Shelf Queen 2025 GB - Roden 1/32 Spad XIII Early

[andonio64]

Hi to all,
here is another small update on this work.

I tried to cut the mesh I showed last time and to make it fit between radiator and the protection vents but the sandwich was not satisfactory at all, so I left the radiator as is and in the end it does not seem a bad idea.



so I went on and painted the cowling in blue.



It will need some touch up and I will try to add some chipping.

Then switched to the cockpit, here are the instructions for the top part





I found the instruments on the sprues have the hands molded in relief and they do not look good. I would use some of the instrument decals I have in my stash and maybe some PE bezels too.
For the time being I have flattened the interior of those dials, but seeing them enlarged in the pics suggests some more working and maybe some putty.




Any comment welcome.

Thanks for stopping by.
 
AnDonio

[NigelR]

I agree, that radiator looks fine. I am sure it will be effective with some washes to highlight the detail.

That's good work on those instruments.

[Dirigible-Al]

Those sprues are about the same diameter as the dials. If you are not happy with working on the kit dials and if the sprues are round you could slice them like a carrot, stick your decals on them and then on top of the decal put a PE or wire ring. I have made dials like this, I have not used PE but wound fuse or circuit wire around a drill but, cut thru the coil and used the wire circles this makes.
Alan.

[andonio64]

Thanks Alan, the solution you imagined is ok but I decided (I feel more comfortable this way) to proceed as follows:

- I pierced the inner part of the instruments on the sprue, filing the holes and sanding the pieces to make them thinner.

- I cut the back of the instruments from styrene 0,5 mm thick.

- I then slided the dials from a decal sheet and will glue this part behind the pierced pieces.

 I show below some picture of the work done on piece 15A:









Here are a couple of other pierced pieces:



Thanks for your attention

Antonio


 

[Allan31]

Very inspirational, I forgot I had this in the stash, maybe it should move up the list....



Comes with a nifty enameled pin too...

[andonio64]

Nice box Alan, I also have one 1/48 by Eduard and I assigned it to Frank Luke who was born my same day (although some year before me!!!)

[RAGIII]

Nice work on improving the Instruments Antonio! Great to see progress on this kit!
RAGIII

[andonio64]

Hallo,
I did not really like the strategy I decided to follow for the instruments, so I have stopped that and will make the instruments after the cockpit sub assembly is completed.
For the time being I went a little bit forward glueing other sub assembly pieces, now they need some priming and then painting. Life, as usual, is taking me away from the bench.
I am most of the weekends out of town for "positive" reasons :-)

[andonio64]

Nice work on improving the Instruments Antonio! Great to see progress on this kit!
RAGIII

Thank you Rick, as I said above I'm not satisfied by the results and will elaborate a new strategy...

[andonio64]

Some progresses in my build...

Tips of the two wings glued and gaps filled with putty


pieces of the cockpit area / engine seat



seat cushion sculpted using milliput


Other bits and pieces to complete the cockpit area


Next steps: primer to the wings, paint the cockpit floor on lower wing, complete the cockpit, prepare the instruments.

Thanks for watching!

Antonio

[andonio64]

I am looking for a good custom printed decals, what do you think about "FFSMC Productions"?

Are there other better services you would recommend?

Thanks!

[NigelR]

Good to see you making progress on this one, the interior is going to look very nice.

I can't help with the custom decal recommendation I am afraid.