Fanes Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 3:51 AM, Spaced Marine said: I just might need one. Pink Fr spitfires have always caught my eye. Just send me a PM and we'll see how to make it work! Spaced Marine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Decal time After a gloss coat I started to apply the few decals eduard includes for the cockpit, or I wanted to start but something puzzled me: The decals are quite thick (more of that later), the instrument dials are on a multi piece decal but they're not single decals and the coloured ones are out of register. I'm not going to apply them like they are. Taht's agood reason to finally by the RP toolz punch-and-die sets. You might notice that there's no decal for the compass included which is beyon any reasoning since the resin part is very nice and that massive compass is a distinctive Spitfire feature!! MDC to the rescue: There aren't many placards included (I'm thinking about buying an extra set from Airscale) but here's one of them. Not the quality I expect from eduard - what do you guys think? After all that negativity there's room for some joy. I installed the Master brass barrels for the Hispanos: Cheers Joachim Lothar, LSP_Kevin, Tolga ULGUR and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Two new toys arrived today and after not even an hour of use I can't imagine working without them: I used these sweet tools to punch all the decals for the IP and here's the result: The rate of climb dial (upper right on the blind flying panel) recieved a punched piece of acetate for its glass, Even though it's not fixed to its final position, it looks a lot better than the drop of gloss coat I used to apply - at least to my eye. Another gloss coat over everything and I can apply the pin wash. mozart, Biggles87, Landrotten Highlander and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 The IP looks really effective Joachim, well worth all the angst and effort. The thickness of placard on the door looks rather thick in the photo, but what’s it like in real life, how noticeable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 53 minutes ago, mozart said: The IP looks really effective Joachim, well worth all the angst and effort. The thickness of placard on the door looks rather thick in the photo, but what’s it like in real life, how noticeable? It looks a little worse in the picture than it's like in real life. But on the another hand th door will be posed opened and quite noticeable in the end. I might try to strip the decal and add the one supplied by Revell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) Time to resurrect this build from the SoD - inspired by Wackyracer's fabulous PR XI build. My SLA printed F.24 cameras finally arrived. Well, I had to switch to a professional 3D printing service which was quite expensive but defintely worth the money! Have a look mates: Keep in mind that those cameras aren't bigger than 1cm! I have to look into my cockpit for some modifications regarding the camera control and the bigger issue: the mounting frame for the camera. Cheers Joachim Edited November 8, 2020 by Fanes Dany Boy, dennismcc, Biggles87 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Superb. Those cameras were worth all the effort. Looking forward to seeing them installed. Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 On 2/13/2020 at 10:03 PM, Wackyracer said: Superb. Those cameras were worth all the effort. Looking forward to seeing them installed. The more I look at them the more I think that they need to be displayed outside the fuselage. Almost nothing will be visible once the camera is installed with its mounting bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Yes that makes sense after all that effort and there's only being the single camera in the fr. Hatch open would also let you see a little internal area and also the detail on the inside of the hatch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 It's almost been half a year and I finally pulled the Spit back from the SoD. The cockpit recieved its dark green wash and a flat coat. The IP is finally finished with the instrument glasses made from clear acetate. How could I evere live without a punch and die? Stay tuned for more progress on the camera assembly. I decided to scratch the camera cradle and leave the camera compartment wide open. Cheers Joachim Derek B, Wackyracer, Anthony in NZ and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Great-looking cockpit! Sincerely, Mark Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 So pleased to see this back on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 9 hours ago, dodgem37 said: Great-looking cockpit! Sincerely, Mark Thank you very much Mark! 8 hours ago, Wackyracer said: So pleased to see this back on the bench. Aaron - I must admit that your beautiful Spits had something to do with it Wackyracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Good to see this back, looking forward to seeing the camera bay. John Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Nice to see that this one is back on, pink Spitfires look amazing. Cheers Dennis Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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