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Some very nice oarts to make up a very detailed and complete kit. Hope you enjoy your build. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Nice start Kev, some serious detail on the resin parts! Looking forward to seeing you work your magic!! 
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Some nice extra's there  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Many thanks Tony, Daran and Andy for your comments, always greatly appreciated!! 
Kev 
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Hello all,
Time for a quick update.
I managed to add some detail to the various parts of the resin cockpit including some etched parts and a small amount of scratch building? In fact the Aires resin set is so detailed and very nearly perfect, that there was very little missing when compared to my reference photos, and apart from some PE control levers and rudder pedal frames, the only bits I had to scratchbuild myself were on the resin control column and the plastic control wheel (which was a kit part). The control column/wheel needed various buttons, triggers and cables to be made from stretched sprue and copper wire, plus a PE box added to the rear face of the column (apologies for the poor photos but this thing is quite small so difficult to get it in focus!).
The cockpit facia/instrument shroud had the resin gunsight added but the clear part of the sight will be added at a later date, just before I fit the windscreen to avoid constantly knocking it off?! I also added a couple of strands of copper wire beneath the sight to replicate some electrical wiring that is visible on the real thing. The rest of the resin parts that make up the cockpit just needed a few PE throttle/control levers to be added to the sidewalls. The armour plate/headrest part from the resin set was glued to the aft face of the main cockpit piece, and the radio shelf should be glued to the back of that but I've left it off for now to make the painting of it easier?
The shelf behind the pilots’ seat that holds the radio equipment needs no additional etch/scratchbuilt parts, but I did scrape away the very thin skins of resin from between the cables so that they stand alone and look more realistic - you can just see them between the two main boxes? All of the parts were then primed using Tamiya (Light Grey) ‘Fine’ Surface Primer, including the PE instrument panel.
I’ll leave that lot to cure properly overnight and hopefully get to add some colour to all of this over the weekend!! There are still some seatbelts to add to the seat and I may add an extra sculpted detail to the seat but they’ll be added in the next day or two when everything is painted?
I've also received some more bits from the postie today!! A set of Masters’ turned brass machine gun/cannon barrels, a set of resin replacement wheels (the kit ones are rubbish with those awful vinyl tyres!) and a set of resin main undercarriage wells and doors with a small PE fret included. The only thing I will likely still have to buy for the aircraft will be a set of white metal 'Scale Aircraft Conversions' undercarriage legs but they can wait a little while longer?
That’s my build up to date, see you in a few days with (hopefully) a fully painted cockpit assembly?!
Thanks for looking, all comments and criticisms welcomed.
Kev ModelMania attached the following image(s):
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Some nice upgrades you have and build has kicked off well Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Cracking start to your build Kev, and nice to see all the scratch building, your usual standard as always!
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Hi Kev Your making a cracking start, looking forward to seeing more.Looking by the size of the parts your holding, I am amazed at how much detail they can get into such small parts. Good luck in the comp. “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”
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WOW Kev, Where do I start? Scratch building on such a tiny part  then scraping away the resin between those cables, which incidentally do really out now  Did you manage to avoid any breakages while doing that? They look like they would break just by looking at them The quality of the all the resin is gorgeous Excellant work
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Nice update on the cockpit. Those Are some very tiny parts and you have done well to get them into place. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Rank: Pro Groups: Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,827 Points: -13,348
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Hi Kev . Sorry my friend. I cant believe I missed this  . This looks like a fantastic build and I am well looking forward to more. You have some great updates there. Top rate work from a top modeller. Best regards. Mark
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Hi Kev, Again nice update,this will look a stunner in your hands. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
OcCre- Santa-Maria (Kit).
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mark 2 wrote:Hi Kev . Sorry my friend. I cant believe I missed this . This looks like a fantastic build and I am well looking forward to more. You have some great updates there. Top rate work from a top modeller. Best regards. Mark
Hello Mark,
Not to worry mate you've caught up with me now and I'm very pleased to have you following my diary, I hope that you will enjoy the rest of this build? I know I will!! Thanks very much also for your kind comments, always appreciated!!
Kev
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