DirkE Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) regarding the cockpit. I thought about adding more details to the pit. And while scannning some reference pictures I figured out, there is still some potential. The front canopy, when opened, has this rails showing up (see picture blue arrow) They are modeled in the kit, but just not in that position. So either (in respect of the front seat) you cut those away or leave them and insert a new rail. The front canopy has a stop at the ip of the backseater (yellow arrow). This is easily to add. If you want to open the front canopy, you see that it is lifted upwards. To do so on the kit, you need to spread it aft. I thought about adding some details on the inside of the canopy, but Kitty Hawk had decided against it. There is no room. For the back canopy I saw that it is closed at the end (red arrow). This can be added to the kit, but I still don´t know how, since I only have one picture as a reference. I closed the space between the cockpit wall and the fuselage. Edited April 19, 2016 by DirkE dutik, Harold and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Dirk, on mine, I'm playing with the idea of using some small spacers to spread the front canopy at the rear, so it can sit open. Adding styrene dowel for rails should be easy enough. I just worry about cracking the front sliding canopy, but I doubt it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Snowwhite KAGNEW, Harold, Uncarina and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooesboy Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Great work so far. Can I ask how you did the tip weathering on the propeller? It looks so real! I have this task ahead of me right now and I would love it if mine would turn out half as nice. DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) Great work so far. Can I ask how you did the tip weathering on the propeller? It looks so real! I have this task ahead of me right now and I would love it if mine would turn out half as nice. Chris, pretty easy I would say. First I spayed the blades in flat black (here Alclad black primer), than I sprayed the tips white and red. And then I used micro mesh grid 3600 and sanded slightly over the edges (from the outside to the inside / copying the airflow that hits the edges of the prop) That's it. Easy-peasy Edited April 21, 2016 by DirkE Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooesboy Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Doh! Sometimes the simple approach really is the best! The way you have the red stripe worn compared to the white then the black..... DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Looks great! I like the smooth white..... DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Making great progress here Dirk ! Hubert DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Thanks Hubert! Yes, some more progress. Well, you see yourself. Nothing "very" importand... Out2gtcha, jgrease, Youngtiger1 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Looks fantastic, Dirk! Kev Out2gtcha and DirkE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Very sharp! Again, that red looks right on. Cheers, Tom DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Agreed with Kev and Tom, that looks fantastic! Can't wait till I get mine/Glen's to this stage. DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Very nice. I agree about that red...it looks good. Which red is that? DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Very nice. I agree about that red...it looks good. Which red is that? That's MrHobby (MrColor #3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 decals are doing fine. I used no future for setting. Just some Mr Mark Softer. Undercarriage needs decals. KAGNEW, jgrease, Uncarina and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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