chrish Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Thanks for the positive comments and encouragement! Anthony in NZ sent me a load of pictures that'll help push the project along. I've begun work on the flight deck, I was going to procrastinate yet again and do the panel lines and rivets on the fuselage but figured I have to do the office at some point might as well get at it. That's a spare HK Models B-17 seat, another spare will be added to the radio room Thanks for looking Kagemusha, themongoose, Dennis7423 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 A person gets lucky every now and then... I was digging around in my spares box(es) when I came across the surplus Lancaster instrument cluster that was an almost exact fit..the thing dropped in with just a little sanding of the corners. So, while not accurate by any stretch, it is an instrument panel. I've added the backs of the instruments and will add some cabling as well The column is a chunk of plumbers solder bent and shaped and filed/sanded to a shape. The control wheel is also surplus HK Models but from a B-17 and set in place Thanks for looking Anthony in NZ, D.B. Andrus, Landrotten Highlander and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Brilliant. Having a healthy spares box is the key with these types of builds. Love it! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Phenomenal Chris! I am always impressed by anyone willing to work with a vacform and you are showing how it is done! Lovely work on the Instrument panel! Kind regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Thanks folks! I'm on a steep learning curve, I could go off the rails any day. But for now, I'm still making some progress. Pictures of the inside of the cabin suggest a wing spar passes through making a step over to the flight deck/ radio room, I had no intentions of adding any cabin details but...well, you know how that goes. so, the spar; This may actually work... Thanks for looking Rockie Yarwood, Anthony in NZ, Landrotten Highlander and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Shaping up very nicely Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Absolutely phenomenal! I’m really enjoying each update…..real grass roots modelling, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 I've successfully (mostly) the flight deck and the positive results there have inspired me to keep going on the flight deck. next to come in for some work, the radio room I'll add some "black boxes" around the room, I've also added rudder pedals (no pictures of them) Thanks for looking R Palimaka, Landrotten Highlander, Jan_G and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Absolutely brilliant Chris! I can't believe the control column is just a chunk of shaped solder! How good!!!!!! Things are really shaping up well, keep it up! Craig chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Gorgeous work Chris, she's shaping up so nicely! chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 This is true modeling in my book. Amazing results. Keep going Bud I am watching this one. Oliver chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 Thanks again for encouraging my progress to the build. I wanted a busy looking spar, not that it'll ever be seen once closed up but such is modelling. I added some "Evergreen, metal sheeting" to hold what I'm calling push rods attached to the spar with the hollowed out sheeting covering it; may look more appropriately "busy" with paint and wash also, decided I needed to try making the wings fit the fuselage, a bit of sanding and it's coming along Thanks for looking R Palimaka, themongoose, LSP_Kevin and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Wow - excellent work I did a ID (Tigger) vacuform some years ago and it IS hard work, but once you finish it'll be quite a sense of achievement !! After I finished I said 'never again' but after a recovery period, I'm doing something equally crazy :-) Yours is looking better than mine with regards to the interior detail, but then I chose one that had very very little documentation. Looking forward to seeing this progress chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Phenomenal work Chris! Always wonderful to see a vacform progressing the way you are doing it! Best regards, Paul chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I opened the latest update and went wow! This really does look sharp. Great details that i hope can be seen, even if it is by getting up close and peering thru the windscreen at an odd angle chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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