Shaka HI 5,228 Posted November 18, 2016 Pistols are for wussies... Hand to hand..you know us Asians...we ALL do Kung Fu! 3 mozart, mpk and marauderdriver reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 18, 2016 FIGHT, FIGHT !.........Harv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_S 5,091 Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) I gave some thought to building the IP from scratch; it's a lot of work. The kit IP part is totally flat. Not exactly the correct shape, but it's guaranteed to fit inside the fuselage. Bezels from Airscale. I'll be using a combination of Peter's Airscale decals and Waldron RAF instruments. An in-process shot... Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S 12 mozart, Azgaron, MikeC and 9 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 19, 2016 Ah Bill, how are the faces going in the bezels with them glued on ? Inquiring minds want to know.........Harv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_S 5,091 Posted November 19, 2016 Ah Bill, how are the faces going in the bezels with them glued on ? Inquiring minds want to know.........Harv Pants first, then shoes? I'll be using decals for the half-bezels... my plans is to slip them inside. 2 Jeff and Shaka HI reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 19, 2016 Can't wait to see how it comes out ! Great work so far buddy.........Harv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaka HI 5,228 Posted November 19, 2016 Looks great Bill..I put my shoes on before my pants and it works for me (If it's loose enough..LOL)! 3 Bill_S, mozart and Jeff reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piprm 949 Posted November 19, 2016 Nice! Phil 1 Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dpgsbody55 543 Posted November 19, 2016 Amazing work. Talk about a silk purse from a sows ear. I'm following this one and looking forward to how it turns out. Cheers, Mike 2 Shaka HI and Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Peterpools Posted November 19, 2016 Bill Nice progress on the IP and I'm sure your technique will work just fine. Keep 'em coming Peter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 3,283 Posted November 19, 2016 Nice work mate. 2 Shaka HI and Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_S 5,091 Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) A little break from the fiddly cockpit bits... The main landing gear on the Beau aren't simple. The gear bays in the engine nacelles are typical Revell fiction. The real thing, according to my references, has a box cut-out - similar to the picture. The width of the box is limited by the aft width of the bay "floor". Unfortunately, the box isn't wide enough to fit the wheel. I don't have the tools or the confidence in my abilities to scratch the gear and support framing; I need to keep the mounting holes for the kit gear. Here is the gear leg on top of the wheel bay. The pivots are aligned with the mounting holes. With the wheel attached, the opening is just long enough. I wonder if Revell molded these with the leg compressed. If so, the mounting holes would have to be moved forward. The only way to fix all the issues would be to move the mounting surface further up into the nacelle. WAY too much work; I'll dress these up a little, and go with what I've got. Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S 7 MikeMaben, Azgaron, MikeC and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cees Broere 1,549 Posted November 23, 2016 I love your scratchbuilding. 1 Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Kevin 25,455 Posted November 23, 2016 Nice progress, Bill. Kev 1 Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 23, 2016 Looking good buddy !!........Harv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
