Guest Peterpools Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) UPDATE: 3/26/17: THE FUSELAGE – GETTING THERE, STEP BY STEP Geez, the Owl is big, no; it's HUGE! This bad boy seems to keep growing day by day. Time has finally come to work on anew photo set up as the Owl just doesn't fit in my normal setup at all! First up was the nose assembly. The radar insert was trimmed and tinkered with a bit until it slid into place. Then the nose cone needed the same persuasion and lastly glued on. Attaching the nose section to the main fuselage was another touchy situation. No matter how much I tinkered and time spent dry fitting the nose assembly to the fuselage, I always wound up with small gaps on both lower sides and a iffy fit at best. My fit problems have to be on how I assembled the front office and with the number of individual side panels that comprise the assembly, I was never really sure I installed them exactly in the right spot. Sanding, filling with both Evergreen strip and CCA will eradicate the gaps and add strength to the attachment points. The two smaller nose side panels will be then installed and blended in. Working my way rewards, I decided to leave the large fuselage panels off on both sides, as there is a boat load of wires, cables and hoses inside which will add a lot of interest to the the flat sides of the Owl. The detail painting is going to be a challenge but should be fun just the same. All the remaining fuselage panels were dry fitted and glued into place – I'm not a fan of removable panels or doors and they seem to either never fit right or over time, just keep falling off. No magnets, just press fit. Once the panels were glued up and allowed to thoroughly dry, every one required a good deal of sanding and cleanup to blend into the fuselage skin. The area just under the cannon assembly still needs some filling and blending but shouldn't be very much work at that. All the panel lines that I wiped out working to fit the large fuselage panels were re-scribed at this point, as this would be the last easy opportunity in handling the fuselage without the wings in the way. Scribing panel lines surely is not one of my favorite pastimes, as I tried to keep the panel lines the same depth and width as the kit's for a uniform appearance, which is on the light side and that's just fine. The tail cone with it's internal antenna assembly was next and went together with no fuss and seems to fit fine, as it is still just being test fitted. The tailplanes by far have been the best fitting assembly so far with no fit issues, just some filler will be needed in a few spots. Next up: Finishing the nose section seams and working on the fuselage panel detail painting. Thanks for checking in Peter The only painted figure I could find and of course it's from the wrong war but I popped him in place just to try and illustrate how large the Owl is becoming. Edited March 26, 2017 by Peterpools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Looking good buddy!....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Looking very good there Peter ........ Didn't realise the fuel cells were so exposed, hope they were armoured...... Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 great work Peter very nice Mark Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Looking really good Peter, looks like a bit of a hand full of a kit but coming along nicely. Ron Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Damn that's HUGE! Man of many talents, I see. That figure looks expertly painted as well! Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Bro, The Owl is huge compared to the single engine prop fighters we're use to building, but it's supposed to be. All the access panels as well as the nose clip seem to fit fine. I'd say you did a darn good job. Can't tell the kit recessed panel lines from the ones you redid. I'm amazed you're getting that good at it. You can do the rescribing on the Scooter for me when the time comes. Can't believe you still have Otto after all this time. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Looking really good Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Peter, you are doing your usual bang up job on this build. Definitely a good idea to do the re-scribing now before the wings go on. Carl Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 nice looking interior. I like it. Thats a big kit alright. Someone is gonna have fun painting that camo pattern....lol. looking good. Oliver Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Amazing work and details Pete!! Looking great!! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Beautiful work Peter! Damn that's nice................ Cheers, Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Thanks Harv The Owl is starting to finally come together and I'm looking forward to all the detail hand painting along the fuselage. Spent a good few hours today working on the nose seams and squaring them away. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Phil Very much appreciated. I would assume the panels that cover the fuel cells are armored and I'll do a little digging to find out. She sure is one BIG airplane for a two man crew and must have carried a large load of fuel for night fighting. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Thanks Marks, much appreciated. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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