chrish Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 I have no idea why I had to get this and start it immediately (having a Tamiya Mk IX in the stash for many years now) but that's how I roll I guess. now in progress MikeMaben, Sasha As, scvrobeson and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Derek B and chrish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 This is one of their better efforts, I'm at the stencil stage on mine and it does go together very well, for some strange reason I have never built a 1/32 scale Mk.IX so I thought I would have a go at this one despite like you having a Tamiya Mk.IX in the stash. I was stalled on mine but re started it last night. Cheers Dennis Greg W, Derek B and chrish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 7 hours ago, dennismcc said: This is one of their better efforts, I'm at the stencil stage on mine and it does go together very well, for some strange reason I have never built a 1/32 scale Mk.IX so I thought I would have a go at this one despite like you having a Tamiya Mk.IX in the stash. I was stalled on mine but re started it last night. Cheers Dennis Is there a thread build thread here we can watch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 hour ago, chrish said: Is there a thread build thread here we can watch? Her you go Chris Derek B, Greg W, dennismcc and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Soooo some sanding filing and dry fitting with tape and high hopes Standing on the shoulders of dennismcc I've begun working around some of the issues he pointed out on his kit. Oddly everything fits much better with a humongous gap at the nose. Interestingly, with the bottom gap there, the kit's nose width measures out at the same nose width as the recent Revell kit. Not sure if that is accurate but I may try just filling in the gap in the nose and working/building around it. With the gap closed up the nose is almost a 10th of an inch narrower... scvrobeson, themongoose, Landrotten Highlander and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 That looks ever so familiar, they are fair kits and with some patience turn out nice, PCM got there first with a lot of their subjects some have still not been bettered. Cheers Dennis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 So, as if there wasn't enough work to do, I decided to add rivet lines (copying the Tamiya rivet lines) This'll add a little more work I guess. Thanks for looking Gazzas, Elger, themongoose and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurgermeister64 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Nice work thus far on your Mk IX. Given your obvious dedication to effectively tackling noted challenges, I think it will come out beautifully. chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Chris, Having built two PCM kits: FW190 and TA-152... I'll watch with interest. chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 Just playing around a bit, thought I'd see if I could improve the instrument panel. The kit one isn't bad although, It also offers the option of sanding off the raised detail and using a P.E. replacement. I didn't want to sand off the raised details in case I didn't like the P.E. details (if I used them) so decided to copy the kit bulkhead in shape and possibly add the P.E. to my attempt...well, I got a little carried away with it. the kit panel on the left (obviously) with the pe. to the left of that and my attempt on the right. and test fitting a few other bits added here and there as well. Thanks for looking Fanes, Elger, Greg W and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Looking good Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 sidewalls glued in, and dry fitting the stations to make sure the fuselage still closes up with the stuff I've added so far...so good Thanks for looking Fanes, Elger, themongoose and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 added the photo etch cockpit stuff, airscale decals to the instrument cluster and some detail painting Thanks for looking dennismcc, scvrobeson, Landrotten Highlander and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Looking good, it sure is nice to get to this stage, as at the next step it gets to start looking like an airframe. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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