Juggernut Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 I don't like the PE parts either but it seems like you've got these in place very nicely. I think when I build mine, I'll make replacement covers from plastic sheet. I have a scribing template for piano hinges so that won't be too much of a chore to replicate. Nice work by the way, I always enjoy watching your builds, no matter what the subject. Tolga ULGUR and ScoobyDoo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tolga ULGUR said: But I did not like photo etched covers on the surface of the wings. They are too thin, fragile and ready to be deformed. I wholeheartedly agree. The photo-etch sheet provided is at best primitive and nowhere near the quality Eduard has accustomed us to. A quick remedy would be to back up the metal with a thin 10thou. plasticard. That way you’d get a more manageable and rigid part while keeping the detailed face. I did it for the cowling flaps lever in the cockpit and it worked rather well. HTH Quang Edited March 23, 2022 by quang Alex, Rocat, Dpgsbody55 and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Juggernut said: I don't like the PE parts either but it seems like you've got these in place very nicely. I think when I build mine, I'll make replacement covers from plastic sheet. I have a scribing template for piano hinges so that won't be too much of a chore to replicate. Nice work by the way, I always enjoy watching your builds, no matter what the subject. Thanks for your nice comments. Juggernut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, quang said: I wholeheartedly agree. The photo-etch sheet provided is at best primitive and nowhere near the quality Eduard has accustomed us to. A quick remedy would be to back up the metal with a thin 10thou. plasticard. That way you’d get a more manageable and rigid part while keeping the detailed face. I did it for the cowling flaps lever in the cockpit and it worked rather well. HTH Quang Thanks for the hint. Yes it looks very useful for PE materials. I checked tje lower PE covers and decided to modify them with your method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Here it is. It seems to me more acceptable. Is it? GMK, Troy Molitor, levier and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 Some more progress on the wings. Fitting is absolutely perfect. It's so perfect that it worries me. Will something go wrong somewhere? Does Murphy's law act? Let's fingers crossed MikeMaben, Rocat, ivanmoe and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 Episode "The Wings" has terminated. The piece of J21 on the sprue was broken in three places. So I replaced it with lead wire and installed it. The next episode is "The Fuselage" Landrotten Highlander, rafju, Fanes and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Tolga ULGUR said: The piece of J21 on the sprue was broken in three places. I agree that some parts are microscopic-sized and very delicate. This is one of the instances where a single-bladed sprue cutter like DSPIAE is a must. Edited March 26, 2022 by quang Paul in Napier and Tolga ULGUR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Wow! Excellent work on what’s clearly a lovely kit. Tolga ULGUR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 3 hours ago, quang said: I agree that some parts are microscopic-sized and very delicate. This is one of the cases where a single-bladed sprue cutter like DSPIAE is a must. Definitely. But in my case the relevant part was already broken while it was attached on the sprue. Maybe it was like this when it arrived and I hadn't checked all the pieces with paranoid eyes. 2 hours ago, GMK said: Wow! Excellent work on what’s clearly a lovely kit. Thank you. Paul in Napier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 Have a nice week end to all. Here is Episode 2 : The fuselage No need to say that the fitting is perfect. But intersection of the fuselage to the wings impressed me. Nice , really nice. Still, I must say I tried my best to keep Murphy away. IainM, denders, johncrow and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Really impressed so far Tolga!!! John Tolga ULGUR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 33 minutes ago, zaxos345 said: Really impressed so far Tolga!!! John Thanks a lot John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Looks fantastic. Looks like it's worth the price so far with your excellent work Matt Tolga ULGUR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Nice work so far. I'll be interested to see how the wing root fillets fit into place. If it's as neat as the rest of the kit so far, it will make a really good wing to fuselage join and not many kits have managed that until recently. Cheers, Michael Tolga ULGUR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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