alain11 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 interesting!!!!! this kit looks very nice . I settle Alain alaninaustria and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm sure I speak for the majority of the brethern here: thanks to Glen for going ahead and releasing such an interesting subject in our scale, and for providing a shot for you to share with us! Really appreciate having a look at how this beauty goes together! Thanks to you both for sharing this build with us! Cheers Alan Ps: I know I've been going on and on about a Draaken, but I really hope KHM will bring us a few more seaplanes in 32nd scale!! Uncarina, Bill_S and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigels modelling bench Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Devestator, Helldiver, Cessna Bird Dog... Those are my three wants. I cant wait to get my grubby paws on a Kingfisher either.. David66, rafju, Lee White and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Thanks very much guys! Nice to see you posting Nige..............on then to the last of the long Turkey day weekend progress........................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Now on the list for assembly was the engine exhaust............... KHM did a really nice job here IMHO, as the OS2Us exhaust is quite complex actually, and getting it right is not easy I would not think when I came to molding. There are not only a lot of curves and loopbacks, but seams on the sides of the exhausts as well. If your curious, here is the thing I have discovered about KHM new gen of LSP kits: - Accuracy (generally) seem to be there, and there are not too many heinous errors in shape in this new generation of Kitty Hawk kits- KHM prices their kits to complete, and you get a LOT of modeling bang for your buck.- The fit is overall very good in most places. And if something doesn fit, dry cleaning it up, and getting rid of any flash (and leading into my next point)- KHM kits fit nice but do have some flash in places, and if your expecting a Tamiya kit for $65 your out of luck. To this end, I did and will likely have to do a lot of cleanup of parts with flash, but for the price and molding quality of this kit, I really don't mind. But I digress..................the engine exhaust was completed with Tamiya extra thin cement: On the #5 cylinder shoot off pipe that intersects the main starboard exhaust, I also drilled it out a bit from the main side as well: I also worked on the rear gun and gunners station a bit. This whole thing is REALLY nice IMHO. PE for the sliding track grill, as well as the swivel mount for the machine gun: Just all dry fit together ATM: MORE................... Lars Befring, rafju, Uncarina and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Lastly for the weekend I worked on assembling the main float. This is REALLY nicely detailed IMHO (broken record now I know) but VERY delicate as well. I pretty much broke the 4 supporting rig rods in between the forward two float supports right out of the gate. Not that big of a deal actually, as they eventually dropped back into place for me to glue: I dry fit the float to fuselage after I broke the supports, and this thing will be a great looking little model when done: A little bit of Tamiya extra thin solved the support rod problem, and I will sand these smooth later. Lesson learned with these and the grab rings on the forward float support; BE EXTRA CAREFUL: Thats all for now, cheers till later! Bill Cross, rafju, Lars Befring and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud_Ally Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 That really is looking great, the rear gun and float are stunners. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I am mostly a jet guy but this kit looks really good. May have to buy a prop. Dan Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Looking good - without a shadow of a doubt, the very best Kingfisher build I've ever, ever seen. Anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 She looks a beauty, Brian - and not really so little. I've promised myself I won't dig into this one until I get my Rex/George builds finished... Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitali Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Nice work! I hope someone does a catapult for it to sit on. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urs Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Ohh, wow. A look in that cockpit make my heart bumping. It's a excellent platform to super it. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I'm tellin' ya, Float Plane Group Build. Good stuff, Brian. Sincerely, Mark Out2gtcha and Bill_S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Can't wait to see this one released ! Grfeat job so far, Brian (so far ? as if the following was going to be bad !) Hubert Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Hi Brian Some mighty nice progress on the Kingfisher. I'm very impressed with the level of detail and part fir from your photos and narrative. I completely agree for the cost of KHM, it's a lot of bang for the buck. Keep 'em coming Peter Edited November 30, 2015 by Peterpools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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