Dave_R Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hi All, I haven't forgotten about the Mustang and Starfighter - but I got sidetracked by the Panzer IV GB. I've finished the Panzer now, so I'm back to the KUTA stuff. I think I've got enough time to add this build to the others. It's a bit different as it's hardly been started at all, but I had some quiet time over Christmas decided to go with the FR. 46 option (FR.47 is the other option). So this was the state of play on 29th Dec. A very basic cockpit - but when the fuselage is closed it's a black hole anyway. Dave. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hi All, It's all ready for painting now. It needed quite a lot of sanding and filling, but it's not looking too bad now. Dave. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank083 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Very nice progress! I’m also having a 46 at WIP! Did you encountered any difficulties with the landing gear position on wing? I have on mine a complete wrong angle when I dry fitted the all thing for first time... Any feedback on your side? Thanks & looking fwd to see it painted! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) Hi Frank, I've just tried dry fitting the undercarriage and the angle of the legs are fine, but the wheels are heavily toed in - like this \ / from the front view. Is that what you mean? I'm off to see if can find some pictures check the angle against - I seem to remember reading that the FR 46/47 had a different U/C to the Spitfire for carrier ops. - I could well be wrong though. Dave. Edited January 11, 2019 by Dave_R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank083 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the info Dave! Yes this is exactly what I meant! The angle of legs should be on the opposite side & wheels ended up perpendicular to the ground following my documentation! I finally trimmed a bit the outboard side of squared hole in order to achieve the proper fit! I’ll try to post some pictures of that! Thanks again for the reply!👍 Frank Edited January 11, 2019 by Frank083 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Hi Frank, I couldn't find any definitive photographic evidence - but my instinct says it looks wrong. I'm interested to see what your solution looks like. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) Hi All, I've primed it and masked it and it's ready for the Sky undersides to be painted. I'm going to prime the rubber rudder and spinner white, which should work better for the yellow colour. Dave. Edited January 12, 2019 by Dave_R 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Hi All, I've painted the underside. Next masking and EDSG. Dave. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hi All, Now with Extra Dark Sea Grey. The paintwork needs some tidying up and the EDSG looks too light at the moment - but once it has a gloss coat it should look right. Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) HI All, I've got the main decals on. There's still a bit of detail painting to do - prop tips, pitots etc. and more stencils to go on , but the end is in sight. Dave. Edited January 19, 2019 by Dave_R 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Looking lovely Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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