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Eduard Bell P39N Airacobra

Started by John vd Biggelaar · 88 ≡ · ↻ 2 years ago

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capt. R said 2 years, 4 months ago:

great shading effect!
John Healy said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Nice paintwork on those cockpit components.
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

@lis, @j-healy, thanks for liking.

A bit more detailing done on the interior this evening.
After a cup of strong coffee I felt confident enough to take the smallest brush and start painting.
Some touches here and there before I call this section done.

And the scratch build seatbelts applied as well.
capt. R said 2 years, 4 months ago:

very very nice!
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

The interior looks great, love the seat belts and the IP, my friend @johnb!
John Healy said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Progressing well, John. I like the belts a lot.
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

@lis, @fiveten, @j-healy, thanks a lot.
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Merry Christmas to all,

Just before Christmas eve starts I did some finishing touches on the interior.
Dry fitting in the fuselage seems promissing.
Looks of the interior are as follows:
Eric Berg said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Happy Holidays John @johnb! And yes, those seatbelts caught my eye immediately. Very nice.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

The interior looks great, my friend @johnb!
Looking forward to see the fuselage joined.
Happy Christmas!
John Healy said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Looking good, John! Merry Christmas!
Tom Cleaver said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Looking really good @johnb
capt. R said 2 years, 4 months ago:

I like your seatbelts!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:
@eb801, @fiveten, @j-healy, @tcinla, @lis, thanks for those motivating words.

Fuselage closed

Before closing the fuselage, a big piece of metal had to be placed inside the nose of the aircraft.
Eduard provided a nicely shaped piece and the fitting was perfect.
1. this should be sufficient to keep the nose down
Fuselage was closed, fitting was very nice, and the IP received some touch-ups.
Parts for the landing gear are ready to receive their first layer of paint.
1. some minor touch-ups to the IP
1. fuselage closed and landing gear parts ready to receive some paint
Let's see if we can make some more progress before the start of 2022
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Nice progress so far, my friend @johnb!
The fuselage closed perfectly, the Eduard provided weight is most helpful. If i recall well the Airacobra is one difficult model to put the nose down, due to the limited space for adding weight.
Looking forward to your progress!

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