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hmmm maybe another good one for laser cut formers
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Well, I got most of the formers cut out...not all of them, but most of them -- enough to get started on the assembly, anyway. Gave everything a coat of Krylon matte clear, and off we went!
First up, the cockpit. One of my chief dislikes about the PZL P-50 was the over-simplified cockpit. This one is much more detailed, as is demonstrated by the control column made from five pieces. The yoke was supposed to have been made from formed wire, but I found it much easier to cut out the pattern itself and use that, stiffened with some thin CA. This cockpit is so far at least as detailed as the ones in the CardPlane kits I have built, so it is definitely a step up from Marek's earlier designs. Bye for now,
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looks great!
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Nice clean work Chris!!!!
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Off to a great start, Chris. Beautiful work, as always.
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Thanks, friends. Got a bit more cockpit progress to show.
The construction thus far has not been without its big question marks. For one, the location of some parts, as was true for the P-50 also, is iffy. The center instrument console meets the cockpit framing on either side, but not at the locator marks printed on the framing. There are no marks for precisely locating the seat on its supports, either. Moreover, a dry fit of the aft cockpit bulkhead seems to indicate that the bar just behind the seat is too long, since it pushes the framing beyond the outside edge of the bulkhead; I may have to shorten that bar to get the inner cockpit skin to fit. None of these questions is resolved by the diagrams because an exploded view of the assembly is shown. Ah, challenges! Cheers!
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I like those seat belts.. Did you paint the metal, or is that foil??
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Actually, Peter, that's just the plain printed paper. At a normal viewing distance, it really does pass well enough for metal.
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That's an outstanding interior, Chris. You sure do exceptionally fine and impressive work!
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A quote from Carl's Zealot build:
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G'nite!
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