Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) This one is moving slowly for the moment. With thirteen builds in five concurrent GBs, there's a lot going on at Matrix Mansions. The cockpit repaint is now complete. Edited April 19, 2015 by Enzo Matrix 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger-d Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Looks good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Looking good Enzo, nice save on the cockpit colour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Think I have one of these in the stash Enzo, looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 The undercarriage bays have a resin insert into which the gear legs fit - hopefully securely... Transparencies fitted. I was a little concerned about these but they fitted very well indeed. I now have to do a bit of work to ensure that they blend in to the main fuselage. The design of these is well thought out with a large area of fuselage side included in the transparencies to allow the builder to carry out the blending without fear of damaging the window areas. We'll see how well I do... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Good progress Enzo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Looking good Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruffy Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 What a great aircraft ! Never seen anything like it! Great thread by the way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 These Potez's are very attractive aircraft, I'm liking the look of this. Wez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 It took me ages to mask the nose transparencies and to remove the join lines. I had to remove the cockpit and nose pieces, which will be refitted after the first coat of paint. The wings are a simple butt joint to the fuselage so I drilled a hole through the wing roots to allow a piece of sprue to act as a spar. The spar was reinforced by milliput packing in the wing interiors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Good morning Enzo It 's looking good .. Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 On with the paint! Primed with Alclad2 grey primer and then given a first coat of Lifecolor UA145 Gris Bleu Fonce. The blue grey areas are masked off with blutak rolls and Copydex. The green has been sprayed on using Lifecolor UA142 French Kaki. More areas masked off. The brown is Lifecolor UA143 French Brown. All masking removed and the undersurfaces sprayed with Lifecolor UA141 Gris Bleu Clair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 So far so very good Enzo. The transparencies are a lot more user friendly than on the old Heller kit! No scoop here. Excellent paint job. We are all waiting with trepidation for the next installment!!! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Most of the stickers on... And now up on its own wheels. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 She's coming together nicely Enzo I understand that the long spindly gear support struts that attach to the main struts are resin - does it look like you can fit them without breakages? Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 I understand that the long spindly gear support struts that attach to the main struts are resin - does it look like you can fit them without breakages? They are resin. And no... We'll find out in the next couple of days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Best of luck chap Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Quite like these more unusual aircraft. Lovely progress Enzo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) It turns out that the resin undercarriage struts were not a problem. I put a fresh, sharp blade in the craft knife and worked carefully. Now they are fitted they make the aircraft look even more archaic. Edited June 23, 2015 by Enzo Matrix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Pics please, or it didn't happen Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Any progress Enzo? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Any progress Enzo? Indeed. We're very nearly there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Aw yeaaah I can't wait to see the finished model - nice work Enzo Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 This looks smashing! But you're going to have fun in fitting the transparencies last!!! Good luck! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 Finished! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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