Bristol M.1C 1/32

Started by IAN Convey · 49 · 1 week ago
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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Thanks Paul, have had 2nd thoughts about the instrument panel, will take off the supplied decals and install "airscale" ones and PE bezels.

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Great start on this cool model, Ian (@firelockg). The good news about using individual decals for the instruments is that there weren't that many instruments in a WW1 cockpit. Sorry about your tendonitis. I have had tendonitis in my elbows for 30 years. At first, it would get so bad I couldn't close my hands or pick things up. My doctor told me to do exercise with light weights every day, and eventually it would get more manageable. He was right. After several years it got where the flare-ups would occur less and less. Now I rarely have a problem, but it took a long time to get to this point. Good luck.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    There are 6 instruments in the Bristol George, that's enough to deal with. As for the tendonitis mine is in the hamstring tendons, makes sitting a " pain in the arse ", slowly improving.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Cockpit so far, just have to fit rigging then close it all up.

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    Louis Gardner said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    IAN Convey (@firelockg)
    The cockpit looks incredible ! Just like real wood ... Perfect... 🙂

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Cockpit looks fantastic, my friend @firelockg!

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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Louis & Spiros, thank you gents.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Excellent work on the cockpit, Ian @firelockg

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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Thanks John

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

    Very realistic cockpit, Ian (@firelockg). It will be a shame to close it up in the fuselage.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    All you can see is the seat and instrument panel George. The seat is a very realistic resin printed wicker seat, looks excellent.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Fuselage closed, filled and sanded, wings and tail fitted. Control surfaces on the wings and tail have had additional .5mm brass pins fitted as there is nothing to secure them except glue, you may be able to see them in the end photo.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    All looking fine, Ian @firelockg
    Nice solution with the brass pins.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Excellent job so far, my friend @firelockg!

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    IAN Convey said 1 month ago:

    John, the idea for the brass pins came from Mike Norris's Phonix D1 build.