Fooesboy Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 No update to report, just wanted to celebrate the 1st birthday of this project! (I really need to lift my production output...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Chris Work on this level takes time. Just enjoy the journey and we'll be right with you Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooesboy Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Hi Guys, The next major milestone on this build has been reached.... The fuselage assembly stage is complete. Overall I am a little disappointed with my workmanship, manly I have not been as clean and precise with my CA application as I would have liked but at least I have done it to the best of my current ability. Getting the coolant lines in was much trickier than I had thought and like most things, by the time the last one was in I was getting the hang of it. A tip for anyone following along, take the supplied solder and run it over the handle of a xacto knife and your thumb. Use lost of pressure and constantly rotate the solder. This will get all the kinks out and look much better, I had not done this with the first few and it shows. Fortunately for me, the bulk of the pipe work will be hidden from view. I have chosen to display the coolant flaps open, I'm not sure if this strictly accurate. I can't recall seeing any photos with the flaps open while on the ground, I just felt like having the detail visible. Next up is the tail assembly, I have put all the white metal pieces through the magnetic polisher. Then I decided to try and open up the holes in the bottom of the rudder, as this piece comes from IMCTH it looks too chunky. Very carefully, drill a 1mm pilot hole in the middle of each molded roundel from each side. Take each 1mm hole through to the middle. Then gradually increase the diameter up to the full size required adjusting the center point as needed. Just needs a good polish and can then be clear coated. Edited August 19, 2017 by Fooesboy John F Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Smith Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Superb work, Chris. Your fuselage looks brilliant and your hard work shows. I think your pipes look very, very good. I don't recall mine looking nearly that good, and it took me 3 attempts before I was really happy with how they were installed. Bravo on opening up the lightening holes in the rudder piece. You are absolutely right, that piece does look 'chunky' without the holes drilled out and looks really, really good after the work you did on it. A polish is going to make that piece look so good on the aircraft. You are coming right along and I can't see anywhere that looks like the CA was done with a heavy hand. Looking forward to your next update! John Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Nice work, but I must admit it's not something I ever want to build. Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing the finished product! Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Hi Guys, The next major milestone on this build has been reached.... The fuselage assembly stage is complete. that looks fantastic! like a manufacturers manual come to life.. really, really nice job - it must be a very challenging build but I think you are knocking it out the park Peter Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooesboy Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the encouragement guys, I am really enjoying the build, it has it's challenging bits but no where near as hard as it looks. I have made a decent start on the tail last night, have assembled it slightly out of sequence as it made more sense to me this way. It certainly feels good to be this far along but I have realized that I will soon have to tackle the "black lump" and try and get the engine to look used. Edited August 19, 2017 by Fooesboy 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Chris, I am late to the party, but very nice work all around! Having worked with white metal a great deal, I'm glad you found out about the magnetic polisher. Its a nightmare without it. This kit is very intriguing to me and I am guessing that you would recommend it? Rocky Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooesboy Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Hi Rocky, The magnetic polisher is an amazing tool, I'm so very glad to have made the investment. Looking at the type of kits that are attracting my interest the most at the moment, they all seam to contain a lot of white metal.... I'm curious... what is the 1/12 97T that is on your bench?... is it the MFH kit? any chance of a photo or 2? The IMCTH kit gets the two thumbs up from me, the white metal has been cast by MFH and the PE fits together well (for the most part). When I stumbled across this type of kit I just fell in love with the whole idea, I am building this Mustang as a precursor / practice before I tackle the DeAgostini 1/16 Zero. Would I recommend it? You bet! It is no were near as hard to assemble as it looks, I would love to see someone with real modelling talent give this a nudge.... theseeker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Hi Rocky, The magnetic polisher is an amazing tool, I'm so very glad to have made the investment. Looking at the type of kits that are attracting my interest the most at the moment, they all seam to contain a lot of white metal.... I'm curious... what is the 1/12 97T that is on your bench?... is it the MFH kit? any chance of a photo or 2? The IMCTH kit gets the two thumbs up from me, the white metal has been cast by MFH and the PE fits together well (for the most part). When I stumbled across this type of kit I just fell in love with the whole idea, I am building this Mustang as a precursor / practice before I tackle the DeAgostini 1/16 Zero. Would I recommend it? You bet! It is no were near as hard to assemble as it looks, I would love to see someone with real modelling talent give this a nudge.... Chris, Many thanks and I have two of the 97's from MFH, I could not resist the rain tires so I ordered a second one. I will send you some pics once I get settled in. However, I made major modifications, which cost me much hair! I made my own pulleys and things on my lathe and mill. And thanks to you, I just ordered the P-51! Rocky Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooesboy Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Glad to have been of some assistance, if only to lighten your pocket! I sure would enjoy it if you were to find the time to post your build. If you have any questions let me know or I'm sure John (the IMCTH guru) would also be happy to help. The 2 additions I believe are the most prominent are better seatbelts and the Airscale instruments, the brass barrels and resin tyres are also right up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Fastidious execution... Lovely work thus far. Geoff Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Outstanding work. Sincerely, Mark Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyZeit Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 You sir... Are a wizard. The PE work is just dizzying! Justin Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooesboy Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Thanks for the nice comments guys, it must look a lot nicer in the photos because it looks like a sloppy, gluey mess when I'm holding onto it.... Do any of you P-51 buffs have an image of the tail wheel assembly? My fumbling's with google turn up lots of RC planes and models.... 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