Citadelgrad Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Looking mighty fine, John. Are those depressions for the latches for the spine panels molded in, or did you create those? As i mentioned, i have this in the stash so i am gladly taking notes on your work. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Great work on that gunsight John!....looks very good! Cheer's, Jeff. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 John, Love your work on the Komet. Revi look proper nice. Check how it's mounted, I think you've got it 180degrees reversed. TAG and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Great looking revi sight, John. I hope that upper hatch goes in easy for you. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 18 hours ago, Citadelgrad said: Looking mighty fine, John. Are those depressions for the latches for the spine panels molded in, or did you create those? As i mentioned, i have this in the stash so i am gladly taking notes on your work. Hey Bill! Those depression are molded in and are meant to accommodate the actual latches which are supplied as PE parts. 16 hours ago, Jeff T said: Great work on that gunsight John!....looks very good! Cheer's, Jeff. Thanks Jeff! I thought it looked pretty good too until... 15 hours ago, Kais said: John, Love your work on the Komet. Revi look proper nice. Check how it's mounted, I think you've got it 180degrees reversed. LOL! OMG... funny how normal it looked to me even when reviewing the photos of it. Yes, it is OBVIOUSLY and EMBARRASSINGLY BACKWARDS! Thank you for pointing this out! Another LSP member was also kind enough to notify me via PM. Thank you thank you! 5 hours ago, Gazzas said: Great looking revi sight, John. I hope that upper hatch goes in easy for you. Thanks Gaz! Hopefully, the gun sight looks more... ahem... "functional" now that it has been turned around. I also replaced the stressed armored panel. Uncarina, scvrobeson, TAG and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 Here is the two-part canopy. The clear part, dipped in Future to enhance clarity, has been glued onto the canopy frame by carefully seeping Tamiya Extra Thin into the seam. I'd much rather have this molded as a single clear piece like almost any other manufacturer would have done. Why reinvent the wheel? LSP_Kevin, Greg W, Uncarina and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Nice job on the canopy John! indeed why Meng chose this method escapes me. Regards, Kent Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Well done. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 12:51 AM, Thunnus said: I'd much rather have this molded as a single clear piece like almost any other manufacturer would have done. If I'm reading you correctly you're concerned with the (barely) visible glued joint. If so, pre-paint the frame and the contact surface of the clear part and the joint won't show. I've done this and attached clear parts with Tamiya Extra Thin and was happy with the result. Uncarina and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 12:25 AM, Kahunaminor said: Nice job on the canopy John! indeed why Meng chose this method escapes me. Regards, Kent Thanks Kent! I appreciate it! On 9/14/2021 at 1:05 AM, dodgem37 said: Well done. Sincerely, Mark Thank you Mark! 9 hours ago, Archer Fine Transfers said: If I'm reading you correctly you're concerned with the (barely) visible glued joint. If so, pre-paint the frame and the contact surface of the clear part and the joint won't show. I've done this and attached clear parts with Tamiya Extra Thin and was happy with the result. Thanks for the suggestion, Woody! The untreated edge of the clear part will reflect light and make the joint stand out. I thought about painting these edges with the cockpit color to address this like you have suggested but was too lazy to actually do it. Since the fit of the clear part to the frame was pretty good with fairly consistent contact along the joint, I elected to carefully seep Tamiya Extra Thin into the joint, which served to darken that contact side of the clear part, although not with 100% consistency. Not perfect but acceptable, IMO. I still hold that this arrangement is unnecessary and that a single piece clear part with the frame molded around the canopy yields a much cleaner result with less effort. Troy Molitor, Uncarina and Woody V 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Great work John! If anyone can make this kit shine, you can. I’m with you completely. I’d much rather mask and paint a molded frame than risk an obvious glue seam. I probably would have attached it with Future, but your way is definitely more secure! Cheers, Tom Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 11 hours ago, Archer Fine Transfers said: If I'm reading you correctly you're concerned with the (barely) visible glued joint. If so, pre-paint the frame and the contact surface of the clear part and the joint won't show. I've done this and attached clear parts with Tamiya Extra Thin and was happy with the result. Great tip Woody! I’ll remember that for next time. Model on John! Cheers, Tom Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconroot Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Just wanted to check in. Looking forward to your latest updates when you get back to work. Hope the fishing is doing well for you. Jim Root Thunnus and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 19 hours ago, Beaconroot said: Just wanted to check in. Looking forward to your latest updates when you get back to work. Hope the fishing is doing well for you. Jim Root Hi Jim, Thanks for asking! My bass fishing season just wrapped up but there have been lots of little engagements here and there that have distracted me from the modeling bench. I've been checking out LSP pretty faithfully and that usually starts fueling my modeling fire. It looks like I have some free time coming up this weekend so hopefully I can make some more progress on the Komet! Beaconroot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Beautiful work as always John! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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