fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Work continues on the wing. A light coat of primer first to spot blemishes followed by a light sanding, and then the kit's aileron control horns -that were removed as they were poor-, are replaced with metal items, and the control cables position drilled: The (we believe) passing light housing was added: The cables run shorter on the upper surface of the wing: 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 8/25/2020 at 12:58 AM, Moa said: Well well !! How's that possible ??? An AH 1 Cobra And a F-4J phantom... A mig Killer moreover... Hey what's going on, On a Moa's thread ??? Magnificent job on these wings !! Sincerely. CC On 8/25/2020 at 12:58 AM, Moa said: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 The cockpit bulkhead access is replaced with a scratched item that as a separate door. The door is made from clear stock, so the window can be masked and the rest painted, instead of carving an opening on the opaque plastic and having to make the transparency: 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, corsaircorp said: I don't understand why the first quote in your post has my avatar's name in it, as I never wrote that. Can you please edit it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Groups of parts are either primed or painted with their respective base colors, and stored inside the closed for safe drying: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 The props in this plane had the customary Hamilton Standard logo, and the blade tips that common tri-color bands, so more work is ahead: I started to paint the seats, when it occurred to me to look at actual photos. And of course this plane had different seats, curved, not oblong, the back shaped like a catenary curve (imagine the seats in the DH89 Dragon Rapide kit). Looking at dozens of interiors, I found none that have the seats depicted in the kit, save executive arrangements of less seats and different layout. One more lesson learned. Actually, again and again the same lesson: do not blindly trust a kit. I will reshape the seats in the back-up kit and use those: 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 New seats from a donor kit are shaped to reflect the ones in the planes, all 12 of them (to the right a re-shaped one): 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Who was the donor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 16 hours ago, Moa said: I started to paint the seats, when it occurred to me to look at actual photos.... again and again the same lesson: do not blindly trust a kit. Same experience here, same lesson-learned (again). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Who was the donor? A. B. Normal: More seriously: the spare trimotor kit I have with missing parts. I should have clarified that. 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 12 hours ago, Moa said: New seats from a donor kit are shaped to reflect the ones in the planes Nice save! Now all you have to do is find an air liner that had brown rectangular seat backs... Regards, Adrian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Just now, AdrianMF said: Nice save! Now all you have to do is find an air liner that had brown rectangular seat backs... Regards, Adrian Statistics are in my favor, as it is hard for me not to be building something all the time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) On my one business class flight ever I seem to remember it being a Lufthansa Fokker 100 with very large square brown leather seats. Might fit the bill I did also get to fly from San Diego on a cargo 747 which was actually the coolest thing ever, the crew even let me sit in the jump seat for the takeoff. Except for actually flying in a Viscount before they were all scrapped most of the rest of my air travel experiences were pretty dull. Edited September 6, 2020 by Marklo 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 More painting and touch-ups ensue: 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 That is quite a colorful interior you have there! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, billn53 said: That is quite a colorful interior you have there! Yes Bill! This one flew in South America! The land of colorful, vivacious and vibrant! Women wear fruit in their hairdos! (Carmen Miranda) 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 The cockpit was given seat belts and an additional small panel on the console with three instruments seen in photos, most likely engine instruments. Work on the nacelles continues as more detail is added following photos. The white channels are the shrouds the exhausts need for this variant, made of course of split thinned tube. There were sets of louvers at the back that will be added after painting in the form of Archer printed resin decals: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 The slot in the cabin floor is just a device to clear the tongue of the stand atavism: If you are not using it (does anyone ever?) you may fill it and restore the surface: 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Are you sure that slot isn't the stand-up-and-aim toilet fitted to the cheap export versions? I know how fond you are of toilets in aircraft and would hate to think you'd blocked one up! Ian 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, Brandy said: I know how fond you are of toilets in aircraft and would hate to think you'd blocked one up! Too much fiber in your diet? Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Brandy said: would hate to think you'd blocked one up! Ian Heaven forfend! And just a comment regarding the export versions: in the ones sent to Argentina, every passenger seat was a toilet. And on top of that, had bidet* capabilities. We may go about naked, live in trees and have a coconut-based economy, but we are not savages. *Unlike, ahem, most of the locals. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, dogsbody said: Too much fiber in your diet? Chris Toilet paper is a source of fiber, but it shan't be abused. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 More painting ensues, as some elements have a different color on the back (bulkheads/doors), or need a top coat (metallic paint), or a different color in another section (the white for the restroom area, the tri-color prop blade tips). Notice that the area inside right in front of the cabin door is not covered by the cabin pan, and will have to be painted accordingly once the white has dried and can be masked: Seats painted and in place, seatbelts added. The vents for the heating system were added to the floor, as well as a different color walkway: 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Moa said: vents for the heating system Well, there’s a new walkaround feature for us all to start worrying about! Adrian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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