Thank you, Nigel; indeed, the cockpit is a focal point in this plane and worth the effort.
Thank you, Tim; let?s hope it will look good once painted.
This is how the section of the magazines and empty belts chutes is integrated; it required several cycles of dry fitting, trimming, and gluing until the parts matched the position between the guns, fuselage sides, firewall, and the instrument panel. I expect more adjustments for the guns to be needed at the end of the build.
DSC_0336 forum by
Carlos Ruiz, on Flickr
As you can see, the ribbing at the sides of the cockpit was scratch-built; the kit?s original ribbing molded on the fuselage sides was nice but lacked the corrugation detail on the interior. I was undecided at first whether to integrate the new ribbing into the fuselage or into the cockpit structure. I chose the latter because it allowed me to solve how the seat will be attached; you can see a new structure made for this purpose.
DSC_0335 forum by
Carlos Ruiz, on Flickr
Finally, the work in the fuselage interior, recreating the corrugations, has begun; it?s time-consuming, but hopefully will add interest to the model.
DSC_0338 forum by
Carlos Ruiz, on Flickr
That?s all for now, thanks for watching.
