LSP_Kevin Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Very nice progress, Randy. From all accounts, this is a tough kit to build, but your additions are really worthwhile I think. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyman1 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Very interesting Randy I started to to an E 7 myself about 4 years ago I went along a pretty detailed path but somehow lost interest when I had trouble getting the cowl on, as I saw your build I pulled it out of the box did some dry fitting and sanding I think I solved my 4 year old problem. It's really funny when you see something like your build and it gets you on track again. Thanks mate really looking forward to more you are off to a great start. Guy Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Randy, Just read through your build todate and I'm more then impressed with your wheel well detailing. Looking forward to your magic as you make progress in your build. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) Thanks guys! This is most definitely not one that just falls together. The next victim will be for sure. I come home at lunch and sanded the repair I did to replace the raised detail lost on the slats during the gun fitting fiasco. I finished one side and was pretty happy with it. Then on my way back to the grind, I stopped at the mailbox and found a pleasant surprise in there. Bill (williamj) bestowed upon me this assortment of goodies that survived some sort of run-in with a tiny human. A much appreciated act indeed. (thanks Bill!) If you have not had the pleasure of seeing Bill's work in person, I can assure you it's outstanding. Looking at these bits and pieces, I can only imagine how fabulous the bird was in it's glory days. I guess I better not let him down. Looks like the previous slat work is about to be superseded. Edited March 27, 2017 by sluggo 109, MikeMaben, Uncarina and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Yeah, Bill's that kinda guy. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Randy, The machine gun fix looks perfect. You're one lucky fellow to have such high quality pre-painted parts sent to you. All I ever get in the mail is bills, bills, and more bills. Joel Edited March 28, 2017 by Joel_W Guyman1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Nice work on the MG Randy. Looks like quite a bit of elbow grease required to make this one fly. Good luck! Jim Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Well, so much for not doing all that extra work on this one. Since Bill offered up his scratch built slats it'd be a crime not to make use of them. So off we go! Knocked one side out over the last two evenings. It's pretty much a given that the flaps have to drop now so that'll be next. Also modded the kit spinner to resemble an E-7 spinner. This was accomplished by plast-i-welding strips of styrene to the nose of the spinner in laminate fashion, cutting them down to size , then filing and sanding to the final shape. It looks like it needs filler but I can't feel any irregularities. I'll prime it first to see what it looks like. That's it for now. Off to start hacking the flaps off this "OOB" build. Sparzanza, tucohoward, Uncarina and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Randy, This is both impressive and epic! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 Got the flaps cut away and one side pretty much mocked up. I used two pieces of square stock to build up the cut away flap. Then sawed off the big chunks. Than shaped it. One down, one to go. williamj, tucohoward, MikeMaben and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Great progress, Randy! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Real nice...hard part's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Randy, Nice job on the spinner and the flap. Oval shapes look easier then they are to get right in all directions. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Progress has been a bit light of late. Seems some spell has come over me that has sidelined my no detail/OOB claim. I suspect the spell originated on the west coast of Canada. This is all I managed to accomplish this evening. I have been working on some other cockpit parts but none are presentable as of yet. MikeMaben, Sparzanza, tucohoward and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 NOICE !! That looks great Randy.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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