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Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...Cockpit Part Two Many many thanks. MP I am trying to figure that one out. Joe

1/24 MPC/Airfix JU 87B The Beginning Many thanks for you all looking in. Paddy I have a few drawings thanks to Saul and have found a few websites that will be of use. Joe

1/24 MPC/Airfix JU 87B The Beginning The prep work begins. The first step is to decide where to make the cuts. What do I want to show on this. i sat and stared at the kit for several hours over several days before I felt comfortable enough to mark out the sections with a sharpie. Next is...

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...Cockpit Part One Just a brief update. Attention is now turned to the cockpit fully.  With most of the parts fabricated I can throw a bit of paint on and then some detail painting. Actually pretty happy with this but I do see some areas that will need a touch up...

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...Cockpit Part One Well folks here I am again and after a couple of days of fighting with Photobucket I can post an update. First up I began working on the cockpit. Here is the bare bones and the kit pieces in place. Using these photos out of Squadron Signal...

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...Interior Part Three Many thanks all for looking in. MP I am using what I can find for pictures. Unfortunately what I am finding is not showing the radio in place. I have Squadron Signal Walk Around for the Wildcat but there are only two pictures even showing the...

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...Interior Part Three Work continues. Two updates in three days, wow. Watching YouTube was good for me and I was able to make some decent progress. The radio is 99% finished. All that is left is the wiring after it is installed into the fuselage. I was able to...

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...Interior Part Two Many many thanks. Joe

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...Interior Part Two More done on the SCR 274 and a bit to the plumbing on the interior of the fuselage. Some paint is a good thing right? Going blind with the white work. Using the Testor small bottles I got some color on the different receiver and transmitter...

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...Interior Part One Really appreciate you looking in. Joe

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...Interior Part One A quickie update to show what little work I have done. Work was isolated to fabrication of the radio equipment for this aircraft. The SCR-274 N. Composed of several components here is the still very rough initial look. Should be pretty cool...

Very kind. Many thanks. Joe

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...First Cuts Very kind. Thank you. I hope to do it justice. Joe

Many many thanks. Joe

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...First Cuts James many thanks for looking in. Joe

James many thanks. Joe

Dave many thanks. Yeah the wires are off by a bit. Joe

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...First Cuts Many many thanks guys. Joe

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32...First Cuts Well here I am. Here we go. First step is .................well..................some destruction. First up was to mock up the mount for the landing gear/engine. From what I remember this is one of the problem areas. I added a bit of styrene to get...

Trumpeter F4F-3 Early 1/32 Thanks for looking in. Joe