~gasp~ we're on page 2?? Better fix that!
Superchargers hit with a coat of Humbrol red-brown, drybrushed silver & light wash of black, my recipe for burnt metal on exhausts. (thoughts?) I think after I install they will get some more soot weathering, should blend alright.
I went the putty route to blend the front faces of the radiator housings...
(just realized I didn't take a pic of the final product! You can sort of see them below. )
A little gizmology in the gear bays, used fine brass wire for the bundle of wiring (now that it's done, I do think it is too straight, not wire-ey enough. Next time!) and a formed paper clip for the thicker hydraulic hose (I think that's what it is...) I had blanked off both ends & cleaned up the roof of the bay a little as well.
Cockpit pics... pilots cockpit just needs a few little bits of PE to finish it up, leaving those off until last so I avoid breaking them off! Resin Ultracast seat is beautiful, I'd definitely spring for another of those in the future. Eduard PE, I don't know, it's all nice, but how much will I see afterwards?? Especially the IP, hidden under the shroud in a P38. Scratchbuilt some basic boxes & wiring (without going nuts!) for the rear sidewalls. just need to give it a wash to blend it a little better. The rear seat gets masking tape seatbelts - my first time ever. Now I need to scrounge my PE frets for something shiny that can pass as a buckle!
And the radar unit... I, uhhh, repurposed, the radio box, mounting it lower & painting one section in a grey to busy it up some. I think I need to pull out the artistic license for that one. Needs a few cables running from the bottom to sidewalls maybe?
All for now, final cockpit work tonight hopefully, then close up that wing section after finishing the visible ribs for the flaps. I probably should look at the brass portion of the flap actuators before closing too, I'm thinking that I should use a "double-L" shape so that I can anchor them inside the wing and into the side of the flap for a better hold.