Gazzas Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 That cockpit 'does' look nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Take care with the fitting though - it does need some cutting here and there to get the walls to fit the sides properly. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, MikeC said: Take care with the fitting though - it does need some cutting here and there to get the walls to fit the sides properly. Thanks Mike, that’s one of my concerns which is why I’m doing this bit of the build very gingerly! Still no guarantees of a perfect fit though. I’m thinking of getting the Flightpath gun pack set for my Hunter, any thoughts or experience with that Mike? Edited July 21, 2019 by mozart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) As with many resin cockpits, it seems this one is going to be a tight fit. Using Liquitape for a temporary fit, I put in the port wall, then the main tub and closed the fuselage sides together: No room for the starboard cockpit wall: and then underneath: so it seems a little judicious butchery may be in order! Well it wasn't too tear jerking, a little bit of filing here, a snip or two there, a scrape in between and voila, it fits ok! Edited July 21, 2019 by mozart MikeC, Kagemusha, John1 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 7:49 AM, mozart said: Thanks Mike, that’s one of my concerns which is why I’m doing this bit of the build very gingerly! Still no guarantees of a perfect fit though. I’m thinking of getting the Flightpath gun pack set for my Hunter, any thoughts or experience with that Mike? Sorry Max, I've no experience of that one. I assume it allows the gun pack to be shown separately and off the aeroplane. Personally, I think any model looks better "buttoned up" so it captures the line and sit of the aircraft, but that's just my preference, your model so your call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Watching this with anticipation Max. My father worked his National Service on Hunter F6's on 26 Sqn. I'd love to do one for him. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 Hoping to do a bit of painting on the cockpit this afternoon Alan, hopefully employing some of my rather rusty artistic skills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 39 minutes ago, mozart said: hopefully employing some of my rather rusty artistic skills! As if! You're a damn sight better at it then i am lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Time to show that I've not been entirely neglecting my latest build efforts, though I have been diverted researching Lightning pictures and schemes I must admit! Anyway, the cockpit painting's coming along quite nicely, a tiny bit of colour here and there plus a couple of placards to add, though from photographs that I've seen there was precious little in red warning lights and labels. I'm using Ted Taylor's build as a guidance, those of you more experienced with Revell's kits will know that their instructions leave a lot to be desired when it comes to clarity! One useful point that Ted makes with the air intake assembly is to glue the side walls only along their mating edge with the central trunking, thus giving flexibility when the front edges have to engage with the forward fuselage area. Good tip!! I'm a bit concerned about the aft end; I'm using a Mk 9 kit which features a parabrake housing behind the rudder, but I'm representing a Mk 6 of 56 squadron which didn't have the parabrakes fitted. However, redefining (read "butchering") the top aft fuselage isn't by any means a simple straightforward job.....time consuming is the least of the (potential) difficulties which may arise. Suck it and see I guess........ Alain Gadbois, Fanes, Gazzas and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Good luck! I think you’ll do fine. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Looking good Max! mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Nearly there with the cockpit: AlanG, Iain, Fanes and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 That cockpit looks great! I find your way of dealing with the ejection handles very interesting. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 White wire painted yellow then black stripes painted on Gaz, couldn’t think of any other way of doing it! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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