Looking forward seeing you back in here Nick. Hopefully life will slow down a couple of miles an hour so you can get back in the swing of things bro. 

In keeping the thread active......

Managed to get a little more progress done this morning. Added the manifolds to the mix. Spark plug wires came in and are now cut & prepped for install. Just have to form them to present a natural "lay" appearance and get 'em on there. Engien wire harness is also in the prepping stages. After that I think I'll be able to call this lil' side project done. 

To achieve the corrugated aluminum sleeve/ heat duct on the passengers side manifold up to the air cleaner I wound fine copper wire around the piping and painted it a dull black.

Looks sharp Joe!!! 

On vacation/holiday- will get back to the Corsair when I get home. 

Hi Rob,

Thanks for hosting this. This is the first time I've logged in here in a while. I'm saddened to learn of Lewbud's passing. He hosted the last few Weekend Madness GBs, which I participated in. I'll build a Special Hobby 1/72 Me 263 in his honour. I won't build it in a weekend, but I will build it quickly.

Regards Tony

Joe: The engine looks remarkable. Love how you did the ducting. Looks as real as can be.

Tony: Nice have you on board to honor our friends. Looks to be a fun kit and a nice way to honor Lewbud.

Welcome Tony- cool choice! 

Joe mate, that engine looks like it could be lowered into place in the real thing! Your skills are awesome my friend!

All good Tony, I have added you to the build list. Welcome aboard mate!

Thanks for the welcome everyone. This is what you get in the Me 263 box. Plastic, resin and photoetch. Nice.

Cheers

Tony

Ohhhhh, cool Tony. That's gonna be interesting! 

Thanks Cliff, Rob and Joe!! 

Tony: Watching that 263  come together is going to be a true joy. Great subject matter!!! 

Got the ignition wires and looms installed over the weekend and this morning saw the installation of the ignition coil wire and the wire harness.

This is how my wiring harnesses start life these days. I use the innards of a section of automotive electrical wire with the insulation stripped off then twisted the wire strands together and applied super glue to the twisted section and allowed to dry. After allowing the super glue to dry flat black enamel was appied to the twisted section to replicate an electrical tape wound wire harness. Then the excess wire strands were clipped off until I had 4 "circuits" remaining which get painted the appropriate wire colors and routed to their final destination on the ignition coil and engine block once the harness was glued into place.

And here's the completed engine with the ignition coil wire, distributor advance vacuum line and electrical harness installed. Glamour shots coming in the next day or so....

That engine really looks terrific. I will adopt that method for my wiring too, it looks just right.

Here's the latest on the Me 263, I've got everything off the sprues and sprayed some RLM02 on the interior bits. More detailing to come.

Cheers

Tony

Yeah that looks terrific Joe!

And nice work there too Tony! 

Joe: Absolutely spectacular detailing on your engine. Sweet technique with the ignition wires. Also, I love all the decals. Puts a truly authentic touch to your work.

Tony: Good to see you off to a solid start on the 263. Looks solid.

Nice work on the Boss 302, Mustang!  Love the heat tube on the air cleaner inlet.  Does it have the vaccum solenoid for the inlet door too?  Hehehe.  Nice detail!

Tony: Thanks man and good start on the 263.

Thank you Joe, Cliff and Eaglecash for your comments as well. Eaglecash, hey ...I gotta stop somewhere dude. 

Completed pictures as of this morning. I did manage to get an engine oil dipstick tube and indicator handle handle added.

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Tony: Thanks man and good start on the 263.

Thank you Joe, Cliff and Eaglecash for your comments as well. Eaglecash, hey ...I gotta stop somewhere dude. 

Completed pictures as of this morning. I did manage to get an engine oil dipstick tube and indicator handle handle added.

 

BK

Popping in. Joe that engine rocks! Awesome work. 

Mustang, I've saved your photos to use asd reference when I do mine. THe ultimate compliment.

Cheers

Tony

Holy smokes dude!  That looks amazing!

I will begin working on the base for my Corsair over the next couple of weekends, as I took next week off from work, and will be gearing up for the weekend madness group build....I will get some pics up this weekend of where I'm at with the Corsair, for all to see....I promise, this time! Lol

Thanks you Brandon, Steve, Tony and Justin! 

Looking forward to seeing that Corsair base in action as well as the progress on the aircraft itself Justin. 

One more picture just for the scale reference:

Yeah that weekend madness GB is coming up really fast 

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Yeah that weekend madness GB is coming up really fast 

 

tell me about it!  I've narrowed my selection down to three kits to choose from....

Alriaght, alright, alriaght!  I've finally found some time to access my laptop, rather than my Ipad, so I can finally link to photos of the finished aircraft!  ( I AM currently working on the tropical island airfield base to perch the Corsair onto.

Here  are the photos of my submission to the Absent Friends Group build, Tamiya's 1/48 scale F-4U 1D Corsair, built in honor of Toshi, and my own father....

Oh WOW Justin, my Corsair isn't going to look even a fraction that good! That is some super nice work!!!

Joe: Great job there too! It's a shame to put her in the chassis and then cover her up with the hood!

Justin, your Corsair looks incredible.

BK

Justin, the weathering on your F4U is exquisite.

Cheers

Tony

That weathering is INDEED looking good on that Corsair Justin!! Nice!!! 

Work to resume on the Mustang soon now that the Boss 302 engine is out of the way. 

To all those who celebrate it here: A big Happy Thanksgiving goes out to you and your family. 

And Happy Thanksgiving to you guys too!

I'm at work so I kinda end up forgetting it's a holiday. I try to be grateful 365 days a year for all the blessings I've been given though.