MDuv Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Hi Tom, Great painting and assembly on the engine ! And what a lovely inclusion that stand. I like how you depicted the exhauts, the colors are spot on ! M Martinnfb and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 10 hours ago, MDuv said: Hi Tom, Great painting and assembly on the engine ! And what a lovely inclusion that stand. I like how you depicted the exhauts, the colors are spot on ! M Thank you Mathieu! That color took me a long time and many builds to get right: Tamiya XF-72 JGSDF Brown with some darkening at the edges. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb and Fanes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 I’ve managed to complete the cockpit module. It was pretty straightforward except that the mounting pegs on the side consoles and the bulkhead behind the seat were too long so I trimmed them. After that they fit against the floor and each other without a gap. I am using their 3-D resin details so I sanded off the original (and still impressive) detail from the instrument panel and consoles. The only addition was straps for the pedals from Tamiya tape. I weathered using Tamiya dark brown wash, a Prismacolor grey pencil, and pastels. Now to add the HGW seatbelts, then it’s on to airframe riveting adventures! Cheers, Tom Antonio Argudo, Memphis, Fanes and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Nicely detailed and painted Tom! The addition of the seatbelts should elevate the cockpit even further! Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 You're definitely on a very productive and enjoyable to watch roll, currently Tom! Martinnfb and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 8 hours ago, spyrosjzmichos said: Nicely detailed and painted Tom! The addition of the seatbelts should elevate the cockpit even further! Thank you! I agree, I’m looking forward to getting those installed. 4 hours ago, Shoggz said: You're definitely on a very productive and enjoyable to watch roll, currently Tom! Thanks Richard, it’s definitely been fun so far. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb and spyrosjzmichos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 I've added the HGW seatbelts, weathered with a dark brown wash, and installed the retainer rings on the rear bulkhead: Cheers, Tom Volksjager, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 (edited) And I thought Eduard’s back seatbelts were very long… They are exactly the same length as your HGW seatbelts. Very nice cockpit by the way! Edited December 12, 2023 by Furie Uncarina, Martinnfb and daHeld 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Fantastic cockpit, Tom! You're moving along quite nicely. Enjoying this one. John Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Looks to be a great kit.. Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Furie said: And I thought Eduard’s back seatbelts were very long… They are exactly the same length as your HGW seatbelts. Very nice cockpit by the way! Thank you! The service staff left them long for the pilot to adjust once in place . Seriously though, I actually cut off a centimeter from them to shorten them and remove the registration numbers. Otherwise they would reach the rudder pedals... 47 minutes ago, mywifehatesmodels said: Fantastic cockpit, Tom! You're moving along quite nicely. Enjoying this one. John Thanks John! I'm glad you like it so far. The next phase will probably prove to take a bit longer. 25 minutes ago, williamj said: Looks to be a great kit.. William, so far so good! Cheers, Tom Edited December 12, 2023 by Uncarina Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 I've decided to proceed with the airframe construction as I work out how I will be riveting. After completing the cockpit module the instructions have you attach the right side and bottom fuselage pieces. I had no problems with alignment since I had repeatedly dry fitted the cockpit module to both fuselage sides. After that I attached the bulkheads, and these also fit without problems, even after I repeatedly dry fit the left side: After that I attached the left side fuselage, with a great fit, then added the top section. The right side/top junction fit was stellar, but the left side junction had a hairline gap which I had to address with steel wool. You might want to sand the left upper side of your bulkhead pieces to avoid this. In any case I am pretty pleased with the overall fit, with no seams to fill! On to the tailplane module next. Cheers, Tom Kagemusha, MDuv, rafju and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Another great build going on here Tom. Enjoying this one coming together. Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, Troy Molitor said: Another great build going on here Tom. Enjoying this one coming together. Thank you Troy! I'm glad you like it. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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