Uncarina Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Great work, Tom! Something useful for when you come to add the doors back onto the radio room bulkheads... the rear bulkhead door has the hinges on the wrong side. If you're looking forward to the rear radio room bulkhead as if standing on the ball turret, the hinges should be on the left. If memory serves me correctly, HK moulded them on the right so they need flipping over. Tom Tom, thanks! I wouldn't have caught this. Was there any rule to how many and what kind of seats were installed on the right side of the radio compartment? Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Not 100% sure on that one but will do some digging. Off the top of my head it was usually two of the 'bucket type' pilots seats but I imagine it varied from plane to plane. I will try to find some factory specs... Tom Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Tom Nice work on the bulkhead and thanks for the heads up on the part fix with the older G kit. Is there a way to know which kit actually has the retrofit? Keep ‘em comin Peter Peter, thanks! I found it easier than just adding covers to the cutouts on the bulkhead, since these would have been harder to blend in. Regarding the retrofit, I'm not sure. If there's a way to date the kit you have, I would presume those issued after the E/F release would have them. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 An update on the radio compartment: —scribed the floor to denote the antiskid section and the target camera cover —removed the door hinges from the starboard rear bulkhead —addressed sink marks on the bulkheads —painted all surfaces with Tamiya AS-12 silver —masked and painted wood surfaces Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan —masked and painted the antiskid XF-85 Rubber Black —painted the radio equipment walls —added the Eduard part —coated all surfaces with Quickshine (an alternate to Future) —added the Uschi wood decals. Making the floors with cutouts was tricky, and I am saving the decal backing to use as templates for my next B-17: —added another coat of Quickshine, then when dry used a Flory Dark Dirt wash —weathered the antiskid with pastels —rigged and added the earphones and Morse code transmittor. The pics: Cheers, Tom Martinnfb, Padraic Conway, LSP_Kevin and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Some really outstanding work there Tom! I really like the template you made for the Uschi wood decal and the results are impressive. Carl Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Carl, Thanks! I've never used those decals before, but the more I use them the more impressed I've been. I used aluminum foil and trial and error to make the right template, then used it to make the left, which went a bit faster. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 This is going to be epic once completed. It's one model endevour after another inside this monster. Front end, cockpit, radio compartment. On and on she goes. Thanks for sharing this build with us Tom. Regards Troy Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Troy, Thank you! That's how I've been looking at it as well: each compartment is its own kit. At the same time, I'm wondering how much of the Eduard interior photoetch I will use on the E/F kit. The front end and cockpit for sure, but I'm not yet sure how much of the radio and waist gunners compartments can be seen through the windows. I appreciate your support! Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 You better slow down Tom, you're moving way too fast! You aren't allowed to catch up to me :-P Looking great. Keep it up! - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Radio room looks really good! I don't know about the G but the F has a box mounted an the right side wall for the 50 cal bullets to the Radio's gun mounted in the overhead. Cheers...Ron Martinnfb and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Looking really good!! Love the wood floor decals. Perfect. Chris Martinnfb and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 You better slow down Tom, you're moving way too fast! You aren't allowed to catch up to me :-P Looking great. Keep it up! - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA Dennis, I've been pretty lucky to have the time lately, but it goes away next month when I head to the Outback for four weeks. Thanks for your advice and support! Cheers, Tom Martinnfb and Dennis7423 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 Radio room looks really good! I don't know about the G but the F has a box mounted an the right side wall for the 50 cal bullets to the Radio's gun mounted in the overhead. Cheers...Ron Thanks Ron! Hope your build is going well. The Eduard set includes this ammo bin. Right now I'm working on the doors and prepping the fuselage sidewalls. Looking really good!! Love the wood floor decals. Perfect. Chris Chris, thanks, I appreciate it! I love those Uschi decals as well. I understand they now come with low-tack tracing paper. This will make working with them even easier. Cheers, Tom CANicoll and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Superb work Tom, all of those sub assemblies are coming together very nicely indee! Regards. Andy Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefH Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Just catching up on the build. Great work so far. Jeff Martinnfb and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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