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Where did you get the Squadron stuff? From what I'm finding, it's been out of production for a while and they are looking for a new supplier.
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I picked it up at the local Hobbytown USA store. They usually only have one pack out at a time. I'm going back this weekend to get another pack.
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Here's the update from tonight. Be warned: MASSIVE PICTURE DUMP AHEAD!!!!!
The nose area. After seeing cdwheatly's embarrassingly amazing build of this bird, I borrowed (okay, I stole them) some ideas for improvement. I did the new intake splitter and interior ring. I had noticed a problem with the fit of the interior strip and splitter. I solved the problem by first making the original as is. I dry fit it into the new nose piece. I noticed the gap was only slight. So, I cut open the interior part, traced it, and added about 4 mm to one end. I did a test fit w/out glue and it was nearly perfect. I glued it up and then just trimmed a tiny piece off. I did the same thing for the splitter. Oh, and I stole Chris' idea of the extra bulkhead to seal off the fuselage. Here is what the new nose section looks like now like the look of the landing gear supports, but the single layer of card is pretty flimsy. So, I did a double print (only because I needed multiple canopies) and cut out the two LG pieces Then, I took one of the pieces and built it inside out I then took the second LG piece and glued it the correct way to the outside of the first piece. This was applied to all of the LG pieces w for the canopy. I decided to start over as I had clay issues yesterday. I printed another canopy and made the mold. I removed the joining strips from the glass area and put them on the outside of the canopy. This way it makes a smoother clay mold underneath I then filled up the canopy with clay in the areas I want to have the plastic canopy I will probably let the clay harden for a day or two before I make the glass. That still gives me time to figure out the interior. I hope to be able to do that tomorrow for a little while. |
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Maybe this helps..
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Indeed it does Billy! Indeed it does. Thanks! :D
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Willygoat, thanks for the kind words about my models, it has been a fun hobby, always something new to try :D
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I have the cockpit and glass finished. I also got the wing built and some more work on the lading gear done. I'll try to post pictures after I get back from the insanely long track meet tonight.
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I can't wait for the next lesson, I like the way you doubled the part thickness, it helped answer a question I once had.
(happy in school).
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Interior... CHECK!
I figured out the cockpit and built it up. I like it anyway. I took the cockpit interior from the Ju-87 and enlarged it about 170%. I did it up 160% in Photoshop, but I did an editing thing in Preview first, so I'm guessing at the 170% thing. Anyway, I built up the basic front part of the cockpit with the gauges and pedals. I also created a throttle lever. It needed something along the side. I made the control stick from a picture of the interior (Thanks Billy :D). I used a needle nose pliers to bend a paper clip into the loop.
I added some detail to the seat by using the belts in the kit. I made the shoulder and lap parts of the belts. The finished cockpit Next, the canopy. I took the clay mold and put it on a pedestal so that I could pull the plastic sheet down onto it. Then, I heated the plastic sheet using a candle. The whole place smelled like cookies. I've never been this hungry while building before. After 4 attempts, I finally got something close to what I wanted. The length of the glass made it tricky to pull it down over the fairly steep front, and then get smooth along the side. I'm thinking I maybe should have done it in 2 pieces. I used CA glue very sparingly to attach the paper to the canopy, but it still managed to get everywhere. Oh well. A test fit on the fuselage. I had to make a couple of patches to get it to fit right. I might try again with overhead transparency. The stuff I made looks pretty ugly on the right side. |
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Nice-looking cockpit interior. Thanks for the photos of the canopy forming process.
Don |
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