chrish Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Thank you Brian I had no trouble other than fitting the exhaust headers, my fault (as usual) I misunderstood the instructions and joined the paired headers then tried to weave them into the engine assembly between the cooling baffle and spark plug leads. It was almost impossible to do but when I separated the (still uncured glued up) headers they went in much easier. Then join the paired headers once attached to the cylinders, baby cloths-pins to hold them together while the glue cured. There are options to have the engine separate from the airframe and to motorize the assembly so I have to be careful building, as I tend to think I know what I'm doing, jump ahead of the instructions and end up with a bullet hole in a foot Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynce804 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 44 minutes ago, chrish said: Thanks Matt Yes all components were painted then assembled, still some touch up's required by brush after handling, just minor stuff. The cylinder banks are Alclad stainless steel and magnesium with a dark wash to help bring up the wonderful casting on the cooling fins, the rest is Tamiya acrylics and Vallejo for the exhaust. Thanks for the. info. What colour did you use for the ignition wire. I have been thinking about this detail on my build and the colour you have chosen looks really good to my eye and really adds lovely contrast and brings out that detail. cheers Matt Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Vynce804 said: Thanks for the. info. What colour did you use for the ignition wire. I have been thinking about this detail on my build and the colour you have chosen looks really good to my eye and really adds lovely contrast and brings out that detail. cheers Matt Matt The "wires" are Tamiya NATO brown XF-68 Vynce804 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 7:14 PM, RonGUSA said: Each to his own, just trying to help. If you don't want input dont post Ron G Don't assume he wants your input. coogrfan, Out2gtcha, johncrow and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonGUSA Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 11 hours ago, Breaker said: Don't assume he wants your input. If all you want is people that agree with you, then this forum is definitely not the place for that!!!! Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I think what the OP and Breaker meant is what may be "wrong" to you may be exactly what he intended to do since he may not build like you do, or for the same reasons. I think in general people know and expect others to express their opinions on something they post. Everyone builds for different reasons, and having an opinion on someone's work is one thing, but "wrong" is a totally subjective word in modeling since it may mean wildly different things to different people. Sometimes, like myself, people dont have anyone in their life to share their work with, and forums and shows give them a chance to share their work and see others work without necessarily getting judged on it. Putting your work out on a forum does invite peoples opinions and most of the time that's not an issue, but there is no rule anywhere that I know of that says just because you post your work on a forum, you automatically want criticism. Sometimes people just want to share their work without being judged. coogrfan, chrish, Lothar and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 firstly thank you to the thread owner for sharing his work, but now I apologise for going off topic somewhat the guy just said that some things were painted the wrong colour, and I assume knows what he's talking about now maybe he could have 'padded his delivery' a little bit, but we're all grown ups here right? we'd all rather know what colour stuff was, how big things were, what variant was what - learning new stuff is half of what LSP is about in my view if this is the attitude people are going to take when technical information is offered, LSP will lose even more members than it has already (I have numerous build threads bookmarked littered with contributions by 'Guest xyz' etc because they got fed up and left again, apologies for going off topic but I think if things carry on in this direction LSP is going to turn into Barracuda's Facebook page, where you can only say "good job" and nothing else Mods - delete if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 No need for that unless Chris wants it. I was mearly attempting to point out that not all people build the same, and there is a BIG difference between offering technical feedback (especially if asked for) and telling someone they are outright wrong. johncrow, D.B. Andrus, chrish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Nice work, Chris. Cheers, D.B. Tact is the word of the day......every day, if you want to get along with others. chrish and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonGUSA Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 6 hours ago, nmayhew said: firstly thank you to the thread owner for sharing his work, but now I apologise for going off topic somewhat the guy just said that some things were painted the wrong colour, and I assume knows what he's talking about now maybe he could have 'padded his delivery' a little bit, but we're all grown ups here right? we'd all rather know what colour stuff was, how big things were, what variant was what - learning new stuff is half of what LSP is about in my view if this is the attitude people are going to take when technical information is offered, LSP will lose even more members than it has already (I have numerous build threads bookmarked littered with contributions by 'Guest xyz' etc because they got fed up and left again, apologies for going off topic but I think if things carry on in this direction LSP is going to turn into Barracuda's Facebook page, where you can only say "good job" and nothing else Mods - delete if you want Thanks nmayhew All I was trying to do was point out he painted the engine incorrectly. I base this on the P&W R-2800 manual and any photo you can download off of the internet. He did a good job building it. But if he doesn't want to here that he made an error he shouldn't post his work. Believe me I made and probably still do make mistakes and I appreciate it when someone points it out, that way I can do a better job on the next one. This is how we all improve our skills as modelers. He can paint it pink with yellow polk a dots for all it matters, but it doesn't make it right. Your right about the bitterness here thats why I went to LSM, much more friendly there. Ron G Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 I take all the blame for this conflict, it was never meant to cause an issue such as it has. I did smart mouth Ron G when I could have left it alone or informed him I wasn’t going for anything historically accurate but more along the lines of just enjoying the build for what it was, a hobby, and a plastic model...A time filler between daily tasks and a chance to unwind at my bench. I have never built anything exactly historically accurate and (probably) never will. I build for enjoyment and for the fun of putting color to the plastic. Many of my builds may look like an historically correct build but will never be, that’s not the reason I build model airplanes...Ron G could also have pointed out the intake manifold was in bare metal and should be green or, that I have used the wrong shade of green, which if I was building an accurate model of a hellcat would also be true. As these colours as well as the crankcase grey, the oil transfer tubes etc etc are all technically wrong to a historically correct Hellcat but again, I’m not going for accurate, I’m just building a model airplane and enjoying the build. i regret not having the foresight to see that what I was doing and the pictures I was posting would cause so much friction. a suggestion has been made that if I don’t want comments I should not post pictures, if this is sincerely the feeling I should probably delete the pictures already posted and in future try to post only the images of attempts at a historically accurate models.....uhm...I don’t build those. Again, my sincere apologies for any conflict I’ve been responsible for nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 39 minutes ago, RonGUSA said: But if he doesn't want to here that he made an error he shouldn't post his work. That's patent nonsense (assuming you meant "hear" and not "here"). While you have every right to alert Chris to his error, he also has every right to ignore your advice. And neither of you, as grown men, should feel the need to be offended by the other's comments. Both of you could have been more tactful, but that's water under the bridge now. 1 minute ago, chrish said: a suggestion has been made that if I don’t want comments I should not post pictures, if this is sincerely the feeling I should probably delete the pictures already posted and in future try to post only the images of attempts at a historically accurate models.....uhm...I don’t build those. You're quite welcome to keep posting your builds in any way you feel fit to execute them, Chris. I only ask that we all try to engage with each other in a friendly, respectful manner. Critiques should be politely offered, and politely acknowledged - whether accepted or not. And any subsequent exchanges should proceed in the same spirit. When this doesn't happen, that's when the fecal matter tends to hit the rotary cooling blades. Kev Biggles87, Out2gtcha and D.B. Andrus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Please dont delete the pics Chris, I'm rather enjoying this thread, as I plan on building one myself. Lothar and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Nice work so far mate! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Impressive work, and it's an OOB build, that's the way I tend to build these days apart from details such as seat belts so mine will be build without much in the way of aftermarket as well. So I'll be following this one. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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