F9F-2 Panther, ARA 0418, the BuildПреглед: Слайдшоу Мозайка Списък 1May 15, 2013Cockpit consists of 5 parts: Tub, seat, pedals, instrument panel and stick 2May 15, 2013Olive drab, black and silver on dry brush for the tub 3May 15, 2013The instrument panel, needs a bit of work 4May 15, 2013After erasing a couple of ejector pin marks on both sides, some detail was added of styrene sheet. 5May 16, 2013Some more detail added, to already rich cockpit 6May 16, 20133 out of the 5 part cockpit in place 7May 16, 20133 levers were added out of heated sprue. 8May 16, 2013Cockpit ready, with a bit of wash and weathering 9June 3, 2013Added some detail in nose gear walls and painted 10June 3, 2013Fuselage halves glued together. Simple and easy 11June 3, 2013Sanding the fuselage lines took.. a minute! 12June 3, 2013The cockpit looks great 13June 3, 2013A bit of putty and sanding was needed in this area only due to weird step.. 14June 3, 2013 15June 3, 2013I had to sand down the wheel holding thingy, for the wheel to fit, after a dry fit I did. 16June 5, 2013The Panther got its wings!!! 17June 5, 2013Off a plastic sheet and some wire, FOD covers were made for the intakes. 18June 11, 2013some work on the landing gear 19June 11, 2013main landing gear finished, waiting wheels 20June 11, 2013addded some extra detail in landing gear bays 21June 11, 2013addded some extra detail in landing gear bays 22June 11, 2013wingtip fuel tanks. drilled for the fuel dump system 23June 18, 2013A brand new tail skid! As it should be.. 24June 18, 2013Detailing tha arresting hook housing 25June 18, 2013Approach lights to be fixed 26June 18, 2013Auxilary lights to be fixed 27June 18, 2013Some things must be corrected.. 28June 18, 2013Fixing the brackets 29June 18, 2013Main landing gear doors brackets 30June 18, 2013Cockpit overall view 31June 18, 2013Added some instruments 32June 18, 2013Some details were added 33June 18, 2013The canopy opening system. 90% scratched and is not fixed in place. 34August 1, 2013Preshade 35August 1, 2013A small gap on the windshield 36August 1, 2013Fixed, using putty and Mr surfacer 1200 37August 3, 2013Masked to receive the 2nd colour 38August 3, 2013Paint job done 39August 3, 2013Minor accidents... to be treated asap 40August 3, 2013Canopy missing a line. It's not engraved, but you can find the right position if you dry fit the opening mechanism 41August 14, 2013Wheels and their cables are in place 42August 14, 2013Canopy opening mechanism cover attached 43August 18, 2013Decals applied 44August 18, 2013Decals applied 45November 24, 2013Washed, filtered and weathered 46November 24, 2013Washed, filtered and weathered 47November 24, 2013...and 4 smoking barrels!!! 48December 1, 2013 49December 1, 2013 50December 1, 2013 51December 1, 2013 52December 1, 2013 53December 1, 2013 54December 1, 2013 55December 1, 2013 56December 1, 2013 57December 1, 2013 58December 1, 2013 59December 1, 2013 60December 1, 2013 61December 1, 2013 62December 1, 2013 63December 1, 2013 64December 1, 2013 65December 1, 2013 66December 1, 2013 67December 1, 2013 68December 1, 2013 69December 1, 2013 70December 1, 2013 Коментари8 November 2024, 09:29 - Project infoF9F-2 Panther, ARA 041870 снимки1:72ЗавършенВсички албумиПреглед на всички албуми »