Nice work on the Skyray. The thing with PE sets is knowing what not to use as much as what to use. Somtimes the stuff can either be to small for a flee to see or actually under scale.
Theuns, we all have that problem, no problem.
Well fellas, I was able to make some major headway on the D.VII. Got the fuselage halves joined with the 'pit snug between 'em, and the upper & lower halves of both wings have been joined up as well. Nice of WnW to mold 'em that way, especially the upper wing. That thing is so thick that a solid wing would’ve weighed a ton and been quite the load on those fragile struts.
Lovin the detail on that engine wiring and greasy wash!
Here’s an update on the 29 build: closed her up…have some seam work to do but overall pleased with the join.
Fitted the top pit glass last night and will work on the tailgunner glass and nose glass this evening.
And a visual update on the tire assemblies/work…top coated flat black over the “earthy” Testors rubber color that I wasnt satisfied with. Then lightly sanded > did a flat black wash over the tread area a touched up some sidewall areas to give it a used look…then touched up the aluminum wheels. still may tweak some more, but the look is far more realistic to rubber now…especially the nose assembly.
Had computer problems since the end of January–and look what I’ve missed.
bl: nice work on the Gundam; the paint work is well done; very appealing; maybe it’s generational, but I don’t know what a Gundam is!
Helo H-34: assembly of the Jaguar looks like it’s proceeding very well; neat work; I don’t know much more about jets than I do about Gundam’s–unless it was flown by Harmon Rabb, Jr.
Z Square: great work on the B-29; it’s looking good
ruddratt: that’s a very realistic looking engine; you can practically smell the grease
Beckyhead: good progress on the Skyray; coming along nicely; fine assembly work
I have been making slow progress on my Fairey Battle contribution to the build, but, frankly it’s not one of Airfix’s best efforts; something of a “sow’s ear,” actually; lots of parts that don’t come close to fitting; I’ve been photographing the progress, but the computer issues have interfered with posting any; hopefully, I’ll be able to do so, before it’s actually finished
all the work posted here has been very impressive. Great results all around.
Becky, thats looking nice. The wheels are deffinatly better.
check, this sounds like ones of Airfix’s really old kits. But i am sure you can make a good job of it.
Had to laugh at myself…in the fuselage image of the right side there is a small window. I managed to dislodge it from mishandling and trying to keep adhesion points to a minimum. Well, it fell into the compartment!
Glad that I didn’t have the nose glass installed or I would effectively made a B-29 baby rattle! [;)]
Got it out, but will have to do a bit of “fitting” to re-install it from the outside.
Beckyhead - very nice work on the Skyray! I’m not sure what to tell you about the cans, as my experience with jets is limited. The one’s I have done I painted a matt off-white color and shaded them with assorted gray pastels.
Z square - very cool stuff going on with the B-29! Your new tire color looks spot on from where I’m sitting. It’s really coming along great!
Update on the 29 build from the wknd:
Removed the top pit glass to do some joint work…did some sanding > then main wing installation.
A bit more putty/sanding work on the wing/fuselage join (overzealous on some knife trimming was the cause)
The last image is my re-installation of the pit glass and nose glass. This worked out better using the hanging clamps as it kept the pit glass from flaring out from the fuselage. The rubber feet on the clamps was only contacting the glass in an area that would not risk adhearing the rubber feet to the glass.
Also in the last pic, you can see the addition of the glass domes (2) to the top side of the fuselage.
Turrets and barrels are painted and assembled with the exception of barrels on 3 turrets. Probably will wait to install those until after the turrets are mounted in the fuselage. Should prevent an inadvertant snapping off a barrel during install. Now the dilema is whether or not to continue with the landing gear and wheel assemblies or prime and paint the bird first. Waiting would result in less masking…
That tan and brown toolbox is there to keep the 29 from sliding off the temp platform…it’s a fishing tackle box > another old hobby that may get ressurected this spring!
Thats looking sweet Z. Great work.
Good progress on the Superfort. Looking fine!
The B-29 is looking nice!
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Theuns- I am considering just that scenario. Spent a lot of time on detail that won’t be seen. I recently ran across an image of a 29 build that (after completion), a few cutouts were made in the fuselage which allowed for viewing.
What I may do (once I figure out the best way to do it), is make the cutouts. I just don’t want the interior to fill with dust. first thought is to take heat shrink tubing and cust a slice the length of to attach to the cutout area trimmed out of the fuselage>and then maybe take some of that window seal wrap that shrinks up tight to stop cold air seepage into your house and apply heat to both elements. Thus creating a dust proof window for detail viewing.
OR…
-see if there is another way that somebody else came up with already via tips/tricks
-buy Revell/Monogram and insist that portions of one of the fuselage halves be injection molded in clear…ok, this is not realistic.
HEY! Guess what arrived today… 
Just when I was about to head to Hobbyland to get another GMC, and it contained… 
Which is great, because I’m at the stage where I want to finish up the interior. Here’s what the dashboard looks like currently… 
I’ll be removing the installed steering column and replacing it with the newly arrived part. [:D]
Z: it would be a shame to close up that fuselage and hide all that excellent detail painting! [t$t]
Mike: that engine and fuselage detailing is mind-boggling! [:D[
Greg H, nice work on the dashboard.
CMK, i just saw your earlier post asking about Gundam. As i understand it its an animated serious featuring these giant robots. To my un trained eye they look similar to Transformers. I think Gundam is rather big in Japan, i can’t say i have seen it on TV over here.
Thanks, Bish. I guess I’ve been stuck too long on Pokemon [aln].
Pryman-
the dashboard is really looking good. I am happy to see that the “pkg of support” arrived just in the nick of time before you picked up another GMC. Now you have pocket change for a trip to Wendy’s!
Anxious to see the build continue. How did you de-chrome the shifter? (showing my depth of knowledge to be shallow)
I see by the pkg you are in Columbus…I’m in a burb 25 miles east of the C-Bus dwntn.
Gundam is huge in Japan! It came out in 1979 as an anime series and I think it’s been paying Bandai’s bills ever since. There have been so many other series and movies related to Gundam over the years it’s crazy. They’re still designing and making new models (which is nice since they stay on top of new technology to design and construct, a la 3-D printing), and they seem to come out with new ones every year. It’s so big they celebrated the 30th anniversary in 2009 in Japan by building a 1:1 scale model of the original Gundam, which is 60 ft. tall! Here’s a pic:
I remember seeing that on the news.