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Models => Modelling Projects => Topic started by: kiwichappers on November 03, 2021, 09:03:25 PM

Title: Here we go again.
Post by: kiwichappers on November 03, 2021, 09:03:25 PM

The Dora Wings Percival Proctor is my next build after the delightful Hasegawa A6M3s. It is proving to be nearer the challenging end of the spectrum  the the Zeros mainly due the vagaries of the instructions colour schemes, both of which only share a passing resemblance to reality.

Anyway here's the fuselage buttoned up and drying off while I attempt the cockpit canopy assembly.

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Post by: zak on November 04, 2021, 07:07:26 AM

It looks good.

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Post by: Haddock on November 04, 2021, 07:57:47 AM

Very neat, as always.
Haddock.

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Post by: MSea on November 04, 2021, 08:02:02 AM

Tidy and everything in its place

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Post by: cph64 on November 04, 2021, 08:48:41 AM

Nice painting of the console.

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Post by: chriswil42 on November 04, 2021, 01:32:41 PM

Yes, nice console.

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Post by: kiwichappers on November 06, 2021, 11:01:20 PM

The cockpit canopy is made up of five pieces and is proving to be quite a challenge and that's the polite description. Much filing, scraping, filling and sanding will be required to get a result.

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Post by: Bigkev on November 07, 2021, 05:34:44 PM

Hi Francis,
That looks very good and a bit of a puzzle with that canopy.
I'm sure you will triumph.
Cheers,
Bigkev

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Post by: Bob C on November 09, 2021, 07:39:29 PM

it's looking nice and tidy.

Bob c

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Post by: kiwichappers on November 23, 2021, 05:02:08 PM

The canopy continues to challenge. Masked up for trowelling on layers of filler.

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Post by: Bigkev on November 23, 2021, 05:55:38 PM

Hi Francis,
Looks like you're giving this one lots of love and attention.
it'll be worth it in the end.
Bigkev

Title: Re: Here we go again.
Post by: kiwichappers on November 25, 2021, 10:24:28 AM

Now then Kev, thanks for the encouragement however the love is wearing thin as it's a slow process that's taking several filler applications to fair the canopy into the fuselage. Hopefully by the end of play today I'll be moving onto fitting the windscreen.