JeroenPeters

Happy bday!

Rivets almost done..

I made a mistake. The fairings were included in the set!! So i took it all of and followed the instructions like I should have done in the firsts place.

Added the fairings. Also added a thin Plastic strip as a base for the fairing as can be seen in reference.

Impressive stuff!

Really cool weathering. Lovely

Drew up the masks today:

I use my very old Mission Model bender. By no means perfect

Building another Radu canopy.

Some more dry fitting

Thnx. I drew the strap shadow myself in a way it pops out

Tried something new. I designed artwork in the Star of Africa theme and had it printed by Projectcolor. The signed photo of the 1956 star of the movie is sandwiched between the wooden base and perspex. 4 screws will hold it in place.

Lovely detail work. I have this kit with the Part photo etch set in the stash. Bookmarked this!

Hahaha! thnx. You’re too kind. I tend to only use Gunze mr hobby colour. Thinned with Gunze levelling thinner.

Wings on. Sanding, some rescribing and polishing.

The biggest headache was the oil cooler. You need to cut out sections of the underwing and compensate for the adjustment made to the higher sit of the nose. I think i’ve got it..

Catching up after missing a few of your updates is the cherry on my day. If that makes sense...

The nose is on! Managed to achieve a very smooth and snug fit by thinning the inner edges of the resin and adding a few thin plastic strips. I used a spare Hasegawa windshield which is slightly wider than the Revell windshield. Now working on the oil cooler which also needs a bit of tweaking to fit the Revell kit.

I noticed this as well but it all checks out. fuselage closed!

To be honest the Revell kit offers more options and detail. Way more parts too. But the Hasegawa kit has crisper and smoother surface detail and the plastic is easier to work with. I had little to no problems making the Buchon set fit the Revell kit but to make the Tripala set fit you need to do a fair amount of work..

This pit is ready. Made a mistake by glueing the yellow tripala placard to the sidewall. It should be higher. On the canopy framing when using the Revell kit you do need to make the nose fit. I added shims along the edges and i thinned the resin sidewalls. i also used a spare hasegawa windshield since it’s a bit wider and fits better.

Wow... amazing work on this kit. Just perfect.

Great subject. Love hph kits and the detail and challenges they offer.

Seatbelts in.

The tripala did not have an oxygen system installed. Mine has