Orlik PBJ-1H Mitchell

[the hermit]

the seatbelt kit was worth it..


excellent show!

[peter taft]

SPEECHLESS

[Bomarc]

Finished up the Nav’s seat this morning. They actually just bolted the harness to the sides of the seat, so I just glued two “L” shaped pieces of wire on either side. Painted gray, it looks like a pressed rib in the pan:




Didn’t show the first set of belts before I installed them, so here’s the lap belts before they go in:



Pretty sweet. I used the left over green belt material from the first set for the pulls on this set; just to shake things up a bit. Installed back in its original spot, seat looks better than the with the original kit belts. Hard to get a good shot with that desk in the way:







I also built and added the box in the lower left corner of the right side to replace the one I destroyed in the tear out. Hooked up a new wire to that and the other thing, and I think I can call this area done (finally!!). Now the hood with gun sight, and a canopy to mold….

Mike

[Don Boose]

Incredible, as always!

Don

[willygoat]

Sweet Nibbletts!

[the hermit]

i actually have this model and am in fear of it.

but now we are to my favorite part the molding of the canopy

i wait for you to show us how you will expertly do this!



:D

[medved]

Here is the next chapter - thread pages 11-40 inclusive

pbj 11-40 19.7mb

- as my career as a publisher looks doomed its still a raw pdf with minimal editing... :p

[Bomarc]

Originally Posted by the hermit

i actually have this model and am in fear of it.

Whatever you do, don’t show fear!!!! Orlik kits sense fear in a modeler….and that’s when they strike!!!

Originally Posted by medved

Here is the next chapter - thread pages 11-40 inclusive

Another volume, huh? Jeeze-lou-eeze! Maybe the approach should be like those Time/Life books. You know, get a new volume once a month until you complete the set, which never happens, at least in my case.....

Anyway, finished up the instrument panel hood. Tried something new, wasn’t sure it would work, but seems to have turned out OK. I wanted to make the coping along the edge rigid so it would retain it’s shape. Took some wire and wrapped it with printer paper. Once dried, I trimmed it down and started to bend it to match the shape of the hood:



Got to where it was close enough, and glued it down along the edge:





Painted flat black and now it keeps it shape:




Fits too (hurray!):



Put together the little N-3B sight. This was mostly Orlik parts, with a little embellishment by me. Love the dial face (if you can just see it):



Typically, the instructions tell you how to put it together, but not where it goes, even though they did mark the hole in the IP hood part. I knew where it goes:




Take a good look, because it’s going to be the first casualty when I try and fit in the canopy. That’s why I didn’t fashion a reflector glass for it yet. We’ll see how it all plays.

Now it’s clear the decks, and start figuring out how to make a canopy for this thing…..

Mike

[peter taft]

Looking pretty damn good my friend - Look forward to the next instalment from you. Merry Christmas to you mate, and i hope you have a good one - You have Sooooooo deserved it with this magnificent build thread

[Bomarc]

Originally Posted by peter taft

Merry Christmas to you mate, and i hope you have a good one

Back at 'ya my friend. Hope you have the best Christmas ever, and an even better New Year!

And that goes for the lot of you here at PM as well!

Mike