RWKennard Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 The seat padding and head pad are painted matt black and then dry brushed with various shades of brown to simulate leather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWKennard Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 ... and last one. Bit better picture of the controls. Next hopefully I will be getting onto the instrument panel and gunsight! Thanks for looking. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Richard that cockpit is simply brilliant. I love the leather seat and headrest. They look so realistic. Your method seems so simple and yet it is really effective, I shall try it out next time I need to paint some leather. it really looks good and has the well worn look you would expect a seat to have. Great going, that cockpit is truly a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Aylmer Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Hi mate, Welcome aboard and really nice work, the whole thing is going to look great at this rate. Thanks Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWKennard Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 Hello all again. Thanks everyone for the feed back. Its been alot of fun and I'm glad your enjoying the progress. Here is a little more I've done. Finally got the under carriage unit painted, attached and all plumbed up! The waldron placard didn't quite go to plan and as you can see I made a bit of a mess of it! The Brass nuts are from Mastercasters purchased through Cammett Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWKennard Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 Back again Another shot. Better view of the brass nuts. Also at the top left I test fitted the gunsight bulbs. I will try to dull down the hydraulic lines. A bit bright aye! The instrument panel is the kit suplied, not overly happy with it, but it'll do. Thanks for looking Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Bloody fantastic Richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Bloody fantastic all right! The photography's pretty good too. Looking forward to seeing more. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCote Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Just magnificent Richard, absolutely gorgeous!! Jean P.S. The waldron placards are considerably overscale anyway, especially for the undercart controls, so just cutting out the "up", "down" and "chassis" bits was the right thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 HI Excellant job your doing. Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPNGROATS Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Richard: That's a bit of alright!! Looks like this bird will be alble to fly when your done..! Good Show! Cheers, ggc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hunter Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 AWSOME !!! work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrintense Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Dang Richard, I've been following this build for quite some time. Your work is outstanding. How you manage to recreate that small detail just amazes me. Although I can do this somewhat, I always have a problem with getting proportions correct and getting things to stay in place while I try and fit everything together. Congratualtions on work well done. Looking forward to seeing this completed. Cheers Carl Smoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWKennard Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Hello all. Hope everyone has had a great Xmas and New Year break! Work is slowly moving forward with the Spitfire. Got the gunsight made. Turned it out of brass. Going to use the kit part for the lense. Also got the bulbs fitted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWKennard Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 and also got the seat belts all attached. MDC etched brass with leed foil for the bit going through the armour plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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