Crossofiron Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Hello Brian, Thanks for the comments. Regarding the pipes, they are 0.5mm Brass Rod. I do not use any jigs, just the squares on my mat. The cheating bit is I use photo etched pipe brackets placed at strategic spaces, there are four in the run (two under the brackets in the last photo. You can make out one of them as well in that last photo. I also worked that a dead 90 degree on my long nose pliers is 1.4mm radius which is the spacing on my brackets... Hope this helps. Cheers Steve I really like the way those hard lines look ran all together in parallel. Looks very realistic. Out of curiosity, what kind of thickness/type of wire did you use for those? Did you make up a jig or anything to keep them all parallel to each other? chukw, CANicoll and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Beautiful work on the P-61 so far. Your scratch built details and wiring will really add a lot to the overall effort nicely! keep up the great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossofiron Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Hello All! Here we go then, painting...Phase One. Some comments before you look at the photos. Firstly, I am going for the old crate look. Secondly, for those of you who may not have researched the P-61, I have come to the following conclusion; When the P-61 was in production, tie wraps were not invented. When the P-61 was in production, tie wraps were too much hassle for Northrop to use; Regarding the painting, everything down to the seats gets NINE coats of Airbrush; Polyurethane Primer Coat after a good wash Alclad II Duralumin Metal Coat Alclad Semi Gloss Varnish (makes it difficult to remove number 4) Alclad Mil-Spec Zinc Chromate Yellow Hairspray Alclad Mil-Spec USAAF WWII Interior Green Then I did the Old Crate Treatment & added the decals I researched the Geology of Ie Shima and it comparable to Western Europe so; 7. Sepier Dark Brown Wash 8. Black Wash 9. Matt Varnish So Here you go; Refer to Tie Wraps comment... The 'Second' Temperature Regulator is a resin mould of the kit part as below; More to follow tomorrow when I test fit with the floor... Daniel Leduc, Dragon, Victor K2 and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 That is pretty fantastic. Sincerely, Mark Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Wow! Excellent work. How do you do toggle switches ?.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 oooooo !! Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Lovely work! I like the color blending and weathering! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Outstanding painting and weathering going on. More pictures please :-). Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Oh, yes!! Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Exceptional detail work. This is already a showstopper. This thread will be super useful when I tackle mine. cheers, David Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Amazing work! Mike Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Amazing build and pure inspiration! Stefan Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Fighter Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) Fantastic, but I believe the ceramic conduit holders were light coloered if not white. I'm going to be saving photos of your plane for future references. Very well done. Will you be adding the decal on the right side, like in the photo you show at the top of the page, that says, "AN-AP5-13 RADIO"? Edited July 28, 2018 by Night Fighter Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmoran Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Incredible detailing on this build. Looking forward to more. Bill Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossofiron Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 6 hours ago, Night Fighter said: Fantastic, but I believe the ceramic conduit holders were light coloered if not white. I'm going to be saving photos of your plane for future references. Very well done. Will you be adding the decal on the right side, like in the photo you show at the top of the page, that says, "AN-AP5-13 RADIO"? Here you go Will, Unfortunately, a pre-ordained wear point meant that AP5-13 RAD is somewhere over the pacific... TorbenD, LSP_Kevin, Piprm and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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