Thank you for your kind words Rick, Juan Frank and Stephen!
Stephen, I must say that also in my case the cockpit area leaves some questions for me, but I did my very best on the base of the available sources and 'educated guess'. Especially the dashboard is just my interpretation of a single photo that shows quite complex and confusing details.
I went through the first painting phase now.
The PC-10 is not the final shade. I used the radiator part to try out some comercially available PC-10 shades, like Drooling Bulldog (much too dark for my taste), MRP PC-10 late and PC-8. I'll mix both shades and add some drops from the PC-12 bottle. Then I think it should look like I want it.
The engine is the WNW Rolls Royce straight from the sprue. There are the instructions for a RR Mk. VIII or later online on the WNW homepage, but a good picture of the early Mk. III / V as well. and all necessary parts are on the sprue. Additional detail painting and some wiring will follow when the engine is mounted on its bars.
And because the oils still need annoyingly long time to dry, I went on with the propeller. I made a wooden one my usual way out of my collection of veneer. Here I used some darker grained wood (cherry?). Since I carve and sand my own propellers, this became one of my most favoured jobs building a plastic airplane. I simply love working with wood...
Fresh from the bench
and with some shots of Gunze clear orange, clear yellow and Future
