LSP_Kevin Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Are you interested in doing PC+UC...or the V1 with all three engines...? That one would take a lot of courage!!! Yeah, PC+UC I think. I might try the earlier one in 1/48 first! Kev mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 This has been fascinating watching your progress. Very inventive and smart engineering. Have to say you're very brave!! Richard mpk and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 Thank you Richard! Yes I might have to be brave to finish this, but it seemed a pretty simple conversion at the start... Terrific and inventive work, Alain! Well, I'm glad someone did! I have another that I'm planning to convert to one of the tail-dragger prototypes, so now your build will be useful to me!Kev Anything I can do to help, just ask! I am also thinking of your 190 S conversion! Yeah, PC+UC I think. I might try the earlier one in 1/48 first! Kev That one is the nicest looking! The unique canopy of those very early 262s will be a challenge! Now with our program for tonight... The primer was sanded back to the plastic to get rid of the rivet detail; it almost looks as if it was never applied! With a new coat of Tamiya primer: Just before priming, I added 3 fuel access panels on top of the fuselage. I noticed this after the paint was dry: I was baffled for a few seconds, but guessed it was sanding dust that remained in the scribed panel on the right. So a very light pass of the scriber dislodged the dust under the paint and solved the problem. I also primed one horizontal tailplane and did the rivets with the Rosie the Riveter tool. Note I kept the elevator raised rivets. Probably will not be really visible... Why not both you must be thinking? Just as I was getting ready to paint, I noticed a bit of plastic had broken off the end of the part. I had no idea how this could have happened, until I remembered I had dropped one on the floor earlier that day. So I went back at my work place and started looking on the floor to find it among many tiny bits of dark green plastic, dust and other debris that should have been cleaned up! To my utter astonishment, while going through this, the tiny broken bit emerged! It is now well protected in a ziploc until I glue it back tomorrow! Last for now, the front landing gear door parts, cut from a thin styrene sheet .You see the lines that identify the four sections of it. And with a curve added to follow the shape of the fuselage. Sorry for the poor photo, it was necessary to use that angle to show that shape. Bye for now! Alain AndersN, MikeA, MikeC and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Looks awesome Alain! Jim Alain Gadbois and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyman1 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 The more I see this build the more interesting it becomes such nice work your doing here Alain. Guy mpk and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Thanks Guy , thanks Jim !!! The broken tail plane has been fixed and primed, but not before it snapped off a second time. I will have to be careful of this when handling the part in the future... I managed to get a bunch of cast instruments for the IP: Here is a general view of the cockpit showing some added details to the Hasegawa part. A couple more views. The triangular styrene bits link the cockpit to the sides of the fuselage. The seat is not fixed yet and there are all the handles to add to it. I have found some (poor) photos the front wheel well doors which will help detail their inner side. The rudder pedals, IP, and throttle levers are the main things left to do in the cockpit area. Regards! Alain BradG, Shaka HI, Lud13 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Bravo Alain, super scratching! Torben Alain Gadbois and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I need to get serious about my scratch building....Excellent progress! mpk and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 man, I wish someone would sell resin instruments like you made here they look great! mpk and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 Thanks guys! Bravo Alain, super scratching! Torben I need to get serious about my scratch building....Excellent progress! I like scratch building parts...It is almost like some sort of meditation... man, I wish someone would sell resin instruments like you made here they look great! That's an idea! Here are the latest developments: The completed instrument panel. It is typical Me 262 except the small lower vertical panel. It represents my guess of the 2 camera controls. Next, I made rudder pedals (from Hasegawa bf109) and supporting mechanism. The control column is also Hasegawa. I made a flat panel that is placed on the floor in front of the seat in the 262. I am not too sure of its' purpose but it could protect control links. The rudder pedals from the front: The whole thing together for you to see, but not yet glued together. Notice that all that nice pedal detail is hidden... I might cut out of one of the 2 camera control boxes to show the detail behind. I guess one box would control both cameras anyway...We'll see. Regards! Alain mpk, TorbenD, Starfighter and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 That IP looks a hundred gazzillion times better than the kit part! Meditation? Right.... Alain Gadbois and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I LOVE THIS!!! Alfonso Alain Gadbois and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Just catching up with your build Alain, most impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Meditation indeed - i feel very much the same. Very nice progress Alain Torben Edited February 18, 2017 by TorbenD Alain Gadbois and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I need to get serious about my scratch building....Excellent progress! Hola ! Be careful, you're on a slippery slope there, Shaka ! No climbing back when you're down it ... Methink you'd better stick to your current modelling attitude ... or not ... Impressive detailing work on this one Alain ! Hubert Shaka HI and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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