jeroenpeters Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 After some frustration with my Trump Wildcat + BigEd I decided to focus on a new project for which I hamstered all the extra's I could find: - LifeLike Decals - Wolfpack flaps - Wolfpack gunbays - Eduard interior - Eduard Exterior - Quickboost exhausts - Eduard masks - And a Voyager Ju-87 pitot tube (which is close enough for use on the Hien) I love this plane and can't wait till the weathering starts, but that's still miles away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 First progress on the cockpit. Still needs some wiring and will then be painted. I'll have to wait with the colored adhesive (I'd rather glue this on myself..) photoetch, untill the painting is done. Can't wait though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Nice choice Jeroen, just incase you're not aware of them there are also these extras: http://www.shopcreator.com/mall/department...adu%2520Brinzan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Nice choice Jeroen, just incase you're not aware of them there are also these extras: http://www.shopcreator.com/mall/department...adu%2520Brinzan I know of the MDC parts and was tempted to buy to control surfaces. However, I think these might break up the clean lines. The cockpit set looks great, but I prefer working with PE. Thanks for the tip though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big matt Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Looking forward to your build. I have this kit on my short list and am curious as to how all that after market stuff will look. Any idea on the paint scheme??? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 This looks like it'll be a nice build Jeroen. I'll be watching come decal time, as I've had my eye on a set of those, but not having had any experience with LifeLike decals before, I've held off. Not much else available for 1/32 Hiens though! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted June 20, 2009 Author Share Posted June 20, 2009 Looking forward to your build. I have this kit on my short list and am curious as to how all that after market stuff will look. Any idea on the paint scheme??? Matt Haven't really decided yet... Probably Kobayashi's plane in green. The kill score on the side is impressive. Especially when you realise these were mostly B-29's. Also the weathering will be more rewarding with the chipping of the green paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 At the moment painting of the cockpit is 90% finished. Apart from the usuall book and internet reference I find a good help is the simulation game: Il-2. The cockpits are dynamic and give a good sense of what is what and where what is. You can look around and all the buttons and levers work like in the real thing. Here are some shots: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 One step further and almost ready for the cockpit sandwich. Just sprayed a little bit of acrylic gloss all over the cockpit. Only thing left is to drop small drops of gloss in the instrument bezels and the gunsight lense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 Offcourse I'll display this model in the open position, but Hasegawa conveniently offered a closed canopy as well. Perfect for protecting the cockpit (and beautiful Eduard frame behind the headrest) during sanding and constructing the rest of the model. For some reasons I'm experiencing some fit problems with the radiator under the fuselage. As if the cockpit floor is too low. Checked the instructions and can't find out why.. Ah well, after some scraping and sanding I seem to be getting it close to fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rigor Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Nice start, look's great where did you get those wolfpack flaps,gunbay's? cant' wait to see more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Very nice cockpit. For Wolfpack: http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?searc...=32&q_word= with free postage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 Nice start, look's great where did you get those wolfpack flaps,gunbay's? cant' wait to see more Thanks. I got them from Luckymodel. Inexpensive. Nicely cast. Great detail. They beat folding eduard flaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Well... I thought after reading all the good reviews on this kit, it would be a breeze... I got the radiator to fit snuggly and inserted the Wolfpack plugs that go in the wingroot that will be visible when the flaps are dropped. Then I openend the gunbay hatches. Top and bottom wing. Another thing I can't figure out, is why I needed to open the hatch on the underside of the wing, since this shows the bottom resin of the Wolfpack gunbay! Digging through reference material to see what needs to be there. Also cut out the flap and (I don't want to be a nag, and I can fix it) but the Wolfpack flap is just too short! Why? All of these are easy fixes, but it's just annoying to keep running into these problems. :angry: Here are some pix. Gunbay. Nice fit. No problems here: And the flaps. Need a bit of evergreen on the side: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big matt Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Nice work on that cockpit. Very clean and neat. Keep the pictures coming. I think it will look great with Kobayashi's markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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