patricksparks Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 35 minutes ago, GMK said: Whoa! What are you using for the fasteners? They look fantastic! Photo etched parts, can't recall the brand right now, will try to let you know ! GMK and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 12 hours ago, patricksparks said: Photo etched parts, can't recall the brand right now, will try to let you know ! Here are the photo-etched parts that I am using, the Harrier uses mostly slotted screws on it's access panels but some are phillips heads, most notably the access panels on both sides of the cockpit. The fairing covers that I put on top of the wing appear in photos to have socket head(allen)screws as do the fairing in front of the forward rotating engine ducts, for these I'm using the washers from the Scale Motorsport set, I also used these washers for the bases of my switches on the instrument panel and side consoles.You have to study alot of photos to try and see what fasteners are where, and I have been using the .8 MM diameter screw heads from the sets and a .048" dia drill to get the heads to set flush, I hold the drill between two fingers and twist it back and forth twice, just enough to get the full diameter of the drill into the surface, time consuming but worth the look. A-10LOADER, Uncarina, Greg W and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Thanks, Patrick. That’s a level of dedication I find impressive! Keep up the excellent work! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I have the parts from Patrick, they are beyond impressive. I am waiting on a re-order of super soft rubber to make the molds, the parts are so well done and delicate, I can't take a chance on damaging them with my regular rubber. Anthony in NZ, patricksparks, A-10LOADER and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Bouncing around a bit on the Harrier, worked on the nose today, there needed to be flanges added to the fairing in front of the windscreen, there will be fasteners added to it. The optical lens is a piece of blue mirrorized styene, punched out to fit the hole in the kit's part and I punched out a styrene washer to go around it. Also added a small piece of aluminum tube that I squeezed into an oval on the side of the radome, don't what it is but you can see it in photos of the real thing, it is only on the right side of the nose. A-10LOADER, scvrobeson, Harold and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Looks great Patrick, that blue styrene looks great. patricksparks and Harold 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Just to let you know Patrick, The parts are in rubber... scvrobeson and patricksparks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hope you are feeling well Harold !!! Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) Screw heads!?!?! Amazing! Front end looks da bomb! Edited January 17, 2019 by Gazzas Harold and patricksparks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Excellent work so far on the Harrier !! Nice looking wood shop too. Steve patricksparks and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 18 hours ago, patricksparks said: Hope you are feeling well Harold !!! I am doing much better, antibiotics are kicking in. I got my first (almost) full nights sleep last night. Out2gtcha, A-10LOADER and patricksparks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 patricksparks, Anthony in NZ, Leontuitt1985 and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Harold said: AWESOME !!!! Anthony in NZ and A-10LOADER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Spent a couple hours putting in some more screw heads..I must have some loose ones in my head.. I used slightly larger screw heads than what I guessed as to what they are on the real thing, I figured the heads are probably in the 5/8"-3/4" diameter range, the heads I used are about 1" in scale at first I thought they might look too big but when paint goes over them they look alot smaller than what the raw brass looks like. LSP_Kevin, Harold, Fvdm and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Wow, those fasteners are awesome. Stil a few more to go? Harold and patricksparks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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