VW Chris 1969 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 The Cockpit interior details look fantastic to me, you have done a cracking job . Will look even better in paint. Great work. Chris LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmare Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Outstanding! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Hi Kev! Very good work on the cockpit, the throttles and control lever are especially well done! Alain LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Thanks, fellas. My scratch-building has always been a tad agricultural, but you guys are certainly correct when you comment that I am my own worst critic! I love what Alain is doing in his build, so he's the man to follow to see it done right. In the meantime, I have the fuselage internals painted now, and hope to post some photos later today. Kev Out2gtcha, BiggTim and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Beautiful work Kevin! The scratchbuilt cockpit looks fantastic! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Just some lovely work going on Kev! The scratch-building effort here is really taking shape nicely. Im not usually one for dressing up the old dolls much these days, but having the Matchbox kit in my stash, I can already tell what leaps and bounds this will be over the basic kit. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Thanks once again, Brian and Spyros! I can at last show some progress with the painting. I've been reliably informed that RAAF Tiger Moths were painted silver inside the cockpit area. I'm also pretty certain from photos that the internal framing on the added cockpit windscreen and hood were painted the external colour - in this case, Foliage Green. I decided to proceed with the idea of silver below the cockpit sills, and Foliage green above them, and ended up with this: Unfortunately there's not much going on in a Tiger Moth cockpit, so the result is a little underwhelming in terms of colour and detail, especially since in this version all the hardware was unpainted metal too. Don't worry about the messy wash residue behind the middle diagonal former, as the seat will hide it. Speaking of the seat, I've finally been able to finish it, ready for installation: Thanks to Uncle Les for the fire extinguisher label decal, which I duly managed to apply upside-down. Still, it creates the effect I was after, and with this photo being 4x the real thing, I think it'll look find inside the cockpit. I should be able to close up the fuselage now. Excitement! Kev VW Chris 1969, Starfighter, D.B. Andrus and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Now that's what we're talkin about! That looks brilliant Kev, more so because it is so enlarged on our computer screens. Nice work LSP_Kevin and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Thanks, Anthony! I've got the fuselage together now, so I can show you what are hopefully some images that more represent the final result. Again, all much larger than actual size. I need to install the instrument panel next, and then firewall: Here's a quick test-fit of the new spine parts: And below you can see the rough proximity with the seat: I feel much better about this build now, as you can see it all coming together, and everything is starting to work. Kev Landrotten Highlander, mozart, Anthony in NZ and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Looks good Kev...........I agree that any trepidation I have re: a build usually goes away the moment the main parts all start to click together, and you can see some major build hurtles clearing. Looking forward to more! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Excellent progress! The silver and green cockpit is very distinctive. Yes, it is exciting when major parts start coming together at last! Alain LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Chris 1969 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 That does look good Kev, great work on that seat too. Can't wait to see the fuselage together. Chris LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Ambulating along nicely Kev. Looks fantastic. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Looks great Kev, onwards and upwards! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I have to say, this is a very unique and cool version of the Tiger...loving watching this Kev! LSP_Kevin and Troy Molitor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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