Dandiego Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Lee White said: Damn, Dan, You're kicking some butt with this build. Keep it up! Lee, I am not sure whose butt is being kicked. Most days I feel like the kit is kicking my butt. Dan Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 I've been following this ambitious project from the very beginning and all I can say is hats off, it's getting better and better!! Lothar Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) Ok a little work on the cockpit. My technique for building a cockpit from scratch is to built the basic structure and then to add details. For me this involves cutting up old or unused panels from other kits. I then thin them down by rubbing them on some coarse sandpaper so that they are very thin. Here they are. Are they accurate for this aircraft??? Heck no. But this will work and give a nice busy looking effect for the cockpit. Next spray them flat black.Then pick out the details with a silver pencil. And the same for all of the panels in the cockpit. This pops out the raised detail, color painting to follow. Dan Edited February 2, 2020 by Dandiego patricksparks, blackbetty, R Palimaka and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Cockpit painting mostly done. Just a few details left. Here you can see how effective my jigsaw panel technique looks. No it is not accurate but will look the part when looking through the small canopy. Notice the "equipment " in the rear cockpit. Both seats. The crappy looking one will be buried in the almost impossible to see rear "pit". Generic panels to busy up the rear crew position. Dan blackbetty, Anthony in NZ, Starfighter and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Way to go, Dan. For having very few refs, that's an impressively detailed and convincing pilot's office and seat. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Small update today. I am working on the "bullet" fairing on top of the T tail. It is a wooden dowel sanded to shape.It will get a few coats of varnish to seal the wood grain. And then some complicated carving so that it can fit around the top of the vertical tail and under the horizontal tail. Dan themongoose, blackbetty, Anthony in NZ and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Great stuff Dan, back to the old school Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Great stuff Dan, back to the old school Back to wood shop. Mr McNeil, 7th grade, China Lake. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 The cockpit is very convincing! Alain Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 this gives me fond memories or my Skyknight build, i just love it. i have to do a vac again, its so rewarding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) Ok big day. Fuselage glued together. Tons of work to do now. Working with a Vac presents challenges, especially when the plastic is thin, you have cut all sorts of holes in it, and potentially warped it by adding many bulkheads. The real job of turning this into a presentable model begins now. Seams, panel lines and rivets. Dan Edited February 5, 2020 by Dandiego Alain Gadbois, RLWP, blackbetty and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Looks great, looking forward to that! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) As expected, lots of filler. Lighter colored Bondo was used to fill large gaps. Darker putty is to fill in smaller voids and scratches. Lots o sanding still to be done. There was a major low spot on top of the fuselage. Extra work required here. All in all about what I expected. The fuselage is now one solid assembly. Dan Edited February 6, 2020 by Dandiego Lothar, Starfighter, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 Ok, after some wet sanding this morning a quick blast of rattle can primer. Still lots of seam work to do, but this unifies the whole fuselage and tailplane. And a shot in natural light. Dan R Palimaka, HerculesPA_2, Alain Gadbois and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Dayyum! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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