Alright, I've begun the adventure of building a very detailed and resonably accurate 1/48 Kingfisher.
The plan is to put in the Lonestar Models cockpit set and main float. But, the corrected and open cowl is no where to be found. I'll have to do surgery on the kit part and remove the kit engine, open the cowl flaps and build a fire wall and engine mounts. The plan is to install a Quickboost R-935 engine and make the cowl and it work. That alone should be a challange.
So, if anyone knows of any additional things the Monogram High tech kit needs I will attempt to add it to the to do list. I figure this hack and slash build will take a minimum of 6+ months.
I would also like to know if there are any major components that the OS2U shares with other planes, if any. This may help in kit parts.
Here is the list of parts I will be using:
I will have two full kits of the Monogram kit to build one bird.
LoneStar resin cockpit set, front and rear and all the bits
LoneStar resin main float
Squadron Canopy
Quickboost R-935 engine
Stencil set for the markings, decal set yet unknown, undecided, most likely Grey scheme.
What I need to locate are:
The cowling from Cutting Edge, if anyone knows where one is or see's one for sale somewhere, please let me know. Otherwise I'll have have to do it the hard way.
Reference links, technical drawings, etc. This will be crucial for the rigging especially and the firewall and engine and its various bits.
Outer floats, what is not right about the kit part and if there is a way to fix them.
Above all else, I'll need ideas and suggestions along the way of things to do and NOT to do so this turns out really cool.
There is just something about Kingfishers that I really love. Hope you all follow me on this journey.
BK
