Out2gtcha Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Green sure looks good to me............... I think you're right, that it is a scosh brighter than the 1:1 atm, but with weathering and what not its going to be about perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Forgot to ask. Where does the cockpit green finish and the chromate start between the crew entry hatch and the nose u/c bay? My thinking is cockpit green as far as the sides and chromate on the horizontal surface and side of the bay itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Forgot to ask. Where does the cockpit green finish and the chromate start between the crew entry hatch and the nose u/c bay? My thinking is cockpit green as far as the sides and chromate on the horizontal surface and side of the bay itself. Not 100% sure here as there are few or no period photographs of this area freshly factory painted and you cannot really totally rely on restored P-61C aircraft. If we are talking the interior of the nose wheel bay itself then it most likely would have been zinc chromate yellow (probably an olive yellow as opposed to a bright yellow). The crew entry hatch may well have been painted the same interior green colour on all surfaces as this was produced as a separate component and installed later in the production cycle after the airframe was built. It will be interesting to see how the MAAM paint the restored P-61B in this respect? Derek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Not much of an exciting update but I thought I would let you see the start I've made to the nose wheel. Fortunately, Barnes' Widow had a cover on the outer side so that will save me a job. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Apologies for the slow update but I have been doing some Tornado stuff. Anyhoo, I glued the port wing parts together and oh dear. Now it could be me, I don't know, but despite making sure everything lined up properly I ended up with a bit of a trench between the lower outer wing and the boom. Not a big deal as I will just fill it with card and sand flush. It's just a bit of a surprise given the good fit so far. I have also attached the frame for the oxygen bottles in the rear of the main wheel well. Hopefully it will look ok once the bottles and plumbing are in place. Next jobs are drilling the holes in the wheel wells for all the associated plumbing and in the various boxes in the cockpits for all the wiring. TTFN, Steve Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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