dodgem37 Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) Thank you, Peter. 'Keep up the good work!' I'm trying. Thank you, Brother Bear. I decided to take a break from the stress of painting the Mustang and '109 and decompress with the Rex. I used books and the 1/32 Hasegawa George as a reference. My daughter is going to Italy tomorrow for a 10 day class so I mailed her my Coolpix because she didn't want to use her phone. With that, I broke out my new fangled DSLR to see what I could see. As all of my lenses are manual and made for my retired Nikon F3HPT, and the diopter on the DSLR doesn't match perfectly to my vision, and my desk lighting is for modeling and not for photography, I'm still trying to find the sweet spot. Anyway, enough excuses, here goes. Not perfectly perfect, build-wise and photography-wise, but I'm going with it. When I was hacking away trying to build an AH-1F/S I cast a bunch of cockpit bits from a Bf109 and a SUFA. I made new castings and plunked them in here. Other side. I see two handles broke. I'll fix that later. Radio box, I suppose. I ended up not using this because I ran out of room. Oh well. Rudder pedals. .010 rod as heel and toe 'grips'. Turn handle has 5 prongs. Spring is 3mm. I don't know what this is but it goes next to the Radio Box. Front bulkhead. IP is attached to the large tube. Seat, framing, and bulkhead. Silver fasteners are squashed solder balls. This was a real exercise of precision. Other side. All together now, with tac. I SPY, a missing handle! Another view. And another. With ruler for scale. This will be it on the model building front for awhile. Messing around with the Mustang, the '109, and this, my Honey-Do list has taken a beating. Thank you for looking and liking. Sincerely, Mark Edited March 2, 2017 by dodgem37 Rick K, Alain Gadbois, BradG and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Beautiful work, Mark! That item next to the radio is called a dynamotor - used to convert DC power to AC for use in the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 WOW !!.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Mark, this is a truly inspirational thread to follow - so much skill on show in both scratching and adapting. I'm loving it! Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Wow. That's all I've got. Guyman1 and marauderdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Now, that's scratch building! marauderdriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 wow, truly spectacular work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyman1 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 That pit is awesome work very nice scratch building going on here. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I see the word "wow" used lots of times in this thread, and with great cause. Here's mine: wow! Kev Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Brother Bear Let me throw mine into the ring as well WOW! Absolutely incredible detail work - perfect in every respect. I am constantly 'blown away' with each update - just brilliant work. And Nikon man - none better. I've been a Nikon shooter since 1965 and in the film days my F3 and F4s were unequaled. These days I shoot with a D810 and even though most of my lenses are AF, I work almost excursively in manual, all the way around. Images look perfect. Keep ;em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Geeze Mark! Scratch building beyond extraordinaire! Problem solving and skill....beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 DAAAAAAANNNNNGGGGGG DUDE!!!!!! jack Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Thank you, Brothers. I really appreciate you looking in, your rewarding words, that you took the time to comment, and your likes. Thank you, again. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Amazing work - I just love it!! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I agree with everyone's comments. This is a sensational build Mark. An ancient kit that is transforming into an amazing build in front of all of us. Wow. The rear fuselage came out awesome, the cockpit looks amazing. Looking towards the paint getting applied on this one. Oh and I almost forgot, it will have big bits attached to the lower surfaces. (Floats)! Well done! Troy Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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