RP models 1/10th Douglas Bader & Spitfire Cockpit

[Steve Brodie]

Replacement decals added on the panel, looking good now. next will be the gunsight and compass ring.

[Guest]

Very, very nice Steve.

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
Always good to have great customer service. That panel looks excellent.
Jim

[Steve Brodie]

Very, very nice Steve.

Hi Steve
Always good to have great customer service. That panel looks excellent.
Jim

Thanks both

[Steve Brodie]

Spent a good hour or so last night working on the Gun sight. Had to file out the back of the lens holder and side frames. Did start to score away the top 'glass' but one of the side supports started to come away, so have abandoned that idea. In hindsight I should have cut that piece away first and then sorted the side frames, not sure if they would have survived though as the 'resin webbing' is quite thick, someone needs to devise a 'hot wire' for resin Lol. Anyway dry fitted the gunsight to the instrument panel and took a few photos this morning, wasn't till i got to work i realised i had put it on the panel upside down ! doh. So photos will be added here tonight.

[Steve Brodie]

Had to pop home to take my son to the doctor, so got a few photos snapped;

[Guest]

Looking very smart indeed Steve.

[Steve Brodie]

Compass Painted up last night, cockpit green for the metal work, attached to back of IP, then a medium grey for the compass housing and gloss black for the compass dial. I actually painted the dial white and when dry over painted with the black, when that was dry i used one of my 'testing' needles (Diabetic Type 2), to scratch the black paint away to mark some sort of points on the compass. Then a blob of red for 'North' and sealed in with some vallejo water resin. The stick its on is a standard coffee stirrer (5mm wide);

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[Steve Brodie]

Calling the Instrument panel done, painted in the last few bits, gear up / down indicator, switch and a couple of dial setting knobs. Glued on the Gun sight and compass. Throttle quadrant, IFF panel and undercarriage control lever

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
That is beautifully done. Bring on the great man himself.
Jim

[wotan]

Very neatly done Steve

John

[scottie3158]

Steve,
Looking very nice.

[Jon Heptonstall]

Duh! Missed this.
Looks great.
Jon.

[Steven000]

What a nice project Steve!
Looking very sweet :thumb2:

Cheers
Steven

[Ian M]

Bummer with the decals doing that. Had they had time to dry out 100%?
I normally just use a drop of clear gloss varnish. (also Vallejo) and they have never done that to me (yet!)
Great that you got them sorted and what great customer care!