Bomber_County Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 That’s about where I am Rick, just worried the priming will highlight a couple of issues.......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Great going Rick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted May 15, 2019 Administrators Share Posted May 15, 2019 How’s this build coming, Rick? Any updates on it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Part s H41 and H42 are door retracting arm and from beginning I knew this would be problematic during the build and eventually break. I removed the "hydraulic" rod and drilled a .4mm hole. Then I glued parts H41 and H42. The rod will be replaced with either .4mm styrene or aluminum rod. Photo shows styrene rod test fitted. Once glue is fully cured I placed cockpit tub in fuselage and began removing offensive parts of the wheel well as the cockpit tub interferes with fit of wing to fuselage assembly. Parts J13 and J14 needed much attention with sanding stick for correct fit. Time add some plumbing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 GOOD NEWS - Wiring completed BAD NEWS - All construction pics were lost, my bad Primed and painted MRP 111 Interior Grey-Green. You can see the plumbing added. Also note parts H41 and H42 in place with pre-drilled hole for the .4mm rod. More wheel well detail. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Cockpit tub got plenty of wiring love. You'll have to look close to see the plumbing. Just enough to be visible from open cockpit. With IP in view you will notice the Yahu panel is only used on center. The port and starboard panels are kit offering painted up with decals. The Yahu port and starboard.panels did not fit. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Lovely work Rick ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 gorgeous 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Lovely work Rick ! Cheers Martin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Grunhertz said: gorgeous Thanks Grunhertz! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Stunning Rick, going to get back to mine once I’ve finished the ongoing GB. Did you have to grind a lot to fit the tub, I did unfortunately.,,,,,, 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted July 25, 2019 Administrators Share Posted July 25, 2019 Nice to see this one moving forward, Rick. Great work and so precise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 9 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Stunning Rick, going to get back to mine once I’ve finished the ongoing GB. Did you have to grind a lot to fit the tub, I did unfortunately.,,,,,, Phil it's all in the placement of the wheel bay sections. The inner faces of the whheelbay sit slightly inboard of the hole in the wing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Good to see some progress here, Rick. The pit and wells look great with your wiring. Bummer with the Yahu IP, measuring and testing shouldn't be so hard prior to produce the stuff. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axeman Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Cockpit looks great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 3:34 PM, Bomber_County said: Stunning Rick, going to get back to mine once I’ve finished the ongoing GB. Did you have to grind a lot to fit the tub, I did unfortunately.,,,,,, Cheers Phil, For me I waited until glue was fully cured on the wheel well parts...a few days. Then I began test fitting and sanding. Parts J13 and J14 needed much attention with sanding stick for correct fit. It truly was a PITA. On 7/25/2019 at 3:45 PM, Clunkmeister said: Nice to see this one moving forward, Rick. Great work and so precise. Thanks Ernie. On 7/26/2019 at 4:56 AM, DocRob said: Good to see some progress here, Rick. The pit and wells look great with your wiring. Bummer with the Yahu IP, measuring and testing shouldn't be so hard prior to produce the stuff. Cheers Rob Cheers Rob. Disappointing on the Yahu fit. On 7/26/2019 at 8:59 AM, Axeman said: Cockpit looks great! Thanks Axeman! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted August 5, 2019 Members Share Posted August 5, 2019 Looks excellent, Rick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 8 hours ago, Mikester said: Looks excellent, Rick! Thanks Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Ohhhh, I like !!.......harv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 10:04 PM, harv said: Ohhhh, I like !!.......harv Thanks Harv! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Found the photos showing post wiring, pre assembly of the cockpit and wheel wells. I felt posting this would be helpful to any future SH Tempest Mk.II or Mk.V build. You'll see some repeated images from my previous posts. Using Lead Wire.2mm, .3mm and .6mm plumbing added to wheel wells and cockpit tub and walls. Wiring for cockpit tub. Just enough to be visible once fuselage is buttoned up. You can see where I grinded inside of fuselage walls to accept the cockpit tub. MRP 77 NATO Black for top half of cockpit wall while MRP 111 Interior Green for bottom half. Details picked out with various Vallejo Model Colors and Ulshi metal powders. I pre drilled wheel well walls before assembly. The rod will be either .4mm styrene or aluminum rod on parts H41 and H42. Wheel well plumbing complete. Note the styrene rods on parts H41 and H42. I'm leaning towards using aluminum rod as no painting will be required. I removed them prior to painting as they would easily get snapped off. Wheel well painted with MRP 111 Interior Green. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Thanks for posting those Rick. I'm hoping to tackle this kit at some point. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 As I was wrapped up work on the kit nose Barracuda released their nose correction set. I promptly ordered mine. I was the 1st Tempest correction set shipped. Roy can confirm. Yes, this build has been on the SOD for quite awhile. There has already been a review of this set so I'll be succinct. It's a beauty and it's 98% plug n play. Minor seam work required. Beautifully cast set with all the goodies. Even tools to properly mount prop blades at correct pitch. The casting plug is significant and I highly recommend studying Roy's recommendation on plug removal. Wearing my ventilator I placed a damp towel on table and grinded away the plug. The damp towel keeps dust from making a big mess on my bench. After grinding I take my razor saw and carefully remove remains of resin block. A sanding stick smooths out the nose. Drill for the prop backplate and clean the radiator scoop. Test fit and it looks good. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Radiator test fit. Prop alignment jig. Make sure your printer is set at 100% when you print the jig sheet. A nice comparison with the SH nose and Roy's corrected nose/prop set. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Nice comparison there Rick. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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