AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 Thank you all not sure I'm going to take off with at artificial horizon as it is. Either that or my table has got a severe lean to port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Either that or my table has got a severe lean to port. Or youve been sniffing the Talisker again Bexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Thank you all not sure I'm going to take off with at artificial horizon as it is. Either that or my table has got a severe lean to port. PORT being the operative word, eh Mish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Great looking pit Mish! Cheers, Azgaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPNGROATS Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Very nice cockpit detail indeed...! Chees, ggc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 A good start it seems. Did you already choose your subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 A good start it seems.Did you already choose your subject? Thanks all, Do you mean the camouflage scheme and unit markings Antoine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedfellows Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Excellent pit work Mish, how is the PE stuff to go on? Keep up the good work! Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Excellent pit work Mish, how is the PE stuff to go on?Keep up the good work! Adam Apart from the eye strain, quite well thanks. It all looked a little daunting at first as I have only made up harnesses in the past, but with the fine tweezers I treated myself to and a cocktail stick the rudder pedals folded up really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks all,Do you mean the camouflage scheme and unit markings Antoine? Yes. Did I choose the wrong word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Very nice work with all the PE, Just take your time and enjoy ! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 I say Ol' Luv, spiffing job on the old Hun pit, what, what. Hun pit! Ha, you English and your sense of humor! Ze pit iz good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebos Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Going together well, why rush things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 (edited) Well I seem to have picked the two most fiddly kits to enter this GB with. The difference between this on and the Lysander is where the Lysander became a chore this one is fun. Four hours today was all I could take in the heat and again not a lot to show for it, but it is progress and two pages in the instruction book! So on with the photos: The gun magazines awaiting assembly Gun assembly underway Gun control panel Rear cockpit assembly complete Edited August 23, 2008 by Mish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Nice start Mish! Looking good! Cheers, Azgaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I love it Mish, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Coming on really well now Mish, keep it going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 (edited) A little more done to day before the heat drove me out of the modelling room. I could actually see the paint trying on parts that I pained on the sprue. Today's photos: The rear cockpit area area before the final side pieces is put in place Front and rear cockpits together Edited August 23, 2008 by Mish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Very nice looking pit, Mish! Azgaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebos Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 It's coming on great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 (edited) Another three and a half hours today, this kit is getting close to going in the bin. For an expensive kit it is one of the worst fitting I have ever had the misfortune to build. Right on with the photos: Fuselage halves together, not the gaps fore and aft of the cockpit area. Rear cockpit, note the gaps and steps. Nose gunpack assembled. Nose on! I've had to snip two of the gun barrels off to get the nose on. Again notice the poor fit not that you can miss it! So on to the engine nacelles, this are known to be a bad fit, but with a bit of shaping and assembly advice from various forums and build report. I managed this Looks like I have loads of filling and sanding ahead! Oh deepest joyous. Edited August 23, 2008 by Mish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timraven1992 Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Its coming together now Mish, Have fun with the filling/sanding! Cheers tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 It does look a little 'loose' in the fit. Very wierd for a kit that got such good reviews, I wonder if there is a big difference between this and the E that I have. Best of luck with the filling - try masking off the area you dont want to sand with insulation tape, then build up the filler. You can then be sure that you have filled above the level of the surrounding details, so will do less damage. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Thanks Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Hey Mish, I'm at the same stage as you, only I fitted the lower half of the nose first before adding the upper section. The fitment of all the gubbins in the gun bay seemed a bit recipie for disaster when sliding the upper section over the MG barrels. I left everything out bar the bulkheads, and I intend to slide some aluminium tube up the MG ports, and fix the barrels into these, otherwise it won't look right. My build has got a temporary stop on, as I won't be back home for a couple of weeks, but good luck with the rest of it. And yes, mine was nearly binned too!! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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