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Grrrrrrrrrrrumman

Thanks guys for the comments . All done . Needs a little oil leak, otherwise it would not be a PW.

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Cheers, Christian B)
 
Cool, I pulled that from my spare ...Another item that's not provided but it looks about right.

Glad you like it.

Cheers, Christian B)
 
I have been plotting along here and there these couple of days.

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I scuffed up some of the wheel wells but held off of the dirt till I can see what the bird looks like to match it up

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Worked the IP panel but it lacked gages so I planted a few . It needs some handles but the panel is still drying .

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The cockpit tub has also been painted but needs a few handles as well



Cheers, Christian B)
 
SA Dave said:
youre beating this one into shape mate :popcorn
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Thanks Dave. Frankly, I feel more like I'm trying to crawl over it despite the fact that it's one of their best models I've attempted to build.

Hope to pick up the pace as soon as I can close this fuselage :huh:

Cheers, Christian B)
 
Thanks Luiz :good:

I had been trying to figure out how to install the instrument panel inside the fuselage. The light finally came on

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Simple as that brace made from sprue. :facepalm

Next , I thinned the IP cowl to make more realistic.

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Finally, made the various handles for the landing gear , throttle levers and some selector handles.

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I'm rather happy with this one , except for the seatbelts that are molded into the kit . :idonno

Oh well, it'll give the flashlight people something to grumble about :bang head

It's ready to be assembled :) Thanks for looking...Cheers, Christian B)

Cheers, Christian B)
 
lupanzer said:
Good job,Chris :good:

Luiz
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Thank you Luiz :)


As I was looking at assembling this Bear, I noticed I had overlooked the cowl openings on the lower panel :hmmm

So, a little more plastic surgery .

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Not very pretty from the inside but

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from the outside, I think this will look superior to black paint . The panel also fits now :)

Somehow, when starting these short run kits I never have enough fingers to see how the parts play with each other .

Cheers, Christian B)
 
Got to tell you guys. This has been a good build but this is where the gloves come off .

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First, the wing inserts were a bit too big to seal up the wing haves.

I have had to grind the plastic and the resin as much as I dare d to make them fit.

I have to share with you how I glued the upper and lower wings together. It went rather well.

First get the trailing edges perfect and tape that halves together . Second, superglue the leading edge together.

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When it's set, remove the tape from the trailing edge and glue that joint together with liquid glue Easiest ever .

The cockpit assembly goes right into place and glues right into place .

However I found the it was necessary to trim a lot of plastic from the fuselage for it to go down over the wheel wells and the well to cockpit needed some resin trimming as well . Nerve racking :S

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And then I had to shim the right wing so it would match the wing fairings :frantic

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Tomorrow I will try to make other parts fair in....

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Cheers, Christian B)
 
Looking really good Chris. A lot of hard work and your sows ear is turning into a nice silk purse (y) (y) (y) (y) (y) (y)
James
 
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