ogrejohn
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Post by ogrejohn on Jan 6, 2013 18:01:28 GMT -5
Looking good Joe!  |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 6, 2013 18:27:10 GMT -5
luigi many thanks. yes i did spray the interior color first.
andy thanks.
leon thank you.
chris thanks, the glass (windscreen) is fixed as well as the rear parts. the sliding part is not permanent. just being held down for painting by white glue.
jackwagon many thanks.
john thanks.
overall like i said in person it looks somewhat better. i was just disappointed with the way it got like that. think i will look at the decals today, maybe.
btw sorry to the guys in the cr last night. overall took me about two hours to paint and then fix the paint.
joe
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Post by `Boots` on Jan 7, 2013 15:33:25 GMT -5
Lookin` dam good from where i`m sitting Joe ;D, keep up the grand work my friend  |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 8, 2013 8:59:12 GMT -5
boots many thanks.
joe
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2013 12:46:49 GMT -5
Totally amazing! Have this kit and would never dream of how much detail can be added to such a small kit. Well done!
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Post by bbd468 on Jan 8, 2013 13:10:45 GMT -5
Hey Joe!, Wow, P-40's lookin' fine man! What materieal you use for the antenna wire? Ineeds me some for my Spit! Gary |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 8, 2013 19:25:00 GMT -5
many thanks for the kind words.
gary all that is would be stretched sprue. very easy and very simple.
joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 9, 2013 23:21:36 GMT -5
well here she is. approximately 400 pieces. 21 kit pieces, 3 resin. the rest are made up of styrene rod, tube, and sheet, soda can, wire, and putty. all told a pretty fun experience, although when i went to attach the landing gear i had a slight mishap, i broke off the prior lines. had to redo both gear.     and so concludes my first start to finish build here on msc. comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. joe |
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Post by deafpanzer on Jan 10, 2013 0:49:25 GMT -5
Congrats! Stunning first build here on MSC! I like how you left it open for us to see the engine...
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Post by bullardino on Jan 10, 2013 2:16:50 GMT -5
Nice finish, but shouldnt the canopy slide on those rails on the side of the fuselage?
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 10, 2013 10:37:47 GMT -5
andy many thanks. i hope i can build off of this.
luigi thanks. was hoping no one would notice that. the fit for the clear parts was as horrible as the rest. four pieces, the piece toward the nose did not fit at all. i had to work it in to get it to fit. the center piece did not line up, notice the previous update. the piece would not match up with the front piece and would not fit over the rear part of the pit. i spent some significant time trying to figure it out. i was going to shim the nose piece but that didnt turn out very promising so it was scraped. my positioning for the canopy is based on yes it rides on the rails but at some point it has to drop down so it can latch into place. i wanted to give the illusion that was the point the canopy was.
again many thanks for following along and the kind words.
joe
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Post by bullardino on Jan 10, 2013 10:44:22 GMT -5
Nice trick, it's just I'm an old picky wingy builder and I tend to look at the glass parts first, as they tend to be the most difficult to tackle But this doesn't spoil all your great job. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2013 11:29:01 GMT -5
Hey Joe...a great finish to the ole Hawk,mate!! ;D...As you've said,pity about the canopy,but it doesn't take away from the scratchbuilding/detailing you've achieved on this little beaut!! ;D |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 10, 2013 13:30:50 GMT -5
luigi as i have told another on a different forum. many many thanks. i have a different approach to that problem for the next frankenstein type build i do.
chris many thanks. about the canopy, we take the good with the bad. some like jackwagon just change the rules to avoid the bad but the rest take the good with the bad.
joe
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Post by bbd468 on Jan 10, 2013 14:13:22 GMT -5
Joe shes lookin' damn nice fella! The engine looks sweet! Id still like to know what you used to make the antennas...string, fishin' line?  Gary |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 10, 2013 14:22:01 GMT -5
gary i just used streched sprue. had to do it three times to get the right look.
joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 10, 2013 16:52:06 GMT -5
jackwagon many thanks.
joe
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Post by bbd468 on Jan 10, 2013 19:44:38 GMT -5
Hey Joe, Thanks for the info man! Boy...i was makin' it so much more difficult in my head! ;D I just might be able to handle that. Gary |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 10, 2013 19:50:34 GMT -5
just dont catch it on fire. did that and boy was that a bit tricky.
joe
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Post by bbd468 on Jan 10, 2013 21:20:57 GMT -5
just dont catch it on fire. did that and boy was that a bit tricky. joe ;D LOL ;D .....fire extinguisher is on hand! ;D Gary |
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ogrejohn
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Post by ogrejohn on Jan 12, 2013 3:55:40 GMT -5
Very nice hawk Joe! |
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Post by Mence on Jan 12, 2013 11:22:04 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with that Joe, looks sweet!
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 12, 2013 15:37:49 GMT -5
many thanks for the kind words.
joe
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Post by venom1 on Jan 13, 2013 5:06:37 GMT -5
Fantastic work Joe! You should be very proud of the work you have done here mate, despite the fact that the kit canopy went pear-shaped! It is a very nice result indeed my friend, well done!! ;D Cheers, Sam  |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jan 13, 2013 18:25:18 GMT -5
many thanks sam.
joe
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