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  1. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    Thanks Paul. And, I had thought of the nosegear and fortunately there is a nice opening to add weights!
  2. Greg Kimsey

    Dora 1/35

    Wow.. that's...wow. 10 years in the making. It turned out magnificent!
  3. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    What is the Marine motto? "Improvise, overcome, adapt"? That is what I am doing here I guess. I got the wheel bay in but the cockpit floor is too wide to let the opening close far enough so there is some work to be done to camo that edge I tried glue and clamping the daylights out of it But it...
  4. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    Thanks Paul. I am performing a little plastic surgery. I am paring down the height of the bay. It should give me nearly an eighth.
  5. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    Man, the fit of this thing; I have really never dealt with this. The front wheel bay is not fitting at all. The rear section has to go down 1/8" and there is just not that muck material there. I may have to take the 3D printed part off anf trim the edges so it sits inside the walls instead of on...
  6. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    A little oil weathering. Once it dries a bit I will lift some off. The 3D printed part worked out great!
  7. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    The cockpit has formed up well and fairly easily. The PE parts are top notch and look fantastic. I need to "glass" the bezels and weather a little now. I tried to make little switches by drilling holes with a #80 bit and using .010 wire. Once the glue cures I will try snipping them shorter.I...
  8. Greg Kimsey

    Possibly my new obsession...

    My father in law had a '48 model. He had taken the battery out to use in something else and finches nested in the battery compartment. I did a painting of it...
  9. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    Well, I think my question "Can you tell the difference between 12k and 16k?" and the answer is "Yes". This piece is as small as my index fingernail. 14.9mm x 15.2mm x 2.15mm
  10. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    So, I revised the part, but to accomodate the depth I had to make the part .7ml thicker than before which means the cockpit base will possibly have to be trimmed a little, or not. The pieces are printing now.
  11. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    Yeah, when I saw that I thought "Brilliant" and "I'm an idiot" both at the same time LOL
  12. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    :bash: do the letters D-U-H mean anything to you!?
  13. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    I did see one version with teeth and thought of you Saul @Sharkmouth and also thought it would be a cool version!
  14. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    Hmm, I didn't think about that. I am not sure of the radius and width of the tire. If you have those specs I can be more accurate and exact. I can make the tire, then enlarge it somewhat and use that to make the indention.
  15. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    Thank you Saul! My goodness, you have everything. Here is the Blender image of the part I have made. I have my printer set up but my resin is at home and I am at the store at the moment, so tomorrow I will print four of these. These are the walkaround images I found in case anyone is interested:
  16. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    The "C61" part IS on the sprue but looks nothing like the drawing, and is X'd out on the sprue drawings as "not used". There is a little drawing on the instructions that says to make the part and thin as shown. Really? I have created the part in Blender and will see if I can get one of the...
  17. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    Thanks guys! Ok, so I dismantled the disaster of the front wheel well. The problem is that there are no register tabs of any kind and everything is butt joined and there is NO way to know if you have it right. I took Paul's advice and dry fitted with tape to see how things should be assembled so...
  18. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    The fit of the first step pieces are absolute shit! My goodness. No wonder he was scared.
  19. Greg Kimsey

    Special Hobby P-39Q Airacobra

    My friend John Montgomery purchased this kit to build, but after reading the reviews and looking through some build threads he decided it was too difficult for him and gave it to me to see if I was brave enough to try it. I am not sure "brave" is the right word, but "naieve" may be more...
  20. Greg Kimsey

    Wingnut Wings Sopwith Triplane

    I have several colors of EZ line if you need some Bob @moon puppy
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