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Pratt & Whitney R-2800... for 1/32 Tam Corsair.


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Hi,

 

I recently started to work on the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 resin kit from Brassin, to add details to the 1/32 Tam Corsair.

 

Parts cut from the resin sprue.

 

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Some parts:

 

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Original spark plugs are not bad, but... details can be added.

 

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New connector.

 

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Cylinders head drilled to receive a "real" tube instead of the PE one of the Barssin kit.

 

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Pascal   :ph34r:







 






 

 

 

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Me again...

 

The box of the lower cylinder is also drilled to be connected to the reductor and the back of the engine.

 

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Test fit:

 

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Early Bendix electrical harness from Barracuda

 

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Next step: Paint.

So time to mask...

 

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Late magnetos are cut off and will be replaced by the Early ones provided by Barracuda:

 

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More mask:

 

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Pascal :police:
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Again and again... ^_^

 

ZP primer and black before Alclad, from ZP once again:

 

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Short dry time, then grey from Gunze: 307 & 337 with Tamiya thinner.

Alclad White Alu for the cylinders.

 

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Pascal
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:rolleyes: 

 

Instruction plate added

 

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First row:

 

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Test fit again with front end:

 

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Bendix magnetos:

 

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Time for primer!

Grey Micro Filler on few parts.

Cylinders:

 

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I love the details:

 

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Pascal 
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-_- 

 

Test fitting for the push rods and spark plugs in place.

 

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Cylinders of the first row are now complete:

 

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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.

 

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Pascal 
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I couldn't resist to a test fit with the 18 cylinders installed

 

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Starts to look to a R-2800 

 

Small Paint work.

Model Master Green Zinc Chromate, Acrylic, straight from the jar:

 

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Great molding process?...

 

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Spark plugs shortened and drilled:

 

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Pascal
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Magnetos ready and installed with the center part of the ignition crown:

 

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Cables ready to be connected:

 

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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:

 

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Same for the ignition, with Smoke and still wet:

 

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Now just need to put it on the aircraft:

 

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Joke... this one is the wrong scale!  :doh:/> 

 

Pascal 
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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.

 

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Done on the right side, still first step on the left...

 

Weathering is still progressing. Oils.

 

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One done, the other just in first step.

 

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Sorry for the poor quality pics... 

 

Pascal
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Small progress with the "Cable" of the cowl flaps installed:

 

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INeed to be painted!

 

Small work to adjust the front cowl to the cylinders head:

 

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Ignition ring glued on the magnetos:

        

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Spark plugs wiring on the way:

 

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Nothing extraordinary... but needed!!

 

Pascal 
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Very small progress once again. :popo:

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.

 

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... and ZC Acryl from Model Master (Top paint!)  applied few minutes after the quick drying Alclad.

 

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Admission plate is painted grey using a mix of FS 36118 and FS 35237 Grayish Blue from Gunze.

 

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Inlet pipes installed on the front row

 

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"Spark plugs" put on the rear cylinders

 

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... and a quick test fit to see if it's OK.

 

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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  :piliot:


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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 :police:

 

I don't really like the way Tamiya made the  dashboard even if the glass part is extremely clear. 

 

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I prefer instruments with their own glass.

First Mat Black on the instrument panel.

 

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Waldrom instruments and clear acetate:

 

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Thanks to ... Waldron Puch and die

 

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Other parts are prepared and/or modified.

 

PE on the seat and holes done on the back.

 

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Anti-skid on the pedals:

 

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I wanted a bit more detailed area.

So I turned 2 parts to simulate the brake system.

 

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Test fit :

 

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Black base from Alclad:

 

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Then Airframe Alu:

 

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I hope you still like it.

 

Pascal :piliot:

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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!

 

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Green for the cockpit parts:

 

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Start to work on the tail compartment and tail structure parts.

Small modifications done and few PE parts added

 

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Small progress as I said... More soon.

 

Pascal :piliot:
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