching with interest. Regards. Andy Palm-tree, Uncarina and Martinnfb 3
Uncarina Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 10 hours ago, Greif8 said: Very nice start Tom, I like the apple green interior color. Ernest Thank you Ernest! I do as well—it really catches the eye. 6 hours ago, dennismcc said: Nice one, I am lookin forward to more and also looking forward to building mine. Cheers Dennis Thank you Dennis! You will really bring this kit to life. 2 hours ago, Cicchino said: Tom, Exceptional job on the cockpit and really brought to life by the different color greens used. Looking forward to seeing how this build evolves! John Thank you John! The instructions really remove the guesswork and helps to capture the distinctive details. 2 hours ago, monthebiff said: Great job on the cockpit Tom, will be watching with interest. Regards. Andy Thank you Andy! I hope to have another update soon. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb and Palm-tree 2
Uncarina Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 I managed to finish up the cockpit, adding the myriad small decals, touching up, weathering, and adding the control cables. I found that by just making the cables longer to extend to the rear of the fuselage they would be lined up and secure. Just in case someone wanted to see them! Now I just need to add the wires securing the seatbelt harness and then I can seal up the fuselage. Things move pretty quickly after that! Cheers, Tom Shoggz, GMK, denders and 16 others 19
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