airscale Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 Thank you all On 9/9/2021 at 5:59 AM, Cees Broere said: Darn, I thought Peter had posted an update. Well I better do an update then Cees when I left you last, I was working on all the little bobbins in the cockpit - switch panels, control boxes etc - most of these are PE faces, custom decals & toggle switches from wire, some of the bigger knobs & buttons are modified watch parts (cogs & shafts etc)... ..these are the front cockpit right hand side.. ..and fitted - the fuse panels in the lower half were first made up, then finely chopped coloured wire dropped onto blobs of CA - a bit like decorating a cake with hundreds & thousands.. ..same for the left.. ..here the knurled wheel was a modified 1/24 tailwheel (Fw190 i think) with ribs added.. ..rear right.. and rear left.. ..the rear bulkhead has quite a lot of complex work and it's own buoy and target towing control panel - the yellow thing in the middle is a pull cord to cut the towing cable.. ..when dry fitted in the airframe it starts to look like this.. ..then as we modellers like to do, we start to cover it all up.. ..here with the upper decking.. ..and when built up the cockpit starts to look a bit busier - in all areas there is still quite a lot of cabling & wiring to add.. ..and thats it for now - until next time.. TTFN Peter Landrotten Highlander, dodgem37, Gazzas and 31 others 33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Amazing as always Peter. Your ability to turn inanimate objects into art is spectacular… airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Extraordinary! Kev airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Just amazing. I say something like that every time, but cant get past it. airscale and Rainer Hoffmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 I'll stick to emoticons in the future Cheers Rainer airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 8/28/2021 at 8:38 PM, LSP_Ray said: Damn....just,...damn. I think I am just going to stick with my previous post… airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 I’m sure you already have more source material than you can use, but you might want to take a minute to go to www.platinumfighters.com. They have a late Firefly for sale and the listing has several very clear photos of the airplane that you may find interesting. daHeld and airscale 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 All I can do is smile and shake my head in admiration. Beautiful work. Just stunning. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 If you said that all of those switches and knobs worked, I would believe you completely. It's just incredible work that you're doing Peter. Matt airscale and KiwiZac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I'm speechless! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeA Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 It is actually quite hard to get my head around the fact that this is only a model and not some restoration of the real thing. Like others, this is the most amazing aircraft modelling work I've ever seen. That instrument panel beggars belief.... Cheers, Mike airscale and KiwiZac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocat Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Just like looking at the real airplane. Amazing. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Gobsmacked....it's amazing.... airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Super. Great show, Peter. Sincerely, Mark airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Please stop showing us pictures of the real thing, photoshopped to look like components of a model. My eyes cannot believe what they are seeing! Landrotten Highlander, daHeld and airscale 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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