IainM Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Gee whizz @Anthony in NZ that is looking phenomenal! That tub looks just soooooo good!!!!! Derek B and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Excellent work on the cockpits! IainM and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amurray Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Are the panel line and rivet highlights the final effect? If so, how did you do them? They look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 2:56 PM, IainM said: Gee whizz @Anthony in NZ that is looking phenomenal! That tub looks just soooooo good!!!!! Thanks mate....it's turning my hair grey too! Cockpit work like yours sets a bar for me to work towards and push myself. 23 hours ago, MARU5137 said: Anthony, Outstanding work on the Cockpit and instrument panel. I think you're doing a very impressive job on your build . SPECTACULAR. { .. give 'em hell back Anthony }. Thank you so much....you encourage me to press on as at times it it difficult. Cheers Anthony IainM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 22 hours ago, jenshb said: Excellent work on the cockpits! Thank you very much....getting there, sometimes it feels like it will never end LOL 5 hours ago, amurray said: Are the panel line and rivet highlights the final effect? If so, how did you do them? They look great! No not quite, I still have the top colours to go on. When I layer the paint on I will use more or less of the panel and rivet detail as I feel looks natural to my eye Thank you Rear comm’s panel done. This houses the nav computer and control panel as well as various instrument and antenna switches This was a pain to scratchbuild once I even found out what it even looked like on the back side of the panels. Still more wiring, instruments etc still to go in the already cluttered rear pit! The trickiest bit was getting the central canopy section to fit over the top As always thanks for your encouragement... Cheers Anthony vvwse4, GMK, geedubelyer and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Hi Anthony, Bloody great work as usual, really admire you skills. Cannot believe you hate this Found this link maybe an idea for the final colours? https://theaviationgeekclub.com/this-raf-phantom-was-stenciled-with-an-f-117-dont-ask-zap-after-it-made-an-emergency-landing-at-tonopah-afb/amp/ Cheers Rick Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Wowzer that cockpit is looking incredible!! Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 4:48 AM, vvwse4 said: Hi Anthony, Bloody great work as usual, really admire you skills. Cannot believe you hate this Found this link maybe an idea for the final colours? https://theaviationgeekclub.com/this-raf-phantom-was-stenciled-with-an-f-117-dont-ask-zap-after-it-made-an-emergency-landing-at-tonopah-afb/amp/ Cheers Rick Thanks Rick, yup she'll be in 43 sqn colours with the checkered fin only. On 10/26/2022 at 9:25 AM, Marcel111 said: Wowzer that cockpit is looking incredible!! Thank you sir! I will take that compliment to heart as I really dislike doing cockpits..... I thought this might help me to like them, but it didnt So I squeezed a bit of time in at the bench today and added some details to the centre cockpit/canopy section. I found the structure and front seals were a but off so I re-did them. Excuse the fit as it is only just dropped on top. I poked a bright light in there to help see what was done with the shapes etc But you get the idea Thanks for tuning in as always gents Cheers Anthony Greg W, D.B. Andrus, Fanes and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Amazing work Anthony - I really love your cockpit work and those instrument back shell cables are fantastic! For someone who professes to hate cockpit work, you are doing an outstanding job, well done. Derek Anthony in NZ and IainM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Derek B said: Amazing work Anthony - I really love your cockpit work and those instrument back shell cables are fantastic! For someone who professes to hate cockpit work, you are doing an outstanding job, well done. Derek 100% agree - simply oustanding cockpit!! ..the whole look and feel is so scale it's fabulous Peter Derek B, scvrobeson, Anthony in NZ and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 6 hours ago, Derek B said: Amazing work Anthony - I really love your cockpit work and those instrument back shell cables are fantastic! For someone who professes to hate cockpit work, you are doing an outstanding job, well done. Derek Thanks so much buddy, I really appreciate you’re comments. Keeps me feeling like I’m pointing in the right direction. I’m currently seeing what aftermarket Mk7 seats are suited to the RAF birds. Some comments on line suggest the Air Force version is closer than Navy version. 3 hours ago, airscale said: 100% agree - simply oustanding cockpit!! ..the whole look and feel is so scale it's fabulous Peter Thanks so much Peter! I’ve brought lots of your placard and instrument sets and they are already dotted all through this build including the wheel wells. Thank you Cheers Anthony Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 That's just beautiful... Iain Anthony in NZ and IainM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Anthony in NZ said: Thanks so much buddy, I really appreciate you’re comments. Keeps me feeling like I’m pointing in the right direction. I’m currently seeing what aftermarket Mk7 seats are suited to the RAF birds. Some comments on line suggest the Air Force version is closer than Navy version. Hi Anthony, Apart from the basic seat structure, there are quite a lot of differences between the USAF/UN MBA H7 and UK Mark 7A type seats. I have lots of images (see those I sent you via LSP Message) and having worked on them, have a reasonably good idea of what they should look like. The immediate obvious difference is that the Mark 7A seat has a RRI (Remote Rocket Initiator unit mounted on the upper left side of the seat beam structure and the emergency oxygen cylinder is mounted differently (so the seat back pad is different, along with the harness and QRF type - closer to the lightning in many respects). I worked on Mk.6MSB (Buccaneer) and Mk.7A (Phantom, as well as converting H7 to 7A) seats - both parachutes and harness are extremely similar. Regards Derek Edited October 30, 2022 by Derek B Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anthony in NZ Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Wow Derek you’re a legend mate! Trouble is you give me no excuse to get it wrong or close enough now Thanks…..errrr I think lol Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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