RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!

[ALBATROS1234]

This will undoubtably prove interesting.old man did a similar project a few years ago I have to look for a link. 

[IanB]

Thanks all,
 I remember Ole Man's build, haven't seen him around for a while......I'll look it up. Not much done today, I've been concentrating on putting together the perspex for an under-the-coffee-table display box! 
 
 I did, however, print out a copy of a cropped version of one of TVAL's pics of their instrument panel, and white glued it to a piece of plastic card for use as the panel. It doesn't compete with a proper decal, but it's a lot better than a painted one!

Ian

[radio]

Great aditional work Ian.
Cheers
Martin

[Squiffy]

There's certainly some drastic surgery going on with this one!

[IanB]

Thanks folks

 A little more progress on the interior....



 Ideally I would have entirely removed the area where the lower wing joins the fuselage, but with the surgery done in that area I think the fuselage sides would be too weak, so I've just thinned it down. This does mean that there is a step up, instead of down, from the observer's floor to the "fabric" under the pilot's cockpit, but I'll live with that.

I can now make a start on the fuselage cross members and some of the smaller detail items....

Ian

[Des]

You are doing a fantastic job with the fuselage interior Ian.

Des.

[coyotemagic]

Gorgeous interior, Ian!
Cheers,
Bud

[RAGIII]

Gorgeous interior, Ian!
Cheers,
Bud

Plus one Amigo! Hard to believe that interior is in the OLD Airfix kit! What a difference you are making!
RAGIII

[TobyCoulson]

Fantastic work on what can best be described as the only 1/72 RE8 available. One day someone will make a decent one but you are doing a magnificent job on this old clunker.

[Thumbs up]

Fantastic work on what can best be described as the only 1/72 RE8 available. One day someone will make a decent one but you are doing a magnificent job on this old clunker.

Choroszy do a rather decent  RE8 It has  about 80 pieces.

[TobyCoulson]

Fantastic work on what can best be described as the only 1/72 RE8 available. One day someone will make a decent one but you are doing a magnificent job on this old clunker.

Choroszy do a rather decent  RE8 It has  about 80 pieces.

Thanks. Wasn't aware there was another in that scale.

[Ernie]

The interior looks terrific, Ian!  Really well done, my friend.

Cheers,
Ernie

[IanB]

Thanks all, much appreciated!

 Nearly done on the interior now. I just have to finish off the observer's stool and then add that, and a couple of linkages to the control column and it can all be closed up.
Here's where it sits at the moment..







 The Barracudacast Resin seat is truly incredible, along with the Eduard PE belts it makes a huge difference!

Thanks for looking in

Ian

[Des]

You are doing a great job with this build Ian, the fuselage interior is excellent.

Des.

[RAGIII]

Your cockpit is looking stunning. The seat and belt add a lot. The overall ook is perfect for the scale and could be mistaken for 1/48th or larger!
RAGIII