Anthony in NZ Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Wow, that looks awesome, and thanks for the great tip with the debonder! nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-4Phanwell Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Hello John At first i want say welcome back, i have missed your work so much, thats why i am glad you are back on your work bench even only spotty times, but better than none. Your wheel wells looking very awesome already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Good to see you back at the bench John, those RB productions wheel wells are superb arent they and really enhance your model. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 That’s a work of art right there! Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 Thanks for the comments guys! Your input is always greatly appreciated! The photoetch wheel wells are done! These are going to get painted in natural metal before the wing halves are glued together. But first, I'm going to add a couple of ports on the wing bottom per the drawings of the K-4 that I am using for reference. They have been scribed using a needle and metal template. The wheel wells are painted Alclad Dark Aluminum over a base of Tamiya Black. I FINALLY got around to painting the resin sidewalls for the cockpit. Not much color references for the K-4 cockpit so I had to improvise. The white labels on the electrical panel are from the MDC K-4 cockpit decal set that Vincent kindly donated to me. Thanks Vincent! That means the cockpit cockpit painting is just about finished. Here are the main cockpit parts painted and ready to assemble. AlbertD, D.B. Andrus, wmoran and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Wow, excellent results! Super clean work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Fantastic work so far - the cockpit looks spectacular Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Do I like it? Yes! Am I jealous? Yes! Stunning work and beautiful painting. Regards, Bruce Crosby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Pure art, John! Love how it all looks! Gaz 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 The cockpit is absolutely amazing, even if it’s a resin set which gives you more detail, it still needs to be painted. The wheel wells are also pretty special, I don’t think I would have the patience or dexterity to cope which that much PE. John 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 Thanks for the comments guys! I'm really starting to roll on this build and I feel good that I'll be able to continue the momentum for the time being. I riveted the fuselage. I didn't carry the rivets all the way to the joint and will finish that after the joints have been cleaned up. After riveting, the fuselage halves are glued together. The cockpit will slide in from the opening in the bottom so it doesn't need to be attached at this point. To kill some time while the fuselage glue dries, I assembled the landing gear doors. I'm going to take some time and clean up the fuselage joints before I insert the cockpit. Lots of dust and plastic shavings will ensue so this will keep the cockpit free of debris. The joint between the cockpit and the tail (top and bottom) is filled in with black CA glue. I'll need to rescribe the panel line here so the CA glue will give me a hard, scribable surface. I can now fill the void behind the tail wheel. Most K-4's had this door permanently closed so I'll fill it in with plastic and rescribe the door panels. I used two strips of thick styrene sheet fused together with Tamiya Extra Thin glue as a solid block to fill the hole. After a few hours of shaving and sanding, I have contoured the plastic block to match the fuselage. The joints need to be cleaned up but at least I got the tedious shaping work done. That's all for now! Fanes, daHeld, Out2gtcha and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Nice work, John! Love those LG covers. You really make me want to dive into my big scale 109's. A few weeks ago I was at my monthly club meet. We were talking 109's and I told the guys there that my most hated part of building 109's was rescribing the upper and lower center lines from cockpit to tail because I could never keep them straight. They told me what they did was to use sand paper with a block behind it, and give each side a couple swipes at an angle before gluing the fuselage halves together, then test fit then repeat if necessary until it looked right. So, on my next 109 build I tried it. The result was instant, and straight seam. I used a little card on the inside of the fuselage to bolster the joint a bit...just in case. I wish I had known years ago! I feel like I should tell the world. I'm going to use it on a lot more than 109's, that's for sure. Gaz Kendzior, Fanes, scvrobeson and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceofClubs Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 The riveting is absolutely perfect! All lines are aligned each others. Tell us your secret . Bravissimo. Ciao Filippo Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 19 hours ago, AceofClubs said: The riveting is absolutely perfect! All lines are aligned each others. Tell us your secret . Bravissimo. Ciao Filippo He's obviously a witch. We better get the dunking chair out. Matt Biggles87, Thunnus, TAG and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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