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Hi, The installation continues slowly. Final details and additions before closing the fuselage are underway. This is also the time to check the various adjustments. Here are the last changes in the cockpit: The oxygen bottle is connected Propeller and engine control rods are added on the Dashboard ...Then connected to the throttle quadrant Lights were quickly turned, drilled, painted in black with the front face simulated using Kristal Klear and finally equipped with their power cords before being put in place on each side of the cockpit. Few addition in the tailwheel bay too, but more as "trompe l'œil" (fooler?...) to give the impression of a busy bay. Basically it is representative of what is actually contained in the real one, but without really trying to represent exactly. Finally, the rudder pedals are equipped with their adjustment knob and the footrest "ramps" detailed with photo-etched reinforcements. Voilà, voilà! Not much, but things that I want to be here. Pascal

Hi, Me again Oils out once again, but for dry brushing now. Rear wheel: Main gear leg: Frisket to mask the inside of the wheels, and H77 Tyre Black: ... Then another coat of toned down black (with grey) on the top and upper sides to start the weathering process. Great to enhance the wonderful engraved surface of the Barracuda wheels: Thanks a lot Roy!! Sorry for the pics with the Flash, but it's not easy to show the shades (or nuance?...) but that's the aim: That can be seen on the tire on the background Test fit of the complete tail wheel mechanism. That's all. Pascal

Bonsoir, So, small progress on the rear wheel: New bolts, castle nuts from resin and brass. Plastic card is also used to add details on the beautiful Tamiya parts Same for the gear legs with parts scribed and sculpted as the scissors and the leg actuator Paint and wash inside the beautiful wheels from Barracuda Then First washes on the parts using oil and acrylic Soon the dry brushes to tone down the first "aging" work. Voilà, voilà! Pascal

Hi, Sorry for poor... very poor progress , but I spent and still spend a lot of time with ... Miss Clémentine Small progress done on Gear, cockpit, rear wheel.... Very soon...Today!! Pascal

Hi, Small progress once again. Rear compartment done and weathered and ready to be closed. Not a lot that can still be seen... Perfect fit for the cockpit! No glue needed! More soon. Pascal

Hi, Thanks Small update. Sidewalls done and weathered: Rear wheel well detailed on both sides and painted "Salmon" As always comments and questions are welcome. More soon. Pascal

Hi, Tiny progress... Original throttle quadrant has been modified. engine control levers have also been modified or rebuild from PE sprue and ... Maskol. Metallic rivets are installed into the 0.3mm holes previoulsly drilled. A new PE part replace the plastic throttle quadrant from Tamiya. The Flap control panel need to be relocate. I know I've painted the throttle quadrant support plate Zinc Chromate green... Maintenance operation from my twisted mind! It will look better when added to the complete cockpit. Hope you still like it... Pascal

Hi, Thank you very much for your comments mates! I did not like that much more the safety beltLe and the color wasn't the right one... So: Just need to put/conform it on the seat and "bring it alive". Pascal

Hi, Small update. The safety belts are almost finished. Just need to install the locking for the buckles. Pascal

Hi, Small progress on the cockpit side walls masked and painted in "cockpit green": Parts & Alu foil added on the wing box: Gear bay parts and wing spar will soon be added on the wing box. Hope you still like it... Pascal

Hi, Few progress done on the cockpit. Some (rare) PE parts and placards from Barracuda. I took the pics too late and with the flash... details of the paints are not like ...they really are . Time for pics. O2 bottle and it's new bracket: Black over masked cockpit green: Pics of the test fit: http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/12/38/43/52/dsc04441.jpg/img] Oils are still wet... and shiny! Pascal

Hi, Thank you! Poor, very poor progress ... First of all 2 better pics of the rear wheel well. I've also started to work on the seat: ... and the belts: More soon! Pascal

Hi, Thank you! Thanks a lot for following this long WIP. Sorry for late reply, but I'm just back from US and need to leave soon again to Tampa. Ridiculous update (and ridiculous poor pics... ) Alu added to hide the ejection pins and the junction between the elevator plate and the inside of the gear bay. Some reinforcing plates with their rivets added. Sorry once again for the very poor quality pics; I will try to do better ones later. Pascal

Hi, Amazing!!! Simply, just AMAZING detail and building job! Pascal

Hi, Small progress... Tried to quicly mix colors for the "Salmon Zinc Chromate" and the cockpit green. Not sure that all the Birdcage were painted with that kind of "Bronze Green"... And I was nearly about to paint the cockpit parts Interior Green or Green ZC! Green for the cockpit parts: Start to work on the tail compartment and tail structure parts. Small modifications done and few PE parts added Small progress as I said... More soon. Pascal

Hi, Thanks a lot for all the kind words mates! Long time since my last post... Sorry guys. Maybe it's time to work on the aircraft I don't really like the way Tamiya made the dashboard even if the glass part is extremely clear. I prefer instruments with their own glass. First Mat Black on the instrument panel. Waldrom instruments and clear acetate: Thanks to ... Waldron Puch and die Other parts are prepared and/or modified. PE on the seat and holes done on the back. Anti-skid on the pedals: I wanted a bit more detailed area. So I turned 2 parts to simulate the brake system. Test fit : Black base from Alclad: Then Airframe Alu: I hope you still like it. Pascal

Hi, Stunning build!! Pascal

Very small progress once again. But the weather was so nice that it was really better to be ... "cruising" at few thousand feet than breathing resin down on the floor! Firewall painted using Dull alu, Airframe et Pale Burnt Metal here and there. ... and ZC Acryl from Model Master (Top paint!) applied few minutes after the quick drying Alclad. Admission plate is painted grey using a mix of FS 36118 and FS 35237 Grayish Blue from Gunze. Inlet pipes installed on the front row "Spark plugs" put on the rear cylinders ... and a quick test fit to see if it's OK. Well , this is my interpretation of the Monster... I hope you like it. More to come soon. Of course, questions and comments are welcome Pascal

Test fit Pascal

Small progress with the "Cable" of the cowl flaps installed: INeed to be painted! Small work to adjust the front cowl to the cylinders head: Ignition ring glued on the magnetos: Spark plugs wiring on the way: Nothing extraordinary... but needed!! Pascal

The Corsair EMM says that internal parts of the cowlings should be Light Grey-Non Specular. But I love Zinc Chromate... After a "long" reflection, I've decided to keep the covers painted ZC. I will use those in the second Brassin kit I have to paint them NS Light Grey and consider that the ones I've already done are a "field mod" ... So I continued to work on the internal aspect of the cowl to mitigate (or tone down) the first step. Done on the right side, still first step on the left... Weathering is still progressing. Oils. One done, the other just in first step. Sorry for the poor quality pics... Pascal

Magnetos ready and installed with the center part of the ignition crown: Cables ready to be connected: First step to give life; Olive Green, W&N. ...then second layer with Raw Umber, Burnt Umber and a bit of Black, oil from W&N and Rembrandt. Still wet and waiting for the next step: Same for the ignition, with Smoke and still wet: Now just need to put it on the aircraft: Joke... this one is the wrong scale! :doh:/> Pascal

I couldn't resist to a test fit with the 18 cylinders installed Starts to look to a R-2800 Small Paint work. Model Master Green Zinc Chromate, Acrylic, straight from the jar: Great molding process?... Spark plugs shortened and drilled: Pascal

Test fitting for the push rods and spark plugs in place. Cylinders of the first row are now complete: Time for the back crown. Alu Metal Cote quickly applied with a brush then polshed with a brush once again. Smoke and quick dry brush with "blanc de titane" and black from W&N this time. I don't spend too much time for the details and paint work on these parts as they will not be too visible. Pascal

Other engine parts and cowls: After the grey... BLACK! Gloss Black Base from Alclad. "Engine Manifold" from Alclad. Pascal