keefr22 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 8 hours ago, giemme said: they sort of dignify the rough job I did by scratch building the pilot seat and the gunner seat structure. Well, if that's your idea of rough I'm glad you don't get to see any of my scratchbuilding very often...!! I'm liking how all your other rough work in the 'pit is coming along too - excellent! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Standing out as outstanding G, these little bits are what turns your builds into pieces of artwork Brilliant seating, move along I want to sit down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 10 hours ago, CedB said: More superb stuff Giorgio - those seats and sight look the business! Thanks Ced, glad you like them! 2 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Wot Ced said. Was the bar there to stop the pilot head butting the gun sight in a vertical dive? John 2 hours ago, Terry1954 said: 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 Thank you John and Terry! Schemes and pictures show the bar to have a soft padding on it, so I'd say it was definitely to protect the pilot's face and nose - don't know if for the dives (when they often passed out, hence the automatic recovery system the Stukas had) or because of the tendency this model had to tip over on careless landings 2 hours ago, keefr22 said: Well, if that's your idea of rough I'm glad you don't get to see any of my scratchbuilding very often...!! I'm liking how all your other rough work in the 'pit is coming along too - excellent! Keith Thanks Keith, you are way too kind 1 hour ago, perdu said: Standing out as outstanding G, these little bits are what turns your builds into pieces of artwork Brilliant seating, move along I want to sit down. Alright, alright, no need to push ... Thanks Bill, much appreciated Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 All looks very nice there G. I would not worry to much about the seat belt buckles mate, who really is going to know the difference. Stay safe. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 02/11/2020 at 14:41, Spookytooth said: All looks very nice there G. I would not worry to much about the seat belt buckles mate, who really is going to know the difference. Stay safe. Simon. Thanks Simon Buckles will stay like that, it will be our secret WE progress report, everybody - trying to complete all the prep work before starting the painting stage for the cockpit. There's one notably missing thing inside the tub in this kit, that is the ventral sighting window. You can see part of the external closing panel here: which goes right below the firewall covered by tape, but it's there So I did a quick dryfit of the IP with the rudder pedals in position, to determine the correct location for the window marked it drilled out and refined with files then I used 0.3mm styrene sheet to cobble together the window tunnel Again, a dry fit in place Inclination to be corrected, and I'm not going for the full trunking because the only part that will be seen is the one protruding from the tub floor (actually, it also shows through the firewall, but I'll get to that in another installment) I did mention the rudder pedals, right? Here's what they should look like on a B series Stuka Both the above pics come from the Valiant book - apologies for posting them so abruptly, but I couldn't find better images to show the difference with the kit parts: Which are somewhat like the pedals on later Stuka series. So I designed a replacement on the Silhouette software, and cut them with my Curio (the holes have been all re-drilled with regular drill bits) the outer framing was done with 0.1mm brass sheet, bent and glued in place with CA. I used a Dremel sanding disc to shape it accordingly to the real thing. I then removed the kit pedals and glued the scratch built ones in place Added straps from wine bottle cap foil Base coated with Tamiya Flat Black, by airbrush - together with the inner side of sighting tunnel Then I airbrushed them with decanted Tamiya Gloss Aluminium, while the internal of the tunnel received a coat of RLM02 After brush painting the straps, a black tempera wash and glued in place The sighting tunnel received a clear cover, in the form of acetate cutout, glued in place with Formula 560 canopy glue (still curing in the pic) The clear part needs to be trimmed, but I'll do that once the glue has completely set. Now I only need to glue it in place, then I can start painting the tub. Next time, though - meanwhile, all comments welcome Ciao 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Very nice pedals and window / tunnel Giorgio, great stuff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Lovely rudder work there Giorgio. Definitely NOT words I initially heard from my flying instructor in days gone by! Terry 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Indeed, another fine piece of micro engineering on the pedals. John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Great work Giorgio! Cheers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Fine work there my friend. Those rudder pedals look a damn sight better mate. Stay safe. Simon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 14 hours ago, giemme said: Very nice progress!!!! This is something I may steal for my Loire Nieuport. I've seen some pictures of kits showing a rectangular window under the cockpit which I suppose must have been similar to this. Those pedals can speak!!! ciao Massimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 14 hours ago, Terry1954 said: Lovely rudder work there Giorgio. Definitely NOT words I initially heard from my flying instructor in days gone by! Oh so true - in both cases! Nice update G! K 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Looks like I’m a bit late to the party... 😬 Fantastic scratch building, Giorgio! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Great scratch work Giorgio. I'm really enjoying this build George 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Awesome painting Giorgio. 👏👏👏 The seats. The IP. The pedals. Beautiful work dear boy, excellent scratch work to. Johnny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Pedalling beautifully Giorgio, wow And thrice wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Red Sox Fan Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Giorgio, the crew area is coming together in an amazing fashion... I don't really have anything to add other than seconding all the compliments... thank you for sharing all your techniques, I am always amazed at what your builds accomplish. Best, Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 On 09/11/2020 at 00:52, CedB said: Very nice pedals and window / tunnel Giorgio, great stuff Cheers Ced, thank you On 09/11/2020 at 00:52, Terry1954 said: Lovely rudder work there Giorgio. Definitely NOT words I initially heard from my flying instructor in days gone by! Terry Thanks Terry Rudder work must be complicated at first, right? On 09/11/2020 at 06:29, Biggles87 said: Indeed, another fine piece of micro engineering on the pedals. John Thanks John, glad you like them On 09/11/2020 at 10:07, bbudde said: Great work Giorgio! Cheers Cheers Benedikt On 09/11/2020 at 13:50, Spookytooth said: Fine work there my friend. Those rudder pedals look a damn sight better mate. Stay safe. Simon. Glad you like them, Simon On 09/11/2020 at 15:03, Massimo said: Thanks Massimo, you are too kind On 09/11/2020 at 15:29, keefr22 said: Oh so true - in both cases! Nice update G! K So rudder mork must definitely be hard! Thanks for the praise, Keith On 09/11/2020 at 16:06, Nikolay Polyakov said: Looks like I’m a bit late to the party... 😬 Fantastic scratch building, Giorgio! 👍 No problem Nikolay, welcome on board On 09/11/2020 at 16:25, fubar57 said: Great scratch work Giorgio. I'm really enjoying this build George Cheers George, glad you like it On 10/11/2020 at 19:33, The Spadgent said: Awesome painting Giorgio. 👏👏👏 The seats. The IP. The pedals. Beautiful work dear boy, excellent scratch work to. Johnny Thank you Johnny On 10/11/2020 at 19:43, perdu said: Pedalling beautifully Giorgio, wow And thrice wow! Too kind, Bill - thank you On 12/11/2020 at 00:33, VT Red Sox Fan said: Giorgio, the crew area is coming together in an amazing fashion... I don't really have anything to add other than seconding all the compliments... thank you for sharing all your techniques, I am always amazed at what your builds accomplish. Best, Erwin People sharing techniques on here is what allowed me to up my game - and sharing my builds is what allows me to get corrected and improve Apologies for the lack of updates during the week, everybody - I haven't been lazy, though I'm now very close to buttoning up the fuselage halves - it feels quite unusual this early in the build, for my standards at least... my head is spinning already! Anyway, here we go: sighting tunnel glued in position, and the window got masked with Oramask I also opened a rectangular hole on the tub floor, near the gunner seat, to house the seat height regulation pedal Time for some paint! Tamiya Flat Black, thinned with cellulose thinner and airbrushed, as primer/base coat I did spray it also on the fuselage areas that are going to be visible when the tub is in place Then a coat of RLM02, airbrushed I added some white to the mix and went over the side walls and the tub floor, trying to spray from the top to keep some dark recesses I then gloss coated the whole bunch and proceeded with detail painting, drybrushing, chipping and weathering with a black tempera wash - and a final flat coat (W&N Galeria Flat Clear, thinned with water and airbrushed) The sighting window got unmasked and received a coat of Aqua Gloss, by brush With the help of a blue tack blob, I glued the radio equipment in place Ammo drums got painted too (Lifecolor Matt Gun Metal mainly) then I scratch built the seat pedal; to reproduce the anti-skid pattern, I used a wood file and a hammer, embedding the pattern on plasticard Then I cut a suitable shape out and glued it to a brass bracket (from 0.1mm sheet). Here it is after painting and weathering Ammo drums in place Same for the empty drums bag and the seat pedal Here's a test fit of the tub floor: the seats and control column aren't glued I still need to scratch build the opening lever for the sighting window cover panel, then I can glue the sidewalls to the tub floor and eventually join the fuselage halves. With some luck, this is going to happen during next week All comments welcome, as usual Ciao 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Superb internals Giorgio - just superb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 The cockpit is coming on really well. Slightly off topic, I bought some more Lifecolor paint recently and I know that you're a fan, as am I. Do you know if the formula has changed, these were in the ' Mimetico ' range, which I already use, but seem slightly thicker in the bottle and don't get as frothy when stirred. I have recently started using steel balls, rather than my adapted cocktail stirrer for mixing so this could have something to do with the frothiness. john 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 8 hours ago, CedB said: Superb internals Giorgio - just superb Thanks Ced, glad you like them 54 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: The cockpit is coming on really well. Slightly off topic, I bought some more Lifecolor paint recently and I know that you're a fan, as am I. Do you know if the formula has changed, these were in the ' Mimetico ' range, which I already use, but seem slightly thicker in the bottle and don't get as frothy when stirred. I have recently started using steel balls, rather than my adapted cocktail stirrer for mixing so this could have something to do with the frothiness. john Thanks John As for Lifecolor paint, the only Mimetico range I tried is for Italian WWII fighters - I used them for my Macchi C202 e C205 builds, you may remember them. These paints are semi-gloss, or satin if you will, so they definitely have a different consistence compared to regular Lifecolor paints. I wouldn't really say they are thicker, they just seem to have a different viscosity. One more thing: I never shake Lifecolor paints, I always use a cocktail stick as stirrer, either if I have to brush paint them and thin with water or airbrush them and thin with IPA and water - if they go bubbly, there's also a chance they'll go flaky and clog the airbrush or leave residuals on your brush work. HTH Ciao 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 10 hours ago, giemme said: So rudder mork must definitely be hard! Yes, and not just at first for some of us...!! That's some lovely work on the 'pit Giorgio, cracking stuff! And that method of embossing the plasticard is genious - I'm going to try & remember that! Keith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Yes, and not just at first for some of us...!! Well said! Terry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Fine work there G as per norm. Looking forward to seeing her buttoned up. Stay safe. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Great work on that Giorgio. High standard as usual. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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