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  1. Hi again,

     

    This is the remaining post for bringing the thread up to date. It shows work done in Nov.-Dec.2021.

     

    I devised a solution for the intake tubing, comprising two pieces of 0,13mm-thick plasticard.

     

    The first piece is shown below for the port wing and makes up the outboard side of the tubing:

    y4mGldK0tRcxoGgJNjR_1ruABa0I-sMQoHymDKkX

    IMAG7502

     

    The following pictures show the installation of the outboard tubing on the starboard wing (I didn't take a picture of the installation of the equivalent piece on the port wing):

    y4mzGYWv8Ul9X-Y5MrDgNbF-yitA04cCfGsyQOUZ

    IMAG7500

     

    y4mDSSX3qjaRKNVH2ODYAiCv6Ms5-qenv3IU9pz5

    IMAG7501

     

    Next, I installed the inboard piece of the tubing:

    y4m6sRFGjbqOMFoho9hvTUg0xxiKSjOrAgRYFnVI

    IMAG7503

     

    y4mvsP3Jr8dpo0c-gK_QaU4vygpbNJjRv_qL0Vw2

    IMAG7504

     

    The inboard piece of plastic will be adjusted after glueing the wings to the fuselage.

     

    Wings on:

    y4mAr7INymQGKVHVsMmWvaXZIKyIgcHj-7-Z_3Py

    IMAG7505

     

    y4m7KpYeRjalm4NLRpr-DzDKsreH1wHV6vITqii3

    IMAG7506

     

    After glueing the wings, the intake tubing was finally adjusted:

    y4m8aco4Nb_J_D2-5-Krp1eyWgrugMjF9i8Y4r06

    IMAG7508

     

    y4mquhhosReZGLVY6JCskOffXrXivA7WJvY4h4PG

    IMAG7510

     

    y4mS-Y6hRu5YOGXXWjcIgT8KuBjaJVUH2tnT9WKl

    IMAG7511

     

    With the most difficult phase of the build behind, I glued the horizontal stabilisers in place:

    y4mzUJVrKJrGSTWe7-_giHRuTxnxiznxIpyXLaWp

    IMAG7532

     

    y4mB1tj_kMhg-4m1zxcNp0z5alhXZT3OPqLVt6ET

    IMAG7533

     

    One of the worst points of the kit is the detail-less shallow wheel wells. There's a lot of detail visible in the walkaround pictures in primeportal (unfortunately, unreachable right now). I tried to add some detail using pieces of plastic and copper wire.

     

    Starting with the nose wheel well, there's a nasty seam along the fuselage halves:

    y4mof5H7hwsLmACiPy_VsCoMMq5KtGUeAy6NkGWu

    IMAG7535

     

    First, I glued in place a piece of plasticard:

    y4mpykdLjOMyR22eOC8T2yPb8FPvxAe-3dJeTdoH

    IMAG7536

     

    The locating holes for the nose gear were drilled out and pieces of copper wire were glued in place, bent and with pieces of masking tape wound up in order to simulate some of the detail that can be seen in the walkaround pictures:

    y4mywe0EXMfkUxPbaOVb25n0md31pgXoJ3DWZdKx

    IMAG7538

     

    Detail was also added to the main gear wells in a similar manner:

    y4mRamZdFgp9heoxW0RGika4svYvwxKa4OIdXYb9

    IMAG7543

     

    That's all for now. Hopefully, I'll be able to carry on with this build in a couple of months.

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  2. Hi again,

     

    I've been away from BM as an active contributor for a long time now because I haven't done any modelling for a while. I intend to resume work on my shelf of doom in January but I still have some updating to do on a few WIP threads. This is one of them.

     

    The work below was done back in Jan-Mar. 2021.

     

    As said in a previous post, the intake tubing was a blocking point in the build. While I was thinking about a possible solution, I went on with the build doing other things.

     

    I removed the canopy parts from the sprues:

    y4mZVIAZQ0QztwNO8YI62vxP7V2BVmTVaaL_99oG

    IMAG7162

     

    Next, I scribed missing panel lines on the wings' undersurfaces:

    y4mWJORbwvPKtG-KYAjyQEv-GqnSNUW2K2UMnbZp

    IMAG7188

     

    I also looked for and found a PE replacement for an antenna that will be installed on the underside of the fuselage:

    y4mCfxayTjEAHuOSM2P-aqrJMASPqpIKBt6GHExL

    IMAG7218

     

    The main landing gear wheels were removed from the sprues:

    y4mvIOjhMDjNBu2MRvxnBu-d7a5iYfSrL9LlWXSf

    IMAG7219

     

    To make the ejection marks disappear, I first glued pieces of plastic rods in the marks:

    y4mZuAtXAoBf8fFuWLiIs9pw-zMn6dSwRmdTGAqH

    IMAG7262

     

    The main landing gear legs were test-fitted to check if there was enough space to add some detail to the wheel wells. Available space is limited but I'll try to add something anyway:

    y4mgyqlsYadvF8De4c3blNBjrVlhhc1GWQYls9fk

    IMAG7220

     

    Small parts removed from the sprues:

    y4m9tzY_WFBSwJr2iaWaIb5VL9GPxq52Tu4LvVy-

    IMAG7239

     

    The rockets were glued to their pylons:

    y4mPldTEqRhSUM21JLGp5KG_rjVVcCA4OvDfSQph

    IMAG7241

     

    The fuel tanks were assembled and the horizontal stabiliser parts were also removed from the sprues:

    y4mIdnv-I6EjgtVIgEyVXyMxOskQ5cDrPzFIsVff

    IMAG7242

     

    Next, it was time to install the exhaust parts in the wings:

    y4m8UGZ48uWEcxvcFzn_lFmLgf7VrmPUaK3yA0JGIMAG7243

     

    Since there would be big seams inside the exhaust tubing, I decided to glue pieces of thin plasticard along the joins of the wing halves before glueing these halves together. Here are the lower halves of both wings with the pieces of plasticard glued in place:

    y4mrKlCxA_2YyJfwqR3fgexvaoVL7wyhTo-OawJ7

    IMAG7261

     

    I used a piece of sandpaper glued to a toothpick to blend the plasticard pieces with the interior surface of the exhaust tubing. This was done for the lower edge of the pieces before glueing the wing halves together and repeated for the top edges after, which was more difficult due to space limitations.

    y4mvpHyzHcNn8Z4Ti0ZRVeHR3ObRQc3vz-5u4g0a

    IMAG7263

     

    Wing halves glued together:

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    IMAG7264

     

    In the next post I'll show how I did the intake tubing and I'll finish updating the thread.

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  3. Hi again,

     

    I've been away from BM as an active contributor for a long time now because I haven't done any modelling for a while. I intend to resume work on my shelf of doom in January but I still have some updating to do on a few WIP threads. This is one of them.

     

    The work below was done back in July and August.

     

    The lateral windows were glued in place. The fit was flimsy and the gaps were filled in with Revell Contacta Clear:

    y4mmPVvkwxU80qZSwwp4SEdXYZYx4FkTn6iGLkHi

    IMAG7637

     

    While the glue cured, I glued the engine faces in place. A lot of work will be needed to remove all the seams, steps and gaps:

    y4mG8_KZoF0VdNjWIathYiAUxac1u5OqctRldpf7

    IMAG7638

     

    I decided to mask the windows with the fuselage still open, so that I could glue back in place any window that I pushed in by accident in the process. Strips of masking tape were applied:

    y4mVIwrs1Cu1NENsCtmjUpcTfxpqwr8AcjZ24__R

    IMAG7639

     

    ... and the excess was removed using a sharp nº 11 blade:

    y4ma2Gon6FphZzyYLAZu9ysOCPtFrMeKm9QjLoA2

    IMAG7640

     

    The cockpit was glued in place:

    y4mFC9TgaBme1DyyANcoGPRGIu5CqOJsS12peL6w

    IMAG7641

     

    The instructions recommend using 20g of weight on the nose, to avoid a tail seater. I used lead shot held in place by milliput. Since the nose didn't have enough space for all the shot, some was installed under and right behind the cockpit:

    y4mjk_nnvOKfSewolIuhQ_D39tj3O1ciRPcP6Rff

    IMAG7642

     

    Before painting the milliput and lead with interior grey, I masked the inside of the windows and the cockpit:

    y4mLMVYdiEr8WBY6NMIUa-sK2T-daKQHZ1DuKPa_

    IMAG7645

     

    Here's the result after painting:

    y4mWw883RcJ9HqQfx0gqbNHVksqQoArdnlpLBtp4

    IMAG7648

     

    Finally, the fuselage halves were glued together:

    y4mnfmTk3FzJLxw_tWJR8hfFnoozYhpi-y6i3kRH

    IMAG7653

     

    Next, I glued the cockpit front windows in place and decided to paint black the weight in the nose:

    y4m2u-AjcB9_QUg4AE7bBADYw9BuqEXyexv9mUZQ

    IMAG7655

     

    The alignment of the fuselage halves in front of the cockpit was poor. So, I inserted a piece of sprue in the front opening to force a better fit while the glue cured:

    y4mgsqbOyC_jQmlzUIKWo_tCmyQwr7ANxl0b-QYf

    IMAG7656

     

    The fit of the front window is also quite poor and the gaps were filled in with Revell Contacta Clear.

    y4mhQAYmJAvGBvvULH_uUxJv0s-VQxltJjl4ZNl3

    IMAG7657

     

    A lot of work on the seams and gaps will be needed.

     

    The WIP thread is now up to date.

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

     

     

     

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  4. Hi again,

     

    I've been away from BM as an active contributor for a long time now because I haven't done any modelling for a while. I intend to resume work on my shelf of doom in January but I still have some updating to do on a few WIP threads. This is one of them.

     

    The work below was done back in August.

     

    After closing the fuselage, I had to finish the instrument panel and install the canopy. As can be seen in the next picture, the seams on the IP face and cowling need attention.

    y4mwOjSRb7CJ7U0_Fnwkb5MbnuPKe0hJqtouaYDt

    IMAG7646

     

    In order to allow for an easier application of the IP decal, I decided to apply a piece of thin plasticard sheet:

    y4mZHLCUU3Z9wcCaNGFE1RHwvZz8KNOBZnydmbmB

    IMAG7647

     

    Result after cutting to shape:

    y4mbTeHRkUEQXrxRLuEdT4ml5K-MFwu95lvoye0d

    IMAG7650

     

    The seam on the cowling was filled in with PPP:

    y4mPG3LVTEVCSAW2Z5tUbMeRiGiwh3qGns3wvPeX

    IMAG7651

     

    y4mluT50o2QsO49ANlKgfvEq6tYs4YMoHsuqcfcE

    IMAG7652

     

    After painting, the seam was still visible, so another application of PPP was needed:

    y4mmqsixv5As2toGgWrJdkekIX6UaXFwzglay1uD

    IMAG7658

     

    I still haven't removed the PPP to check if the seam is now invisible.

     

    Along these steps, I had painted the IP face black and applied the IP decal but found that the IP face should be painted white so that the instruments on the decal could be visible. I managed to remove the decal and return it to the decal sheet before it dried in place:

    y4maTQr6HhKharCh06HmILUiZq3xOvo1-bujS3Lz

    IMAG7654

     

    So, I painted the IP face white and also used the white paint as primer for the parts that will be latter painted yellow:

    y4m62AhOih0b9oagnItagAVj7m8pGbRAp4HhikUQ

    IMAG7649

     

    The thread is now up to date. Hopefully, I'll get back to this build after the New Year festivities.

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

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  5. Hi @Scooby,

     

    Thanks for your interest and for the real life details of operating these aircraft. I'm very sorry to know about the loss of the 807 aircraft and crew...

     

    Just a question: was it usual to fit these aircraft with floats instead of a regular landing gear? Or there were a few permanently fitted with floats? I ask this because I couldn't find a picture of the 806 box art aircraft with floats but I found pictures of 802 in both configurations.

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

     

  6. 7 hours ago, k5054nz said:

    Beautiful work Jaime, I'm really enjoying this build! I want one of these kits now, to do as an Army version!

     

    Thank you very much Zac!

     

    This specific kit might be difficult to find and is a bit old. I believe Hobby Boss has several Lynx versions available, which should be a bit more detailed. I have the boxing for the Portuguese Navy Lynx.

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

     

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  7. Hi again,

     

    Continuing with the thread update.

     

    Due to the kit's age, the interior detail is basic. Since the cabin doors will be closed, only the seats and instrument panel will be visible through the front windows. So, I decided to make seatbelts to provide some detail to the seats. The belts are done from painted masking tape and fine copper wire bent to shape for the buckles.

     

    I started by cutting 1 mm-wide stripes on a piece of masking tape glued to the cutting mat. These stripes were painted medium grey:

    y4mO5LJPrSGBeJ5is74eyokL_u64fNKlX10IPeKK

    IMAG7596

     

    Here we can see some of the buckles, already shaped to form:

    y4maa1qTN3EflV-zWpW2P4Ph9w9dCpOGJubTbETb

    IMAG7609

     

    After installation of the seatbelts on the seats, I used a 1 mm-thick Liquid Chrome pen to paint the buckles:

    y4myUmKAFqaL4veYaTaoF7SEe-WXR7zqHXSOGEZL

    IMAG7613

     

    There's a decal for the instruments on the central console between the seats. Here's the set-up for applying the decal:

    y4mnvGQW1Q9EiNwDn5kHKkIq90xQn85_NqHmvXm8

    IMAG7603

     

    After application of the decal and installation of the seats, here's the result:

    y4mQX5nUcH-IZS8oEoDF4xSn3AS4zqypsaVqlxwW

    IMAG7614

     

    Before closing the fuselage, I decided to apply masking tape to the lateral windows. Since these clear parts were held in place by filing around the gaps with clear glue, it would be risky to apply the masking with the fuselage already closed. So, I covered the clear parts with pieces of masking tape, and cut the tape to shape with a sharp modelling blade:

    y4mmG7mozBBze_KuS5_azc-BSyc0_E7X3WybiKna

    IMAG7615

     

    y4mAesZQFH8GQlYBymAe2CM_xVVU0KiPNHy0Hnit

    IMAG7616

     

    The parts making up the fuselage underside where the main wheels will be installed, were also glued together. Some filler will be needed:

    y4mYvrMt-5U0bjus93Azo-1oAMUQywOVNsjNssru

     

    Next, the cockpit and cabin base was glued to the inner side of one of the fuselage halves and the fuselage was closed. The previous sub-assebly was also glued to the underside of the fuselage:

    y4mAN0xOTLNAU6x5MubkBHZzPFotNbQvQPAsZxsO

    IMAG7628

     

    y4m7juMRWoSq0rdjUjGB8wiAf5CZ_ht2n0GyPYFw

    IMAG7629

     

    The main engine cover parts were glued together. The fit is nothing to cheer about:

    y4mPvimvQWA0b0RXgPo4j25a1rgF5L26kKbL9ksT

    IMAG7631

     

    Next, the nose was glued to the fuselage:

    y4mNMvGkERY4hC2K8vczejwkqx4pC4mC_d1KsVHu

    IMAG7632

     

    The holders for the torpedoes were also glued in place:

    y4mxEp2PS2Qb-LtwRTxLpG_sp7JiKca9m-pR_mx3

    IMAG7633

     

    Finally, here's a view of the underside:

    y4mCx0Dale64YhmFIh5iBoOSFJNvNcKx0Af7IGDa

    IMAG7634

     

    That's all for now, the thread is up to date.

     

    Thanks for looking

     

    Jaime

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  8. Hi again,

     

    I didn't manage to finish this build in the Matchbox GB, which is perfectly normal with me... The build is now in the Aircraft WIP area, where I'll press on till it's finished.

     

    I did progress a bit during the GB, though I didn't manage to update the thread. I'll do it now.

     

    I started work by removing the fuselage parts off the sprues. The panel lines in this kit are represented by raised lines, so I rescribed them. The following picture shows the rescribed lines on the fuselage half on the top area of the picture. The fuselage half on the bottom still has the original raised lines:

    y4me8i3byN8IwLlmGVzUkACfyPz9ZJR8JIj5gzws

    IMAG7580

     

    The bulkheads behind the cockpit and behind the passenger cabin were glued in place:

    y4mj1uf39FO_zLMzsk1lI4m11DPBQsryEx2XcGJE

    IMAG7589

     

    Next, the interior was painted medium grey:

    y4m5hkgiQYmMcPB7Xs02ELnXtNzLoITiDDfgNbaH

    IMAG7601

     

    The cockpit parts were also painted: instrument panel, cockpit base, control column and seats:

    y4mc2nktqn3u8pzy9WqB8UswKb4i3xv1Zl1JQop5

    IMAG7602

     

    There are decals for the instrument panel and seatbelts. Here's the set-up for applying the decals:

    y4mScXD2VgC2gRwsFBglWIH9zqq8xTSM6MB56VtY

    IMAG7604

     

    The decals were applied. The instrument panel decal doesn't correspond exactly to the raised detail on the instrument panel part:

    y4mo2HxI7Zgk9l1fslZyv_ECSUmKatgiUdIx-ANv

    IMAG7617

     

    and the cockpit parts were glued together:

    y4m_jeIFA10zJo3S30wIJlYygGoFA16otlxY9_k8

    IMAG7618

     

    Next step: assembling the wings and engines. First, the raised panel lines were rescribed, after which the wing halves were glued together:

    y4mkYYxd_kT5H09MaLiExOJqxjCrh6q_Ez5QmNjq

    IMAG7624

     

    Then, the engine cowlings where glued in place:

    y4mJW1jlevZKSJewfvIxWqDp5aVuGvvxQmtW72oy

    IMAG7625

     

    As can be seen, fit of the parts could be better and some filling with putty and sanding will be needed:

    y4mdRZ816VnMIYs85a0l-XCS_UqSl42z8moK0eY7

    IMAG7626

     

    y4mZfofDKISOp28ytxCFtwJyWOjuQmRW8FUDzzeE

    IMAG7627

     

    Thanks for looking.

     

    Jaime

     

     

     

     

     

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  9. Hi all,

     

    As usual, I didn't finish the build in the GB. I did progress a bit more during the GB but I didn't manage to update the thread. I'll do it now, and keep pressing forward till I finish the build. After all, it's not such a complex kit...

     

    In a previous post I said the doors couldn't be installed after gluing the top part of the fuselage (i.e.: the main engine cover). Therefore, I decided to glue the doors in the closed position:

    y4mHQM5wy-pT-_fDdhknu0BY6qBcgaV14Yw-YRmx

    IMAG7571

     

    y4mg89T98otOi3-I8QtZjgGEjFxFd67zu7MsdOM8

    IMAG7572

     

    Next, I glued the parts making up the main rotor:

    y4mpyGgh3qrjJCWolv-UVRxBsT_BEqPnoqeo2qJb

    IMAG7573

     

    y4m8ziK3sPgYd4PkAtaeRKZo3HjR2GE8BLGv6pLp

    IMAG7594

     

    Lead weights were inserted in the nose, being kept in place by Milliput:

    y4mz7pCmpJjPbiZFcYXtFmI_HW3D8yZpKZz8mKOA

    IMAG7574

     

    y4mmGUGdg12rPMpWVIjwCXwXxjl89fN4yfooSWYe

    IMAG7575

     

    The interior was latter painted matte black.

     

    A new dry fit shows that the model is now comfortably a non-tail seater:

    y4mqg9AgBav_3Q_-jED6n9_mX7oyqa2SnVJP5mbv

    IMAG7576

     

    Next, I painted the interior of the model matte black. Here is the cockpit and passenger cabin base:

    y4mwQyusB6Np-SIcwaRXMfEcEr9Nr1XvA7nKj01m

    IMAG7600

     

    I also painted black some smaller parts. The pilot seats were painted medium grey:

    y4mRbpshhCnZCvVRSP5EEAx5ANvctoK5GP_clzAj

    IMAG7598

     

    Inspection of the clear parts shown that there are moulding lines inside the parts. These defects are not superficial and cannot be removed, so I have to live with them:

    y4m9ak5edK_281AppbU_z4rGWUQ81Kr7R_Ddp68x

    IMAG7591

     

    y4mz9cMBqNrewOUtYmkA94v_hvBK90YlG5cprMgY

    IMAG7592

     

    The clear parts were bathed in Alclad Acqua Gloss and left to dry for a few days. Next, I glued the lateral windows in place. The parts are slightly smaller than the openings, which didn't help. I had to use some Revell Clear glue as filler around the parts to keep them in place:

    y4m-VFn8lD0RaD2qkB8Nsx6avq3WHrTVRzDcW_rP

    IMAG7593

     

    Thanks for looking

     

    Jaime

     

     

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  10. On 16/04/2022 at 04:36, RC Boater Bill said:

    Any progress?   I just found this thread- I just acquired this kit last week!  I’ve already learned a lot from your progress so far…..

     

     

     

    Thanks a lot for your interest! I managed to solve the problem of how to create acceptable intake tubings and already glued the wings to the fuselage. I have several new pictures but haven't found the time to update the thread yet. I'll try to do it soon.

     

    However, the build is on hold right now because I'm doing builds for the Matchbox GB and the Bomber/Strike/Ground Attack GB.

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

  11. Hi again,

     

    As I said to Pat above, I've been progressing very slowly in this build. I've only managed to prepare the parts for painting. I'll show a few pictures taken in the process.

     

    On the inner face of the doors, a small piece was glued to allow the doors to slide. It can be seen on the lower left corner of the door on the left of the picture:

    y4mfOEmPgbw6M6WOXVR3LjoHPZt7LHxELL2MLFyg

    IMAG7562

     

    I also glued the parts making up the lateral extensions where the main landing gear will be installed. They can be seen here, together with the lower back part of the fuselage:

    y4mCwTCIdGmbH7hwwObCfvO2-mz3_tzl_-bOdXRs

    IMAG7563

     

    The top of the fuselage and engine cover can be seen here. There are two lateral parts  to be glued:

    y4m7NR1EAmQUB3qP0bqaVvN7oalHrrYK5ijEpX0t

    IMAG7564

     

    Dry-fitting all the fuselage parts I concluded that the doors cannot be inserted after glueing the top and lateral parts of the fuselage:

    y4mReh-UcSKtHsHV4bzMGOO4KM7NA85ZibpZfb6C

    IMAG7565

     

    So, it isn't possible to paint the doors and fuselage separately and install the doors later in order to have sliding doors on the model. I decided to glue the doors in closed position and paint the whole model in the end. There's no special detail to be seen inside anyway.

     

    This is a more complete dry-fit, which shows that the model seems not to be a tail-seater after all:

    y4mUKwgagWEER9DHEK6JngkuGiyRK7B-6aUxphLs

    IMAG7566

     

    I'll add some weight to the nose, just to be sure.

     

    Here we can see all parts ready for painting:

    y4mWHxto1GHOQtlvnPjLpvTAeGeOuF1j25hL4Ifq

    IMAG7569

     

    That's all for now.

     

    I think I'll have to try and finish first my Typhoon, which I'm also currently building in the Bomber/Strike GB, as that GB ends first. I still have to start my Twin Otter as well. So, too many builds in parallel...

     

    Thanks for looking.

     

    Jaime

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  12. On 03/04/2022 at 00:05, JOCKNEY said:

    Hi Jaime

    Have you had a chance to make a start on your Lynx yet ?

    Cheers Pat 

     

    Hi Pat,

     

    thanks for your interest. I have all the parts taken off the sprues, cleaned and ready for painting. I'll try to post some pictures in the next few days.

     

    The daily job has been very time consuming and haven't managed to get much workbench time.

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

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  13. Hi again,

     

    Continuing with the PE, I glued the lateral panels to the cockpit walls:

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    IMAG6506

     

    The port panel got some detailing:

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    IMAG6507

     

    The throttle lever is made of several PE parts glued in layers. It will later be glued to the tubular structure of the cockpit:

    y4mBAMmI7pRqBUYSo_p_qgPog4NkGYnjffb7HPky

    IMAG6509

     

    The instrument panel is also a PE part, which must first be bent in several places:

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    IMAG6510

     

    Several PE levers were glued to the lateral consoles of the instrument panel:

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    IMAG6511

     

    There's an additional side panel, which needs bending in several points:

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    IMAG6512

     

    y4mPkHRHavK-ljjYw34hUPeo_VpfNsp4FU6aZuQH

    IMAG6513

     

    It was finished with additional PE detailing:

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    IMAG6514

     

    The panel on the starboard cockpit wall got some PE detailing as well:

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    IMAG6518

     

    Finally, I applied a PE part to the wheel well:

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    IMAG6519

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

     

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  14. Hi again,

     

    Some more progress, this time with PE.

     

    The kit's seat will be replaced by several PE parts, which provides a lot more detail:

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    IMAG6492

     

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    IMAG6494

     

    y4m0TNE6osV0ct8kEplQuF8zP8h6U7yql9JFzQmy

    IMAG6495

     

    The bulkhead behind the seat also gets a PE improvement on its top. But first the top of the plastic part must be removed, as shown in the following pictures:

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    IMAG6496

     

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    IMAG6497

     

    y4m6yB9_0EslkpNrWKhzlDTco6t6n4SENj4uexeZ

    IMAG6498

     

    The control column also gets a bit more detail:

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    IMAG6499

     

    y4mp7nANjKqfazEwN5E1i1fLv77d0CrRMWT2tcKy

    IMAG6500

     

    The tubular structure around the cockpit and the open bottom of the cockpit are completely made up of PE parts:

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    IMAG6501

     

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    IMAG6502

     

    y4mHYWW94WLdKxOIeDy3mfMnj7XLJfIZw4N8KXWy

    IMAG6503

     

    The rudder pedals are also replaced by PE parts and a 0.5 mm copper wire:

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    IMAG6504

     

    y4mjpJc9C3m-6fXqnVP8Gr9bmm9Z-vq0n1YbLG1M

    IMAG6505

     

    Finally, the rudder pedals are glued to the cockpit tubing:

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    IMAG6508

     

    Thanks for looking.

     

    Jaime

     

     

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  15. Hi again,

     

    As usual, I didn't progress any further with this build for a long time. Now, I'm using the opportunity of the Bomber/Strike/Ground attack GB to try and finish it.

     

    Picking it up where I left, I removed the resin parts (front intake, wheels and pitot tube) from the moulding blocks:

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    IMAG6480

     

    Next, I had to remove the cockpit walls detail from the fuselage halves, as I'll be using the PE detail set from Eduard. Here we can see the raised detail moulded in plastic:

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    IMAG6481

     

    All this was removed with a curved bladed, sanded and polished:

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    IMAG6482

     

    The radiator flap will be replaced by PE and needs to be cut off. Here's the area to remove:

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    IMAG6485

     

    After removal:

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    IMAG6486

     

    The spine behind the cockpit has a guide for the sliding canopy. This is moulded in plastic but will be replaced by PE, and needs to be removed.

     

    Original:

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    IMAG6487

     

    After removal:

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    IMAG6488

     

    Next, holes for installing the rocket pylons must be opened on the undersides of wings. The cartridge ejectors must also be opened. This was done in two steps: first, by drilling small holes:

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    IMAG6489

     

    Finally, the openings were finished using a nº 11 blade:

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    IMAG6490

     

    I'll finish this update showing a comparison of the various tail planes I have for this build.

     

    On the bottom right of the picture we can see the original kit parts, which are not correct for the machine I'm building, since it used a horizontal tail plane similar to the Tempest Mk V. On the left side of the picture we can see the tail plane parts of the Academy Tempest Mk V. However, I managed to find the Quickboost correction for the Academy Typhoon, which is shown on the top right of the picture:

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    IMAG6491

     

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

     

     

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  16. 13 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said:

    Great to see you in this GB

    Thanks Pat!

     

    I've been very quiet on the modelling front in the last year or so but hope to be back on track now.

     

    12 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said:

    have you decided on what version to build yet

     

    Yes, I'll do the Deutsche Kriegsmarine version, shown on the box art. The blue-grey on top and white bottom scheme looks great.

     

    Cheers

     

    Jaime

     

     

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