Uncarina Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 I’m catching up here John, and you are doing spectacular work (as per usual). I always love seeing the vibrant yet realistic results you accomplish. Please consider adding those cockpit photos to the LSP cockpit thread for those poor few who are missing out on this thread! Cheers, Tom D.B. Andrus and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Fantastic cockpit John, one of the best I have ever seen! Ernest Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 That’s epic, mind-blowing work yet. Fantastic cockpit! Andreas Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 6:26 PM, Thunnus said: The wing bottoms are painted. The next step will be to paint the fuselage bottom and the undersides of the horizontal stabs. And then I'll start painting the top side. Wow....that is sensational, as is the whole build. But those 2 shots leave me in awe for some reason Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 That cockpit looks superb, I should save those photos as something that I should strive to emulate. Cheers Dennis Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 So clean! Your cockpit is a gem. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Beautiful work and SO inspiring. That's what I'm aiming for (I'm a long way off!) Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Lovely work, as always John. Cheers, Michael Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 Thank you everyone! I greatly appreciate the feedback, as always! It took a bit of work to get the windscreen to fit. Softening the joint with Tamiya Extra Thin cement + too much torquing cause the joint to give way fully. Which was actually a good thing as I was able to re-set the windscreen into a better position. It's not perfect but good enough to move on to the next step. At this stage, I gave the top sides a coat of Tamiya AS-12 Silver to serve as a base for the Olive Drab. I'll do my normal pre-shade routine on it but I won't be using any hairspray for chipping this time. This coat also serves as a primer and I can check the surface to see if any small repairs need to be done like the windscreen joint. An extra focus of mine was to restore the panel lines and rivets along the major joints (wing-fuse, stabilizer-tail, etc) as much as possible. I'm going to flip her over and continue the bottom painting before I paint the top side. zaxos345, easixpedro, HB252 and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Really love it John!!! John Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Doesn't look like any corrections are needed John, excellent work as always. Ernest Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 looking fantastic, it is OD time for that beauty! cheers Thunnus and JayW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 If a Trumpeter rep were following this build, he/she would be loving it. Good for business. nmayhew, Thunnus, Madmax and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 50 minutes ago, JayW said: If a Trumpeter rep were following this build, he/she would be loving it. Good for business. I agree with you Jay, the kit really does look good, and it seems to go together so effortlessly (in John's capable hands)! Thunnus and JayW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 stunning work - am really enjoying following this build Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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