1/32 vac. ID Models Lockheed Hudson

[chrish]

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

[chrish]

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

[tomprobert]

Brilliant. Having a healthy spares box is the key with these types of builds. Love it!

 

Tom

[Archimedes]

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

[chrish]

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 

 

[MikeMaben]

Shaping up very nicely Chris   

[Anthony in NZ]

Absolutely phenomenal! I’m really enjoying each update…..real grass roots modelling, I love it!

[chrish]

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

[brahman104]

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

[KiwiZac]

Gorgeous work Chris, she's shaping up so nicely!

[shark64]

This is true modeling in my book. Amazing results. Keep going Bud I am watching this one.

 

Oliver

[chrish]

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

[Thomas Lund]

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

[Archimedes]

Phenomenal work Chris! Always wonderful to see a vacform progressing the way you are doing it!

 

Best regards,

Paul

[themongoose]

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