giemme Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Thanks Stix! ... You obviously have a very steady hand! mmmhh ... I didn't mention how many times I had to repaint the black part inside the gauges and redo the white lines, did I? Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Nope you didn't..........but it still looks excellent........if you hadn't mentioned it I would never have known 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer66 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Nice work on the cockpit so far Giemme I really like your technique for making the chain on the trim wheel, if you don't mind I'll steal that idea for use on mine. Al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Nice work on the cockpit so far Giemme I really like your technique for making the chain on the trim wheel, if you don't mind I'll steal that idea for use on mine. Al I certainly don't mind Al, go ahead and steal it! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Great progress Geimme! I love all the improvisation, which is needed with older simplified kits. I recon this one will look great when its all together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) Thanks Greg! Speaking of older simplified kits: I've been looking at various photos of the real AC, focusing on details and .... oh dear, I could go on forever adding scratch built items to this kit and still be far from done ... ...but I'm sooo tempted ... EDIT: note to self: repeat this mantra: "It's an old, cheap kit. You bought it to practice mottle painting. - It's an old, cheap kit, you bought it ..." Ciao Edited September 8, 2015 by giemme 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Amazing work, as always 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Cheers Val, thanks! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmer Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Great work,, me like :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Great work,, me like :-) Hi swimmer, thanks! Here's another small update, been (sparsely) doing some detail painting in the cockpit: first off a better pic of the IP (daughter's compact camera works!) Cockpit tub, with more details and a bit of weathering (still more to do) Rudder pedals: these are very basic, and I should really have drilled holes out of them . I'll be adding straps, though: Seat and trim wheel: Control stick (sort of): I wanted to add some more piping to the starboard side: Port side; the (oversimplified) trim wheel chain has already received a dark wash, but can use more: I also tried to reproduce the stenciling on top of it by brush (it's molded in the cockpit wall, should be a sort of small placard) That's it for today, more detail painting (and hopefully getting to button up the fuselage halves) during the WE. Comments welcome, as usual Ciao 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Looks great! Are you adding seat belts too?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Looks great! Are you adding seat belts too?? Of course I am, you shouldn't even have asked! Jokes apart, I will be adding the seat belts during the WE probably, but I first want to test the pedal straps; I'm using thin metal foil (the one coming from wine bottle caps) instead of my usual Post-it note stripes. If it holds up any good to bending and gluing, I'll try that for the belts too, otherwise I'll resort to paper. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Superb cockpit detailing Giemme! It's all looking very impressive.The IP is especially good! Hope the various belts/straps work well using foil. Hope you have a great weekend! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks Stix! Hope you have a great WE too! (painting, maybe?) Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I like this one so far. Keep up the good work. Bob H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Thanks Stix! Hope you have a great WE too! (painting, maybe?) Ciao Thank you Giemme and yes I've actually managed to get some painting started! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 I like this one so far. Keep up the good work. Bob H. Cheers Bob, thanks for commenting - and for joining More updates coming on tomorrow, stay tuned! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Like the cockpit painting so far G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homerlovesbeer Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I've joined! The flight deck looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigglesof266 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 giemme you are truly gifted. Envious, in the complimentary sense of that word. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Nice job so far on an average kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Like the cockpit painting so far G Thanks Steve, more coming on with today's progress report I've joined! The flight deck looks great! Hi HLB, thanks for joining! giemme you are truly gifted. Envious, in the complimentary sense of that word. Thanks Bigglesof266, you're very kind! Nice job so far on an average kit! Thanks Blitz23, and ditto on the "average kit" So here's WE progress report: more done on the interiors (almost completed, basically). Testing this idea of using foil from wine bottle caps, I cut out out two small stripes and brushed on some Vallejo Grey Primer Then I glued'em in place and brush painted with Tamiya Deck Tan, followed by a Future coat, a dark wash and a Lifecolor Matt Clear coat (all of that by brush) Pedals were also glued in place, and the whole tub received a black oil wash Sidewalls: starboard side first. I've put in place the transparent fuel pipe section, covered the joins with some foil adhesive tape, primed and brush painted - I decided to paint on the fasteners instead of scratch building some because ... well because they'd have been sooo tiny (some detail painting in the meantime, as you can see) Here's after the usual sequence Future coat - black oil wash - Matt Clear coat (and a bit more of drybrushing, Matt White to pick up some edges) Port side: trim wheel glued in place and again washes and so on Pedal straps looked good to me, so I decided to use the same method to scratch build the seat straps, plus some thin copper wires for buckles: Primed again with Vallejo Grey Primer by brush Glued in place with a few drops of CA and then bent to shape; primer held up pretty well, then the painting sequence was the same as for the pedals Then the seat was glued to the tub; it is actually a tight fit with the back "rails" (not sure they are rails, but I hope you get the point), so I had to sand the seat corners a bit and only used some PVA glue to secure it in place Some clean-up and touch-up to do, but the tub is basically completed. Will add the control stick later - and I still need to scratch build the shoulder harness, but I'll add them once the fuselage halves are glued together. In the middle of all of this, I also carried out some preparation tasks, such as airbrushing spinner and propeller with decanted Tamiya Gloss Aluminium and airbrushing Model Master Metallizer Burnt Metal on the exhausts, buffing after 30 minutes That's it for the day, comments and suggestions welcome. Ciao 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Real nice work done there! All those small details added really bring the cockpit to life. Especially the scratch built elements. Well done 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Real nice work done there! All those small details added really bring the cockpit to life. Especially the scratch built elements. Well done +1 from me! Absolutely superb giemme! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Greg and Stix, thanks for the support guys! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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