Hi!
First, for Derrick!
The follow up!
Don't forget to enlarge the cockpit sides!
You have to open up the lower part of the cowling to represent a russian Ni17.
The painted mastercaster cockpit. Pretty nice but will cause big fit problems. Scratching the whole thing might be quicker and less nerve racking...
The whole thing assembled:
Closing up!
You can see that I've reshaped the holes for the aileron control "cables", and modified the emplacements where the main struts are supposed to be resting on the top fuselage. This means extending the legs of those struts.
Masking and preshading:
First paint job.
Decals and first weathering. Notice that the cowling and engine access doors are painted with rub'n buff, giving them a shinny metallic feel that the rest of the kit doesn't have.
The Vickers (
) in place. Head rest and cockpit padding made in putty. Note the beginning of the rigging process.
Struts detailing, rigging, and aileron hinges in place.
Finished photos next time!
Ciao
Iwik
