Thanks guys!!!
Hans, I’m all about the “old school”, much more rewarding, and you just can’t get more “bang for the buck”. I’m all for some accessories from time to time, I like to keep those limited to items other than cockpits.
Sprayed the green last night, and thanks to the wet weather, I have the day off. Got right to it this morning, picking out the details and weathering. At this moment, the fuse halves are closed and I’m ready to take on the wings and their issues.
Wow, I like the details you’ve added! Who needs aftermarket? Your seats are excellent, can’t wait for your next installment!
[t$t][:D[[ Awesome dude…! Really Sweeet… I have 2 in the stash, along with decals for Ensign Gay’s plane, along with an autographed pic of him shortly after being rescued… War Bond tour I think…
Keep up the Great work…![Y]
Looking great! Now that you have the color coat on, it really ties everything together. I am looking forward to see what you do with the gunners turret.
Thanks guys.
I’m not quite sure yet about the gunners area, other than, the gun will be stowed and I have a PE donor part for the perforated half ring.
Hey Stik, you wouldn’t happen to have a good pic of the wingfold mech. would you??? I’ve never done a build with folded wings, I think I’m gonna give it a go with this one.
I never used to build my carrier birds with folded wings when that was an option. But these days with display space for kits at a premium…
how is this shot?
That’ll work, thanks a lot. I may just have them open…decisions, decisions!!!
Personally I think that you should leave the wings as is. If you fold them you’re going to hide all that great scratch work you did in the pit… That’s just my opinion though…
Fermis, Swingr has a good point. That wiring detail is awesome. The crew area is going to look fantastic under all that glass. Those wings fold right down on the canopy. That would obscure some great work. But the plane really looks cool with the wings folded. Tough decision! Maybe you could pose them in a partially folded position, or only one wing folded. Were the wings folded mechanically or manually? Maybe you could have a couple guys in the process of folding a wing. That’s enough of that dribble. The interior paint looks great. Good choice. Rick.
From this shot it looks manual
The cockpit looks great so far.
Fermis, looks great man!! The F4F Wildcat has manually folded wings, so I suspect the TBD was manual too, being as they where both early war aircraft.
Actually, the TBD had hydraulically-operating folding wings, in fact, I think it was the first US carrier aircraft to enter service with mechanically operated wings. I think there is a shot of a TBD folding its wings after landing, in “Dive Bomber”.
Regards,
Brad
Thanks guys.
I was thinking of doing them folded, as a copout to the poor fit of the wing sections. It’ll be a bit harder to fit the wing sections nicely, so, I’m gonna do it the hard way…wings open…ready to go!!!
Fermis, That is jaw dropping work…Outstanding[Y] So what do you prefer Models or Guitar??? i tend to favour the Fender…
I just saw this thread. Nice work my friend.
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Love the seats and wiring
Thanks again everybody.
AWE MAN…Fender??? AAARRRRGH Jackson is where it’s at!!! I love both about equally.
Ya know… the other guys have a great point! Folding up the wings might hide all of that awesome detail. Hope to see her with the wings down man!
Seriously- that cockpit work is OVER THE TOP! Love seeing the scratchbuilt details.
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Fermis.
This is terrific work. Great way to detail an old kit. Can’t wait to see it done.
Cheers, Aaron