Eli Raphael Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Do they include crew names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Yes but I only found the set for 153009 and this one was not their mig killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 A short update though it has taken me about three weeks to manage some positive progress on the F-4B Cockpit specifically the Aft CP it is the key! Here are a couple on illustrations I created from the data I have put together on the aft cockpit equipment installations L & R side. I have built up the above floor equipment on the left hand. New creations are the AUX No.2 Missile Firing Relay / Circuit Breaker Panel and the Bomb Release Angle Computer (upper most aft units). The Electronic Control Amplifier is located below and outboard of the Missile Relay panel. Same on the right hand side including scratch building the Arm Rest as well as the No.1 and No.2 Circuit Breaker Panels. The panels are very close to actual shape but are still about 30% short of the actual number of breakers. I use 3 Tamiya panels cutting them out and reducing the thickness to .015". I then cut the individual rows of breakers apart and reducing the width about 50% then reassembled them onto a reshaped panel that had been reduced in thickness by .015" to allow me to glue rows onto it and end up where it started. There is still quite a bit to do on the area above the CB panels I found that everything as depicted y Tamiya to be too low with respect to the canopy sill. I also still have the lower aft equipment to do. Here a couple of shots with one of Harold's; AMS Resin, H-5 Seats in place. Yes I know a lot of what I have done will not be seen with the seat in but in a maintenance diorama it will look awesome with the aft seat bucket removed!! TAFN, thanks for looking. I welcome you thoughts and comments! Barry Harold, Bill Cross, Derek B and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 HOLY BAT, CRAP MAN !!.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Lovely Barry Now stop showing off and offer some resin copies And will you notice any of that, four years down the road ? If you finish it, you great teaser ?! (Says he with a pen torch examining kits built, er, three years ago) Tony Edited for correct name Edited February 2, 2015 by Tony T Bill Cross, Barry and Harold 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It's good to see you still tinkering on this project Barry and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Raphael Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Barry Your pit is really a must have to complement Gary' s conversion Please don't leave this project aside, deal? Im really striving on my side to provide good accurate decals too, bro Harold, ghatherly and Barry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks to all! Barry Derek B and ghatherly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Brilliant work Barry - Best that I have seen. Derek Edited February 2, 2015 by Derek B Harold and Barry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Jesus, that's one helluva pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks Derek and Bill. I took a "Super Bowl recovery day" so I have been working on the RH side a little. Moved the Interval Time up as well as the two Test Plugs and the Switch cutout next to the plugs, I have colored the Timer and the Switch Panel adjacent to it as well as the plugs with "Sharpe" so they are more visible. I still have to make the switches as well as add an addition two aft of the last cutout I have made. Cheers, Barry Harold, ghatherly and Bill Cross 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) Cheers, Barry This is the kind of detailing that "makes" a build and which is devilishly hard to do oneself. Very nice as always, Barry. Someone should cast your work and sell it. Edited February 3, 2015 by Bill Cross Zero77 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 This is the kind of detailing that "makes" a build and which is devilishly hard to do oneself. Very nice as always, Barry. Someone should cast your work and sell it. Stranger things have been known to happen. Bill Cross and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Wait, is this a B pit? Gary already has a marvelous B pit out there with his set. ghatherly and Barry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Bill, It is the F-4B cockpit and I am modeling it for my personal use and attempting to modeled as accurately as possible using original NATOPS NAVAIR illustrations and available photos. I have been at it a while because I have been sifting through data and photos trying to tie down the original configuration. Nearly all the photos out there are of aircraft later in their careers and are not as originally configured. There is no rush to market it until I am personally satisfied that it is as accurate as possible though it will not be 100%. There are several key areas that all currently available kits have either not attempted to model or have not modeled very accurately. The Navy version is very different in many ways and capturing as many of them as possible is the goal. It seems like every time I start back down the "road" I find another clue! I am not in a competition with anyone other than myself and IMHO once completed the finished product will speak for itself. Barry ghatherly, Harold and Bill Cross 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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