This is an old Testor’s boxed kit. Here are some pics of the almost completed cockpit. Just need to add a wash to dirty it up and smooth out some holes drilled in the rear bulkhead.
This is the first time I have added detail to a cockpit. Drilled the holes that were used to lighten the weight of the plane. Scratched a trim wheel using punches due to shooting the kit piece into the carpet monster. Added levers, and used wine foil to create the lever over the port side electrical box, and added wire “cables”.
Overall, I am happy with the result except for the seatbelts, which were also done with wine foil, but was rushed and not done well. Not sure if I will try again, or will spend a few bucks for PE seatbelts on my next plane build.
Pit looking good. Keep up the good work and keep the pics coming. I usually use masking tape for belts as it shows up with a slightly coarse texture. Use the foil for the buckles.
Great job on the pit especially the scratch built items. I totaly enjoy scratching out parts, and the more you do it the more you wanna do it it seems. It brings so much more realism and satisfaction to the models I think.
Thanks PJ, I know I can do better, and I have seen some fine examples on the forum. The next set will be better. This pit will be under a closed canopy, so I figured this would be a good one to start trying scratch skills. It is fun to try to figure out how to make something, and nice when it works out. Wine foil is a nice material, and I certainly have plenty of it. [:P]
Thanks Bish, Piper and JayJay. I think it is true that once you start adding details to a pit, it will be hard to let another one go just stock. I really liked studying pictures of the Zero pit and trying to figure out “how am I going to do that?”.
