Uncarina Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Beautiful detail and paint work! Cheers, Tom spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 8 hours ago, dodgem37 said: You've got a dynamic way with paint. Sincerely, Mark 5 hours ago, crobinsonh said: Lovely work. Very inspirational. 3 hours ago, Uncarina said: Beautiful detail and paint work! Cheers, Tom Thank you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Small update with the undercarriage area. I spent some time preparing and assembling all parts and added details from lead wire. The undercarriage bays were riddled with injection pin marks and took some time to clean these up. In the end I decided to order the metal undercarriage but still went ahead with the plastic parts as temporary solution. The resin wheels do look much better than the kit provided ones though. Marcel111, LSP_Kevin and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Looks great! Just don't glue em in!! spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Looks great! Just don't glue em in!! Thanks Brian. It's a pity though. The kit parts are actually well detailed. Wish they had added a metal core in them. Uncarina and Vandy 1 VX 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Hi all! With the undercarriage and wheel wells done I now started work on the tail booms. The construction is a bit tricky due to multiple parts requiring careful alignment before committing to glue. KH sure did design the kit for both engines to be left exposed. The fit of the engine covers was just atrocious and more clean up is required... crobinsonh, blackbetty, Uncarina and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I do love the vibrant colors you’ve brought to life here! Would keeping the engine unattached to “float” until you’ve assembled the cowling pieces around it have helped? Cheers, Tom spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Uncarina said: I do love the vibrant colors you’ve brought to life here! Would keeping the engine unattached to “float” until you’ve assembled the cowling pieces around it have helped? Cheers, Tom Thank you Tom! Honestly, I just didn't think about leaving the engine off till the end. Moment of silliness I guess... Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Hi all! We're on the final stretch now with all major assemblies complete and cleaned up. I made sure to install two plastic beams across the central fuselage to provide support for the outer wing sections and tail booms. A bit more clean up is required and then I should be able to start painting the Bronco! Uncarina, Ol' Scrapiron, jgrease and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Very sharp. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Nice! Looks lovely. What main wheels are those? spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I love those last two photos in particular. She is taking shape! How’s the fit so far? Cheers, Tom spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 On 10/29/2019 at 11:45 AM, dodgem37 said: Very sharp. Sincerely, Mark Many thanks Mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 19 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Nice! Looks lovely. What main wheels are those? Thank you! The wheels are from True Details. They are quite well detailed. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Uncarina said: I love those last two photos in particular. She is taking shape! How’s the fit so far? Cheers, Tom Thanks Tom! The overall fit is actually much better than I expected. The only area I had difficulty with was the engine covers. Kittyhawk clearly designed both engines to be displayed. It need quite a bit of filling, sanding and rescribing. And the curves make this job challenging. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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