Alex Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Beautiful! Definitely need to get a copy of that kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Looking good Dennis. Worked on mine a bit today. Dipped my canopy parts in future, and set them aside to dry. Added the last bit of filler to my wing inserts, as mine did not fit as well as yours did. Also, I noticed the maintenance window insert clear part fit was not great as well. Gonna have to fill It somehow. You seem to have had a slightly better experience with your build. Keep the updates coming! THOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 13 hours ago, Alex said: Beautiful! Definitely need to get a copy of that kit. Thank you Alex, the kit definately spoils you compared to others (so far) so buy with confidence. 8 hours ago, bdthoresen said: Looking good Dennis. Worked on mine a bit today. Dipped my canopy parts in future, and set them aside to dry. Added the last bit of filler to my wing inserts, as mine did not fit as well as yours did. Also, I noticed the maintenance window insert clear part fit was not great as well. Gonna have to fill It somehow. You seem to have had a slightly better experience with your build. Keep the updates coming! THOR Than you Thor, I will watch out for the inspection window, hopefully it will work out as I do have this habit of breaking/spoiling clear parts, so I will be careful. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) Well still plodding along, time to look at the engine, so out with the snips and hunted out all the engine parts ready to be cleaned up. All ready for paint though this will not be a masterclass in engines like Thor's which is superb, I will use it as my reference but mine will not be as grand. And the gun sight which will be kept well away until I am ready to fit the wind shield as I have a habit of breaking them off. And onto the maintenance window on top of the fuselage, for some strange reason mine fitted that well that I left it in after the test fit and glued it from underneath, this is strange as I normally do not have any luck with clear parts but I'm not complaining. The wings and stabilisers are now fitted and they fit well apart from a slight gap on the starboard stabiliser to fuselage point which will be filled with Mr Surfacer. Cheers Dennis Edited June 27, 2020 by dennismcc Landrotten Highlander, Uncarina, Alex and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Thanks for the update! It's good to see the parts fitting so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I like the looks of that 18-cyl double-row engine. Lots of potential as a trap to sink time into! Does it looks like there might be a reasonable path to making the cowling removable or opening some access panels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 7 hours ago, Alex said: I like the looks of that 18-cyl double-row engine. Lots of potential as a trap to sink time into! Does it looks like there might be a reasonable path to making the cowling removable or opening some access panels? Hi Alex, the thought of opening up the cowling has never crossed my mind, but looking at the kit attachment points and the cowling on the real one in the Aero Details book it should be possible for a section of cowling to be opened up for those braver than I ! Cheers Dennis MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 7 hours ago, Alex said: Lots of potential as a trap to sink time into! Alex ... Alex , it's an investment in art, old chap Alex and 109 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 7 hours ago, dennismcc said: Hi Alex, the thought of opening up the cowling has never crossed my mind, but looking at the kit attachment points and the cowling on the real one in the Aero Details book it should be possible for a section of cowling to be opened up for those braver than I ! Cheers Dennis Only the front halves of the engine cylinders are represented though. Since the prop assembly is designed to be detachable via polycap, there is also the option of not gluing the engine cowling on. I believe that is what Uncarina did on his build... Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Yes that was an epic build and that paint scheme was certainly a show stopper. Cheers Dennis Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Dennis, you are way too kind! John is correct: I just fitted the cowling. I love how your build is progressing! Cheers, Tom dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Uncarina said: Dennis, you are way too kind! John is correct: I just fitted the cowling. I love how your build is progressing! Cheers, Tom Thank you very much Tom, your build certainly influenced me. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Moving swiftly on here are the latest photos of the complete airframe, the wing to fuselage joints are really good maybe a smear of Mr Surface at the front but the rest are great, also requiring the same treatment is the starboard stabiliser to fuselage joint. Before I joined up the wing and fuselage I fitted the cockpit tub, as you cannot see the attachment points I did not know how well it was affixed so I added two supports to the bottom of the tub. The stabilizer joint And the wing to fuselage joins. Cheers Dennis scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin, Alex and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Very nice that you can install the cockpit from below after joining the fuselage halves. That should be a rule for kit designers, at least when it comes to these low-wing monoplanes. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 A lot of epic Japanese kits being built lately. Dennis you have started this cool movement. All hail Dennis!,,, Lovely efforts going on here Mate. Uncarina and Rocat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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