chrish Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks for encouraging! I've done the repairs, well not really, I decided on a different path of assembly. I didn't glue the modules together this time (I'm calling the cockpit, the bomb bay and the radio room separate modules) This time I fitted the left bomb bay wall, then the cockpit to the side wall and that bomb bay wall, then the bomb bay, then the radio room to the already installed parts. I got a much better fit of the parts doing it this way and nothing got forced into place as was the case the first time. Ok all that explaining out of the way, I added a sound insulation panel to the radio room wall (tinfoil and paint, attached with pva glue) then tore holes in it to match the fuselage. The radio operator was fitted and glued in and the pilot, having lost his noggin in the crash got a shiny new one I found that had been overlooked earlier, the old head was fitted to another figure I placed (simply for artistic interest) standing behind the pilot but hanging on to the pilots seat. The control cable runs are glued and strung as well. I'm thinking with the upcoming damage to the roof section the radio man and controls should be visible from the outside?? Thank you for looking BiggTim, Out2gtcha, Uncarina and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Excellent work! Cheers, Tom chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Super cool! Are you planning on having any injured/dead crewmen aboard? Might add to the realism, but as Shep used to comment, just easy does it on the gore! chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks guys Brian, no, I don't want to do the dead tail gunner. I'm still wondering what to do when I get to the tail turret but putting the fatally injured gunner in there isn't an option for me! I know Franz indicated in the book that he could see the body slumped over the gun . Both waste gunners were injured as well...I am open to suggestions, my earliest thinking was, I could frost the glass/glazing so no view in is available, but the glazing should be damaged and full of holes as well. Most likely the seat will remain empty. daveculp, Out2gtcha, AlbertD and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Tinkering begins on the flip side. the holes still need some refining here Thanks for looking BiggTim, AlbertD, Learstang and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Damage to the fin and some internal structure visible through the damage, underway now. Thank you for looking Fanes, TAG, USMC Herc and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Excellent work, Chris! Looks like it took some paintball damage, too. Kev USMC Herc, BiggTim, chrish and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC Herc Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) Chris great job and paint on Franz's aircraft. The b-17 damage is very believable. Thank you for the idea of using water to dictate random patterns .Question are we going to ruff up the spine damage on the left side. there is a straight cut.You could also damage the internal structure a little. As for the tail gunner: You could frost the glass plus add bullet holes to the clear plastic. This should help to explain to the viewer that maybe he didn't make it. My 2 cents Jason Edited February 15, 2020 by USMC Herc chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 your battle damage and crew work is superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Thank you very much, still on that learning curve with figures...well everything actually. Another milestone in the build has been hit. That point in the build when the fuselage gets closed up. sanding seams...about 3 feet of them in total, now begins Learstang, florin13, Lothar and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 This is going to be an epic project when finished. Excellent progress, hats off! Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) hi damages look very convincing , a real enjoyable thread !!!! it's never too late , the pilot's account Alain Edited February 17, 2020 by alain11 Dany Boy and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Thanks! I've dealt with the fuselage seams (actually Tamiya putty dealt with the seams) and set that component aside for now in order to work up the nerve to cut the left horizontal stabilizer off and add flack/ shell damage. I also made up some ribs and spars (short pieces to protrude through the break) out of .010" sheet plastic. the part I'll be using getting a bit of detail work added I've roughed up the break, it'll look rougher with torn spars and stringers hanging out, and I'll completely delete the elevator from this side, with no hinges there'd be nothing to hold it in place Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin, daveculp and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Wow, when you take on a project you don't go half way. It all looks incredible. daveculp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I can practically hear the wind screaming over those holes and tears. Lovely work Richard Shawn M, USMC Herc and florin13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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