Thunnus Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 12:16 PM, steel_tiger said: Where did you purchase these from? Exactly what I am looking for. Thanks Tom Hi Tom... I found these on EBay. Do a search on Galaxy Rivet Tools and you'll find a number of vendors. The vendors are all from China so shipping may take a bit of time. Mine took a little over two months between purchase and delivery. After the black base coat, I use the Mr Hobby Kawanishi Cockpit Green C-384 as my primary cockpit color. The cockpit floor and seat have been pre-treated with a metallic color and MIG Scratches Effect fluid so those areas are chipped. And then it is time to start painting the details by hand. This part of the build gets very un-structured. It takes a lot of motivation for me to paint the cockpit details and I'll usually do it in non-sequential order... just attacking whatever piece or part that grabs my attention. Because of this, I usually don't have lots of in-progress shots until towards the end. Slowly but surely, the cockpit gets painted and after that the big parts are given a clear coat and a dark wash is applied. Since there are a lot of delicate parts, I have to be very careful during the wash process. After the wash, a flat coat is put on and final weathering effects are applied like dry-brushing edges and some oil staining. The cockpit is then partially assembled to see how the various painted components look together. This dry-fitting exercise has a few missing components, most notably the seat harnesses, which should be arriving this week. The starboard side... The port side... We can't forget the reality of what happens when both cockpit sidewalls are put into place. Brett M, VintageEagle, Hartmann52 and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Very nice work with the colors. I like the Nakajima interior green. A delicate soft green. One of my favorite greens. Beautiful work John. Kind regards, Robert Jan Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Holy smokes John. Wow, That CP is on one of your finest. Your builds just get better and better. The photos are also top notch. Lovely efforts going on here. All hail John the Jedi master! Love every update. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Awesome build so far John!!!! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Amazing! That pit is just sublime. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 This is outstanding, John. Sincerely, Mark Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Outstanding interior John, reminds me of the excellent cockpit illustrations in the Maru Mechanic books. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 That looks great, the attention to detail is top class. Cheers Dennis Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Great looking pit John, the detail is fantastic! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 It looks like two throttle quadrants. So different. So unique. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Looks amazing. I hope the build continues in this vein as I can't wait to see the finished product. Cheers, Michael Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 Thanks guys! The Brengun PE set was really fun to use and I don't think I've ever said THAT about a PE set. And yes, the cockpit illustrations from Maru Mechanic were often referenced during the painting process. I haven't gotten the HGW harnesses yet so the cockpit won't be buttoned up for a while. Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 7/7/2020 at 11:55 AM, Thunnus said: I've prepared the engine to accommodate some wiring. One more quick question - what method do you use to cut the brass tubing without crimping it? Thanks! dennismcc, Martinnfb and Thunnus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 5 hours ago, Alex said: One more quick question - what method do you use to cut the brass tubing without crimping it? Thanks! Hi Alex! I just roll the brass tube underneath the edge of an x-acto blade. Back and forth a few times and the tube should separate fairly cleanly. Make sure you cover the cut end as it may go flying as it separates! Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 And following on, what size tube did you use as it's a technique that I would like to use. Cheers Dennis Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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