dutik Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Dashboards ready. Styrene parts are a bit soft in detail. Maybe you want to replace the instrument faces with PE bezels. Kit decals are nice. Some trimming recommended. There are some spare decals for the "clocks", but no placard decals. Used some generic sets by Airscale and Anyz. Had no white or silver decals at hand and used the red placards instead to add a splash of color. Call it artistic license. If you want to know how I painted that snug-fit yellow bezels: I cheated Pinted the yellow first, across the whole circular part. Kit decals were to small to cover the area, so I looked for some larger lookalikes from the spare decals in the kit that left a snug-fitting yellow trim around Still workind to detail the cockpit interiors somewhat more. Stay tuned. Regards - dutik LSP_Kevin, Whitey, Landrotten Highlander and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Coming close to finishing the cockpit. Added some electrical wiring, some connecting rods and an invisible spacer below the front seat, because the styrene frame is just to flimsy to hold this seat in place for a longer time. The wiring is grey/silver braided line from Anyz, secured in place with Tamiya tape "cable ties". A bit of dusting later we are here: Just have to add the compass shelf and the compass himself, a knob and a handle to get ready to close the fuselage halves. I've just to find a proper compass face decal in the stash, because MiniArt doesn't provide one. Regards - dutik Fanes, Alex, Lothar and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 The finished cockpit: The compass was handpainted, lacking a suitable decal in my stash, and positioned onto a small board resting on the frames of the front seat. I've also removed the cover at the rear left fuselage and rebuilt the lost ribbing. Checked the instructions: This was all the work inside the fuselage. Will close the fuselage the next days and start to build the engine. Regards - dutik Lothar, LSP_Kevin, Alain Gadbois and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 I am coming close to start painting the fuselage, but I need some help: How to seal the open cockpits for painting? There is also an open side door at one cockpit. Any suggestions? - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) This is what we have at the moment: Fit of the fuselage around the cockpit scaffolding was very tight. I guess it is for the same reason as at WNW kits: A coat of color is thick enough to interfere with the parts fit. First I've sanded down the outside of the scaffolding somewhat and glued it into the right fuselage half. Then I glued on the left fuselage half step by step, using rubber bands to hold them tight, waiting long enough to have the glue cured before glueing on the next section. After the fuselage halfes were in place I drilled a hole into the lower front bulkhead, just between the cockpit floor and above the lower shell, and poured a good amount of superglue into it, followed by filler pearls. This is my common drill to secure large parts like fuselage halfes, wings and other stuff to save them from cracking apart again. BTW, I removed the hatch at the rear fuselage and rebuilt the ribbing there before closing the fuselage. The front is a multipiece affair. Take your time to achieve a good fit. Stabilizers are on. Next step is to add the movable areas as well as some PE. Regards - dutik Edited September 1, 2020 by dutik Fanes, Whitey, Landrotten Highlander and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KayFranz Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 22 hours ago, dutik said: How to seal the open cockpits for painting? There is also an open side door at one cockpit. Any suggestions? Maybe pieces of sponge or soft foam? It seems to be plenty of space there and nothing will tear or break. dutik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 Yes, I think so. I had the question at the "tips'n tricks" section too and they recommende also the use of sponges. We shall see how it works. At least is there no controlstick that could get broken off Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KayFranz Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Warning! To everyone else who builds Cierva or Rota. Here is a photo taken 20 years ago while building a Spanish replica. The original Avro ROTA K4232 and the newly created C-30 MZA stand side by side. And what are the colors of the propeller blade on the pilot's side? Regards... dutik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Good hint. But it is still a long way to go till i can paint the prop. Building and detailling the engine is a sort of a small challenge. More to com. - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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