Terry1954 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Great progress Giorgio. I like this: On 10/13/2020 at 11:07 PM, giemme said: Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 18/10/2020 at 23:22, bbudde said: Nice work on that Giorgio. Will have to read a bit more here. Mojo a bit low here either, but the more you read and you have to translate in your brain, the better it is to stay fit. Cheers. Thanks Ben Hope your mojo will come back soon On 18/10/2020 at 23:56, hendie said: nice problem solving approach, I like it Thank you Alan, more below On 19/10/2020 at 00:27, CedB said: Good grief, that's what I call scratch building a seat! Great job Giorgio Thanks heaps, Ced As I said, there's more below On 19/10/2020 at 11:54, keefr22 said: What Ced said! Excellent chair G....!! K Cheers Keith, glad you like it Check out the complete version On 19/10/2020 at 12:52, corsaircorp said: Great vacforming Giorgio !! Dully saved !! CC Thanks CC Now, don't you try and vacform an entire Corsair model, alright? You still have to finish one this year, remember? On 19/10/2020 at 13:40, Spookytooth said: Great work on the scratch built seat G. Looking good from here. Simon. Thanks Simon, much appreciated! 7 hours ago, VT Red Sox Fan said: Giorgio—nice work scratching the seat—this build will be special—cheers Erwin Thank you Erwin I don't know if it's going to be special, but there sure is gonna be quite some scratch building .... 7 hours ago, Terry1954 said: Great progress Giorgio. I like this: Terry Glad you like that shot, Terry - I'm quite happy about how the IP turned out Sorry for the lack of update during the week, guys, but a lot of work went into completing the seat, which in turn it's easily shown with a few pics. First I added some basic framing, from 0.5mm styrene sheet, 0.1mm brass sheet and 0.5mm brass pipe then the seat lever and related mechanism For the lever itself, I used steel rod from a paper clip, shaping the handle by adding some solder and sanding it to shape with a Dremel sanding disc and a microfile. I did solder it to the horizontal bracket; all the rest was glued in place with CA I had to remove the molded in seat supports from the tub floor... ... to be able to accommodate the new seat Then I airbrushed it with some Tamiya Medium Sea Grey as primer, thinned with cellulose thinner Still wet, but it shows some remedial work to be done already. Tomorrow, though - that's it for tonight All comments welcome, as usual Ciao 18 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful G! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, giemme said: Then I airbrushed it Wow!!!! 😱🙌😍😍😍😍😍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Brilliant work G - if it hadn't been for the paint pot I'd have said you were pulling our legs and were actually building a 24th scale Airfix one....!! K 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 That is a brilliant piece of micro-engineering. Like Keith I hadn’t realised how small it was until you put it next to the paint pot. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Sure Mr G How can I forget it.... Vac forming a corsair... Not quite able to do so, but wait... As soon as I finish the XF4U-1, I'll tell you... Hold my beer ... Of course Something else is sprouting from my distorted mind... And I'll surely need to vac form something.... Another FrankenCCation...!! The pilot seat is stunning !! Congrats !! CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 That IP is a delight G, and so is the rest of you work. Lovely scratch built seat as well! Knew this would be a great build to watch. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 The seat looks great G. Another master piece in the making. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 On 25/10/2020 at 00:29, hendie said: Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful G! Thanks Alan. much appreciated! On 25/10/2020 at 00:35, The Spadgent said: Wow!!!! 😱🙌😍😍😍😍😍 Thank you Johnny, way too kind On 25/10/2020 at 00:37, keefr22 said: Brilliant work G - if it hadn't been for the paint pot I'd have said you were pulling our legs and were actually building a 24th scale Airfix one....!! K Nononononono! Don't mention big scales when there's Johnny @The Spadgent listening! He's going to push me into that and I'll go insane! Thanks for the praise, Keith 16 hours ago, Biggles87 said: That is a brilliant piece of micro-engineering. Like Keith I hadn’t realised how small it was until you put it next to the paint pot. John Thank you John Yet, it did seem huge to me compared to the 1/72 jet seats I've been doing lately... 8 hours ago, corsaircorp said: Sure Mr G How can I forget it.... Vac forming a corsair... Not quite able to do so, but wait... As soon as I finish the XF4U-1, I'll tell you... Hold my beer ... Of course Something else is sprouting from my distorted mind... And I'll surely need to vac form something.... Another FrankenCCation...!! The pilot seat is stunning !! Congrats !! CC Thanks CC You are a modelling volcano, nothing can stop you ... 6 hours ago, rob85 said: That IP is a delight G, and so is the rest of you work. Lovely scratch built seat as well! Knew this would be a great build to watch. Rob You're very kind Rob, thank you More scratch building below 6 hours ago, Spookytooth said: The seat looks great G. Another master piece in the making. Simon. Cheers Simon, thank you Pilot seat: I brushed some PPP on it Also, note how awful the grey coat was once dried. I think that specific pot is gone. So I resprayed it with Tamiya German Grey: Much better. The finish isn't perfect, but with belts and weathering, it should look the part Next step will be an aluminium coat, then RLM02 and some chipping. But first I'll let this cure for a day or so. Meanwhile, the gunner seat needed attention too. Here's Italeri rendition The seat per se isn't entirely correct - again, this is good for D versions and onward. The back upright should be taller, but the difference here is far less noticeable than what we had with the pilot seat, so I'll live with that. The seat support though is very basic - meaning that it has nothing to do with the real thing, which should look like this So first off I removed the chunky kit support, keeping the top part I rounded it with a flat file and glued to a styrene support Then I cut out the four base frame components from 0.5mm styrene sheet, using my Curio, and glued them together with TeT, again on a flat styrene base For the adjustable height arms, I again resorted to the Curio, this time with 0.3mm plastic sheet Superglued in place and with the seat support, again using CA to hold it in place Eventually This should be the deal I still need to remove the molded frame, of course. That's it for the WE, all comments welcome Ciao 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 7 hours ago, giemme said: Nononononono! Don't mention big scales when there's Johnny @The Spadgent listening! He's going to push me into that and I'll go insane! Hmmmm sounds like someone’s pushing themselves. 😛🤪🤣. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 7 hours ago, giemme said: Eventually He’s done it again. 🙌 you’re making up my mind about what I’m doing on my next build. Thanks Giorgio. 😇 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Scrapiron Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 The scratchwork on those seats is really nice. I am enjoying this because we have a Junkers Ju 87 R-4 Stuka being built at the Flying Heritage Collection in Everett (just a few miles up the road from me) As a bonus, the work in progress is being displayed in the museum hangar so visitors can appreciate it (and take pics!) I'll hold off on sharing photos of the seats because you have already done such a good job that any differences would be unnecessarily distracting at this point. However, here are a few shots of the engine firewall in case they can help you go to town on that area. - - Hope these will help, or at least serve as some inspiration. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 3 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Hmmmm sounds like someone’s pushing themselves. 😛🤪🤣. I strongly disagree! 3 hours ago, The Spadgent said: He’s done it again. 🙌 you’re making up my mind about what I’m doing on my next build. Thanks Giorgio. 😇 Glad if I can be of any help, Johnny 2 hours ago, Ol' Scrapiron said: The scratchwork on those seats is really nice. I am enjoying this because we have a Junkers Ju 87 R-4 Stuka being built at the Flying Heritage Collection in Everett (just a few miles up the road from me) As a bonus, the work in progress is being displayed in the museum hangar so visitors can appreciate it (and take pics!) I'll hold off on sharing photos of the seats because you have already done such a good job that any differences would be unnecessarily distracting at this point. However, here are a few shots of the engine firewall in case they can help you go to town on that area. Hope these will help, or at least serve as some inspiration. They definitely help, Ol' Scrapiron! Any pics you might have, please feel free to share them - including the interiors and the seats, I'd be more than happy to see them. I think I mentioned my scratch built seats are an approximation of the real things, I'm content enough for the purpose of this build - but all additional info is absolutely welcomed Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 11 hours ago, giemme said: He's going to push me into that and I'll go insane But just imagine the masterpiece you'd create before you did....!! 🤣 Another excellent update G, more cracking work! 👍 K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Fantastic job on those interiors!!!! You've found the right documentation and now you're having a lot of fun bringing this Italeri kit to a higher level! Those seats can speak!!!!!! Well done Giorgio!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 12 hours ago, The Spadgent said: He’s done it again. 🙌 just when we thought it couldn't get any better! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Top, top seat-ery. Bellissimo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Yep, another stunning seat! Great job Giorgio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Hi Giorgio. Hope you and yours are all well. Great to see you underway with, what looks to be, another fascinating project. Beautiful work on the cockpit so far. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Red Sox Fan Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Hi Giorgio, great work so far. I find your work on the gunner's seat inspiring--FWIW, it seems to be a weakness in both the the resin and photo etch kits to improve Stukas of all scales--I am now drinking a beer to think about how might even come close to the bar you are setting--I might, have to switch to bourbon 🤣--Best, Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 On 26/10/2020 at 11:09, keefr22 said: But just imagine the masterpiece you'd create before you did....!! 🤣 Another excellent update G, more cracking work! 👍 K Yeah, sure - then I'd be interned in a safe place ... Thanks for the praise, Keith On 26/10/2020 at 15:20, Massimo said: Fantastic job on those interiors!!!! You've found the right documentation and now you're having a lot of fun bringing this Italeri kit to a higher level! Those seats can speak!!!!!! Well done Giorgio!!! Grazie Massimo, way too kind! I hope you and yours are keeping well 🤞 On 26/10/2020 at 19:28, hendie said: just when we thought it couldn't get any better! On 26/10/2020 at 20:27, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Top, top seat-ery. Bellissimo! On 27/10/2020 at 08:00, CedB said: Yep, another stunning seat! Great job Giorgio Alan, Crisp and Ced: you are all way too kind, thank you guys On 28/10/2020 at 17:45, PlaStix said: Hi Giorgio. Hope you and yours are all well. Great to see you underway with, what looks to be, another fascinating project. Beautiful work on the cockpit so far. Kind regards, Stix Cheers Stix, thank you We are keeping well , thank you, and I hope of you and yours 5 hours ago, VT Red Sox Fan said: Hi Giorgio, great work so far. I find your work on the gunner's seat inspiring--FWIW, it seems to be a weakness in both the the resin and photo etch kits to improve Stukas of all scales--I am now drinking a beer to think about how might even come close to the bar you are setting--I might, have to switch to bourbon 🤣--Best, Erwin Thanks Erwin. much appreciated Try red wine instead of burbon, it might work better (that's what I drink besides beer, anyway... ) Alright, here's WE progress report, everybody; I removed the molded in frame for the gunner seat, using a chisel, a scraping gizmo and regular sandpaper Then I airbrushed decanted Tamiya Gloss Aluminium on the seats Meanwhile, the PE seat belts received a black base coat (Tamiya Flat Black) followed by Lifecolor Sand Yellow Back to the seats with RLM02, airbrushed with my trusty PROCON BOY 270 As you can see, the gunsight protection bar received a coat too. Then, after some scuffing, chipping, black washing and clear coating .... A test fit in place TBH, the Valiant book sports a review of this kit, stating that this type of seat belts and harness are appropriate for later models (like most things about the kit interiors, I'd say) but the differences should only be about the buckles, so I decided I'll live with that - I didn't really want to mess up the PE parts, as I think they sort of dignify the rough job I did by scratch building the pilot seat and the gunner seat structure. Next task was the gunsight; here's the kit offering, after some cleanup I removed the overly thick screen and replaced it with some acetate, and painted the rest with Lifecolor acrylics, by brush Then I glued it in place on the IP, together with its guard There's still some Gator's Grip drying on the gunsight screen, because I re-positioned it slightly more vertical. The whole fit was quite wonky, but I could have done some dry fitting before, which I didn't, so I'm the one to blame. I just hope I won't loose any bits when I fit this to the rest of the tub, but I felt it was a lot easier to add them at this stage. That's it for tonight, all comments welcome Ciao 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 More superb stuff Giorgio - those seats and sight look the business! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Wot Ced said. Was the bar there to stop the pilot head butting the gun sight in a vertical dive? John 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Meticulous cockpit work going on here Giorgio. Love the way the seat and support are coming along. That I/P bar is curious. Maybe @Biggles87 is right! Terry 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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