Ian Cooper Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) This has been sitting on the shelf for a while. I have the Eduard detailing set for the exterior but will detail the cockpit myself. Wish me luck! Here are the first few stages. Cockpit has been started with some detailing and painting/weathering to be completed. Edited August 11, 2009 by Ian Cooper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBREEZE Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 This has been sitting on the shelf for a while. I have the Eduard detailing set for the exterior but will detail the cockpit myself. Wish me luck!Here are the first few stages. Cockpit has been started with some detailing and painting/weathering to be completed. The OV-1D kit The cosy cockpit More cockpit work Ian, Noticed your build here. I have the Mohawk and it is on my to do list. I just went to Oshkosh and they had one on display and flying. I took some pictures of the cockpit and the outside for my references. The one I saw was a pretty weathered bird. If you are interested, I can send you pictures or try and post them here. Chuck B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arkhunter2002 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Lookin good! I didn't see it fly at oshkosh, but I saw it on display... Then they had the refurbished cockpit over by the re-enactors. Take care, Austin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 OK - here's a quick update. Looking at more reference material, plans on the cockpit have changed slightly. The seats are being reworked with a few detail additions and changes in colour, seat padding in my reference shots being a pale blue (which looks nicer than the green in the first shots). I've also now added some wiring and have had a bash at scratch building some oxygen hoses (which are prominent in all OV-1 cockpit shots) using a technique picked up from Gary Wickham's F-4G build - see for yourself at www.scalespot.com Mohawk Build 004 Mohawk Build 005 Mohawk Build 006 Lots of work still to fo before this cockpit can be glued to the fuselage! Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBREEZE Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 OK - here's a quick update. Looking at more reference material, plans on the cockpit have changed slightly. The seats are being reworked with a few detail additions and changes in colour, seat padding in my reference shots being a pale blue (which looks nicer than the green in the first shots). I've also now added some wiring and have had a bash at scratch building some oxygen hoses (which are prominent in all OV-1 cockpit shots) using a technique picked up from Gary Wickham's F-4G build - see for yourself at www.scalespot.comMohawk Build 004 Mohawk Build 005 Mohawk Build 006 Lots of work still to fo before this cockpit can be glued to the fuselage! Ian Ian, Looking good. I like the revised cockpit. More like the photos I just sent you. Keep up the good work. Chuck B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 (edited) UPDATE 8th August 2009 A little more work has gone into detailing the cockpit, including the instrument panels this time. Trying to add a little interest, I've put in some additional boxes on top the instrument panel and have thrown in some kind of manual/file (which just needs to have some pages and a title added before it's attached). Everything is such a tight fit in this kit's cockpit! Any comments welcome! All the best Ian Edited August 11, 2009 by Ian Cooper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBREEZE Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Looking good Ian. Chuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 (edited) Hi Ian, you've certainly added alot to the cockpit. Not a subject that's often seen here so this will be fascinating. Neat work so far, thanks for sharing. Edited August 12, 2009 by geedubelyer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 UPDATE 11th August 2009 The cockpit detailing has been completed as far as it can be at this stage and the fuselage sides joined together. The little green file just needs it's paint touched up and it'll be finished. I'll need to find a couple of nice standing pilot figures to go with this when it's finished. I've just realised, while typing this, that I've forgotten to add ballast to the nose. Oh dear (he said politely)! I'll need to push little bits of blue tac through the wing join holes and hope that'll do the job. I'll put some in the nacelles too (as they're forward of the main gear) and pray that does the job. More detailing on the cockpit will need to be done when the canopy and doors are fitted. I've started working on the wings. Although Mohawks seeem to have a tendency to park with control surfaces all lines up neatly, I wanted to add a little bit of interest and have decided to separate the ailerons and have these resting at a slight angle. The ailerons have been cut off and some packing done to fill the resulting gaps. Holes have been left for some scratchbuilt hinges to go in. The other wing - yet to be 'cut up' .... Can anybody help me here ... my reference drawing says that at the end of the aileron/wingtip is the "aileron mass balance". I think that means part of the wingtip is part of the aileron. Does anyone have any pictures of a Mohawk's control surfaces that I can use for reference, please? I've also started on the Eduard detailing parts for the engines. I'm dreading painting the metal exhausts - I'm new to Alclad and not very confident with it yet! So - that's it for now. Off to do a little more .... Ian PS - Thanks to Guy (geedubelyer) for the lesson in posting images and to Chuck (cbreeze) for the great cockpit reference photos!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Hi Ian, you've certainly added alot to the cockpit.Not a subject that's often seen here so this will be fascinating. Neat work so far, thanks for sharing. p.s,.....you can paste your images straight into the post for easier viewing if you wish. I took the liberty of adding this one of MohawkBuild 007 above. I hope you don't mind? Thanks Guy. I'll sort the images out now I know how Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Hi Ian, You're welcome, glad to help. Now even more folk will see your great work. Regarding the nose weight........use as much as you humanly can! :unsure: This is a real tail-sitter, even with weight in the nose. If you can get hold of any lead or fishing shot etc, that would certainly help. Good luck. cheers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1/48 scale pilot Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Man thats looking beautiful. Ive wanted to pick one of these up but hesitated, waiting to see how it looked. Thanks for posting, I'll be shopping tonight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 UPDATE 17th August 2009 Haven't done as much as hoped over the last few days. My son bought some 1/35 Modern US Infantry and wanted me to build and paint them for him. Also, his friend asked me to finish off a 1/72 Centurion tank. So there have been a few distractions from the Mohawk. I've been sanding seams on the fuselage and rescribing panel lines and preparing the engine exhaust for Alclad. These photos show part of the upper forward fuselage having been sanded and primed. A little more work is being done on this area and it wasn't quite free of bumps. You can see, though, the difference between the sanded and primed surface forward of the Tamiya tape and the part aft of the tape. Engine exhausts have been bent a little to check how they fit when 'coiled'. Then they've been unwound for painting. I'm hoping that the Alclad can be applied with the exhausts unwound and, when dry, bent to the desired shape without cracking the paint. We'll see. Could be OK, could be a disaster! Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Oh, tricky that..... I think it might depend on what color you´ll use since different Alclad II colors have different properties..... if you´re shooting jet exhaust or pale burnt metal I think you´ll get away with it but if you´d use white aluminum it would crack. Good luck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Oh, tricky that..... I think it might depend on what color you´ll use since different Alclad II colors have different properties..... if you´re shooting jet exhaust or pale burnt metal I think you´ll get away with it but if you´d use white aluminum it would crack.Good luck! Thanks for that Aigore. It'll be Pale Burnt Metal I'll use for that so I'm a little more hopeful than I was before! Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) UPDATE 17th August 2009 Managed to get the wings attached to the fuselage today and the tailplane parts are assembled ready to fit. It's starting to take on that Mohawk shape a little now. ;) Fuel tanks are getting a little attention ... the molded detail isn't good on the tanks especially the raised bands that go round the tanks. I've sanded everything flat (in the photo below one tank is sanded and one retains its original features) and will scratchbuild new bands. I've also got some detailing parts for the tanks in the Eduard set. That's it for now. I hope the build is of interest to a few of you out there! Ian Edited August 27, 2009 by Ian Cooper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jack52 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Can anybody help me here ... my reference drawing says that at the end of the aileron/wingtip is the "aileron mass balance". I think that means part of the wingtip is part of the aileron. Does anyone have any pictures of a Mohawk's control surfaces that I can use for reference, please? Ian, found this one on PrimePortal Hans Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Ian,found this one on PrimePortal Hans You are the man, Hans!!!! This is enough evidence for me to model my OV-1 with the ailerons slightly raised. Thanks for taking the time to look this up and post it. All the very best Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 UPDATE 20th August 2009 Slowly but surely .... I managed to stuff plenty of bluetac into the wing join holes and engine nacelles having glued the fuselage together without noseweight. I'm pretty sure I've added enough to avoid this Mohawk becoming a taildragger! Ailerons and wingtips have been glued in place and sanded. Wings were then glued to the fuselage and using just a little filler have been sanded to a good fit. Tailplanes have been glued along with a couple of air intakes on the fuselage. Some detailing work has been carried out on the fuel tanks .... Some detailing work on the pod too .... And I've Alcladed the engine exhaust parts .... Progress seems slow but then I'm only getting to spend a couple of hours on this in the evenings - just have to be grateful for that! Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 UPDATE 22nd August 2009 I've added the Eduard detailing on the airbrake compartments, drilled out some holes where new (Eduard) grilles will be used and have started probably the most difficult part of this fit - attaching the windshield and canopy roof. Filling and sanding on the front canopy is underway. The port and starboard tail fins have also been glued in place. Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 For me, the Mohawk sits firmly in a group of aircraft including the Bronco and Warthog. No-one could accuse them of being pretty but they are all very distinctive. Function over form I think......lovely! With the addition of the vertical tails and canopy your Mohawk is really shaping up now Ian. Great stuff, looking forward to more soon. ;) ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 UPDATE 26th August 2009 Not much progress in the past few days. The nose cone has been added (with a little more Blue Tac inside to weight the nose), the ADF loop aerial has been added along the spine of the fuselage using plastic sheet. With the kit, the ADF aerial is depicted with just a round panel line. On the real thing, the aerial stands proud and is more a rounded square shape. Easy enough to do. A few PE parts have also been added to the fuselage and underwings. Still loads more to do before I can start painting this! Cheers Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 Fellow modelers. Advice needed please! I'm getting close to the stage of this build now when I need to think about painting the airframe. I'm keen to replicate the worn look displayed on 'mature' OV-10s. ARC member CBREEZE sent my some images of the OV-10 recently on display at Oshkosh and this shows distinctive staining to the lower fuselage as a result of oil leakage (apparently). Any ideas on how best to replicate this effect. Dark pre-shading? Mask and paint like a second camoflage colour? I don't want to try this and mess up the whole build so I want to give it thought in advance. Any ideas gratefully received! Here are the images .... Thanks in advance Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Musical_Box Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hi Ian, I'm planning to replicate that same kind of weathering on a MiG-25, oil leaks and all. I couldbe wrong, but i guess that stains like those could be due at least in some part to the matt finish of the aircraft, which allows them to spread to a much wider area compared to a gloss finish. If that's the case, I believe that a very thin oil wash applied extremely carefully over an acrylic matt coat might do the trick. Of course it would be very tough to remove in case something goes wrong, unless you can cover up the "damage" by spraying some base colour over it. Another option could be using pastels or pigments, but I can't say I have a lot of experience with any of those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hi Ian,I'm planning to replicate that same kind of weathering on a MiG-25, oil leaks and all. I couldbe wrong, but i guess that stains like those could be due at least in some part to the matt finish of the aircraft, which allows them to spread to a much wider area compared to a gloss finish. If that's the case, I believe that a very thin oil wash applied extremely carefully over an acrylic matt coat might do the trick. Of course it would be very tough to remove in case something goes wrong, unless you can cover up the "damage" by spraying some base colour over it. Another option could be using pastels or pigments, but I can't say I have a lot of experience with any of those. Thanks for that idea. Simulating oil stains by using thin oil wash might be the trick. I guess I'll need to have some trial runs on an old kit to see what happens, build up some confidence and then go for it. If it does work ... maybe I can think about starting something else that's sitting on the shelf!!!! Cheers Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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