Cheers Joe. Here is the progress for todays session. I have now started on thecrew cabin. This is the part that ihave been waitng to complete the most because it has a lot of scale details that I can add to it. This includes one of the figures I purchased.
One critical; thing about building the wheelhouse is that the boson sits at the right height. The seat is designed to be installed but it may be to high, so i have fitted the boson together and will check the height when the time comes.
I noticed that to Ian. He has got gloves on but under his hand sits his helmet on his knee. I continued on the console today and I think it looks good enough. I have also worked out the seat height so I can carry on and finish that off.
seat looks better than my own seat for the pc,and yup got this monitor free off freecycle,well really got 2 a hanns.g and a compaq one,but this hanns.g is awesome lol
Cheers Ole, it sure looks comfy lol. I have now completed the rear cabin and some more work on the front cabin, again I used heat shrink for the hand rail and I added the hand rail above the door. The internal air vents are fitted and the bracket for the round seat.
Thanks Mr & Mrs Ole. It does look kind of new doesn't it. I will give it the slightest of weathering when ive completed it. A little dirt around the rivets etc. I think.
The next job was to make the radar. I used some green transparent glass paint to make the screen and built it up with a few layers. I wished now that I had done this on a clear plastic base and put a light inside so it came on with the rest of the lights. Perhaps I may make another one and do this.
With these complete and the internal frames stuck in place it was time to stick them together to the wheelhouse. This is tricky because of getting the angle just right and hoping the top roof section fits ok.