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[Spad57]

Good Morning ,
Here's my entry to this G/B.




Not much to see as of yet just the easy part is done,the cutting and sanding.



Now the real work begins.More to follow tomorrow hopefully.Thanks for looking.
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Spad57]

Morning All,
I got a little bit of work done ,so just a small update.


First tape up to see how she looks.


Cut the cowling vents and cockpit out.


Also removed the molded super charger intake and dust filter.These are to be replaced from the spares box

Thanks for looking now go build your own Vac LOL.I'll post more later.
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

Edited by Spad57, 28 May 2009 - 12:21 PM.

[Iain (32SIG)]

Looking good!

I know just how basic those mouldings are - really looking forward to seeing your progress



Iain

[Mike]

Looks like a lot of work ahead of you, but hey - it keeps you off the streets

[Big Kev]

Nice one Greg. I'll be following this one for sure!

Kev

[dylan the rabbit]

Looking good there Gregory (apart from there being another Macchi in the GB! )

How did you get those cowling vents cut out so precisely? They look great.

Cheers,

Nick

[Spad57]

Nick,
LOL yeah I know another Macchi,but I tossed a coin to decide whether it was going to be a Macchi or Fiat G.50 build.Guess the G.50 will wait awhile longer.As for the cowling vents I ploted them out with tape first then used a 1 mm. dia. drill bit to drill them out. After that it was simply clean the cuts up with a knife and a round file.The photo of the vents was the second run,the opposite side of the fuselage are not as neat.They're going to need a little reworking to look right.It's a good thing the fuselage shell is nice and thick.
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Spad57]

Afternoon All,
Some more progress for today.
This first photo is of the fuselage halves stuffed with Tamiya Epoxy Putty. The putty will serve to act as a backup for reshaping the Macchi hump and eliminating some misplaced/incorrect details on the fuselage.Luckily the fuselages general outline isn't too far off,however most if not all the nose sections vent and scoops will need replacing.

After allowing the putty to set and dry overnight I've begun the reshaping of the hump.Still not totally finished at this point,as I believe the final reshaping will require the fuselage halves to be joined.

Now for a little scratch building.I've begun the preliminary work on the cockpit area,sidewalls ,floor, etc.Please forgive the poor quality of the photos as I seem to have difficulties photographing small details.





While in the scratch building mode I also fabricated the new radiator housing and radiator to replace the awful supplied version.Although I haven't gotten to it yet the same will need to be done for the oil cooler .






The radiator all by it's lonesome


That's all for today folks.I hope you enjoy this continuing vac build sage.
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Mike]

Looking good Gregory... some excellent scratch building there

[Spad57]

Afternoon All,
I've got some more progress to report.Not big I'm afraid,as much of what's has been done this week has been very time consuming.Now on with todays update.



These two photos show how I closed off the cowling vents and the end results.This was by far the least time consuming as well as the easiest progress made all week.


Also completed scratch built under nose oil cooler and the Macchi's instrument panel

Now the really fun part.I've begun scratch building the internal wing structure for the wheel bay and the engine bay.This seemed to go on forever with trying to get a good measurement for the main spar,not to mention countless do overs on my scratch built parts.Very much of a trial and error approach,but in the end all worked out well.

This is the partial main spar which is to form the rear section of the wheel bay and part of the to be enclosed engine bay.


Once I was happy with my main spar the internal wing reinforcements were added to the lower wing.

As viewed from the underside.

The forward bulkhead to enclose the engine bay as well as reinforce the wing to fuselage join.

The final photos for today.Just a little bit of the pipes and tubing to be installed in the engine bay later on.



I hope you enjoyed today small update.As always any and all commits welcomed and much appreciated.
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Spad57]

Afternoon All,
I've got a little more progress to report.Since my last update I've been working on the Macchi's wings and landing gear.

The assembled wing unit.Note the wing surfaces were full of pits,something new to me as I've never had this problem before.






Next up the landing gear and reinforced mounts.







The landing gear mounts and wheel bay floors attached to the main wing.






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That's all for now and thanks for looking.
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Mike]

More great work

[Spad57]

Morning All,
Here's another short update on my ID Models Macchi 202 project.The subject of todays update is the cockpit.Still lacking the weathering as that's todays project.I also plan to close the fuselage the afternoon.Thanks for looking and as always any and all commits are appreciated.
The cockpit floor and seat.Note the pilots harness is not installed,still under construction







Now the cockpit sidewalls.




That's all for now with more to follow.Thanks for looking.
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[perry]

Great work, i love the sidewalls!

[p-26luvr]

Gregory, All I can say is that I am amazed & awestruct at your work thus far. The scratchbuilt items just blow my mind, particularly the cockpit. THANKS for the detailed posting, I'll keep watching till the end. Caqrl T