D.B. Andrus Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Any chance of wheel wells for Airfix 1/24 Bf 109E? Cockpit? Cheers, D.B. D Bellis and Model_Monkey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model_Monkey Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 6 hours ago, D.B. Andrus said: Any chance of wheel wells for Airfix 1/24 Bf 109E? Cockpit? Cheers, D.B. Great question! Hopefully sales from Beaufighter cockpits and Mustang cowlings will support more designs for classic kits. Kagemusha, Greg W and D.B. Andrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 11:14 AM, Model_Monkey said: Regarding the new 1/32 scale Beaufighter cockpit, the model should be ready by the weekend. Model_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I will be in for any Beaufighter stuff!! Been planning a USAAF Beau for 20 years- This is awesome news- Cheers Pete Model_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model_Monkey Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 Thank you, D and Pete! I am happy to announce that the first Beaufighter cockpit is now printing. It takes about 12-15 hours to print all of the parts. Here are photos of the pilot seat, instrument panel, and some of the instruments and controls. The largest cockpit part is currently in the printer. I'll post photos of it once it is ready. Greg W, LSP_Kevin, Kagemusha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Absolutely amazing Cheers Dennis Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Looks grand Model_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Time to find another Beaufighter kit. Model_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 MM When you market these parts are they going to be printed or used as masters for casting in P/U resin? Cheers, D.B. Model_Monkey and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model_Monkey Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, D.B. Andrus said: MM When you market these parts are they going to be printed or used as masters for casting in P/U resin? Cheers, D.B. Thank you everyone, for your comments and patience! Great question, D. B. Customers will receive 3D-printed parts, exactly what you see in the photos in this thread. The 3D-printed gray resin is an acrylic plastic. CA glue is recommended; cements and glues intended for polystyrene plastic will not work on it. Gray resin will accept most kinds of hobby paints including enamels, acrylics and metallics (Alclad2), as well as Molotow marker paint for painting tiny details. If there is sufficient demand, a cockpit with instrumentation and detailing that better represents Mk.VI and Mk.X aircraft, including a TR.5043 radio, can be offered. The TR.5043 radio and rack design are already done. Here are two photos of the aileron trimming tab control. They are followed by renderings of the assembled cockpit offered here as a painting guide. Certainly, there were many variations between individual aircraft. Photos indicate that some nightfighter cockpits were generally dull black all over. Edited March 24, 2019 by Model_Monkey Greg W, D Bellis, Kagemusha and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Thanks, MM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 That looks nice! I sure would like to see TF.X variant stuff, that is what I plan on building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I'd like a Mk.X cockpit also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 With the amount of cold medicine in me right now, i don't have the brain capacity to read the last few pages of comments, but damn the cockpit is looking good! If you end up doing all the parts to make an accurate TF.X, I'm in for the whole kit and kaboodle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Out of curiosity, which printer and which resin are you using? I haven't had a chance to test out the phrozen gray yet but that's queued up for when I've used up the last of the clear green anycubic that came with my printer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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