Sasha_Be Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Pedals unit and control stick base assembled and installed in place: Test fitting: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Short update (all parts are glued into place): And bottom view: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 The cockpit looks very convincing! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Thank you, Martin! I did my best ) Today is the big day. Few free hours - and voila, the lower part of the cockpit is almost complete: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blogs On Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Lovely work and very convincing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Yes, second that, the cockpit looks very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Blogs, Nigel, thank you mates. Some mistakes review and correction works done (marked on photos by red arrows). First of all, I had to redesign fuel tanks mount - it block the connection of the fuselage halves: And added joints from control stick column (somehow I forgot about them when assembled this unit) and repainted oxygen balloon clamps: After that I started to assemble left control console: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Exquisite detail work! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Thank you Martin! I not have done much over the past two weeks. Just started making the dashboard. The raw materials: Some illustrations of process: Interim test fit To be continued ) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Nice! Whose instrument bezels are you using? They look to be of very good quality. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 43 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: Whose instrument bezels are you using? Both bezels and instruments are from Airscale: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AS48USN US Navy Instruments https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ASPE48BEZ Instrument Bezels. German, RAF, US instrument bezels And sorry for misspel your name. Just now noticed ( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Thanks Sasha. Don't worry about my name, explanation here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 That IP looks the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 On 02.10.2016 at 11:27 PM, Nigel Heath said: That IP looks the business. Sorry, Nigel. I didn't get what you mean ( Only IP thing I knew is networking IPs On 02.10.2016 at 9:31 PM, Martian Hale said: Don't worry about my name So I hope you don't mind if I continue to address you as Martin ) Dashboard finished: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 On 02/10/2016 at 9:27 PM, Nigel Heath said: That IP looks the business. It looks the business even more now its finished. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 On 08.10.2016 at 0:17 AM, Martian Hale said: It looks the business even more now its finished Sorry, Martin. But I still can't understand. Probably my english is not good enough Rebuild control console. Made radio: All painted: And test fitted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 IP = instrument panel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 5 hours ago, Nigel Heath said: IP = instrument panel Shame on me ) Nigel, thank you very much for clarification! Radio and control console finished and mounted Something even could be visible ) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Pierre CULIS-FERY Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Hello, You made a great job and you push me to comming back to my V-173. Best regards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Welcom back, Jean Pier! On 11.10.2016 at 2:34 AM, Jean Pierre CULIS-FERY said: push me to comming back to my V-173 It would be very interesting to watch And traditional sunday update: By the photos, adjusted the shape of the lower hatch and hatch door. Added frame to the hatch door: Started to do a frame set on the upper part of the fuselage and guides to the sliding part of canopy: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 This is the best interior job I have seen on an aircraft n a long while. Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Lovely work. I'm very pleased that the photo I took of the hatch at the Museum of Flight, in Fort Worth proved to be of use to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Absolutely superb workmanship and an unusual subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Martin, Nigel, James - thank you mates. Nigel - specail tahks for your walkaround. This pictutures are realy helpful. I expext that I'll get vacations from the week Oct 24 and hope that I can acheeve little more progress with V-173 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha_Be Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 On 17.10.2016 at 0:47 AM, Sasha_Be said: hope that I can acheeve little more progress It's a pitty but hopes were not realized. Finished frame set on the upper part of the fuselage and guides to the sliding part of canopy. It got rough, but I could not do it better Several photos "as is": Several photos after primer: Separated the rudders from fins (I can mistake in terminology, and 'll be grateful for the correction: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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