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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

As I'm GB leader I suppose I ought to be making some progress!

Here's the upgraded engine trial fitted to the fuselage:

And here's the beginnings of the White Ensign etched interior

Heepdrutt · Posted: Wed 07 Jan 2009 06:58 am Post subject:

That engine looks good it will be a shame to put the cowl over it.

XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Wed 07 Jan 2009 15:54 pm Post subject:

Very smart indeed.....The etched interior looks excellent, what else do you get on the fret?

TIA & All the best
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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

And on the last day of the GB, I still haven't got the main assembly done yet.. Oh well. Here's some progress on the interior

thomasweir · Posted: Sun 15 Feb 2009 19:31 pm Post subject:

I must say it looks brilliant. Well worth the wait.

TimJ · Posted: Mon 16 Feb 2009 16:41 pm Post subject:

Looking good so far.
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Mon 16 Feb 2009 18:29 pm Post subject:

Great stuff.....That machine gun & mount look like a very tricky little assembly!

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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

That'll teach me... I omitted to make the cut-out in the lower nose to allow the bomb-aimer's doors to be fitted before fitting the cockpit tub to one of the fuselage sides. In attempting to do this as carefully as possible, I still managed to lose one of the sets of pedals (controls were duplicated in the rear cockpit) and bend the D/F loop - then the latter pinged off into the middle distance when I attempted to straighten it. Oh well...

I'm fairly new to dealing with etched metal, and very new to dealing with it in these quantities. It's proving an illuminating experience.

Wheel wells went in last night too, and I fitted one of the wing fold ribs as well - these have both the inner and outer section ribs in one piece, and the advice is to fit them to the inner wing half but wait until post-painting before attaching the outer wing halves.

Delicate business, but I'm nearly done with the brass now. I was considering plunge-forming a canopy but think that now as I have missed the deadline anyway I might take the time and order a vacform one.

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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Tue 17 Feb 2009 18:15 pm Post subject:

Yup.....If you hadn't sent me all that Dragon etch it would have been tarpaulin time for more than one of my Shermans!

I absolutely hate the stuff.....But it does look really good!

All the best
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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

I'm beginning to hate the stuff too - probably won't look that good once I've finished with it, either!!!

I've decided to brush paint - masking with all that etch around will be asking for trouble!!! Might try the much vaunted decal strips for the cockpit.

XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Fortunately, my wife found the missing bits yesterday so those have been carefully reattached! I think the brass will make a big difference. I intend to pose the canopy in its fully open position, which means just the windscreen and two small fixed portions attached, with each crew member's canopy slid over or under the fixed parts. Adding the under fuselage bomb-aimer's window lets plenty of light into the cockpit as well, so unlike some detailing jobs, the work shouldn't get hidden from view like it is so often.

XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Yet more work on the pesky interior. It's all in now though so I can close up the fuselage. Here's some pics:

And the engine, painted and dry-brushed, and with rods added between cylinders as per the real thing.

Roger 410 · Posted: Sat 21 Feb 2009 22:56 pm Post subject:

Looks good so far.
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feanor · Posted: Sun 22 Feb 2009 09:08 am Post subject:

Ayup 923...

Well done for persevering...

It looks good too.
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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Agonisingly glacial, but progress continues:

That's main assembly mostly done and I hope progress will be swifter from now on.