I spent the day working with the various parts of the cockpit, trying to get them prepped and painted and ready to place in the cockpit. Several of the pieces worked fine, but I mis-estimated the size of several of the cockpit components and I am currently enlarging and reprinting them. Probably the worst was the stick. I found the files online that were designed for a 1/8 RC model. I scaled them down to 1/28 and printed them, which should have worked. The stick looked small when I first printed it, so I reprinted it at 110%. This turned out to be too small also, especially when compared to the stick from the Revell model. I also compared it to the hands on the figures that came with the plane. My printed stick would have been fine as long as the figure only used 3 of his fingers. I plan to printed several new sticks, each slightly larger than the previous one. That way I can get a whole range of sizes and see which works the best. Cheers everyone.
8 attached images. Click to enlarge.
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1. Latest floor. Initial color added while still on supports.
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1. Floor painted, wash added, and test-fitted.
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1. Engine sprayed a dark metallic color.
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1. Engine painted. Still some work to do, but looks OK, so far.
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1. Starting work on the throttle.
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1. Painted stick looks nice, just too small.
