SCRATCH BUILDER Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I agree, canopy work is awesome! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Thanks guys! The canopy can be fitted right, but I'm sure glad that I have a few spare. Big update incoming. Last week my IP from Shapeways arrived in a rather big box. Lot's of bubble wrapping Inside a tiny plastic bag containing the even smaller 3D printed parts Exciting, let's get it out shall we? Certainly looks like what I made. With a coin for scale First impression, pretty good. All important detail is there. Material is pretty hard and slightly translucent, but can take some handling. On the back side there's still some support wax (needed during printing) visible. So far, so good. More... Greg W and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 The instruments are nicely rendered on the backside. With some magnification you can see the printlines. And after a coat of Mr. surfacer 1200 the detail comes out: In short, I'm pretty happy with the results. Certainly a good canvas to work on. Now, let's get on with the build. More... Gazzas, sandokan and Greg W 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Nice! Look forward to seeing them all painted and decalled! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 While waiting for the IP I used My time to figure out a few things. As posted a earlier i did some tests with the canopy inner and outer framing. The test canopy did not have a good rendering of the frame but the canopy I wanted to use did have. So this means I don't need to use the Tamiya tape technique. But one thing I noticed after I gave the canopy a dip of future, was a severe yellowing. At first I did not know why, but then it downed on me; I let the model on my bench for over a year, right by the window. Sadly one year in dayligth was enough to cause the yellowing. Lucky for me, I still had another canopy to work with. Now was a good time as any to get the lower and upper part of the canopy just right. Therefore I used a slightly wider styrene strip on the upper part. With some careful glueing and placement I have a nice ledge on which the lower part slots. This ensures a, well not perfect, but pretty good fit with almost no visible line between the parts. I'm confident that I'll get the last bit right with some slow drying epoxy from HPH. Another thing I need was the fairing on the backside of the canopy. I made this from a 0.12 mm brass sheet. After several iterations I made one which did the job. More... sandokan, Greg W, Gazzas and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Nice! Look forward to seeing them all painted and decalled! No need to wait, coming up right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 With the IP in my hands, i started further painting and detailing. For the decals I used the excellent Airscale series. They fit on the instruments, instead of in and thus needed some encouragement with decal setting solution to fit. After drying, i added a drop of HpH's slow drying epoxy to seal de decals and create a litlle 'glass'. On the backside I added all the necessary wires. The wires will help holding the IP to the instrument panel bar. The real thing was anchored on the bar and on the canopy, but that is not possible with this model. More.... Greg W, Spads57, sandokan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 With the IP finished I slowly can start thinking about wrapping up on the cockpit. Some pictures of the state it's in right now. I'll let the pictures do the talking, but here's what I added: - rear cockpit armor plate above the radio units. - observer seat - pilot's seat - control stick - more details on the 'peiltochterkompass' (the big one on the right side - added the IP to the instrument bar - added the oxygen instrument's to the instrument bar - added a control valve for the airconditioning LSP_Kevin, sandokan, XOPCT and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 That's it for now. Enjoy, and feel free to ask any questions. Cheers, Wouter dutik, XOPCT, mozart and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Wouter, The cockpit and instruments look awesome! I'm glad you don't have to use tape on the canopy. Gaz Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levier Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) Most excellent! Edited February 4, 2018 by levier Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Looks great, Wouter! Kev Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 That is sweet, Wouter! You have to offer that IP for sale! Cockpit is terrific! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 That small instrument panel from Shapeways is really integral to the cockpit isn't it! Cockpit looks spectacular! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Looking fantastic Wouter. The front end looks busy and snug. Thanks for sharing this with us. Troy Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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