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    David, thank you a lot! Gorby, thank you too. But I'm not a master, only learning. Made a test painting: The instruction advises to paint the aircraft in GS C71 "midnight blue". But it's too dark from my point of view. Probably will use C14 "navy blue" instead.
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    Thanks mates! Please see the photo below: So: 1. For sanding - sanding sticks 2. For initial cut - Tamiya 0.1 mm etched saw 2. For second cut - RB Production etched saw 3. For finishing - Olfa AK1 knife with new blade (it's hell sharp so very usefull)
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    I'm keep going. Added some units to fuselage: I cut the blades on the air intake ventilator:
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    Cut parts of the fuselage at the point of attachment of stabilizers and made brackets:
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    And some more photos (fuselage already closed):
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    And little more photos:
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    Very short update (hope that soon I can close the fuselage): Blanks for exhaust pipes:
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    Cockpit finished:
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    David, Martin - thank you, mates! Hope this future is realy very near ) Continued cockpit assembling/painting: At the same time, remade the pilot seat: So, left some final touches to PP, after that mat varnish - and cockpit is ready for assembling
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    Thanks, Jan! And short update: I began to rework the stabilizer attachment points: Finalized painting of engines mockup: Started painting the cockpit:
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    Thanks, Nigel! I was palnned straight OOB build,but I can not stop myself Probably somewhere should be some pills against this desease
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    Jacke, Rene, thank you, mates! Thanks for reading ) Did some exercises with flaps: As all can see - left one seems ok, but right one need some puttying and sanding (my fault): Added some details to cockpit floor: And decided to scratchbuild all space behind the pilot seat (head rest, mount of rear part of canopy and so on), because what we have in from the kit is completely wrong and allow only closed canopy:
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    Jake, Runner, thank you mates! It's plastic engines left from Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket kit (were replaced by resin from Vector).
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    Thank you, Nigel! Main landing gears bays - done:
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    Nigel, Martin, thanks! Spent part of the weekend with some profit ) Extend exhaust collector: Add little more details to engine compartment: Started working on main landing gears bays:
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    Mrtin, Covjets - thank you mates. Lots of puttying-sanding and again: Engines painted: Began work on the engine compartment:
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    Blanks for the diaphragm extruded from plastic sheet: Exhaust collector mockup made from 1.5mm solder:
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    Please-please ping me when you decide to start. It should be very interesting for me! And very short update. Inner side of landing gears doors from thin plastic:
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    Yes, it's really descent. Of course it have number of flaws. But all (at least most) of them looks fixable. Martian, Nigel welcome on board. You both are skimmer-vets. So your attention is very appreciated ) Short update: Got Vector VDS-48031 wheels. They looks way better than KH's: Started working on main landing gears doors. Made from 0.2 mm cooper. Also I'm thinking about adding some mockups of engines and other stuff, that can be visible throug ventilation holes:
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    Thank you very much, guys! I am very glad how you evaluated my work.
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    Yep, David, VDS48106. And it would be good to get them, 'couse kits wheels are not accurate by shape and skinny So let's start. I'm planing to build model as much as possible close to available photos of only existed XF5U. That's mean: - no guns, no bombs - no gorgeous what-if camo - no fancy landing hook (so shame, 'll miss him) Kit itself also need some fixes - cowling doors need to be replaced (if display them in open position) - wheel doors should be replaced - they thick as armor plates, they have fictional rivetting and panel lines (how?), outer doors don't have extruded places (aware of my lack of vocabulary) for wheel But for my luck, most complex part (wooden props blades) already done! So rest of build should be swift and calm. So started with filling unnecessary gaps: And trying to do something with cowling doors (it's proof of concept variant made from 0,15mm brass and probably 'll be rebuilded):
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    Thank you a lot, mates. I really appreciate your feedback.
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    Very nice build, Nigel! Thank you a lot for sharing technology secrets ) Peek some.
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    David, here it is And thank you for your evaluation
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    Hi gents! Here I'll try to build Vought XF5U-1 at 1:48 scale from Kitty Hawk. So he can make the company to recently completed Vought V-173 References: Naval Fighters #21 Chance Vought V-173 and XF5U-1 “flying pancakes” (Steve Ginter, 1992) XF5U-1 Illustrated Assembly Breakdown (F.N.Dickerman, 1945) [special thank's for Marin aka Martian Hale and Michael aka Space Ranger for it) Useful links: Texts: XF5U-1 Flying Pancake - Design and Structural Features @ Vought Heritage KH XF5U-1 kits review & comments - @ Tailhook Topics by Tommy H. Thomason aka Tailspin Turtle (also great photos of subject here) Vought V-173 Flying Pancake Interior, etc. @ Sprue Bits/Internetmodeller Videos: Chance Vought XF5U-1 Flying Pancake Fighter @ YouTube by Jaglavak Military Tuft Studies of Chance Vought XF5U-1 Airplane Model @ YouTube by NASA Langley CRGIS Builds: 1/72 Hasegawa XF5U-1 Flying Pancake by Nigel Heath Vought XF5U-1 "Flying Flapjack" by Martian Hale PDFs: Low aspect ratio aircraft @ DG2 Communique Iss#3 vol#1 pgs.24..30 The Flying Flapjack @ Mechanix Illustrated, may 1947
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