80 th anniversary of Operation Frantic Project - USAAF shuttle Bomber missons to USSR.

Started by capt. R · 335 · 10 months ago
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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    Very good deal indeed,my friend @lis!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    First steps with PE parts. Kit is from 1992 y.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    A very nice start on the interior, Bernard @lis

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    Great start, my friend @lis!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    PE set don’t have seatbelts so I use sth from my spare box.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    Those seat belts look awesome, my friend @lis!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    Seatbelts look great, Bernard @lis

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    Great looking interior, Bernard (@lis). I love the early model P-51s. Looking forward to the rest of the build.

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    capt. R said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    @fiveten

    @johnb

    @gblair

    Thank You my friends for good comments! Compared to the previous P-51 model, the interior, even after enriching it with PE parts, seems very modest. The IP panel does not fit the wall layout very well and I had to work a bit to press it in during the dry assembly of the hull. also the film with clocks located at the bottom of the panel is barely visible through the holes on it. I think that my technique of painting clock scales seems more expressive, despite its greater simplicity. There was no such option in this model, even because the panel was smooth, with no clocks cast on the part imitating an IP panel. The undercarriage bays are also much straighter than in other models. I forgot about sink marks. Few was on radiostatiin behind pilot’s seat. I need quite a lot of time to putty them.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    Still a great interior, my friend @lis!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    @fiveten

    @johnb

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    And short vid:

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    Another great video, my friend @lis!
    Cockpit looks great!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    @fiveten

    @johnb

    @gblair

    And next vid. New barrels added.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    The barrels look wonderful and the video is great, my friend @lis!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 1 month ago:

    Some very impressive progress, Bernard @lis