lose cockpit details?

actually putting the pilot in is a good way to go away with a detailed cockpit, who occasionally it is a hinderence to seeing all the detail.....my tamiya spit has its jockey in and half the cockpit is obscured....

I put as much detail into the cockpit without going into aftermarket parts. I hang most of my A/C but I alway keep in mind that my ceiling space isn't unlimitted. I always attach the canopy so that it can easly be remover without a lot of damage. But my biggest peeve about A/C is most do not have pilots. I'd like to get my hands on a buch but as yet all I've found is one sitting pilot with a mess of ground crew. Ground crew just dont look good hanging from the ceiling.

Fighter cockpits don't bother me too much because you can still see most or a lot of the detail. But in a bomber it is a different story. I have finaly learned to simply put a coat of interior color and leave it alone on the models I will be hanging on the ceiling. But on those that will end up in my display case, I still fully detail the whole interior, whether it can be seen or not.

not in a pooly lit display case far from damaging hands(mine)

actually it can be seen with a good light condition.
even a 1/72 cage canopy.

I do mostly 1/72 and only spend time on ejection seats because you can see them. If i do 1/48, it's a different story, There I'll put in the work because you can see it better and it's not as hard as 1/72. The only exception is my Hasegawa 1/72 F-14. I spent the time on it, now I can't see it, the canopy will be open but my eyesight is bad.

Build 'em with the canopy open!

(I know - that's no help with that Heinkle :D)

Because the serious modeler can not complete a project knowing that the cockpit isn't up to his standards. The kit is not complete, because the cockpit isn't complete.

Good question. I spent alot of time on the cockpits of my Monogram He111 & JU88. Resin and PE , wash, and drybrush. They looked good, then the canopies hide the whole thing. But knowing it's in there, gives me a sense of accomplishment. I guess for me it was the adventure of exploring another relm of modeling was most satisfyng. I have to admit I haven't done it since. Bob

Because it feels good to know it's in there!