BloorwestSiR Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Time for a short update. It's definitely been more challenging than I thought with my finger in a splint. I think the extra bulk of it forces me to be more mindful of it. I finished gluing on the replacement nonslip flooring onto the rear bit. This was then installed in the fuselage and given a light weathering to match the waist section. Next up, I installed the nav's seat back and some of the black boxes in his section. chukw, Out2gtcha, patricksparks and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 I then started on the engines for French Kiss. The two completed banks ready for joining. Carl patricksparks, BradG, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Nice! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Good job buddy !!.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 11:34 AM, Out2gtcha said: Nice! Thanks Brian! I forgot how much work they were. On 7/12/2018 at 6:00 PM, harvey said: Good job buddy !!.........Harv Thanks Harv! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 So I made it through week 2 of Daddy day care and it was a scorcher! At least there are splash pads around for the boys to play in and keep cool. This meant I had a bit of time to get more done. First up was painting all the exhaust pipes and are there a lot of them. I used Gunze Burnt Iron for these. Then it was onto final assembly and I now have two pairs of engines ready to go. I then installed the Eduard flap details to the one set of cowl frames. These were then painted using Tamiya lacquer silver. Finally the engines were installed. To get a solid joint, I put the cowls in a small measuring cup and then placed a paint bottle on top. This way the prop shaft had enough clearance. Here's the finished result. Now off to the LHS as my oldest wants to go and get a model! Carl LSP_Kevin, BradG, Trak-Tor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Great result Carl! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 On 7/16/2018 at 10:29 AM, Out2gtcha said: Great result Carl! Thanks Brian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) Having gotten distracted by the idea of a Tse Tse Mosquito (Oh look, SHINY!!!), I haven't got as much work done on this as I guess I could have. But I have got a few things done. First up, the engines are all now complete with the installation of the individual exhaust pipes. That was fun trying to align them as you go. I ended up using the cowl panels as a guidr. I'd install two pairs of pipes, then slide into place the cowl cover panel and make sure they were in the right spot. Then the panel would be slid off. Since each panel is numbered differently, I wrote their part number on the outside in pencil on all seven. Next up was the nacelles. I finished the second pair of those along with hollowing out the intakes. Hopefully I'll get some more done soon. Carl Edited July 21, 2018 by BloorwestSiR Typo BradG, Anthony in NZ, patricksparks and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I like what I see buddy ! Did you get ahold of Harold ?.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 minute ago, harvey said: I like what I see buddy ! Did you get ahold of Harold ?.....Harv Thanks Harv! I did get a hold of Harold for the Tse Tse conversion bits and he was really encouraging so I'm going to keep at that as well. It's a nice distraction from this provided I can keep the parts from getting mixed up. Carl Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 You'll do fine buddy !.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 4:07 PM, harvey said: You'll do fine buddy !.........Harv Thanks Harv! Well, I ended up getting more distracted but this should be temporary. I'm just painting the tail for now as I wanted to see how hard it would be . BradG and Michael931080 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Back to the B-25 finally, even if it's a short update. One of the reasons for working on all the other stuff has been my trepidation around the waist guns. There are a couple very prominent cables that help support the guns. Its been a challenge to figure out what to use for these. My first thought was EZ line since the stretch would keep the lines taut but I couldn't get them to work. Definitely operator error but they were just too fiddly. So I've ended up using 0.25mm wire for this. To get the right length, I had to dry fit the .50 Cal guns. Which meant the windows had to be installed. So I've painted the frames green and put those in place. I also masked them off from the outside. Here are the waist guns painted and with the Master barrels installed. I should have them installed soon . The last thing I worked on was the upper turret ammo feed. HK molds the ejection chutes but not the feed belts. I made these from Eduard resin 0.50 ammo belts. I heated them in hot water and then bent them to shape. I also cut a small trough in the top of the ammo boxes for the belts to have a place to exit from. Carl MikeMaben, patricksparks, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 This build is nothing but stunning! ...and a great inspiration as I bought this kit just a few weeks ago. Your tread just makes me want to build the thing NOW (...and I will...) Excellent work! Stefan BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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