The newer-release cockpit tub will fit in the right way but NOT with the old release bang seat. Gonna have to scratch a tub to fit. Had to get rid part of the old seat 'railings' along the cockpit walls. Pilot snatched from a R/M kit.
Still have quite a bit of work to do on that downward ejection seat hatch and getting the nose landing gear doors installed but it's starting to look like a 'Missile With A Man In It'!!
The Lindberg kits don't have any kind of burner can. So I thought I might be able to make one. Wasn't a bad idea but I think I'm gonna need to heat up the plastic to actually get it round! Using a leftover GE F110 turbine face for the compressor exhaust blades! LOL
So I got the radome sanded along with the wingtip tanks. One of the winglets had broken off one of the tanks. Had to repair the bang seat so the glue is curing and first thing tomorrow it will get dropped in the 'Purple Pond' to (hopefully) get most of the paint off it. I've got a intake/shock cone part in there now and I hope that bath will get most of whatever the person used off it.
My original plan for a decent burner/nozzle end didn't pan out but my back-up plan worked fairly well. About to get some decal action on this bird!
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22 November 2024, 15:43 -
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Kit I got was started and a bit of a mess. With some elbow grease, paint & decals I think I can make a somewhat decent desktop display model. Should have enough numbers & letters to do the serials & buzz numbers. Stencils will come from the Revell kit or an ESCI kit.
