lets begin..

I'll start with a Academy kit, Aries Cockpit set and Quickboast flanker nose correction. (sorry for poor english, just simply write without checking)



Aries flanker cockpit set really value for money,the quality of casting is super..painted in russian blue gray, with own my mixing color fomular (H74 50%+ intermidate blue 40% + haze blue 10%) took me some time to get it right (with reference of real flanker cockpit photo)



Alright..painting the cockpit detail...








building the padel of the cockpit..its so dam small cost my eyes to pop out



placing the padel...







adding others detailsuch as Hots, Pins..handle..





placing the cockpit tub into the plane its a nightmare..fitting problem, some surgery needed to perform to get it right..





here the tricky part, according to the real thing, the lower control panel and the upper panel should be seamless, but fiting the top panel to lower panel present a gap..so plastic card added to recreat the real thing.



now my attention turn to the plan fuselarge...academy molding i had to say... :( having some shape issue here. just look at the wheel bay, its should'nt have a block of " wall " between the wheel and the wheel bay..arrgggg



so..more work needed to correct the right shape...just cut it



again..fit issue,couse by poor design..the molded wire bottom of the lower fuselarge blocking the joint..



cut..cut ..cut



tats better..



thats all folks for this moment...will update more as i progress.. B)

not using aftermarket landing gear well?
or don't have in the market??
:P

Hi klay,

Don't have aftermarket landing gear well wow..guess I had to do it myself. Anyway I oledi order the Aries AF cans,hope arrive in time.

wah...

never thought that the cockpit is that details...

i wonder if i were to adapt these steps and apply it to my MiniHobbyModels brand..

can work ka? :D

kuman

Think you should relook again your instrument panel..the top and bottom half still look too split apart compared to the real thing?

U need to cut along the Academy front coaming in order to "lowered" the Aires from below... U cannot slip that plastic strip coz I think the front windshield will not fit...

mej®

the hot chick painting guy is now building Flanker, bravo!!

tomcat,

landyshah's posted photo is a very good reference.

From the photo, it's clear that your cockpit or instrument panel is sitting way too low.

You can see in the photo that some of the instrument gauges are at the same level as the cockpit sill.

Good observation jason and meh. Chan the small tv screen is almost the same level as the instrument dial

thanks guys,

adjustment will be made ^_^

building up the wiring, pumping and etc inside wheel well


adding wheel well frame



wiring..





installing hydraulic





Done with the wheel well detail



what is this, its shoud'nt be there in the intake (the joint )


sand it off, and strengtern with plastic cards



Enhancing detail over the underside intake



perfact....

coloring the wheel well...











Finish result of the wheel well











I really really hate this part, the kit intake part did'nt fit well into the kit, a tone of putty and sanding had to be done here..take me whole !@##$$% nite to do this...



here come another nightmare....the resin nose did'nt not fit well into the kit. the nose cone is bigger then the joint..so fuselarge need to be trim to fit..



a layer of plactic cards are install inside the joint between the upper fuselarge and lower fuselarge to made the trim to fit the nose cone...haiz...there will be tone of putty and sanding here..so that 'smy wednesday night work..




see you tomorrow...

:blink: progress its slow,but still moving bit by bit...

this the part where i add putty and plastic strips to fill the gap



beaware the tail " hook" structure shape its a bit out.you have to sand it to perfaction...



to increase realism, the plastic parts replace by a metal parts made from paper clip.



result look good



too add more realism..the plastic landing gear head light has been replace by home made clear parts. i just discover a new technique to made clear parts (especially semi-bolic shape clear parts..) maybe next time i could share from this forum.



wow..ok, this look much much better then the kit can offer...



see your folks...if i'm not dead for this week,i will continue update :wacko: