Burl Burlingame Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Don't forget the fuselage exhaust cutout under the cowl. Biggest omission on the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 Thanks everyone for the info you all are giving. It is being put to good use Here is a progress report the cockpit. As you can see l have come along quite a bit on this. l have to make a new seat as the kit one has the back of the seat too low. l may make that out of plastic as the seat was painted black and l may do the same. l am also working on the engine bearing assembly. l hope you like the work so far. Later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hey look at that! Very convincing Hacker. Loic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Looks great Hacker! Very nice work! Nice to see an early RAF bird! Cheers, Azgaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hey look at that!Very convincing Hacker. Loic Looks great Hacker! Very nice work! Nice to see an early RAF bird! Cheers, Azgaron Yeah not bad for an amature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 HI Amature I thank not. Looks more like a pro is working on it. Anyway Great job your doing. Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Outstanding! Yeah I agree!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share Posted May 17, 2008 Well now that the Mig is done l can finish this one and move on to finish the 190. Here is an update so far l made a better seat for the cockpit and painted it black like the black lacquer they used and made a seat cushion . The flight controls been added and now l have to add is the fuel tank and the part of the engine that protrudes into the cockpit area on both sides l removed the molded in excess panels as you would see these on the inside. the larger one l tend to leave removable while the smaller one on the other side l will glue the new one on. At this time l also use some wood decal l had to simulate the wood part of the fuselage. l would have used more veneer but it was too thick even for this so the decal was the better option here. here is how it should look with the cockpit in one fuselage half that's all for now later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPNGROATS Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Dear Hacker: Your Ni is looking GREAT..! Cheers, ggc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Nice work Dave...I had this kit and can vouch for how much extra detail you're putting in. Making it look much more interesting. Cheers Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rigor Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 very cool and nice start you do see many of these nice change of pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Thanks for all the comments about this project its much appreciated Now l been working on the engine. The kit engine is not bad but it needs detailing. l also have to scratch build the rear mounting arrangement like you see in the above picture so l can mounted like the real thing. l cut off the kit push rods for each cylinder and replaced them with stainless steel rod. l also took very thing copper wire and glued them to each spark plug. The whole thing took me several days to complete but l must say l got the look l wanted here is the engine with the rear of the engine attached. this will not be glued to the engine as l want the engine and propeller to rotate freely Here l am test fitting it to the cockpit assembly to see it will all still work. l have yet to add the air intakes to it as the above picture l am proving will illustrate for you well that's all for now l am also working on the fuel take also seen in the above pic later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 It's really looking good. Were did you get the wood decal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Were did you get the wood decal? it was a superscale sample l got some time ago. Have no idea if its still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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