Youngtiger1 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Joe, great work buddy. As for working with resin...don't be afraid...it's pretty easy. I will suggest one thing though...make sure to wash them in soap water to clean off the release agents used during the casting process. Other then that...rock on my friend Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girlscanplay2 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I agree Joe! And you are included as one of those nice folks! These guys are the best and so helpful and Fun Keep up the great work my friend. Teresa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Osborne Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 OK Fellow LSP'ers :-) Here's an update. Received the avionics bay. Got that cleaned up and painted in chromate yellow. [/url] Finished the internals of the wheel bays, and need to put a final white coat before weathering.Time consuming working with these small resin parts, but worth it in the end. [/url] [/url] ..and drum roll please..... the PIT FITS! this was my biggest area of concern never having done a resin cockpit before and the Aires instructions suck. Had some kit shaving to do as well and that was nail biting - but great to see it fits. Need to ad a few more things to the pit and then I'll finish the seat. [/url] Onward and upward. Girlscanplay2 and EmperorKai 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Lookin' GOOD, Joe Don't ya just love paying for extra stuff with lousy instructions. I think most AM stuff instructions were written on Mars by non-modellers IMHO KEEP-ON-KEEPIN'-ON watch'in you jack Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Osborne Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Jack, For the price you pay for this AM stuff, you should at least get a secret decoder ring Girlscanplay2 and marauderdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andromeda673 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 nice work on the pit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Very Nice Work Joe! that looks very cool! And ya know, we have always been like this, helpful jokers, parts lenders etc. You just happened in on a large concentration of us on this Group Build. Please ask again if you find your self needing something, and don't be afraid to offer help to somebody else, That's all we ask.. if somebody helps you, pay it forward. Oh... and have fun doing it! Paul Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Osborne Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 UPDATE: painted and installed avionics and wheel bays... painted exhaust cone. and say hello to my NEW FRIEND! Back to work on the cockpit... EmperorKai, LSP_Paul and Girlscanplay2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Nice work Joe, I love my Dremel, it even helped me yesterday grinding the slots in a new starter solenoid bracket in my 49 Hudson that was due at a wedding in an hour. We made it with 2 minutes to spare. watch'in you jack Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Nice work Joe! All those open bays will look sweet! Kai Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Osborne Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 OK, back from vacation and finishing the pit. A BIG THANKS to Kai for providing his step by step instructions in his F8 build thread on his cockpit weathering. These were invaluable to me. I used MIG pigments in dusting this up and I'm heading off to a graphic arts store today to get a selection of pastels as I think they will do a better weathering job in the future (finer grind). So have finished most of the pit, put in the MG and have started buttoning up the fuselage. Girlscanplay2, EmperorKai and LSP_Paul 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Very nice work Joe! The pit looks lived in and not trashed , perfect! Hope you had a great Vacation! Paul Joe Osborne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Hey - nice work man. Sorry if I missed it in your posts but which seat did you end up using the wolfpack or aires seat? I'm gearing up to start my A-7D and noticed you had both to choose from. Keep going on the build as they look great when finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Osborne Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Joe, I actually started on the Aires, but switched to the Wolfpack. For me the pe seatbelts were a nightmare. They just didn't look right. On top of that the color of Eduards prepainted looked garish... Way too bright. I preferred the molded on seatbelts of Wolpacks. Side by side the wolfpack seat is a bit smaller, but looks ok once in the pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I have the wolfpack seat too but have been eying off the quick boost version. I wonder if being an aires sideline sort of offering if it is the same size as the aires seat ? Anyway hope to join in the gb soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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