Doug: Beautiful job there, esp love the stains on the underside. Looking forward to seeing her all done up! 

And dang, I've barely started and you and Bish are almost done! 

Gamera

Doug: Beautiful job there, esp love the stains on the underside. Looking forward to seeing her all done up! 

And dang, I've barely started and you and Bish are almost done! 

 

Well, we don't all wnat to be finished to soon. Would make for a boring 10 months.

Brandon, Thank you so very much...

Bish, the little canisters are accumulators. They are sort of a shock absorber for the system. They still use them in some hydraulic functions even today. What you usually have is a bladder inside the canister that is generally pressureized with a gas like nitrogen to about 2\3 system pressure to help soften initial start, and stop of cylinder travel.  

MC... The chipping is dry brushing, I like to use a semi stiff bristle round , or wedge shaped brush. Dip in silver or alunimum paint, daub on a tissue until almost all paint is removed, then lightly daub on the surface your working on.

Thanks again guys...

Doug

Gamera...Thank you too! Yeah, underside take a beating, and gets the least attention. 

Thanks Doug, now that makes sense. I did think that was an odd place for the oxygen, but being yellow, that was my first thought. But now you have said that, its clear. I will have to check my photo's when i get home, but i think the Lanc wheel bay has them.

You know Bish, I never even thought about color coding which would have been in use at that time. I worked with hydraulic systems of all sorts (repairing them) for 42 years and have seen these painted about every color known, but mainly either black, or primer red. Should have given it a bit more thought...

Doug

Geez Doug, that's spendid workmanship (as ususal)

Bish, congratulations on a very nice article in FSM Magazine!

Toshi

You know Bish, I never even thought about color coding which would have been in use at that time. I worked with hydraulic systems of all sorts (repairing them) for 42 years and have seen these painted about every color known, but mainly either black, or primer red. Should have given it a bit more thought...

Doug

Rigidrider

You know Bish, I never even thought about color coding which would have been in use at that time. I worked with hydraulic systems of all sorts (repairing them) for 42 years and have seen these painted about every color known, but mainly either black, or primer red. Should have given it a bit more thought...

Doug

 

I'm sure differant nations have differant colours for different thing. I know the Oxygen bottles in USAAF aircraft were yellow so thats why it came to mind. Militaries like to have things standaised, helps to keeps things simple.

Thanks Toshi.

checkmateking02

.....And maybe a couple of episodes of "Doc Martin."

Good taste. Love that show. On my second time around, just as good as the first.

Are you guys talking about the British series with Martin Clunes.

Step #5 Navigators Seat

Navigators seat attached to cockpit and pilots seat.

Coming on very nice there Toshi, liking that.

Bish

Coming on very nice there Toshi, liking that.

 

Toshi

Bish

Are you guys talking about the British series with Martin Clunes.

 

Absolutely! He's brilliant.

Nice pit, Toshi.

So that thing is 1/32nd? It must be big.

Greg

Nice pit, Toshi.

So that thing is 1/32nd? It must be big.

 

Toshi

Toshi

 

 

Greg

Nice pit, Toshi.

So that thing is 1/32nd? It must be big.

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your kind comment.  I greatly appreciate it.  Yes, it's a 1/32 Tamiya Mosquito.  It's  big kit with close to 600 parts.

 

Toshi

 

Wow, I recall that you were very excited about this kit. I see why now. You take your time and enjoy every moment of this one.

Greg

 

 

Toshi

 

 

Greg

Nice pit, Toshi.

So that thing is 1/32nd? It must be big.

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your kind comment.  I greatly appreciate it.  Yes, it's a 1/32 Tamiya Mosquito.  It's  big kit with close to 600 parts.

 

Toshi

 

 

 

 

Wow, I recall that you were very excited about this kit. I see why now. You take your time and enjoy every moment of this one.

 

Toshi

To Greg or anyone else interested,

Check out my WIP in the aircraft thread.  It will show the size and scale of this kit.  I've broken down the entire kit sprue by sprue.  Thanks again Greg and everyone else for your support!

Toshi

Below is the dry fit of the instrument panel.

Toshi

Interesting looking IP there Toshio. Is there anything that goes in those holes or do they go right through.

Bish

Interesting looking IP there Toshio. Is there anything that goes in those holes or do they go right through.

 

There's still a lot of parts that go together to make the IP in that I haven't even seen yet.  What I have seen, I quit don't understand it at this time.  

From what I gather, there's PE for the face plate of the dials.  Then comes clear plastic dials of which it seems many are individual pieces.  Then finally a decal.  At least from what I can decipher.

Toshi