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Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
B) 
good work - never seen anyone build one of these before!
good work - never seen anyone build one of these before!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Thanks Mike, James , Bob , Warren .
Thanks Ian . You're right, there is not a lot of evidence of anyone building one of these but I usually think of myself as coming from a slightly different mold anyway . So, this is not a major surprise .
Thanks for looking and commenting guys. It's very encouraging .
Cheers, Christian B)
B)
good work - never seen anyone build one of these before!
Thanks Ian . You're right, there is not a lot of evidence of anyone building one of these but I usually think of myself as coming from a slightly different mold anyway . So, this is not a major surprise .
Thanks for looking and commenting guys. It's very encouraging .
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hi guys. Finally managed a bit of progress here . Removed the Grace project to a safe place and started building.
The factory cockpit is nearly an empty hole except for the seat and the console.
So I rescued some rudder pedals and some seat belts from the spare box .
Made some levers for the console along with a few small details.
The replacement glass looks nice . Now to attempt the instruments.
If I was a sci-fi guy I thing this would make a good space shuttle .
Cheers, Christian B)
The factory cockpit is nearly an empty hole except for the seat and the console.
So I rescued some rudder pedals and some seat belts from the spare box .
Made some levers for the console along with a few small details.
The replacement glass looks nice . Now to attempt the instruments.
If I was a sci-fi guy I thing this would make a good space shuttle .
Cheers, Christian B)
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Wow, I came into this late, but that is a great model! Now I want to get two of them: one to make powered and the other a glider. You're doing fantastic, keep it up!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Thanks for the kind words guys.
If I ever manage to wrestle this wire harness into place I'll be able to glue down this transparency and make some more progress 
Can't wait to get out of this cockpit !
Cheers, Christian B)
If I ever manage to wrestle this wire harness into place
I'll be able to glue down this transparency and make some more progress Can't wait to get out of this cockpit !
Cheers, Christian B)
Hi guys. Finally managed a bit of progress here . Removed the Grace project to a safe place and started building.
The factory cockpit is nearly an empty hole except for the seat and the console.
So I rescued some rudder pedals and some seat belts from the spare box .
Made some levers for the console along with a few small details.
The replacement glass looks nice . Now to attempt the instruments.
If I was a sci-fi guy I thing this would make a good space shuttle .
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Well, my first attempt to install a wire harness failed. Being made from copper wire it was too stiff to install
This one made with DM is a lot more flexible and worked much better .
Anyhow, I think it will add a bit to the overall looks of the beast :drinks
Great stuff to work with. Cheers, Christian B)
This one made with DM is a lot more flexible and worked much better .
Anyhow, I think it will add a bit to the overall looks of the beast :drinks
Great stuff to work with. Cheers, Christian B)
randy_ditton
Master at Arms
Hi Christian,
Wonderful detail work on this cp. Quite an upgrade over the stock appearence
Randy
Wonderful detail work on this cp. Quite an upgrade over the stock appearence
Randy
phantom II
Master at Arms
Thanks Randy . With so much glass I though it would look stupid without some detail .
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
I think in this case wire is too thick Chris, maybe some monofilament string?
+1The wire might be a touch thick, but I like the addition to the 'pit. Smaller stuff might get lost in there once it's all painted and closed up. Call this a vote for running with it.
phantom II
Master at Arms
Thank you all for your interest on this topic. This is a surprise to me
I have no idea what ran up the windshield of this bird but I feel certain it was not all wires.
I know I have seen yellow wires in the cockpits of some museum pieces.
Below is a JU 88 cockpit with all sort of things running vertical in the background . Photo courtesy of Aero Detail # 20
My wires ( or whatever ) are 1/2 thick in scale. The fact that they are yellow just serves to enhance the size even more.
My point is that it is the smallest available that is manageable . Even without as much as paint.
In the end, it is most likely slightly out of scale but considering nothing much is in scale :facepalm it's just another drop in the bucket. The seat legs are probably equivalent to 4x4's and the transparencies 6 " thick.
Too late anyway. It's all glued shut and is staying that way. Never mind that the gauges have dials glued on the blank plastic.
Cheers, Christian B)
This is a surprise to me I have no idea what ran up the windshield of this bird but I feel certain it was not all wires.
I know I have seen yellow wires in the cockpits of some museum pieces.
Below is a JU 88 cockpit with all sort of things running vertical in the background . Photo courtesy of Aero Detail # 20
My wires ( or whatever ) are 1/2 thick in scale. The fact that they are yellow just serves to enhance the size even more.
My point is that it is the smallest available that is manageable . Even without as much as paint.
In the end, it is most likely slightly out of scale but considering nothing much is in scale :facepalm it's just another drop in the bucket. The seat legs are probably equivalent to 4x4's and the transparencies 6 " thick.
Too late anyway. It's all glued shut and is staying that way. Never mind that the gauges have dials glued on the blank plastic.
Cheers, Christian B)