patricksparks Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 A little update. For those who have recieved or are going to get the parts that Harold/AMS has reproduced from the masters that I assembled, I have found an error on my part on the Instrument panel shroud. When I added the defogger vents on the left and right sides I didn't make them thin enough, I had fit the master into the foward windscreen and it was tight but I(stupidly) thought that there would be enough shrink in the resin and silicone that it wouldn't be an issue, WRONG... The master was made up of thin guage vacuum forms and was compressing enough that I thought it was ok. So I have been working with the casting(thank you Harold, the parts look great !!!) I have sanded the defogger vents sides down to remove the outer wall(see photos, original master on left, resin on right) and then sanded the sharp outside corners to look rounded over again, I then sanded the bottom of the shroud until the defogger tubes are down at least even horizontally with the windscreen frame if not slightly lower(see photos). Also I found that the kit windscreen has a significant ridge on the inside horizontal rails that henders the fit also, so I scraped them down(see photo) Hope this helps, sorry for the screw up !!! Cheetah11, F`s are my favs, Eagle Driver and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 3 hours ago, patricksparks said: A little update. For those who have recieved or are going to get the parts that Harold/AMS has reproduced from the masters that I assembled, I have found an error on my part on the Instrument panel shroud. When I added the defogger vents on the left and right sides I didn't make them thin enough, I had fit the master into the foward windscreen and it was tight but I(stupidly) thought that there would be enough shrink in the resin and silicone that it wouldn't be an issue, WRONG... The master was made up of thin guage vacuum forms and was compressing enough that I thought it was ok. So I have been working with the casting(thank you Harold, the parts look great !!!) I have sanded the defogger vents sides down to remove the outer wall(see photos, original master on left, resin on right) and then sanded the sharp outside corners to look rounded over again, I then sanded the bottom of the shroud until the defogger tubes are down at least even horizontally with the windscreen frame if not slightly lower(see photos). Also I found that the kit windscreen has a significant ridge on the inside horizontal rails that henders the fit also, so I scraped them down(see photo) Hope this helps, sorry for the screw up !!! Good catch... patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 8 hours ago, Harold said: Good catch... FYI, had a chance today to sand the tub, rear bulkhead and side walls, they fit great !!! I will try to post some photos of how they should fit into the Hobbyboss parts to help everyone out, good stuff ! Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 I cleaned the rest of the Harold's/AMS RESIN parts up to test fit them into the kit parts, everything is looking pretty good so far. The windscreen frame is a little tricky, I would suggest leaving the reinforcement strip on the bottom of the resin frame in to install it onto the kit windscreen and trim it after. Also it should be installed with the windcreen taped onto the fuselage this way it will fixture itself into the right position and I would advise masking both sides of the windscreen at the edge of the molded in frame to avoid any glue onto the clear portion. Harold, Pfuf, williamj and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 hours ago, patricksparks said: I cleaned the rest of the Harold's/AMS RESIN parts up to test fit them into the kit parts, everything is looking pretty good so far. The windscreen frame is a little tricky, I would suggest leaving the reinforcement strip on the bottom of the resin frame in to install it onto the kit windscreen and trim it after. Also it should be installed with the windcreen taped onto the fuselage this way it will fixture itself into the right position and I would advise masking both sides of the windscreen at the edge of the molded in frame to avoid any glue onto the clear portion. Outstanding! patricksparks, Cheetah11, F`s are my favs and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 THIS IS MAGNIFICENT GMK, Harold, patricksparks and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Mark M said: THIS IS MAGNIFICENT Yep - agree. patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B-1B Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 This is really outstanding and motivating. I have your parts and I guess it's time I better get going! These posts are a huge help as my skills aren't the best. Harold and patricksparks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leontuitt1985 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 What an amazing and inspiring build I definitely need to purchase the cockpit set as I am really struggling with the ip! Fantastic work and thankyou for sharing! patricksparks and Harold 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 Decided to do some detail/finishing for a change of pace. This is Harold's/AMS resin seat that I have added seat belts and buckles, leg restraint straps some photo-etched bolt heads the ground safety lever on the side of the seat and some Airscale decals. Pfuf, F`s are my favs, Leontuitt1985 and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, patricksparks said: Decided to do some detail/finishing for a change of pace. This is Harold's/AMS resin seat that I have added seat belts and buckles, leg restraint straps some photo-etched bolt heads the ground safety lever on the side of the seat and some Airscale decals. AMAZING! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otis252 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 That seat is amazing. Wish Harold could have cast it with the belts and buckles on it! Chuck Harold and patricksparks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Now that is rather good! Torben patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Very nice work. Steve patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 that seat is stellar patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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