Dave Williams Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Very nice!!! How is the nose fit on the new kit? Since they modified the front fuselage for the E, I'm hoping they fixed the fit of the radome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Eric, could you list the products you use for this, I assume you are getting them from Barnes in Brissy. Jason. Hi Jason, I use Pinkysil silicone and Easycast resin. I colour my resin with grey pigment added to part B. I do get it from Barnes in Brisbane. Eric. Scat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Eric wow ... just fantastic. I'm in for the panel if you make them available. Keep 'em coming Peter Thanks Peter. I am still considering whether I will sell these or not. I am sure the pros will be along soon enough with better panels for sale somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Very nice!!! How is the nose fit on the new kit? Since they modified the front fuselage for the E, I'm hoping they fixed the fit of the radome. Hi Dave, The nose fit is still crappy. Not sure how they messed this up! It is only a few minutes to fix though. Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTail Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Stunning work Eric ! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Sean's Mirage was equipped with the OM6 ejection seat when he flew it. The kit seat features a mix of both the Mk4 and 6, which I guess would look OK if done out of the box. I like to do things a little different with my builds and as of yet, have not done a resin seat. I figured now would be a good time to start so I have set about making an OM6. I really want to feature the seat belts `dressed', Ie: as if the ground crew have stowed the belts out of the way for the pilot to get in and out of the seat without getting tangled up. This is a feature that I have not seen in a resin seat so far and I am determined make it happen. I removed the entire top half of the kit seat and grafted on half of another resin seat which was reshaped in preparation for further refinement. I then sculpted some cushions from modellers clay. As can be seen, the top parts of the cushion have been positioned to accept the shoulder harnesses which will be draped over the top of the seat frame. At this stage, I will do a little more work on tidying up the clay before making a copy of this part in resin to allow refinement, before adding further details and the belts which will then allow me to make further copies of the completed master. May come in handy for Mirages that I have in the future. jgrease, Kais, Piprm and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 Now that I have the Instrument panel and cockpit sides finished, I poured a set for myself and set about fitting them. I recently aquired an excellent Proxxon mini vice, which is suited for holding small parts and positioning them to allow for work at odd angles. The casting blocks were easy enough to remove with a careful cut of the razor saw (and lets face it, if I messed it up, a replacement part was only a few minutes away....) The panel is a drop in replacement of the kit panel. I then test fitted the sides Now this minor deviation from the build is done, I can get on with the serious part of assembling the kit! Zero77, Rainer Hoffmann, Whitey and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 That is excellent work. It's great to see how everything drops in and fits so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Nicely done. Love those buttons! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesTROYer Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Brilliant work mate. Again, you've blown me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTail Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Absolutely stunning work Eric! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanker459 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Eric, As usual EXCELLENT work,its coming along nicely Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewDoppel Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Woohoo! I like them very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Lovely work, Eric. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Looking great as usual, Eric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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