Pete Fleischmann Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 Added this little detail- the tail rotor anti ice connection- A-10LOADER, Derek B, geedubelyer and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 Thanks for the kind words MARU, and pass on my thanks to your holiday partners as well! but shouldn’t you be finding more fun things to do in Fiji than surf a model site? How about actual surfing ? cheers Pete Mr Matt Foley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Hey all- left side GAU-18/A coming along... the gun metal finish was super easy- just a base coat of Tamiya NATO Black and then a rub with AK Gun Metal powder, and then AK Polished Metal powder on the highlights- applied with a micro brush and then rubbed with a Q tip. cheers Pete johncrow, Derek B, A-10LOADER and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmel Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Jeeeeez, dude. Unreal. Each update gets better and better. Jake A-10LOADER and Pete Fleischmann 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Unbelievable. Are there no upper limits for your work? Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 36 minutes ago, jmel said: Jeeeeez, dude. Unreal. Each update gets better and better. Jake My thoughts exactly!!! I would consider Pete to be a master modeler! Every pic he posts looks like the real deal. Tim Tim Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Excellent look. The guns and feed chutes look absolutely spot on. Matt Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Never would have guessed that started out as black. That is some nice dry brushin'. Sincerely, Mark A-10LOADER, Pete Fleischmann, patricksparks and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Those guns are pretty darned impressive Pete. I’m rather glad you mentioned the fit for the Academy kit. As I also have a pair of Live resin guns to put on my kit. I’d have probably just torn my hair out wondering why they didn’t match up, and chucked them against a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Just now, Stokey Pete said: Those guns are pretty darned impressive Pete. I’m rather glad you mentioned the fit for the Academy kit. As I also have a pair of Live resin guns to put on my kit. I’d have probably just torn my hair out wondering why they didn’t match up, and chucked them against a wall. Glad I could help! going forward, I’ll use all of the live Resin parts except the external magazine boxes- those simply won’t work with the Kitty Hawk kit. I also modified the Live Resin mounts to fit the kit- I sliced off the horizontal cylinder portion of the kit mount that connects to the sponson, and grafted it onto the Live Resin mount. I’ll try to take a photo and show you- cheers Pete Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 9 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Excellent look. The guns and feed chutes look absolutely spot on. Matt Thanks Matt! lots more to do, but enjoying this process! cheers Pete scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Hey all- ...been wiggling the gun and gunner..test fitting how this important part of the scene will shake out- I’ve got little blobs of Blue tack here and there while I maneuver the elements into something realistic- Im not there yet- you can see the challenge will be to get the gunners left hand holding the grip on the frame, and the cradle flush to the vertical mount...ugh. I’ll figure it out after a few more bad words.. cheers Pete Edited January 20, 2021 by Pete Fleischmann A-10LOADER, Out2gtcha, Dope737 and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 It looks perfect to me Pete! Tim Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen_R90S Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Awewsome work, I've read the whole thread in parts (way to much for one big read!), thanks for keeping such an extensive build log The gunner position on one of these seems like the equivalent of a WWI RAF FE2 pusher 2-seat fighter, albeit with more firepower at his hands! Jeroen Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Left side GAU-18 ready to mount- and made some progress on the right side gun- cheers Pete Edited January 22, 2021 by Pete Fleischmann D.B. Andrus, A-10LOADER, johncrow and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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