oggy4624 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) I would like to enter the gb with the Hendon 190 A8 U1 I first saw it at St Athan in '87 when on my driving course ( I have piccies of it with engine running somewhere). I will be using wings and bits from the Eduard A5 Edited March 23, 2012 by oggy4624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Great and interesting choice. Looking forward to following this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Welcome to the GB. Great choice and nice to see someone doing a two-seater. Remember, this conversion is one of the prizes so you better make a good job of it. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 great choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetherudders Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Remember seeing that one at St Athan also whilst on an ATC camp in 88. The military museum in Jo'burg South Africa has one also. Edited March 13, 2012 by usetherudders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) The conversion was made for the tamiya A8 so the wings and fuselage had to be modified. Edited March 15, 2012 by oggy4624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 That's coming together nice and quick. How is the fit of the resin fuselage to the kit wings? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 The 2 seat 190 is a good looking aircraft with a pit thats large enough to see the detail . Hope the canopy is nice and clear. Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 good progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Great choice. I am gonna watch this one closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Ouch, that hurt seeing that nice Eduard kit being cut up! Interesting build though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) I would be interested to see if there were any fit problems with the tamiya kit as this requiring a lot of shims around the wing . The wing underside will need 1mm taken off to fit aft of the cockpit but the 'firewall' needs nearly 2 mm shimming after cleanup, not the crispest moulding there. I should have cut right back to the cockpit and used the eduard front. On taking a look at the the history of the S, it would be possible to convert the single seater with fewer problems than making the resin fit, as the trainers were converted fighters , the work done in Poland. As tank152 said , that has hurt cutting up that nice Eduard kit. Edited March 15, 2012 by oggy4624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 As tank152 said , that has hurt cutting up that nice Eduard kit. It's not the first Eduard kit to be lost in this GB and it may not be the last!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Well, butchering has been quite brutal, if I was to do this again, I would imediately cut and chuck most of the resin. I would just keep the heritage upper cockpit area. I cannot speak for the tamiya kit for which this was designed, but there are fit problems for the eduard. chopped chopped some more with the eduard forward panels grafted to the resin The wings are on and it, ready for paint - camera charging at the moment. I may even finish this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Fit problems or not, you've done a excellent job of crafting the 2 together. It must have taken a lot of will power to keep on going with this ine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 (edited) I'm glad this one is still going, as I'm hoping to see it finished. Steve p.s. Is there a reason you have used the Eduard kit and not the Tamiya? Edited April 23, 2012 by jacksdad64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 I had the eduard already. If i knew about the fit probs ,I would have butchered the resin along the panel line just below the cockpit from just aft of the windscreen back to the tail. 99.9% of fit problems solved. I have read, however , that the tammy kit is no better a fit than the eduard, and then there is the price of tamiya kits! I have decided to do the 190 as it appeared in the 70's before its repaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 and some paint now cockpit and dangly bits and the glass has to be changed for flat panels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Rubber and decals on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 good work on the camo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Very nice indeed. I like it. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 This just looks so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Well hindsight is definitely 20/20 and if I had to do this again ,I would have approached this verrrrry differently. I spent last night re doing the p1 instrument cover due to an accident with the tweezers while installing the stick. I also had fun with tiny little numbers and a scalpel to get the werke numbers correct. Glad it's finished, may even do another one! BTW, this is the Hendon F8/U1 as seen before it's current disguise, as seen at chivenor in 71 (the pic on the monitor on top). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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