There’s not a whole lot to this kit, so it should go pretty quick. All the hard work is already done.
Rescribed and sanded down the raised panel lines. Will just have to touch up the scribing after the seams get taken care of.
Did a little bit of extra work in the pit…it’s pretty obvious what’s been done…
Painted up…
The instruments had pretty good raised detail, good enough for a white drybrush…then I go back with black to cover what I don’t want to be white.
She’s all closed up now.
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Sweet
Fantastic! I like the way you did the wiring on the IP. Also thank you for sharing that tid bit on dry brushing the IP with white and going back over with black.
Toshi
Great subject. I’m sure you will do it proud.
Great subject on an old school item! I’d love to see its endings.
Toshi
[:^)]Interesting, I guess those ship models you alluded to earlier are still in dry-dock…
Boy, that is really looking great! Interested in this thread as I am thinking of picking up one of those kits.
Thanks guys!
It’s sure nice to do something simple, for a change!
Yes…and no.
I’ve been looking them over these last few days, planning out my attack…and trying to get myself the gumption to start snipping plastic.
Today, I decided to take advantage of the last warm day (a balmy 34F) for the next while…forecast is for highs in the 20’s for the next week. I cut up some oak and made bases for all the boat models I have. Cut em to length, ripped em down on the table saw for width, put em on the router table, drilled for the spindles and hit em with some “golden oak”…gotta let em dry, then varnish em.
I do have two more boats, but already had the bases made for those.
Hmmmmmm…wonder what that BIG base is for???
A BIG boat!
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Nice work on the office and on the wood. Have a chunk of oak in the rig to make a base for the 1/800 Kitty Hawk I’m doing for a friend’s widow. Going to have to make another 5 feet long for the other boat build next year. But those will have a simple rabbet on the edges for a plexi cover.
Are you going to need a bigger boat?
…yes…
nice cockpit work…
Thanks all!
Got some more work done…scribed…all together and ready for the paint booth!
Fabulous work on the cockpit. The canopy masking is just perfect as well.
I’m guessing you put the blue painter’s tape in place before you joined the fuselage halves together?
Agreed, nice work in the pit.
Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
Negative…there’s very little room at the bottom of the door where the floor meets it…I didn’t want to get the tape stuck between the floor and the fuselage. I stuck it in before adding the canopy.