Neil Merryweather
SMF Supporter
Love that cockpit Ian
Thanks Neil. The Fuselage is now closed up. Guess how much of it can be seen...lolLove that cockpit Ian
The funny thing is I am only doing an hour here and there. Just in the space of days and not weeks. I is quite a simple but enjoyable build. No fit issues. almost shake and bake dare I say...Slow down lovely work so far Ian, that cockpit looks brilliant
AS paint goes they are good. I was spraying for almost an hour last night. Almost no tip dry. Maybe twice in that hour.I'm tempted to try some of the real colours myself
Agree about stretching sprue. It simply doesn’t work like it used to. More like stretching chewing gum these days. Almost certainly it’s because something has been removed from the mix due to safety concerns. For stretchy thread, try a sewing shop. Lycra or elastic sewing thread comes in loads of thicknesses and colours. They don’t just make it for us you know……OK then so far I have tried stretched sprue: What is up with plastic these days. It is almost impossible to make a good bit of stretched these days! Either they break and curl up as you pull them = useless.
Pull out but with lumps in = useless.
Pull out far to quick and thin. = yep useless.
Found some 0.5 mm piano. 30cm later still not got one to the correct length!
That Lycra stuff is way to thin
Found some smooth coated sewing thread. will play with that a while.
Why thank you Sir! It is a pity that they (Hasegawa) did not include a plastic version of the end covers for the brace wires.Blimey that's looking good Ian
Thank you.What an amazing read/build. I agree with Neil, the cockpit is fantastic. Crisp and precise as is the detail you have put into it.
First Zero I have seen in that configuration.
Its a big mat lol. and thank you.Looks quite a big beastie sat on the mat there Ian?
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