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  1. Kriss
    The chassis compartment is fitted, the parts are only placed in order to fit them. So not everything in the photo is perfectly straight.
  2. Kriss
    The next stage is glazing the cabin, and here ‘Fly’ has made a nice gesture, and you could say a double one at that. The cabin can be made in a closed or open version, with different parts of the cabin glazing. The second nice gesture is the inclusion of masks with the model, which make the work much easier, as can be seen in the photo.
  3. Kriss
    After assembling the nacelle and fitting it to the wing, it was time for the engines and their covers. I didn't even cut the kit engines out of their frames; I immediately started fitting the 3D-printed ones, and there's no comparison between them. The printed ones are better, and after cutting them out, there was no problem fitting them. The only thing I had to do was sand down the places where the exhaust pipes come out in the nacelle. However, after fitting, the engine cover turned out to be slightly too small, so to widen it to the right diameter, I inserted a piece of 0.5 mm plastic plate on one side, and that solved the problem with the diameter of the engine covers.
  4. Kriss
    The version with drones flew without armament and with blinded gun ports, and I already have the plugs ready, a little sanding and a drop of glue and it will be fine. The front landing gear bay still needs to be corrected to Interior Green.
  5. Kriss
    Slowly but surely, it's coming along. The gondolas need a bit of sanding, but more drilling. One is already ready for assembly, and the other still needs drilling and assembly.
  6. Kriss
    The fuselage is ready to be closed, but there will be some corrections thanks to my friend ‘Moses’, whose help proved to be very useful. Many thanks! For now, you can see a little bit of lead packed in, and the model was assembled dry and should stand on its wheels. We'll see how it turns out when it's ready. I'll start the list of corrections by removing the barrels in the front wheel compartment, and the compartment itself will be repainted Interior Green. The rifle mounts on the fuselage and wings will be covered up, as the drone version had no armament. In the cabin above the side panels, the colour is black, in accordance with the 1943 SR-2 painting instructions. And the seats need to be repainted in Interior Green, as mine are silver. That's all for the corrections for now, the rest will be done during construction.
  7. Kriss
    It was a bit of fun, but we managed to install the cables and the antenna, so the next stage of construction is complete.
  8. Kriss
    The decal gave me a hard time, it fell apart like a jigsaw puzzle. Fortunately, not all the pieces fell apart, only some of them. One piece came off nicely in one piece and the other in pieces. It took some time, but I managed to apply them all.
  9. Kriss
    The hull is ready for assembly. All I have to do is weigh it down and it can be closed.
  10. Kriss
    The colours have been applied and the gloss under the decals has also been applied, so now it's time for the decals.
  11. Kriss
    Curtiss prepared for camouflage painting. Apart from the photograph, everything else is also prepared for painting, i.e. the engine cowling, brackets, antenna, etc.
  12. Kriss
    The hull is ready for painting, so it's time for the engine. It's clearly visible from the front and rear, so I decided to enhance it a little by adding the missing push rods and replacing them with new ones. Anyway, you can see everything in the photos.
  13. Kriss
    The time has come to assemble the model, and Lego bricks almost always come to my aid. Anticipating comments, yes, the geometry has been preserved in this 6-degree elevation, etc.
  14. Kriss
    What can I write when the photo shows everything: the glazing is fitted to the fuselage and camouflaged.
  15. Kriss
    The set includes two wheel options to choose from: injection-moulded and resin with tyre deflection. And here the problem is the same as with the Curtiss A-8, namely that the resin wheels are too large and do not fit in the wheel covers. So the injection-moulded ones were installed.
  16. Kriss
    I have already made the first cuts, as there is one fuselage for multiple versions. In my version, the stabiliser is replaced and a cut-out is made in the fuselage for the drone operator.
  17. Kriss
    The F7F-2D ‘Tigercat’ has just arrived at the workshop, a new product from Fly in 1:72 scale. Fly has immediately released four different versions of the ‘Tigercat’ and more are in the pipeline. Along with the model, there are also accessories from Fly, including three different versions of wheels (arta009, arta010 and arta011) and an engine (arta008), all 3D printed. The contents of the box are shown in the photo below, and a plus for the manufacturer is the included canopy and wheels. From the accessories, I will use the motor (arta008) and wheels (arta011). I had the opportunity to see a test model and the fit of the parts was excellent, so let's see if I can build it just as well.
  18. Kriss
    Sometimes you make a blunder, and that's exactly what I did. I forgot to prepare everything needed for the build, so the Fiat is going to the waiting room until the emblem arrives. It's the only part missing to make it ready.
  19. Kriss
    Fitting before closing the hull, some minor adjustments were needed, but it's fine.
  20. Kriss
    The interior of the cabin prepared for assembly.
  21. Kriss
    This marvel has just arrived at the workshop, lying there without its box. So it will be as stress-free as possible to build it. I will present the Curtiss A-12 ‘Shrike’ in 1:48 scale from Czech Model, without extras. The set includes some plastic, some resin and a vacuum-formed cockpit. The model was released years ago, so let's get started.
  22. Kriss
    I used masks to paint the numbers, the rest will be from decals.
  23. Kriss
    This is how my camouflage turned out, the colour is nocciola chiaro 4. I was inspired by similar camouflages.
  24. Kriss
    Painting continues, I had a little fun applying (Verde Olivia Scuro 2) the green colour.
  25. Kriss
    I masked the bottom and shaded the top, just small jobs, but something got done.
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