Janremco Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Amazing work Alex. The eye for the details is great. Jan Remco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Some really good work going on here, congratulations! I'm a bit late to the party, with one and only comment about the Conti engine. You did a splendid job detailling it, but the original resin part is a bit wrong. Both cylinders lines are not exactly symetrical, there's a shift up front for the left line, so that left and right connecting rods are not facing each other. This is just starting to be noticeable in 1/48. Keep up this very good work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Thanks guys! Antoine, you've said the right thing! Moreover, I can say cylinders are on "V" setting one each other but it's above my skill in 1:48 scale. Space available is really a tragedy.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I wouldn't have rised the subject if I haven't noticed that you really took care of the details. Was your engine homemade? Or which brand is it? Here's a topside picture. Anyway, once everything's closed, nobody will notice this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Antoine, I've collected a lot of pictures before starting so that I've noticed this problem! Starting point was a couple of Lycoming engines taken from two Esci Cessna C172 kit as shown at the end of page 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 On 2/17/2017 at 8:39 PM, _frequentflyer_ said: Gee, you scared me, as for a second I thought you were scratch building coat hangers in 1/48... JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 A couple of O-2 pics, note the black under the wing: Jari 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 Jari, thanks for sharing these two nice pics, I'm getting s/n 67-21331, almost in the same setting of diorama! Well done! Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 Hi all, latest pictures of WiP.... Tail with rivets & plates Rudders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 More details here... Windshield is the worst part of the kit. Vacuum tecnique should be the right thing to do. Instead, I got easily a smoothing by '1000' wet&dry sandpaper, then Tremillimetri Italian polish and acrylic clear varnish by Humbrol, that were working great.... Landing gear strut is coming from the kit, the other one from spare parts. Inside of them I inserted a metal rod to give more strenght... It's time to get the couple of cowlings on the front engine exhausts as shown... See direction to the right of the gear given by pedals inside the cockpit.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Great work, fantastic detailing. I can't wait to see it finished. Mick Edited March 7, 2017 by MickE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Thanks Mick, these pictures are dated early February, I'm getting primer today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Next stop were the other clear parts. They were not so bad as the windshield but they needed to be smooth by 1000 wet&dry sandpaper then Tremillimetri polish as well. After that, I glued each of them to toothpick by a little quantity of PVA glue. When dry, I immersed themselves into acrylic gloss varnish of Humbrol. I took the occasion to get Tamiya tape strips in their each size in advance, following the instruction sheet numbers. Clear parts of the rooftop were too small, I replaced them by Evergreen clear sheet at the right size 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Finally masking & painting! I got Aircraft Grey Testors FS 36473 itself as primer with a lovely result... All areas clean and details well visible! Alex 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Just caught up Alex what a lovely build. It is beautifully built. It's also a great tutorial to update the original. Which I'll be following one day! What have you used for marker rocket pods? They've been driving me mad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Hi there, thank you for your support! I've found some interesting infos on line but this is the best.... I used two rods of 2,6mm diameter according 1/48 scale with two small strips of styrene each of them. Painted by Testors 1711E FS34087 with preshading. This is an interesting link about... https://travelforaircraft.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/o-2-at-fw/ Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Thanks for that. The linked site is very good as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PZRGREN Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I am blown away with the detail, a beautiful build! Roger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Great progress it is looking great. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 (Heavy) pre-shading in progress! It worked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_frequentflyer_ Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 Final Aircraft Grey Testors FS36473 in progress... Next stop will be Insigna White Testors FS37875 on top of the wing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Very impressive work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Here is the more common LUU-2/B flare: From here: http://ordata.info/ Markings The flare case is unpainted aluminum. The flare designation, loading information, and the letters U.S. are stenciled in black on the side of the case. The word ILLUMINATING is stenciled in black on a 51-millimeter (2.00-inch) white band that encircles the case. The face of the LUU-2/B timer assembly is black, and is engraved and filled with white phosphorescent paint. The face of the LUU-2A/B and LUU-2B/B timer assemblies is black, with a white phosphorescent decal marked in black. The timer knobs are white, and the tip of the knob is painted with white phosphorescent paint. edit: here is another drawing showing a few more details: Jari Edited March 24, 2017 by Finn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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