misha71 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 great start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Good stuff. For the large oil line to the left in the picture: Find a metal tube or rod to match the diameter of the solder. Lubricate the metal rod with saliva. Slip on cut to match heat shrink tubing and expose to a match. The tube will shrink to the diameter of of the rod/tube. The saliva will allow you to then slide the tube off of the rod. Slide heat shrink tube onto the solder. Then add bands. Connection in non-exposed area.. This way there won't be a gap in the neoprene connector and there won't be an exposed seam in the bands. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=1mm+heat+shrink+tubing&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat-shrink_tubing Sincerely, Mark Greg W, curiouslysophie, Alain Gadbois and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouslysophie Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 One more post for today! I have managed to finish the cockpit and it’s side walls. The barracuda parts are fantastically detailed but a few of mine had some minor shrinkage. The cockpit placards and stencil decals are lovely and a great bit of detail. I thought they were writing but have a similar block letter style like the Eduard pre-painted parts. It may not be 100% accurate (mustang fans, please forgive me!) but I’m loving the detail! First the cockpit. The hgw belts are great as always. The barracuda seat is nice but not much more detailed than the kit part, though the backpad is much nicer. As is the mustang standard I did the work black showing wood underneath. The wood texture is the decals that came with the seatbelts. The barracuda battery and radio are definitely worth the money though! The gun sight has been left off till I put the armoured glass in later so I don’t break it off. The sidewalls are a wealth of wonderful detail, even oob, but with the barracuda resin and decals they get taken to a new level. I still need to semi matt coat them and add a little bit of weathering. The photos tend to show up little flaws that are either not visible to the naked eye, or will never be seen once finished. Hopefully tomorrow I can seal up the fuselage and get going on the wings and wheel bay. So much detail to add! Squizzy 78, TAG, Brett M and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouslysophie Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, dodgem37 said: Good stuff. For the large oil line to the left in the picture: Find a metal tube or rod to match the diameter of the solder. Lubricate the metal rod with saliva. Slip on cut to match heat shrink tubing and expose to a match. The tube will shrink to the diameter of of the rod/tube. The saliva will allow you to then slide the tube off of the rod. Slide heat shrink tube onto the solder. Then add bands. Connection in non-exposed area.. This way there won't be a gap in the neoprene connector and there won't be an exposed seam in the bands. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=1mm+heat+shrink+tubing&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat-shrink_tubing Sincerely, Mark lovely tip, thank you! I’ll give that a go on the next one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Absolutely awesome stuff, shaping up to be a super cool build. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 wow, great cockpit job, nice floor effect, you are on a very interesting path with this Mustang, if you want to be a bit more accurate in that cockpit, the radio battery rack which Tamiya calls for green was painted black at the factory, "everything after the seat was painted black in order to avoid sun reflection into the cockpit" here are some footage from NAA and some originally unrestored examples, keep the good modelling!!! cheers nmayhew, Greg W, Uncarina and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 You are a machine Sophie! Great work in cracking time, well worth the visit! Regards, Kent Scale32 and curiouslysophie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Great work on this! I am itching to start on the Tamiya Mustang as my next build; this is inspiring! Cheers, Tom curiouslysophie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Crack'n work Sophie that pit looks excellent keep up the good work. Cheers Bevan curiouslysophie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) Great start. I like the Yahu panels because you can actually read the instruments, yes they are too shiny but that is easily remedied as you have shown. Now that you’ve got Antonio onboard you can expect some interesting ‘photos, I think. John Edited October 13, 2019 by Biggles87 curiouslysophie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 21 hours ago, curiouslysophie said: Ive never done a NMF before, so this should be a learning experience. Has anybody done one using MRP paints before? If so, any tips Hi Sophie, I used MRP on my Mustang https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/74817-revelamiyastang/page/3/# No tips regarding the paint itself as it sprays like any other MRP paint ... beautifully. Feel free tho to ask any particular questions about my finish. curiouslysophie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouslysophie Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 7 hours ago, Antonio Argudo said: wow, great cockpit job, nice floor effect, you are on a very interesting path with this Mustang, if you want to be a bit more accurate in that cockpit, the radio battery rack which Tamiya calls for green was painted black at the factory, "everything after the seat was painted black in order to avoid sun reflection into the cockpit" here are some footage from NAA and some originally unrestored examples, keep the good modelling!!! cheers Thank you Antonio! Those pictures are great. I think I’ll keep it green for now as it’s all glued together now, but I’ll know for future builds. 5 hours ago, Uncarina said: Great work on this! I am itching to start on the Tamiya Mustang as my next build; this is inspiring! Cheers, Tom It’s a beautiful kit to build, just goes together so well. I look forward to seeing yours 7 hours ago, Kahunaminor said: You are a machine Sophie! Great work in cracking time, well worth the visit! Regards, Kent Thank you Kent I don’t like to hang around, haha. I’ve already gotten started on the gun bay and wheel well. I want to get them mostly done today. 3 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Hi Sophie, I used MRP on my Mustang https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/74817-revelamiyastang/page/3/# No tips regarding the paint itself as it sprays like any other MRP paint ... beautifully. Feel free tho to ask any particular questions about my finish. Thank you for the link. I am using my paint mule to do some experimenting with the paints to get the right finish. MRP sprays so well, and I got an H&S Infinity which helps even more. I’m thinking of using the white aluminium on the main fuselage and the super silver on the wings. Thanks for the encouragement guys. I’m really enjoying this one, and it’ll be nice to have something allied to go with my mini Luftwaffe! MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WasatchAviator Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouslysophie Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 A little more done this weekend. I finally got the wheel wells plumbed up! They are not 100% as the originals, but capture the spirit I think. Also they’ll rarely be seen anyway. I hope you like them Greg W, R Palimaka, Thomas Lund and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Very tidy! Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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