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Cockpit continued :

 

Just a sideline observation on the Quilted side-wall of the cockpit...

You will notice by the photo - reference below , that the stitching on the quilted fabric isn't as even or uniform as you would expect... ( the stitching - diamond shapes) 

So in keeping with detail and observation and also a dedication to those rivet-counters here - I have followed the same practice here with my master internal parts.

 

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Thanks guys for your comments, I really appreciate them...

 

Cockpoop (Continued)

Now that i have all the main Cockpit components done in their basic forms and happy with general fit,  for now... 

It's time to finish installing the right-side cockpit wall fabric and remove the Cockpit Inner-wall liner to detail and prepare it for molding.

 

I will let the photos continue the story... 

 

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I was never happy with this first attempt at the left-side Canopy to fuselage connection point ( you can see I used Blu-Tak to fill the gaps) ... so I have decided to re-visit this area  - after I finish the other side fabric installation.

 

 

 

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This is how it should be....

 

 

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Time to Crow-Bar `my wall base inner-liner part,  out of the fuselage ...

My previous explanation of using water-based paper-glue to build up and fix this part in place as preparations in this area - for later removal, ( which is now) ..... is about to pay dividends or total disaster!

 

 

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Wadda - Ya - Know?  .... My wall liner part  popped out,  without too much fuss at all! 

... a bit of sticky residue to clean up but being water based paper-glue ... easy-peazy!... 

Any other glue used during earlier preparations - would have been a disaster for sure!

 

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Yes, it has a bit of colour  bleed-through,  in the material but that is a chemical reaction to the Blue-Tak sticky base ( compare it to the freshly made right - side cockpit) ...  but the Quilted textures on the inside walls is still good to go,  for copying - and it also needs a bit of tidying up around the edges and all,  but it's not that much work... 

Oh Yes!... this new inner-wall part feels pretty solid in my hands - though it's not thick.. the T-section formers give it that rigidity I need.

Hmm, Not bad for my first attempt - me thinks !   :thumbsup:

 

Pip

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10 hours ago, brahman104 said:

Excellent work Pip! Really outstanding scratchbuilding going on here. You've nailed that soundproofing.  The canberra sure has a busy little cockpit; lots of things to bang your head on!

 

Craig 

 

Yep Thanks Craig - Busy cockpit it certainly is!

.. and it's keeping me busy too!

Pip

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On 6/24/2019 at 12:16 PM, LSP_Kevin said:

Excellent problem-solving, Phil!

 

Kev

 

Thanks Muchly Kev!

I'm itching to get these parts into resin soon!... it's a pity I've got a few coals in the fire  - as far as other projects going on at the same time! 

But I'm determined to make some inroads here.

Pip

 

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On 6/24/2019 at 12:35 PM, CJP said:

In this day & age of resin cockpits and etched brass it is good to see such great scratch building!

CJP

 

 

Thanks CPJ,

Yes, I'm stocking up on etched brass and A/M parts for upcoming projects at the moment but it's a brave new world as far as the new technologies in model-making and quick turn-around parts coming on stream in recent years.  

I'm wondering if the old hands-on skills ( demonstrated here and else-where by some other very talented people on this site)  will fade in time and into obscurity with the new push-button modelling renditions done in a micron of the time and arguably more accurate as well - compared to hours and hours - days - weeks - months - years!... of the good old-fashioned hands-on modelling.

Don't get me wrong - I think the new technologies ( 3-D printers, CAD design etc)  becoming more accessible now for making new model parts - is fantastic.

 

Pip

 

 

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20 hours ago, Piprm said:

 

Thanks CPJ,

Yes, I'm stocking up on etched brass and A/M parts for upcoming projects at the moment but it's a brave new world as far as the new technologies in model-making and quick turn-around parts coming on stream in recent years.  

I'm wondering if the old hands-on skills ( demonstrated here and else-where by some other very talented people on this site)  will fade in time and into obscurity with the new push-button modelling renditions done in a micron of the time and arguably more accurate as well - compared to hours and hours - days - weeks - months - years!... of the good old-fashioned hands-on modelling.

Don't get me wrong - I think the new technologies ( 3-D printers, CAD design etc)  becoming more accessible now for making new model parts - is fantastic.

 

Pip

 

 

HI Pip - when you look at the standard of modelling displayed on LSP I think scratch building will stick around and not fade away - I've often ended up scratch building areas like wingfold details because some A/M parts I've seen have not captured the shapes like aerofoil cross sections - can also be quite satisfying - I remember about 40 years ago everything needed to be scratched when improving my old models! - the work I see on LSP continues to amaze and inspire me.

CJP

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  • 2 months later...

Cockpoop Wall Liner - Continued

 

Time to clean up and detail the cockpit wall liner  - as you have seen already - it's rough around the edges ( mostly because of the raised or widened mating surfaces of the fuselage halves ) so I had to under-cut the edges but now i have to build them up again for copying into resin for standard molding to cover all applications.

My resin copy of these particular parts for this build at least - will be cut back again at the fuselage-halves edges... to fit again.

 

 

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Readjusted edges - Before and after comparison.....

 

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Now, I have moved to the crew door access hatch because of alignment of the openings ( inside and out) that need to be addressed before molding....

I need to scribe and cut right around the access door edges,  with some accuracy  because any mistakes at this stage - especially with the outer fuselage sides.. will need a lot of extra work to correct  and/or fix

and why make any extra work for myself? 

So for the need to making a sturdy full door sized scribing-cutting template  - I have turned to using the thin alloy metal strips you find in your everyday household window venetians blinds ( here we go again - stripping your house for useful tools and parts  - Pip ? )

Erh!! maybe... I'll let the photos tell the rest of the story....

 

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  • 1 month later...

Cockpit  ( Continued) 

 

working further on the inner wall 'Shell' below shows the edges cleaned up and ready for the next part....

The photos tell the story....

 

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Time to mock - up the inner-wall liners and back wall to check fit and look .... 

 

 

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I am happy with look and more importantly - the fit of the parts so far.... ( they will be cleaned up more before I mold these) 

Now we move to the next area.... The crew access hatch ( Inside and out)....

 

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Looking from the outside > in , the entry hatch edging has this small 'lip' as shown in following photos.....

 

 

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Pip:)

 

 

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