Fanes Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Well here's an update. The rear seatbelts are in place: Those are from HGW and were ment for the Arado Ar196 - I really like the printing but cutting them was a bit fiddly. For the pilot's seat the belts from eduard were used.. They're pre-cut but getting them in the buckles is fiddly as well. The hip belts will follow soon after my short vacation over the weekend! florin13, Shawn M, Sepp and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Coming along nicely. Regards. Andy Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Wow, that looks fantastic! Kev Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 That is coming along very nicely. I read somewhere that if you leave the PE buckles attached to the frets and thread the belts before removing them makes it easier to construct the harness. Yet to be personally tested but seems logical. Regards, BloorwestSiR and Fanes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Kahunaminor said: I read somewhere that if you leave the PE buckles attached to the frets and thread the belts before removing them makes it easier to construct the harness. That's what I usually do when assembling belts. These are HGW belts. The only challenge is sometimes the fret attachment points are in the way so it doesn't always work on these and Eduard belts. Wako design their fret with this in mind and even show you in their instructions on leave them attached. Shawn M, Fanes, BradG and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 3:27 PM, Fanes said: Well here's an update. The rear seatbelts are in place: Those are from HGW and were ment for the Arado Ar196 - I really like the printing but cutting them was a bit fiddly. For the pilot's seat the belts from eduard were used.. They're pre-cut but getting them in the buckles is fiddly as well. The hip belts will follow soon after my short vacation over the weekend! The belts look great Fanes! The Eduard fabric belts are made by HGW as well but are the more recent laser cut ones. HGW also makes ones now that are printed on both sides. Carl Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 Some short news without pictures but with a new problem: I struggled with the eduard insructions on the hip belts. So I hah a look at Radu's belts and then it struck me: There seems to be something wrong with eduard's shoulder harness. Compare the instructions from Radu (half way down) with the eduard ones. What am I supposed to do now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tchwrma Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Excellent job, man! Very inspiring! Paulo. Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Fanes said: Some short news without pictures but with a new problem: I struggled with the eduard insructions on the hip belts. So I hah a look at Radu's belts and then it struck me: There seems to be something wrong with eduard's shoulder harness. Compare the instructions from Radu (half way down) with the eduard ones. What am I supposed to do now? I think that generally, the shoulder harness on the 110 did not go through the seat but simply draped over the top of the seat, connected to the restraint about midway behind the seat. Having said that, they can go through the seat and then up over the pilot’s shoulders. If you simply drape them upwards and outwards over the corners of the seat before coming folding them over and back down it should resolve the length issue. I will try and find a photo or diagram that I am sure I have but in the meantime maybe someone can offer an alternative. Regards, Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 On 6/4/2019 at 1:30 AM, Kahunaminor said: I will try and find a photo or diagram that I am sure I have but in the meantime maybe someone can offer an alternative. That would be great - I didn't find any definitive informatin where the seatbelts were attached. Has anyone compared the eduard/HGW seatbelts to the ones from RB production? The way the belts are threaded through the buckles is completely different - at least to my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardchapman5 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Great work really enjoying this build. Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 The cockpit is completed after some fiddling and struggling! The seatbelts are in palce and recieved a thin brown wash to highlight the details. The belts on the front seat were routed through the opening since I found two pictures in my references with that configuration. Dust and dirt was added to the cockpit floor with some MIG pigments. One shot from the rear: Two items will be put in place later on: the glass on the Revi (right before installing the wind screen) and the MG15 (at the very end of the build) If the wheater stays rainy I might get a chance to close the fuselage tomorrow! Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin, tomv87 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Superb cockpit, your camera installation looks really good and the paint work is spot on. Regards. Andy Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Fantastic, need to have a proper read of the thread. Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 To use the old Airfix tagline it’s “just like the real thing”. Superb work Joachim. Fanes and nmayhew 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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