Thunnus Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Awesome build. There is something hypnotically satisfying looking at how large the cockpit/canopy is in your hands. patricksparks and Harold 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Been busy at work so progress has slowed a bit. I have been dressing up the side consoles and instrument panel, a little paint and alot of AIRSCALE decals. blackbetty, Greg W, Shawn M and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 A little assembly. scvrobeson, A-10LOADER, F`s are my favs and 18 others 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Very impressive work Patrick, keep it up. Steve Harold and patricksparks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Love those seat cushions and the dials! patricksparks and Harold 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) Finishing up the cockpit, I found an error on my part on the left cockpit wall, I glued the front cockpit light on the wrong side of the forward vertical frame, the light should be on the rearward side of the frame, not in front of it, needs to move so that it doesn't interfere with the cockpit tub. I will try to post an image. Also I discover that the kit has no rudder pedals so I made some up out of styrene, you don't need to do a lot with them as they are pretty well buried under the Instrument panel. Edited February 23, 2019 by patricksparks Harold, Uilleann, Alain Gadbois and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Here is a view of the cockpit side wall and where the cockpit light needs to be relocated. Uilleann, Greg W, Out2gtcha and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leontuitt1985 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Absolutely incredible! It’s exactly what this kit deserves and will take it from a mediocre kit to a masterpiece! Just ordered my set! patricksparks and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Another item that I couldn't ignore are the molded in recepticles for the rear view mirrors on the canopy. Who knows why the tool maker decided to cut them right into the clear portion of the canopy ??? But they look aweful and moving foward I knew I was going to add additional framing to the canopy so I decided to scribe a line right at the edge of the rear view mirror recepticles and sand the frame off to the scribe line, polish eveything up and add a new frame out of styrene, looks much better. You lose about a 1/16 of an inch in the canopy's length but mine will be open anyway and you won't notice the difference. I also payed attention to the molded in "DET cord" on the canopy and made sure it wasn't going to appear too close to the foward frame. Edited February 28, 2019 by patricksparks D.B. Andrus, A-10LOADER, sandokan and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) PatrikSparks could i please ask you what decals you used from AIRSCALE? Edited February 28, 2019 by Bobski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NukerDan Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Boy, that det cord can't be fun to paint, even with masks. I have to wonder if it would be easy enough to sand it off and add one made from wire or something? patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 59 minutes ago, NukerDan said: Boy, that det cord can't be fun to paint, even with masks. I have to wonder if it would be easy enough to sand it off and add one made from wire or something? I was pondering it myself... Harold and NukerDan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Found another issue on the wings, there is supposed to be a fillet on the inboard side of the ailerons(see photo) I added 1/8" thick styrene wedges that are over sized on the top so that I can just sand it back flush to the top of the wing. The ailerons have to be shortened accordingly. Greg W, A-10LOADER, Starfighter and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 LOVING IT!!!! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 23 hours ago, Bobski said: PatrikSparks could i please ask you what decals you used from AIRSCALE? I used these 2 sets, anything that looked appropriate was used. A-10LOADER, Marcel111, Greg W and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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