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Post by leon on Feb 24, 2021 14:53:20 GMT -7
WOW.....The interior detailing looks awesome Joe!
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Post by mustang1989 on Feb 24, 2021 20:59:29 GMT -7
WOW.....The interior detailing looks awesome Joe! Thanks Leon. I think I went up a .25 in prescription magnifier on this build.  |
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Post by leon on Feb 25, 2021 14:04:30 GMT -7
I hear you on that Joe! I'm at 2.75 on my reading glasses for modeling.  |
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Post by pete on Feb 25, 2021 14:06:44 GMT -7
Oh my, that's certainly looking like a proper office for the upwardly mobile!
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Feb 25, 2021 19:08:39 GMT -7
That cockpit is a work of art! Very realistic.
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Post by mustang1989 on Feb 28, 2021 14:36:15 GMT -7
Thanks fellas! I hope to get this pit wrapped up pretty quick so I can move on to fuselage prep and paint.
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 3, 2021 4:31:53 GMT -7
OK fellas. I finally got a some measurable benchtime. Wrapped this part up this morning....   and .....a scale reference shot:  |
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Post by sharp on Mar 6, 2021 15:49:13 GMT -7
WOW!!! that interior looks great Joe!
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Post by pete on Mar 6, 2021 19:38:39 GMT -7
Its amazing Joe. Looks real for cryin' out loud. Funny to think how sparse the cockpit was on the worlds first jet fighter though...
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Post by leon on Mar 7, 2021 7:46:49 GMT -7
 Great job on the interior Joe!
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Post by mrversatile on Mar 7, 2021 10:51:31 GMT -7
Looks killer, Joe. It is a good idea to detail the back of the instrument panel. If I remember correctly, it can be seen from the outside.
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 9, 2021 5:03:55 GMT -7
Thanks Mike, Pete, Leon and Gil! Pete: Aint that tha truth. Not much to 'em back then. Gil: Yeah there's some eye candy as viewed from the top of the windscreen on these. You've just gotta bring out all of those details in that area. Some progress on the gun platform. Got some more detailing and weathering to do in here but had to post a pic to let you guys know that I'm still progressing with this build. I'll be away from the bench as our family will be out of town for the next week on vacation so I felt that I needed to have some sorta progress goin' anyways. lol  |
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Mar 9, 2021 19:35:00 GMT -7
Ya know what, I'm not a plane guy, but I'm finding this build fantastic to watch. The detailing and weathering thus far is top notch.
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Post by mmthrax on Mar 10, 2021 9:09:12 GMT -7
That scale shot with the toothpick is insane!
You are raising the bar here. Fantastic!!
Carry on sir....
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 14, 2021 19:20:26 GMT -7
Ya know what, I'm not a plane guy, but I'm finding this build fantastic to watch. The detailing and weathering thus far is top notch. Thanks Bruce! I really appreciate that man!! |
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 14, 2021 19:21:34 GMT -7
That scale shot with the toothpick is insane! You are raising the bar here. Fantastic!! Carry on sir.... Thanks Mark!! Saw your PM today so I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. Been away on a much needed vacation bud. |
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 18, 2021 14:36:11 GMT -7
Got the ammo chutes painted, weathered and installed. Really added another level of detail to what was there. In real life the fact that the 30mm cannons was nasty enough and then you add the fact that the rounds were set to converge at 450 meters. Yeesh!!! Anyways...the completed weapon platform:  |
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Post by pete on Mar 18, 2021 16:30:58 GMT -7
Good thing that monster came too late to turn the tide!!! Talk about the "business end" of a weapon.  Nicely done Joe!!! |
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Mar 18, 2021 17:30:00 GMT -7
Beautiful!
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 19, 2021 6:11:17 GMT -7
Good thing that monster came too late to turn the tide!!! Talk about the "business end" of a weapon. Nicely done Joe!!! Thanks Pete. Just to give you an idea of how big these rounds were that got shot through that Mk108.... It only took one or two hits to bring a B-17 down.   |
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 19, 2021 6:13:19 GMT -7
Thanks Bruce! Glad you're taggin' along pal. |
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 28, 2021 5:27:48 GMT -7
Just to show some progress at the bench. I've managed to get the fuselage halves joined together. I've just got the upper nose panels press fitted into place during the whole body work/ painting process. Sanding and filling are at a premium here.....  One thing I do NOT miss about aircraft modeling is seam filling in small areas. The seam line going down the middle of the bird was interrupted by these small panels in front of the windscreen soooooooooooo.....gotta take care of the seam lines on the panels themselves. I'll be using my tried and true super glue filling method on these and then I'll rescribe the panel lines.  |
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Post by poet on Mar 28, 2021 7:30:47 GMT -7
Awesome! Such realism!
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 2, 2021 4:36:11 GMT -7
Thanks Dennis! Some more progress. In the last week it's been mostly build up and getting things ready for the painting stage of the build. Looks like the wing/ fuselage fit is gonna be pretty good on this one. Good ol' Tamiya kits....just can't beat 'em.  |
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Post by mmthrax on Apr 2, 2021 6:43:58 GMT -7
I'll be using my tried and true super glue filling method on these Hmm...noted for future reference.  Thank you sir. |
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Post by transammike on Apr 2, 2021 14:06:14 GMT -7
Good lord Joe, that is looking awesome!! You are nailing this buddy.  |
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Post by pete on Apr 3, 2021 10:56:54 GMT -7
Very much looking the part of a proper 262. Nice job on the fuselage seam Joe.
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 9, 2021 4:55:54 GMT -7
Thank you guys for the comments. I've had my hands full of other things to include benchtime over the course of the last month but will be posting some progress on this one hopefully soon. I've made some good strides towards the painting process but nothing worthy of pictures as it's ALOT of hidden details and proper fitting of the wing/ fuselage join areas. Pretty tedious with the fitting of the landing gear panels so as not to get overspray in that landing gear bay but I hope to have some primer on the whole bird by this weekend.
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Post by pete on Apr 9, 2021 12:59:25 GMT -7
I hear ya Joe. I finally made some progress on my current project after a week of "Aint' enough time in the day"
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 17, 2021 11:58:56 GMT -7
I hear ya Joe. I finally made some progress on my current project after a week of "Aint' enough time in the day" LOL! Progress I've been making. It's my appearance on here that has been lacking and am trying to take care of that now that I've got my head on a little straighter in the last week or so. Just waiting my boss' retirement out. Got 'er black based this morning. Gonna black base the elevators and install them next.  |
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Great job on the interior Joe!
