The third cockpit is now done

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This is the third, and final, cockpit of my “Fly by Night” project.

It’s Trimaster’s 1/48 Me 262A-1a single-seat nightfighter. Everything here is from the box.

Now that the 'pits are done, I can move on to the wheel wells and landing gear. LOTS of wiring and plumbing to add there ! Adding that stuff is fast becoming one of my favorite parts of building !

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Very, Very Nice. Your expertise in doing pits just blows my mind.

Darwin, O.F. [alien]

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Excellen work as ususal, very realistic!

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Thank you yardbird and Gilmund !

Painting and detailing cockpits is one of my favorite parts of building. I’m glad that my enthusiasm shows.

Thanks again !

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Great work! And i must say great kit (for OOTB).

Dan

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Beautiful 'pit, Pix!
You are indeed a modelling machine!

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All of them lookk absolutely stunning. Great work Pix.

Regards, Rick

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Looks great! I wish mine looked that good!

Fred

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Great job Pix… it looks great even OOB!!

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I wish I had a comparable motivation for interior detail as you do. Unless I do open canopy on a fighter or cutaway on a bomber I stray from such beautiful detail. Great work Pix!

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wow when that is placed in to a me262 and done in b/w it will look probably more realistic than the real one!

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Another masterpiece from the Pixilater!
Pix, what are you using for the throtle and mixture handles, are they AM or scratch?

Ray

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Coming along nicely Pix!

Joe

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Thanks trowlfazz, Brian, Rick, lerxst1031, Adam, Quagmyre, duckman, grenadier, and Joe !

Quagmyre - I feel like I cheat myself if I don’t add it. If I skip something, I always regret it when it can no longer be added. But it keeps me happy !

grenadier - the throttles are PE stainless steel from the kit. I’ll be adding a cable to the stick, and wiring to the back of the instrument panel. The kit cockpit is pretty detailed and accurate. The instrument panel is the only disappointment, as the dials are pretty crude in places. Oh well. Work with what you got !

Thanks again !

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Fantastic job on the cockpit- how’s the kit?

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Thanks armorman !

The kit has great detail, and things are very much to scale (thickness of parts, finely scribed panel lines, etc.). Some modellers who prefer the “shake-the-box” kits may not enjoy this one, as it requires dryfitting and trimming of parts. Patience, and a desire to build a model rather than just assemble a box of parts is required. There is a sense of accomplishemet that you don’t get from the EZ kits.

Thanks again !

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Your love of the build shows in your cockpits.

Thad

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Thanks Thad !

I put a lot of time into the cockpits, even when they aren’t easily viewable. It’s something I really enjoy doing. Since I’ve been experimenting with adding wiring and hydraulic lines, I’m getting almost as much enjoyment from wheel wells and landing gear.

Thanks again !

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Excellent work on the ‘pit’.

Could you come and do mine for me!!!

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Nice work Pix. Is that a fairly exspensive kit? How do you compare it to the Tamiya Kit?