USAAF Beaufighter MkVIf

[Pete Fleischmann]

15 minutes ago, chuck540z3 said:

 

Apoxie Sculpt.  I just learned a new technique and it looks amazing!

 

Cheers,

Chuck

Thanks Chuck-

super easy too. 
make a little ball. When it sets up after about 10 minutes (not super tacky anymore) roll it out on a sheet of glass into the diameter hose/cable you want. Cut it to length. Keep it wet with water, and pick it up with a wet Xacto blade. Position it where you want it, and let it dry in situ.

Wish I could claim ownership of this technique; but I saw it years ago when the Black Box F-16 cockpit was being mastered. I used it for all the cables in the back of my MH-6 Little Bird too-

 

cheers

Pete
 

[blackbetty]

aweome work, Pete!

[Woody V]

There you again. Cables out of Apoxie Sculpt.... Most realistic, natural looking cables ever. 

[denders]

6 hours ago, Woody V said:

There you again. Cables out of Apoxie Sculpt.... Most realistic, natural looking cables ever. 

I agree!

[John1]

Damn, I'm just blown away by the quality of the work here.   For some weird reason, I'm drawn to the black finish on the avionics and ammo magazines.  The sheen / finish just looks "right".  What paint were you using Pete? 

[Pete Fleischmann]

4 hours ago, John1 said:

Damn, I'm just blown away by the quality of the work here.   For some weird reason, I'm drawn to the black finish on the avionics and ammo magazines.  The sheen / finish just looks "right".  What paint were you using Pete? 

Thanks John-

that is MRP NATO black, with an overcoat of Tamiya X22 clear.. but I was planning on flat coating all of that-

 

cheers

P

[D.B. Andrus]

40 minutes ago, Pete Fleischmann said:

Thanks John-

that is MRP NATO black, with an overcoat of Tamiya X22 clear.. but I was planning on flat coating all of that-

 

cheers

P

 

A 40% flat would look perfect on those beautiful boxes.

 

Cheers,

Damian

[Timmy!]

I agree that’s a beautiful box!

[brahman104]

There is so much awesomeness going on here!

 

Craig

[jumpjack]

On 1/27/2023 at 7:01 PM, Pete Fleischmann said:

Apoxie Sculpt = Milliput ?

[Pete Fleischmann]

11 minutes ago, jumpjack said:

On 1/27/2023 at 1:01 PM, Pete Fleischmann said:

Apoxie Sculpt = Milliput ?

similar, but better in my opinion.

[IainM]

I am absolutely loving this build! Your work is outstanding! I also have a full interior from Steve @Model_Monkey albeit for the early version, so it's great seeing how this is all going together. Just beautiful!
And thanks for the tip regarding the gun ports, that would have escaped me! Now we need Steve to give us wheel well interiors!

I see in your previous posts in this thread you said you had cut the plywood decal panels for the floor from a template Steve had given you? Is that shareable?

Cheers
Iain

[Pete Fleischmann]

Hi Lain-

Thanks!

I’m pretty sure it is. Steve was kind enough to get me the floor as an extraction from his CAD file. I had to adjust it slightly by messing with the % on my printer..I bet Steve might be willing to link it to the Model Monkey site.

Or if Steve is OK with it, I could attach his file here-

cheers

P

Edited January 29, 2023 by Pete Fleischmann
Speling

[Thunnus]

OMG... going through your work, I feel like a kid looking at modeling mags and dreaming, "Man, someday...."

[Pete Fleischmann]

2 hours ago, Thunnus said:

OMG... going through your work, I feel like a kid looking at modeling mags and dreaming, "Man, someday...."

That’s funny John; because that’s how I feel about your work! The Boyington Corsair you did is one of my all-time favorites.

Ridiculously good…and I look back at it frequently for inspiration.

 

cheers

Pete