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Fozzy

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  1. So now for the instrument panel. By the way you do realise that I have built all this a few weeks ago and that I'm not some sort of robot that can knock out a scratch built aircraft in a few minutes? ...... The instrument panel was built up with plastic card cut to shape and the switches and other bits and bobs were made out of wire.Heres a pic before painting.. To make the Instrument dials I downloaded black and white photos off the Internet,down scaled them and printed them off.All I had to do then was cut them off the paper with scissors(The hardest part of the whole build so far because they were so small!! )I then glued them into position....no expence spared!!!....heres a pic after painting........
  2. So now I have got to get the Instument panel together.
  3. .....Next I placed the Pilots seat into position.............
  4. Now it is time to put the parts I have already made into the pilots position.Here are some pics with it all together minus the Pilots seat.I do apologies for the out of focus amateur photos!!!
  5. Hi guys Thanks once again for all you feedback...much appreciated. So we go back to the cockpit construction!. I made up a Throttle Quadrant out of the usual plastic card,also a map case and a Trim Wheel made from wire and plastic,see pic............
  6. I found a few photos of some shots I took of the Undercarriage and Cowling in place last night.This gives you a rough idea of what it might look like later.....ofcourse a lot of imagination is required Next time I post I'll continue with the cockpit Cheers for now Fozzy
  7. ....and then the control column and frame work for it was made out of plastic and garden twine.Here is a picture before and after painting...
  8. Rudder pedals were made out of scraps of plastic and then painted.
  9. ....This is what they look like on the seat.........
  10. Cheers Dan I always say experiment,if you don't try you don't know
  11. .....................and with a bit of paint on them,the finished article............
  12. The way I have always made seat belts is out of cut pieces of a beer cans!!!Once again sounds crazy but I think quite realistic........what do you think?
  13. .................and here is a couple of snaps of the finished seat..............
  14. The back of the seat frame was made in the same fashion and in the next picture you will see I have made the seat back cushion out of electrical wire,which later I changed and made it out of pieces of plastic because it looked more like the reference material. A seat adjusting wheel was then made out of plastic and fuse wire.......
  15. Thanks Martin Not too sure at the moment but am leaning towards the Standard Dark Green/Dark Earth upper surfaces and Sky undersides.As for the Squadron Markings havn't decided yet!!
  16. I now turned my attention to making the Pilots seat.The first picture shows you how crudely I made the seat frame work out of Garden twine.I basicly pinned and glued the wire over a template......... ........and then glued it all together.....
  17. Hi guys So what we are putting together today is the detail in the Cockpit. These few pictures show you that I have placed all the floors and Radio shelves in the Navigator/Gunners compartment.Bits of pipe work have been added and a few pumps and buttons on the Pilots side walls.Most of this detailing was made out of Plastic card and wire,and the reference came from an amazing book in the Mushroom Orange series named Westland Lysander by James Kightly...................
  18. So there you have it. Next time I post I'll show you how I detailed the cockpit!!! All the best Fozzy
  19. This was then placed inside the Bloody Cowling and checked very carefully that it set absolutly straight else the prop will not turn!.When it was dry I made the exhaust ring out of Milliput,and tiny exhaust pipes connected to the ring out of insulation cable.All I had to do then was make the exhaust ring frame out of wire.This probably took me about 2 days to complete. Here are a few snaps of the finished Mercury Engine.
  20. Ok so here is the good bit........well it is for me! After studying many pictures of the Mercury Engine I got together all the materials I would need to replicate it.I needed good old Balsa wood,cocktail sticks,Garden twine wire,Electric cable and different size pieces of wire and a lot of patience!!!! Let me show you the first pic and I will explain............. First I made the Engine block out of a piece of Balsa wood and then glued the 9 Cylinders or cocktail sticks in this case!,onto the Engine block.To get the effect of the cylinders I wrapped garden twine around the cocktail stick.The Gear box cover was made out of Balsa wood and sanded to shape and glued to the front and the Push Rods were made out of wire and placed onto the cylinders.This was all then placed on a plastic card back plate and then given the old paint job!!
  21. I have to say I hated doing this Cowling.....but the good news is that I'm getting to the part that I love doing and that is ..detailing. The next few posts will be me showing you how I constructed the Mercury Engine.
  22. Not many pics of this stage I'm afraid because I hated doing it! but the next few pictures shows you the finished item.After tapering in the front of the Cowl to shape and drilling out the centre to adventually take the Mercury Engine(that part was a bitch!!)and fitting a Carburetor intake made from Balsa wood to the bottom of the Cowl,the oil cooler intake rings were then fitted(made from electric cable insulation)and finally the Cylinder head nobly thingymajigs were glued on.....enough of this chat.....here is the finished article.....ish!!
  23. The Cowling.mmmhhhhmmmm1 ....not easy! The first pic shows a big block of Balsa cut to the shape and length of the Cowling.I laminated about 5 pieces of wood together and left overnight to dry. The next day I started sanding down the wood contstantly checking the shape with the plans and pics untill after about an hour or so I had what I think is the right shape for the Cowling........see pic
  24. Hi there again I took a look at the Nakajima G10N...........nice looking.If you have any problems scratch building this then feel free to contact me and maybe I can give you advice and try to help you.You really don't need to cheat on the Canopy....you can make your own,its only trial and error!! The hardest part will be the constructing of the Fuselage and wings!!! Cheers Fozzy
  25. Yes it will be large.Wing span will be approx 60cms.What will your scratch build be?
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