Guest Peterpools Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thanks John So far, so good and just nice to keep moving forward without any pitfalls so far. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thanks Gaz You and me both but good old Trumpeter did as lot of that with their early kits. Just takes a bit longer to get it into shape for primer and paint. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Coming along just great! Thanks for sharing and keep bring it on!! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 That is looking really nice, Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Looking good Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Great progress on the engine cowling and wings. I got confused and thought that you had both grey and clear versions of the cowling. It's hard to tell the grey components are actually the clear parts with the interiors painted grey... they have that new part look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks Alan Hoping for a good week at the bench and getting all the major assemblies together. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks Ray Much appreciated Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Much appreciated Ray .. Working on the cowling and hoping to have it done in a few days time Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks John Sorry for being a bit confusing and unclear that only the interiors of the cowling parts were painted and the exterior is still all clear plastic. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 No problemo Pete! I think I was also confused by my recent receipt of the Trumpeter Me 262 kit... it has both clear and normal plastic versions of the engine pods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 John Now that good news that both clear and normal plastic parts are included - a much better way of doing it for sure. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Beautiful work Peter! Sharp my friend, very sharp! Cheers, Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Wolf So very much appreciated and the miles right now just seem to be cruising by. Of course in reality that has to translate into a road block not to far distant in the future. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 UPDATE: 1/15/18: WINGS AND TAILFEATHERS Enjoying the SBD and progress has been at a steady pace. I've gone back, touched up the Wright Cyclone where needed, as the imperfections seem to jump out under the Ott Magnifying Lamp. Some tweaking was also needed on the .30, now done and finished. The cowling has been a royal pain the rear even though fit hasn't been too bad but working with clear, brittle plastic which doesn't like to be scribed or sanded, was just a charm as they say. The SBD-1 cowl insert was glues into the top front of the cowling, as care needs to be take with the SBD-2 version part included as well. The small carb scoop was added to the top of the cowl and while the exterior fit is good, the interior of the scoop was pretty poor. Of course, this small scoop will smack you right between the eyes as it's the first detail seen and required a load of work to clean up the interior seams. For such a small part, it surely required way more then it's share of TLC. The horizontal stabilizers, elevators and rudder where assembled, cleaned up, glued into place. The fit along the fuselage fairing was't the best and quite a bit of sanding was needed to generate a smooth transition. All that now remains is the fairing line to be scribed back in. The rudder was a nice fit, some clean up with filler was needed on the vertical stabilizer and that's about it. The wings and ailerons went together with no effort other then the normal leading and trailing edge clean up. The trailing edge spars for the flap assemblies were added but the intricate hinge assembly will be glued in place after all the paint work has been completed, as reference photos shows the instruction's color callouts are incorrect. There is quite a bit of polished aluminum in the assembly and it's much easier to do this detail painting later on. Nav light, landing light and the pitot tube are still to be added. A good amount of time will be needed to take care of the fuselage - wing seam, with the gaps needing a lot of attention. Andre suggested spreading the fuselage a bit in that area, which I did but I just couldn't completely close the gap. Some sheet and CCA will be called for and then sanding to finish up. The entire engine assembly is only still being dry fitted and thus the reason for the masking tape She is starting to look like an SBD now and as the norm, a good percentage of the time we all spend detailing the front office, is lost once the fuselage is glued up. Next Up: Finishing up the wing install, adding the engine/cowl assemblies and getting the airframe ready for all the glass. Thanks for checking in Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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