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  1. Hello again! I've just completed the rigging & aerials to finish off the boat. The flag lanyards were made from beige thread, the mast rigging/guy wires from grey plastic sprue, & the radio aerials from black plastic sprue. Here are a few photos showing the rigging & aerials; From the starboard side: From the bow: From the top: And from the stern: Next up, I need to make a display stand & paint some sailors to man the boat. It's hard to believe a yea
  2. We're entering the final leg of this build. With exception of the two masts, all the sub-assemblies and bits & pieces have been glued in place. It's really nice to see this model in it's final configuration. Here's how she looks; Next, the flag lanyards, white ensign flag, radio aerials, and mast rigging need to be made. Then the masts will be glued in place & the lanyards, aerials & rigging will be added. This will complete the boat. The final step will be to make a display stand, & paint & mou
  3. The scratch built details are finished. I just completed the last one - the Oerlikon's spent cartridge bag. I made the bag from cloth remnants left over from making the canvas covers on the bridge & flag locker. The cloth gives the bag some texture. Here are a couple of pic's; And, the finished Oerlikon sitting on the deck ... with an addition. Now, it's finally time to finish the overall assembly. Thanks for stopping by.
  4. Thanks Hajo! I'm just finishing the Oerlikon's spent cartridge bag. That should be last of the little details (until it's time to add the rigging). Just have to glue the remaining parts to the deck & add the rigging. Inching closer to completion.
  5. Still plugging away at adding a few more little details. This time, a bow tow line. Most, if not all, photos of the British Power Boat MTB's show the boats having a bow tow line attached during normal running. From what I understand, the tow lines were kept at the ready in the event a boat had mechanical/electrical problems or battle damage, & needed to be towed out of harm's way as quickly as possible. The tow line was attached to an eye located on the boat's prow (& on the stern on some boats). The bow line usually ran through a jam cleat on the deck (to ho
  6. A short update as we're entering the final legs of this build. I've been working away and bringing all the bits and pieces, built over last year, together and looking for any fit & finish problems before I start doing the final assembly. There's a few parts that need a little rework before they get glued to the deck. e.g. removing unwanted glue & gaps found during fit-up. I've also been looking at adding a little more detail where practical. I have to keep reminding myself that this is a small scale boat, and most of the detail
  7. Well, after a week of exercising my patience, eyes, & big fingers, I finally finished building the tiny Great Little Ships Vickers machine guns. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I don't get along very well with PE parts ... especially PE parts that you need a magnifying glass to see. These tiny guns really tested my patience, having had to fix two cast metal gun barrels broken in shipment, breaking a few PE parts myself by over bending, and gluing & re-gluing the PE parts to the castings. The blue air around my work table has finally cleared, and the gun assemblies actually
  8. Nice work on those tiny planes, Darren. You should scroll down some time. There's some nice people down here.
  9. Hello, again! The main mast build is complete. I added some wires & cables made from lead wire & stretched sprue for detail, and made a wave guide support for the cables at the base of the mast out of paper card. Final paint was applied in the Coastal Forces camo scheme. The 4 red fighting lights on the yardarm were made out of clear stretched sprue, and painted with clear red Tamiya paint. Here's a photo of the finished mast. I still have to add the flag lanyards & rigging, but these will have to wait until the boat is completed & everything is glu
  10. Good question! I did a quick search but can't find a photo of those hoses. Here's what I did find; http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/127872-i-need-a-7e-cockpit-photos-help/ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/superheat162/AC photos/aDSCN1180.jpg Here's a link to a copy of the A-7D Flight Manual including photos & outline drawings of the cockpit panels. See Page 27, Figure 1-5 showing the righthand panel. http://www.avialogs.com/index.php/en/aircraft/usa/vought/a-7corsairii/to-1a-7d-1-a-7d-corsair
  11. Here are links to photos of the Escapac IC-2 & IG-2 ejection seats. http://www.ejectionsite.com/texans/ig2.jpg http://www.ejectionsite.com/texans/ic2front.jpg The oxygen hose connection is located at the bottom of the seat back on the right side (the pilot's left side). Is this what you're looking for?
  12. Getting closer to completion & the official launch!
  13. Hi everyone! It's been a while. I've been doing a little more research on the BPB MTB's over the past few weeks. As a result, I've had to make some small changes to the build. e.g. Flag lanyard cleats were added to the stbd side of the bridge, 12 foot boat hooks were made to replace the 9 foot ones, & the bow lifeline stanchions were remade a little smaller. I've also been working on the main mast. I still have to clean up a few details, add a few wires & cables, and then paint the mast, but here are a couple of photos show
  14. The DACO Publications 03 - Uncovering The Grumman F-14 A-B-D Tomcat has good descriptions of the canvas covers (in the real cockpits ). In a nutshell, the covers start out black/flat black. The original Grumman covers fade to a brownish leather color due to sunlight over time. The RIO's two piece right & left covers fade differently. The right cover is not replaced as frequently as the left, & fades to a brownish leather color. The left replacement covers will fade to a purplish-red color caused by sunlight & hydraulic & other fluid stains. Here's a pic of my F
  15. Beautiful aircraft & awesome presentation!
  16. I'm looking forward to following your build, as well. Great start!
  17. Another quick update! I've attached the stanchions & lifelines to the MTB's deck. It's nice to finally start glueing parts to the hull again, The lifelines were made from stretched black plastic sprue. Now, it's back to making the mast assembly.
  18. Hi again! I've been slowly plugging away at making the remaining deck bits & pieces. These include; Lifeline stanchions from plastic rod & stretched sprue. I made a fixture (shown in the photo) so I could make all these tiny parts the same. CQR anchor from paper card, plastic sheet, & wire. The CQR anchor is also called the plow anchor due to its unique shape. Boat hooks & supports from plastic rod, plastic sheet & wire. Goose neck vent from plastic sheet. Next, I'll start attaching all the parts made to date
  19. ... but young at heart. lol It's your fault Steve. I'll be hanging around as long as you're doing such a great job (on my favourite aircraft).
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