turbo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Great detailing John. PE work sure takes a lot of patience but it's worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Thanks guys! I have a lot of patience right now since I'm in wait mode on some critical items. I decided to take a stab at folding the bigger box. It's not very complicated but the windows and narrow bits gave me pause. The PE tool was used to initiate the folds but I would have to guide the final closure with my fingers. Whew! That wasn't too bad. The kit part goes on top of this structure but some removals, top and bottom, are necessary to accommodate the PE enhancements. dodgem37, Landrotten Highlander, Out2gtcha and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Since the two PE boxes came out ok, I sawed off the molded counterparts from the cockpit floor. This is where a sanding tool like the David Union D400 comes in very handy. With those structures out of the way, we can see how the replacement parts fit. Brengun not only provides lots of small levers but the mounts, complete with a hole in the middle, to accommodate the new levers. Lots of nice detail being added to the cockpit using the Brengun set! I've cleaned up the tail/fuselage joints and re-established the panel lines. Still waiting on the new riveter. Dutch Man, F-4Phanwell, Out2gtcha and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Looks absolutely gorgeous. Kind regards, Robert Jan Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 This is shaping up as a very impressive build. Looking forward to your progress. Cheers, Michael Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Thank you Robert and Michael! With the majority of the PE pieces assembled, if not permanently glued in or painted yet, I thought it would be a good time to dry fit the cockpit assembly. Many pieces are just sitting there so there is probably alot of misaligned and skewed parts. But it gives a sense of the scope of enhancements that the Brengun PE set brings to the table. There is still lots to do in the cockpit including the photoetch and acetate instrument panel, seat harnesses, maybe some wiring and painting, of course. I cut the upper wings off their sprue. I was keeping them attached to protect that thin trailing edge extension that will probably get broken at some point in the build. Rough fit with a few pieces of tape show a very good fit at the wing root. I do see a bit of that "underbite" along the trailing edge of the wing fillet that I've seen on other builds but that should be a very easy fix. Checking to see if the RB Models brass gun barrels need any special attention for attachment but they seem to be a plug-in fit. Kagemusha, TAG, Kahunaminor and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Lovely build - never knew that Brengun did a enhancement set. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Nice update, John. Love the cockpit bits and pieces. What a Tinker Toy. Sincerely, Mark Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Happy 4th of July everyone! We are just going to hunker down and have a quiet celebration at home... seems fitting with what's going on at the moment and gives me some more modeling time. Here is the Type 98 gun sight with all of the bits added on and painted. Brett M, Scale32, leoasman and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Moving at warp speed John! Really like the gun sight, the little change you made really helped make it sturdier. Matt Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Very nice. Sincerely, Mark Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloslav1956 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Nice work. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Lovely work on the PE John, very neat and certainly adds nice detail to the cockpit. On 7/4/2020 at 1:13 PM, Thunnus said: This is where a sanding tool like the David Union D400 comes in very handy. Stop teasing me! I contacted David from David Union and they can't currently ship to Australia because of covid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hi John , gunsight looks great , did the stencil come with it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Thanks guys! 23 hours ago, turbo said: Lovely work on the PE John, very neat and certainly adds nice detail to the cockpit. Stop teasing me! I contacted David from David Union and they can't currently ship to Australia because of covid! That's too bad! The low speed router is REALLY handy! Amazing that the reduced RPM range and the form factor (much smaller) makes the tool that much more usable. I now feel comfortable using the D300 to help bore out exhaust tips, which is something I would NEVER consider with my other router. 16 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Hi John , gunsight looks great , did the stencil come with it ? Thanks Mike! Nope, I dug into my spares and added a few stencils on the gun sight for visual interest. The fuselage/tail joint has been cleaned up and given a light coat of primer. Still waiting for the new rivet tool to arrive. The tail wheel, which is a single piece and features a really tiny tire, has been painted similar to the main landing gear legs. I've added some wiring to the cockpit components Still waiting for the cockpit paint to arrive. These shipping delays are very frustrating. I'm pretty much at a stopping stage on this build and have gone about as far as I can with the cockpit. I'm tempted to just start painting the cockpit using Tamiya Khaki XF-49. It's hard to say just looking at computer images but it seems to be a decent match to the Kawanishi Cockpit Green that I'm waiting for. LSP_Kevin, Hartmann52, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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