Jamme Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Great detail! Congrats, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Thanks Jamme, Your F-104 is looking great too ! OK, before I switch to something else onthat build and despite I still have all the riveting and surface detailling to do in this pit, I wanted to share a few pics of the radar operator office "assembled". Remember: - It is all dry fitted hence the poor adjustment as I wanted to use as little glue as possible for obvious reasons... - The elements may not all be in their final location as I am still trying to find out how they are connected to eachother ... any help would be welcome ! - all the plumbing/wirring is missing as if it gets to casting, it wont be included I think. The main parts: Left side: Right side: And finaly some sort of "pilot" view: Tell me what you guys think ( good or bad ) and if you have any sort of intel whereas how these radar stuffs are connected to each other, please contact me ! shepard and lawman56 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferry NL Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Thanks Jamme, Your F-104 is looking great too ! OK, before I switch to something else onthat build and despite I still have all the riveting and surface detailling to do in this pit, I wanted to share a few pics of the radar operator office "assembled". Remember: - It is all dry fitted hence the poor adjustment as I wanted to use as little glue as possible for obvious reasons... - The elements may not all be in their final location as I am still trying to find out how they are connected to eachother ... any help would be welcome ! - all the plumbing/wirring is missing as if it gets to casting, it wont be included I think. The main parts: Left side: Right side: And finaly some sort of "pilot" view: Tell me what you guys think ( good or bad ) and if you have any sort of intel whereas how these radar stuffs are connected to each other, please contact me ! That's an odd question..... good or bad? This is awesome stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hi Loic. That's wonderful! Congrats, and thank you for the nice comment on the F-104. Cheers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Ever inventive - Nice work Loic Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison90 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Thanks guys, it is much appreciated! Ferry, I really mean it, even if something may looks good, there is always space for improvement so feel free ! Jamme, you are such a reliable supporter Derek, my friend, it is people like you, Jerry and Radu (just to quote a few) who inspire me on a daily basis... Harrison90, thanks for passing by and for letting a few words... erhhhh... signs ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferry NL Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 "Ferry, I really mean it, even if something may looks good, there is always space for improvement so feel free !" Thanks, and I know what you mean but for an average modeller like me with next to none knowledge on this plane this oustanding job can't be judged. I just enjoy your posts and get inspiration from them for which I must give you a big thumbs up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) Fair enough Ferry Well, I have spent all yesterday dismantelling the front end assembly meaning front pit, central beam and front Wheel bay and clean all the resulting parts. The problem with my initial work was that it was not designed to be casted and some parts were common to several elements like ie the rear bulkhead of the front pit was the front bulkhead of the rear pit... and that was not too good. Also, some elements were directly glued on the main beam assembly which was even worst. So everything was separeted ... front pit : Wheel bay... The job was hard as the assembly was strong ... and the cleaning was a full time job ... but anyway, I started to rework the wheel bay main structure and here is what we have now. This is what it looks like when assembled: I could not avoid to have the front pit floor and upper side of the wheel bay comon ... but all the rest has been "separeted". Next will be detailling here again Thanks for following chaps ! Edited January 5, 2014 by Loic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I am overcome. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Well that is rather splendid! Fantastic scratch work. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 WOW !Your doing a great job. Love it..........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Mark, Tom,Harvey, many, many thanks for your comments guys Last update before going back to work tomorow... my pace will have to slow down slightly guys Anyway... the side walls were trimed down to fit into the fuselage and more structure was added into the wheel well: More to come as soon as I can get back to it lawman56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Like we spoke about before. You have the hard part done now and can begin the detailing which is the fun part. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Indeed Jerry ! I try to move from pit to engine to wheel bay and switch from main frame to detailling work in order to keep motivation at its best level... depending on the mood of the day Small progess on the front wheel bay... still a lot of things to do but I thought an "intermediate" update might be interresting. Hope you guys still like it lawman56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now