monthebiff Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Couldn't resist starting this one upon having it in my grubby mitts as it seems like forever since Trumpeter initially announced its release and finally after all this time its here. Definitely one of Trumpeter's A-Team offerings with no over the top panel lines/rivet detail to be seen and nicely done corregation on the wings. I also ordered some of the new Airscale Pro sets to help lift the overall detail on this build especially with the huge cockpit being so open under all that glazing Now this is one extremely nicely put together package as you would expect and will will really lift the overall look of the cockpit. On a personal note I would loved to have seen a full set of Airscale seat belts included so you have everything in one cockpit upgrade package and would happily pay the extra cost this involved. Maybe something for any future Pro releases we have coming our way? I also purchased a few Airscale Pro 3D printed items for this build as well. First up is the replacement wheel set as I'm not a fan of the kit supplied rubber tyres Replacement propeller which is a big step up in detail to the single piece part in the kit and finally for now the telescopic gun sight I'll post some more pictures once the cages are cut away but the quality is very good! Not completely sure about my subject choice yet but will definitely be an early yellow wing bird with unpainted aluminium interior prior to moving over to interior green to help stop the glare from all that shiny metal. I will be using the Gold Medal Models decal Vol.1 which is a huge improvement over the kit supplied decal sheet both in colour but more importantly fidelity. Trumpeter stencils on top and Gold Medal below. So first up its time to trim a d clean up various cockpit parts in readiness for the Airscale etch This will be something a bit different for me as don't normally build nice colourful, clean, shiny airframes with little or no weathering. Regards. Andy Uncarina, denders, sandokan and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 This Airscale kit looks really promising, especially with the additional input from Trumpeter Will follow with interest Cheers Martin thierry laurent, monthebiff, alaninaustria and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share Posted August 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, Martinnfb said: This Airscale kit looks really promising, especially with the additional input from Trumpeter Will follow with interest Cheers Martin It does indeed Martin, just need to go find a few few more early unpainted cockpit interior shots now. Regards. Andy Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Looks like me that you have a lot of the Airscale detail stuff, so I will follow along to see how I should use mine ! Cheers Dennis monthebiff and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) Looking forward to seeing this unfold Andy! Thanks for showing the way. Cheers, Tom Edited August 17, 2023 by Uncarina Martinnfb and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Good luck Andy. Looking forward to your build. Thanks for sharing. Martinnfb and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Doh! I should have waited a month or two and gotten the Airscale stuff...oh well! Looks very promising! Cheers, Tim W. monthebiff and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share Posted August 17, 2023 So made a start on the cockpit after careful study of the Airscale etched sheet and its instruction. You definitely need to be clear in your head the way you are going to approach the build sequence and painting/ decal application as you also need to add switches etc afterwards which are supplied on the fret The pilots head rest is wrongly shaped in the kit but the correction is supplied in the Airscale fret so out with the razor saw and the started building up the replacement head rest A big improvement all round especially the surface detail, I need to make up a pad for the head rest but so far so good. I've also been working on the wings and fit is excellent, some pretty tight tolerances going on so a bit of care is needed on the dry fit. That's the big central section with upper and lower wing halves together as well as landing flap in place. Speaking of wings, this is what the corregation looks like on the leading edge A bit of work to do but all in all not to bad. The oute wing sections go together nicely along with the outer flaps And a quick look at the outer wing roots This is a ice kit from Trumpeter and the extra details from Airscale will take it to another level. Regards. Andy Rod Bettencourt, scvrobeson, Bill M. and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Very nice, Andy! Funny looking at the Trumpeter stenciling... if you squint, it actually starts looking like blurred letters! Oldbaldguy, monthebiff, thierry laurent and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share Posted August 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, Thunnus said: Very nice, Andy! Funny looking at the Trumpeter stenciling... if you squint, it actually starts looking like blurred letters! It's hilariously bad isn't it John the decal sheet is pretty poor in general with poor colours and very thick along with comedy stencils. Its a file in the bin from me! Regards. Andy Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, monthebiff said: It's hilariously bad isn't it John the decal sheet is pretty poor in general with poor colours and very thick along with comedy stencils. Its a file in the bin from me! Regards. Andy Yeah, I've never liked Trumpeter decals and will only use them as a last resort. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) Watching with interest. I have the PE and decals also although from all I have heard the decals suck and the kit decals are better. I figure I will just make stencils. Where is the Telescopic sight and Propeller from? I would like to get those also. Hoping to start my kit after I finish my PT-17. James Oops, answered my own question and have them ordered. Edited August 18, 2023 by Hagar Martinnfb and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Yeah, please go on and show us step by step how to use these Airscale PE-parts, then I won’t need to be too focused and can stay way more relaxed when I do mine… I’d even have some wine then instead of Ritalin . The Trumpeter decals are bad, of course, but the plastic looks very nice in my eyes. Andreas monthebiff and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 21 hours ago, Hagar said: Watching with interest. I have the PE and decals also although from all I have heard the decals suck and the kit decals are better. I figure I will just make stencils. Where is the Telescopic sight and Propeller from? I would like to get those also. Hoping to start my kit after I finish my PT-17. James Oops, answered my own question and have them ordered. I'm interested to see what you have heard about the quality of the Gold Medal Decals, I obviously both in hand and to my eye the Trumpy stuff is very poor in every way. Regards. Andy Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 11 hours ago, Borsos said: Yeah, please go on and show us step by step how to use these Airscale PE-parts, then I won’t need to be too focused and can stay way more relaxed when I do mine… I’d even have some wine then instead of Ritalin . The Trumpeter decals are bad, of course, but the plastic looks very nice in my eyes. Andreas The Airscale PE is excellent Andreas but you do need to just take you time and one part at a time but all comes together very nicely. You are indeed correct In that the plastic is excellent but very tight tolerances so be careful! Regards. Andy Kagemusha and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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