Finally, a real update with some work completed. So far, so good with no real problems or disasters. The Kit appears well engineered and goes together well however a lot of forethought and planning went into the sequence for cockpit assembly to ensure all got included. I believe I'm ready to close her up however will sleep on it and take a fresh inventory in the morning.
The wood was done with a 50/50 light wood base mix of Tamiya Wooden Deck tan and Desert Yellow with a Burnt Sienna Winsor Newton Oil grain treatment and Tamiya Clear Orange overcoat. I find it too dark and next time (this is my first real attempt using oil paints on the woodwork) I'll try Clear Yellow as the varnish overcoat. Before starting the internal bracing I replaced the spring portions of the Elevator Trim Control with scratch copper springs. Here's a before and after view, the anchors for the wires were tiny (#83 drill bit in photo) and too delicate to support tensioned mono, so EZ Line to the rescue!
Here's the replacement springs before painting. (I thought I'd prove that I too have a giant match, a compliment to Bo!)
......and the nacelle frame internal bracing.
The instruments were framed with a mix of HGW and Aeroclub Bezils, given several coats of future for glass faces, and all copper lines on the frames painted with Mr. Metal Color Copper. I also added three more lines to the mix using copper wire, left in it's natural colour.
.........and a shot of the kit supplied Pulseometers, a really nice little touch on WNW's part!
The belts are HGW with some dry Pigment for wear and tear........ The wicker seat is very well done and worked well with a final wash of dark brown oil paint.
Last, I removed the Lewis from it's mount in preparation for the Gaspatch version which will hopefully arrive very soon along with the Taurus engine. I added the cable to the height adjustment mechanism, it's barely visible in these photos. (to the left of the support in the first photo)
and finally here's a posed shot of where she's going next. It's a surprisingly small subject which is also apparent when viewing the photos.
Thus far a pleasure to work on, great quality as we've come to expect from an excellent Company!
Cheers,
Lance
