Kaireckstadt Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Trigger said: Hi Guys, Making small babysteps ahead, all those details are very time consuming, put in the ribs in the rear of the plane with the hatch opening for the machine-gun, one of the ribs doesn't line up very well, (to far inward), will take care of that later, also placed the ejector tube, Placed an oxygen bottle with some airlines made of lead wire in the cockpit area, placed an instrument panel with wiring in the nose section, and placed some other closets and a little table nose hatch fitted, worked on detailing some bulkheads , placed two folding seats and a fire extinguisher well, that's about it for now, working myself through all the bits and pieces, (and there are a lot), so doesn't look like much but slowly I'll get there, More to follow, Frank The more you post the more stunning your build gets. The way you build and detail your Catalina is simply amazing! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said: The more you post the more stunning your build gets. The way you build and detail your Catalina is simply amazing! Thanks, Your Mirage is also coming along nicely, (there are some interesting films on you tube with dog fights of the Israeli airforce with the Jordanian airforce, who flew with the hawker hunter at that time, although computer generated they give a good view of the capabilities of the Mirage, ( and their pilots), very interesting to see) I love the Mirage III, one of my favorite aircraft, will be watching your build, Frank 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, Trigger said: Thanks, Your Mirage is also coming along nicely, (there are some interesting films on you tube with dog fights of the Israeli airforce with the Jordanian airforce, who flew with the hawker hunter at that time, although computer generated they give a good view of the capabilities of the Mirage, ( and their pilots), very interesting to see) I love the Mirage III, one of my favorite aircraft, will be watching your build, Frank Thank you Frank for your feedback regarding my Mirage III! I will for sure have a look at the videos on YouTube! Thanks for the tipp! I will for sure go on following your awesome build here too! Hope the next update will come soon! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Love the worn leather look on the jump seats. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/8/2021 at 10:48 PM, Trigger said: Thanks Peter, Any news on your Sufa? Hi Frank Maybe in a few weeks but right now, the Mustang is keeping me busy plus I have two weeks of doctor appointment s coming up, that will surely ruin my day. Peter On 3/8/2021 at 10:48 PM, Trigger said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Hello Guys, Time for a small update on the Catalina, I have been working on all kinds of bits and pieces, decide to install the blister and the machine-gun, see for yourself , Ver time consuming to get all the parts together, cleaned an primed and painted, next step was to get the front of the blister against the fuselage. I decided to glue three little plasticard strips against the fuselage so I could get some kind of way to fixate the blister while I was glueing it, (used epoxy for this). So there I was sitting with my hand holding the blister in place while the epoxy dried for 5 minutes., but it worked.. Primed the inside of the blister and painted it in interior green, afterwards it would be impossible,.... Machine gun test fitted.... That's it for now, still in the process of preparing all the parts to be installed inside the fuselage, so that's not going very fast, but with every part mounted it gets better, and the Cat is beginning to be a very tricky thing to move about, constantly afraid of knocking something off... Frank 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Frank, every update is a gem.....harv 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, harv said: Frank, every update is a gem.....harv Thanks Harv, I'll keep on trying 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Trigger said: Hello Guys, Time for a small update on the Catalina, I have been working on all kinds of bits and pieces, decide to install the blister and the machine-gun, see for yourself , Ver time consuming to get all the parts together, cleaned an primed and painted, next step was to get the front of the blister against the fuselage. I decided to glue three little plasticard strips against the fuselage so I could get some kind of way to fixate the blister while I was glueing it, (used epoxy for this). So there I was sitting with my hand holding the blister in place while the epoxy dried for 5 minutes., but it worked.. Primed the inside of the blister and painted it in interior green, afterwards it would be impossible,.... Machine gun test fitted.... That's it for now, still in the process of preparing all the parts to be installed inside the fuselage, so that's not going very fast, but with every part mounted it gets better, and the Cat is beginning to be a very tricky thing to move about, constantly afraid of knocking something off... Frank That looks as if you could step in and operate the gun! Awesome ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Frank, that gun blister looks awesome. Same for the gun mount too. Carl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Frank Fantastic work on the gun blister - looking spectacular. Keep ‘em comin Peter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 That looks an amazing kit and what you're doing with it is amazing 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 Hello Guys, Time for a small update, have been working on all kinds of bits and pieces, see for yourself, put the instruments in for the engine operator Put in the window from where the engine operator could see both engines, lots of sanding and fitting etc. Painted the wheel housing and the wheels Added hydraulic lines to the actuator cilinder that lowers the wheel, and also up again The Radio operator has his equipment now including head phones and morse key, added a wire on that one Some more radio equipment Added the pivot/hinge on the blister, nice piece of pe been busy with the bunks, the top one hangs from the overhead frames with belts added a Cushion, made of milliput Still needs some paint work on the legs of the bottom bunk The front turret painted, Well, that is it for now, still have tons of work to do, but I'am reaching the bottom of the parts box, Until the next update, 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Outstanding!!....harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Trigger said: Hello Guys, Time for a small update, have been working on all kinds of bits and pieces, see for yourself, put the instruments in for the engine operator Put in the window from where the engine operator could see both engines, lots of sanding and fitting etc. Painted the wheel housing and the wheels Added hydraulic lines to the actuator cilinder that lowers the wheel, and also up again The Radio operator has his equipment now including head phones and morse key, added a wire on that one Some more radio equipment Added the pivot/hinge on the blister, nice piece of pe been busy with the bunks, the top one hangs from the overhead frames with belts added a Cushion, made of milliput Still needs some paint work on the legs of the bottom bunk The front turret painted, Well, that is it for now, still have tons of work to do, but I'am reaching the bottom of the parts box, Until the next update, Awesome....!!! Kai I have a question: will it be a museum piece-cutaway or is there any other reason why you don’t weather any of the parts? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, Kaireckstadt said: Awesome....!!! Kai I have a question: will it be a museum piece-cutaway or is there any other reason why you don’t weather any of the parts? Hai Kai, well, museum piece is not my goal, I just try to make it as decent as possible, if it were a complete aircraft I would certainly weather it, I am going for a "factory fresh" look with minimal weathering. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Absolutely spectacular work and the detailing - simply brilliant. Factory Fresh Finish - perfect Keep 'em comin Peter 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Totally amazing build. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Hardly a small update. Lots done there and it all looks amazing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Absolutely awesome build........ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/6/2021 at 9:16 AM, Bomber_County said: Absolutely awesome build........ No Kidding 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 38 minutes ago, Jeff said: No Kidding Thanks, i’ll do my best to make a decent looking model, Frank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Frank Simply stellar work. Keep 'em comin Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Hello Guy's, Here's an update on the Catalina, placed a bulkhead and glued it with epoxy for the necessary strength, see or yourself... prepared the fuselage for epoxy and glued in, next step was the cockpit area, fitted the windshield after numerous fitting and sanding, first had to cut the windshield in half, Went pretty good, then the roof of the cockpit , I placed the part on a "sausage " of blue tack, in order not to break the part while I was cutting, lined it all out with a piece of dymo tape, and voila..... a nice clean cut, and straight Put the cooking plates between the two bulkheads Then a lot of sanding and fitting for the windshield..... This was by no means an easy task, this was still a test fit, had to do al lot more sanding.... Also sanded the complete fuselage, all the detail suddenly popped up, didn't ruin to much detail with the windshield, can easily be rescribed, glued the windshield with epoxy glue. some overall shots after sanding Couldn't resist to put the wing on it, (just test fitted ), to get an idea of the complete model, that's it for now, until the next update...... cheers, Frank 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 This is an epic build Frank. I love your attention to detail and how you are closing in step by step. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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