blackbetty 5,045 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) after some other unsucsessfull attempts at the frame, i drew it with illustrator and cut it out of black vinyl that had been shot with grey. so the outside is grey and the inside is black. these are not the final versions, still some assymetry there Edited December 4, 2020 by blackbetty HerculesPA_2, Starfighter, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 as seen here. GDW, Starfighter, MARU5137 and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 not quite there, but i think i can make it work Landrotten Highlander, scvrobeson, dodgem37 and 10 others 13 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 the windshield will have to be fitted permanetly to the fuselage before the vinyl goes on. i think i will paint the frames the final (camouflage) colours before applying them Starfighter, Isar 30/07, GDW and 12 others 15 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 i cant work on the pit because i am still waiting on the seats, so i started to remove the rudder from the fin. there is a pretty prominent crease between the two on the real thing. its hard to get a lean cut on the joined parts, i should have done this before assembling the tail HerculesPA_2, chukw, scvrobeson and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) i had to scratch the rudder itself out of plasticcard and sprue. its just easier to work with Edited December 24, 2020 by blackbetty MARU5137, chukw, Anthony in NZ and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 i can add some interest to the fin at least by tilting it to the side.... red Dog, scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin and 9 others 12 Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 15,913 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) Hello Karl, Excellent scratch building. Your Pucara is coming along quite splendidly. Doing a swell job on it. Keep it up. And a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPIER NEW YEAR to you and your family. I have not forgotten your kindness and generosity when I saw you.and when I read the book you gave ME I often think of you Dr.Karl . Thank you for that. and will you pass on MY good wishes to Heinz and his family. Thank you. Edited December 23, 2020 by MARU5137 spelling error. blackbetty 1 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 had him on the phone today, will do MARU5137 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dutik 4,285 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Really impressive craftmansship Auf Deutsch gesagt: Das haut mich aus den Socken! Walte Gott, daß der Coronaspuk endlich vorbei ist, damit ich die mal live sehen kann... Wo die Go Modelling in Wien nicht mehr ist, kannst du ja mal zur Euro Model Expo nach Lingen kommen Platz an unserem Clubstand und beim Samstags-Dinner wären für dich garantiert Regards - dutik MARU5137 and blackbetty 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 15,913 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 thank you Karl. blackbetty 1 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 didnt have much mojo lately (but who told me to build a kit where i have to scratch 97% of the parts....) some detail on the tail: stiffeners and the bosses for the position lights scvrobeson, Anthony in NZ, monthebiff and 7 others 10 Link to post Share on other sites
airscale 11,475 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 7 hours ago, blackbetty said: didnt have much mojo lately (but who told me to build a kit where i have to scratch 97% of the parts....) some detail on the tail: stiffeners and the bosses for the position lights cracking job I know what you mean about mojo, I sometimes think I should just build a kit for an easy life, but then if I find myself getting bogged down or pi$$ed off I just move onto scratching something interesting or different on the airframe and it sparks me back up again keep on carrying on, you are doing an outstanding job of this Peter MARU5137, blackbetty and monthebiff 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 i toyed with the idea of doing a quick "trainig day" build, but stopping in the middle of this may make it even harder to finish it, so i didnt... what slows me a little is that the parts i mastered and Harold cast for me still didnt make it across the pond (not his fault, they were shipped weeks ago) without the seats i cant start the cockpit, without the wheels no landinggear and without prop blades, i cant do the spinners. oh well, maybe they will show up today thanx for all the likes karl MARU5137 1 Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 5,045 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 good news, the wheels i mastered and sent to Harold showed up, he modified my halves to get a one piece wheel no trace of the box he sent first with the seats and prop blades, though MARU5137, Cheetah11 and GDW 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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