tucohoward Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Nice work, John. You are making resin look easy. Great job on the belts! Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I love this little kit, and you're doing one seriously awesome job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Looks like a pleasurable type to build - Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Robinson Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Love what you're doing with this John. I really need to get one of these before they go the way of the Dodo. don't know how you guys find the space for those Felixtowes. You just aint whistling Dixie there brother. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Smith Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Very nice work! It's coming along very well. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Hi John Wonderful progress on the Pitts . I have the kit as well and following your build will certainly be an aid in my build this coming winter. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) Hi folks - thanks for the kind words. Here's a quick update on the Pitts... The two things that always seem to give me issues are instrument panels and vacuform canopies. Depending on the model, the degree of difficulty can be high, and in both cases things seem like they can go very wrong in a hurry. I completed the former on this project thanks in large part to the excellent instrument decals from Airscale. They really are amazing and I have no idea how they print at such a high resolution - under magnification they are simply incredible. As for the latter I spent way more time than I should have cutting and trimming and fitting the small window on the bottom of the fuselage. I'm stalling on the canopy until the last possible moment. As for the air frame, only one or two more bits to attach and it's ready for primer and paint. A couple weeks ago I was able to photograph Pitts Special S-2B N727PS and I have forwarded 25 images to Kevin to post as a 'Walk Around" for anyone building this kit in the future. Of particular interest is the tail wheel assembly. It's quite visible on the model and a prime candidate for a little extra detail... now that I know what it looks like. I should have a little more time at the bench over the next few weeks so with luck the pace on this one will pick up a bit - I'm really looking forward to seeing this little plane in paint and decals! Thanks for watching. John Edited January 11, 2020 by Leaning_Dog Replacing Photobucket images KiwiZac, Lars Befring, Iain and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Nice1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 A couple weeks ago I was able to photograph Pitts Special S-2B N727PS and I have forwarded 25 images to Kevin to post as a 'Walk Around" for anyone building this kit in the future. Of particular interest is the tail wheel assembly. It's quite visible on the model and a prime candidate for a little extra detail... now that I know what it looks like. And here they are! http://www.largescaleplanes.com/walkaround/wk.php?wid=160 Thanks for sending them in, John. Kev Out2gtcha and Mal_Belford 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Sweet! Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 A short update on the Pitts - the upper wing is now painted (Tamiya TS-15) and the fuselage, lower wing, etc. is now in primer. After reading here about the stellar properties of Tamiya Fine Surface Primer (rattle can) I gave it a try and this stuff is awesome. Expensive, but awesome. Somehow I managed to break off one of the tiny elevator trim tab control horns, so fabricated a replacement from plastic strip. Well, actually fabricated three. The first one I made went shooting off into space, never to be seen again, just as I was getting ready to apply glue. The second one 'pranged' out of the tweezers at about the same point of completion with the same result. I managed to hold on to the third one to completion. The upper wing is just sitting on the fuselage at this point and won't be permanently attached until the sunburst decals have been applied. More color coming soon! Thanks for watching. John Lars Befring, KiwiZac, Mal_Belford and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Wow, this is looking nice. Another great product from Fisher factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Very nice ! Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Wow, looks TERRIFIC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) I finally finished painting the entire model and it is VERY blue. Here are a couple images of the model ready for decals. Once again, the top wing is simply sitting on the fuselage and won't be permanently attached until the sunburst markings have been applied. Next step: DECALS! The decal sheet is quite impressive, and is very nicely printed. I started with the top wing sunburst pattern and while the left panel went down easily, the right side was a bit of a battle. The Microset setting solution wasn't doing the job so I tried an old bottle of Super Sol... no luck. Then I brought out the Big Gun - Solvaset. At this point, things went horribly wrong. The Solvaset burned through the carrier film and some of the blue paint on the wing. Dang! A quick call to Paul Fisher and after sharing a few similar stories and laughs, a new decal sheet is on it's way and should be here in a couple days. Now that's customer service! Meanwhile, I'll strip and repaint the wing, and proceed with the decals on the rest of the model. Worst case if I can't get the decals on the wings to work will be to mask and spray the white sunburst... And yes, still having fun with this little gem of a kit. Thanks for watching! John. Edited January 11, 2020 by Leaning_Dog Replacing Photobucket images Zero77 and Lars Befring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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