R Palimaka Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 Thank you Alain! Yes, it all comes on one sheet of very thin metal, and each item has to be cut out individually. The 1/24 sheet is not too bad, but I have no idea how you would remove the items from the 1/32 and 1/48 sheets! Those placards and instruments are very close together and the metal is very delicate so you have to be careful not to bend it. It is best done on a sheet of glass or tile. Still though, they are worth the effort! Richard Alain Gadbois and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Lovely work there. Your gear doors are most impressive. R Palimaka and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) Thank you Mark! I could have left them up, but I like the look of the Mustang on the ground with everything hanging down. I just couldn't leave the doors the way they looked out of the kit. Edited July 18, 2017 by R Palimaka Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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R Palimaka Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) Better stock up on popcorn William, this has been a long haul. Although I'd like to finish it for Capcon at the end of September...we'll see. Edited July 19, 2017 by R Palimaka Martinnfb and williamj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 stellar details as always Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Better stock up on popcorn William, this has been a long haul. Although I'd like to finish it for Capcon at the end of September...we'll see. Hope you can finish it by then, because I will be there and I would be very happy to see the model and meet you also! Alain R Palimaka, Martinnfb and Shaka HI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 Thank you Alain! I'm hoping to get some vacation before then so I can work on it for more than an hour at a time. It would be great to meet you there! Martinnfb and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) Holidays coming in a couple of weeks, so I'll be able to work on this solidly for a few hours at a time. In the meantime, steady slow progress. I've built replacement tailwheel doors. The ones in the kit are two 2x4 planks, with notches for two giant hooks/hinges so that they operate. I built these out of a couple of layers of cardstock, with details carved and scribed in. The tailwheel doors on the real aircraft had piano hinges, so I attached one length of cardstock at an angle, so that they could be glued in after the model was assembled and painted, and both doors would already be at the correct angle. The rivets are again from Archer, as well as the resin piano hinges, which I think work very well. They just have to be primed, painted and weathered. Edited August 1, 2017 by R Palimaka BradG, Greg W, Alain Gadbois and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 And here is the tailwheel enclosure being built. I can't find decent drawings even in the engineering manuals, so working from the Tamiya kit and the photos I have. It's not quite done, more rivets and stringers needed, along with some control wires and painting. Greg W, Martinnfb, BradG and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Only just catching up on your build, I have the same 51 circa 1972-3 so really keen to crib your ideas, if I could please........ Shame about PB as all the earlier WIP are gone...........hitting follow now.........what I have seen ......wow R Palimaka and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Only just catching up on your build, I have the same 51 circa 1972-3 so really keen to crib your ideas, if I could please........ Shame about PB as all the earlier WIP are gone...........hitting follow now.........what I have seen ......wow Thank you! Crib away please if it helps you! I've been doing the same with a couple of builds on here and it helps to solve problems when you see how others approach it. I have promised someone else drawings and templates for some of the additions I've made. Haven't got them complete yet but I could send you copies when they're ready if you like. PB are a bunch of crooks. I'm slowly tracking backward and trying to replace all the images with IMGUR. It's a slow process... Martinnfb, Bomber_County and Shaka HI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) I finally finished assembling the RB Productions harness. The instructions are pretty straightforward, but should be studied beforehand. The parts are tiny, and for older eyes hard to assemble. I did one strap per night over a few days and found it actually was more pleasant that way, instead of trying to do them all at once. They look remarkably convincing when done! I just sprayed the metal parts with a bit of clear flat to reduce the shine a bit. I'll have to draw in some stitching in appropriate spots, and then attach them to the seat with the pegs I made from stretched sprue (the tiny bolt-like things in the photo). Once they're on I'll drape them and weather them a tiny bit so they don't look so new. Edited August 14, 2017 by R Palimaka sandokan, Alain Gadbois, Shaka HI and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) The port side of the cockpit is getting closer to completion. I've attached the console and various other bits, the throttle and some stencilling and warning placards are next, and I've built new canopy rails. That will be followed by a coat of clear semi-matte finish. Then it's on to the instrument panel and starboard side of the cockpit. It's slow but it's getting there. Edited August 14, 2017 by R Palimaka Guyman1, BradG, Alain Gadbois and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Richard..Fantastic progress! Martinnfb and R Palimaka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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