BloorwestSiR Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 Fantastic attention to detail and super clean work Carl Thanks Martin! Here's the pair of them completed and painted. LSP_Kevin, patricksparks, Shaka HI and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 All the ribbing for Betty's Dream is now done. I've started working on the tail gunners position now. I'm sorting out some details for the waist gunners position and then I'll get back to those shortly. Carl BradG, LSP_Kevin, Shaka HI and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 So nice in colour, I like those phones as well, sweetness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 So nice in colour, I like those phones as well, sweetness! Thanks Martin! They came out better than I hoped for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) Back on the tail gunners position, I noticed that the ammo belts needed an adjustment. As you can see in the image below, the belts rotate 90° to a near vertical and then back to a horizontal orientation. On the vertical section is a sleeve with a booster motor. To replicate this, I heated and slowly bent the plastic kit belts. This looked OK, but I decided to try using some 0.50 cal belts from Master Details. These are cast in a soft metal so it was easy to bend them to the shape needed. I then used plasticard to make the sleeves. With rod to replicate the booster motors. For the ends, I'll use the kit belts trimmed to fit and join them at the end. This is turning into a more complicated build than I even imagined. I'm glad I'm enjoying it still. Carl Edited May 13, 2018 by BloorwestSiR TimHepplestone, TorbenD, Shaka HI and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Complicated, yes! But oh so nice ! I love your work........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Carl Geez, you're a mad man ... absolutely brilliantly done times two! I am in compete awe of how much detail work you lavished on the B-25's. ... way beyond my abilities for sure. Keep 'em comin :popcorn: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Just what Peter said, excess of talent and skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Nice work! the ammo belts look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Complicated, yes! But oh so nice ! I love your work........Harv Thanks Harv! I'm thinking my next build will be something simple. Like, just one kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Carl Geez, you're a mad man ... absolutely brilliantly done times two! I am in compete awe of how much detail work you lavished on the B-25's. ... way beyond my abilities for sure. Keep 'em comin :popcorn: Peter Thanks Peter! I don't think I would have tried adding all this detail if it wasn't for the other B-25 builds going on at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Just what Peter said, excess of talent and skill. I think the same could be said for you too Martin. It was to talk to you last week too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Nice work! the ammo belts look good. Thanks Maxim! I need to make a couple changes after a closer look at some photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 I finally did a bit of work on the cockpits. I started with the one for Betty's Dream. I have to say that the layout of the PE levers doesn't quite match the photos I have. Plus they're a right pain to put together. I also assembled the HGW belts for the pilot's seats. Finally, with the seats installed. Now onto finishing the console for French Kiss. Carl BradG, LSP_Kevin, Shaka HI and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Beautiful work Carl! Did you have to paint over the Eduard cockpit photoetch, or did they do a good job matching the color? Cheers, tom BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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