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Issue 3: Installing the seats  We receive the front and back cockpit halves, parts for the front seat, steps, a screwdriver and unmarked screws. Great. I hate this. The cockpits are beautifully painted in my opinion. I'd never be able to get results like this.   They're also fragile as Fabergé Eggs, what with one of the halves parting with its side wall when I tried to remove them from the blister. Easily mended with a bit of CA glue. Installation of the seats in the cockpit halves. One of the seats needed a bit of filing to get it to sit correctly, but nothing too wild.  Installation of the steps. These are falling right out again right now, so I secured them with some tape. 
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Hi Greyhawk,  The detailing looks good, it`s a shame that parts seem to be a bit fragile. Hope it strengthens up as you progress. Keep up the good work. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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delboy271155 wrote:Hi Greyhawk, The detailing looks good, it`s a shame that parts seem to be a bit fragile. Hope it strengthens up as you progress. Shouldn't be a big deal, the cockpit parts go into the hull part together with the IR receiver and lighting next issue and they'll be safe then.
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The question is does it come with a free Tom Cruise figure? or maybe Val kilmer? If it came with a kelly McGillis I would be a subscriber!! 
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Looking very nice. With such detail parts and the scale there are bound to be sone delicate parts but sure you will manage to work with them. Happy Modelling
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darbyvet wrote:The question is does it come with a free Tom Cruise figure? or maybe Val kilmer? If it came with a kelly McGillis I would be a subscriber!! Someone has already tried jamming figures in there, didn't go too well, ended up cutting off their feet to get them to fit. Not me though, I don't do figures. On the other hand, 80s Kelly McGillis On the other other hand, whaaaaaaat?   
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She still looks better than Val Kilmer does now!!
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I really like how the cockpit tub looks, its actually all looking better that I thought it would
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Cockpit is looking good. Does it all light up?
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Nemesis wrote:Cockpit is looking good. Does it all light up? The radar screens/MFDs will. There are however no individual blinkenlights like some do with the Falcon cockpit. 
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Looking good, great work to date.....  Regards Alan
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Making nice progress on this Greyhawk, a very clean and tidy build so far and I'm looking forward to seeing the radar screen all lit up - should look very cool?!!  
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Nice looking kit, more detail on this than I expected Steve
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Issue 4  We receive the radar nose, IR receiver and some more instrument panels and covers  IR and LED boards fitted to the front cockpit half  The parts require quite a bit of filing ("schleifen") work to make them actually fit as intended. The radar bulkhead especially I have not yet been able to sit squarely where it should be. I suspect it is achtually impossible to straighten until the lower front frame is delivered some time in 2017.   Doesn't matter, still looks gorgeous.
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2017? Sounds like a very involved build with this one then. Looks really good though with what you have assembled so far. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
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birdaj2 wrote:2017? Sounds like a very involved build with this one then.
Looks really good though with what you have assembled so far. Yeah, it's 120 issues, so the build will take until Spring 2018.
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That cockpit looks really nice
Carl
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Today I SHOULD have received the central aluminum frame on which the rest of the plane is built. Only my newsstand wasn't supplied. Nice going, Hachette.  There wouldn't have been anything to build today anyway, instead the magazine would have talked about how to age the cockpit. I already did that, so at least we have that  Pictured: me not being all that good at weathering, but it DOES look better in real life.
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