fozzy Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Hi againHere we go again then..........the other 50 cal!Have to say that it was much easier this time round because of course ....I have done the other one At the same time I added the defroster hose and you can see in some of the shots that the Norden Bomb Sight and the chin turret gun sight has been put back into position............................. You will also notice that I have added a rib onto the top of the fuselage...this holds the pulley system for the front port MG............. ...............and I got to thinking The more I think of it ...the more I don't like the idea of having the top halve hinged on the side of the lower Fuselage!....I just think that it will look......well ...untidy!!....there must be another way! ......and so what I am going to do now is put a few more ribs on top of the Bombardier/Navigators station so as to house the front top plexi glass and the Nav dome....then I'll see what it looks like ...if it doesn't look right then I can always take it off....but if it looks good then I can do something similar above the cockpit . The model seems to be evolving to something different each time I touch it!! .....with all the detail and time I have put into this...I think I have come too far now to go half measures.......God knows what the final display will look like!! I will crack on with the plexi glass and dome now and will post again when that's done. Thanks for looking in Fozzy Edited April 15, 2015 by fozzy sandokan, BiggTim, plane_mc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Mind blowing!! J fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fozzy Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Hi Gentlemen So the last time I posted I was talking about completely trashing the idea of the hinged top and going for a major re hash on all the top section! I had to re scratch the Navigator dome and place a few more formers and stringers...but didn't have any problems and so far I am half way through and have completed the front section above the Navigator and Bombardier station.Once I had started I felt that this was definitely the way to go! ...its going to look heaps better displayed this way...well that's my opinion and hopefully everyone else will think so too. So as usual there are quite a few photos to show you all the angles!! ..................... sandokan, Uilleann and plane_mc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Here are a few more................ Well I hope you like the new look!! I am about to start on the area above the cockpit now ....I have a few ideas but it wont be as easy as what I have just done...we shall see!! I also decided to vac form another top turret bubble canopy in preparation for the re construction that will have to be done in that area................photos to follow Cheers Fozzy plane_mc, sandokan, Uilleann and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 So here are the photos of the new turret canopy I vac formed ready for attaching the the new construction I will be making ...well on with constructing the cockpit roof.....Let battle commence!! cheers for looking in chaps! Fozzy AlexM, Out2gtcha, BiggTim and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Looking fanTASTIC!!! Are you going to make the cockpit roof out of clear material Fozzy? Maybe I was reading all of that wrong......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 looks really nice Fozzy, keep going fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Sooo coooool ! fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Terrific work as always Martin. That turret looks absolutely real. Kev fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerjazz Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Beautiful turret, fozzy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleann Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Wow. Wow. WOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Thanks guys for all your comments ! Brian...I am going to attempt to construct the cockpit roof the same way as above the Navigator/Bombardier position....exposing formers and stringers......the hardest part will be the area around the top turret! ....but I'm on it! Out2gtcha and Uilleann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Thanks guys for all your comments ! Brian...I am going to attempt to construct the cockpit roof the same way as above the Navigator/Bombardier position....exposing formers and stringers......the hardest part will be the area around the top turret! ....but I'm on it! Ah that makes sense. It seems easier to do AND see things that way VS making an actual clear roof/ceiling to the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hi Lads This is a progress so far ! As I said in my last post ...I have started constructing the new roof area above the cockpit...I am nowhere near finishing it but here are some photos to show how its progressing ....... In this first couple of photos you can see that I have taken the knife to the original top fuselage half and just cut out the part I thought I'd need........the window frames After a bit of sanding and cleaning up I dry fitted it to the cockpit area............ I then started to build the frame work for the roof section.....leaving a gap for the top turret to eventually sit So that's where I am at the moment. Still plenty more formers and stringers to attach before I can start on the setting of the top turret. I'll be back when I have more progress...thanks for looking in guys Fozzy Uilleann, Out2gtcha, plane_mc and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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