Tripio Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hi, Any progress on the beauty? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 On 02/02/2018 at 11:37 PM, Tripio said: Hi, Any progress on the beauty? Had a stop here. Now working on the cockpit. Some update will follow soon. Bye Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Hello, so let's re-start from this. The Pavla seats that are 99% identical to those from True Details have a thin and large head cushion that I've often seen on the single seat recce version of the Voodoo. On f-101b I've always seen a slightly different head rest, slightly smaller but much more thick. Being a part that is easily noticeable with an opened canopy I opted for a little fix: here You can see the True detail on the left and the modified Pavla on the right: This side view shows the rear part of the seat (marked with the black arrow) that has been shortened: And here the pair: It's a matter of volumes and proportions but with this little addition all seems different to me! For tonight it's all but stay tuned! Bye Giovanni Edited February 5, 2018 by Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Giovanni, Not that's detailing. Well done my friend. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Your reworked headrests look much better, keep up the detailing, this will be a beautiful result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
galfa Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, foxmulder_ms said: Impressive ! Edited February 6, 2018 by galfa Wrong thread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Very nice build. A lot of info on F-101. Keep up the great work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) Hello thank you for kind words. After some stop I went on with the job this time focusing on the area above the front instrument panel. The Pavla kit offers a part which isn't so nice so starting from the original kit part I started to re-contour it. Here the Pavla part on the left and the re-shaped kit part on the right: And here the finished new part. Please note that the combining glass has been frankensteinized from the Pavla part. The foldable glass will be added later: Here's a dry fit test: A top side picture shows the slightly offset position of the combining glass: Another painful thing I discovered while doing a fit test was that the front seat panel is some two millimeters moved backwards from the correct position. The Pavla cockpit is too short! So after some considerations I took the decision to cut it in two pieces in order to place the front part closer to the windscreen. This I'll show you later. That's all for now Bye Giovanni Edited March 8, 2018 by Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 The attention to detail is admirable. The great workmanship continues. Glad to see the progression. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Giovanni Well thought out, and nicely done. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) On 09/03/2018 at 5:16 PM, Craig Baldwin said: The attention to detail is admirable. The great workmanship continues. Glad to see the progression. On 12/03/2018 at 1:37 AM, Joel_W said: Giovanni Well thought out, and nicely done. Joel Thank you guys you're gentle. Well this is to show You that this is going on. Slowly but on move! Ok, first the cockpit cut in two pieces to add a couple of millimeters in length as announced on previous post: Here you can see it already primed (I usually paint cockpits in black and then with the definitive color airbrushed from the direction of light. Here the effect of increased depth is barely visible also because of the demi gloss finish). Then this: The combining glass and relative arms. Here all primed and testing the fit of the glass in the folded position: And to conclude a glimpse on the ejection seats and cockpit layout. Please note still to do a weathering wash and some dry-brushing so not the definitive aspect: I'm switching to Vallejo Model Color acrylic paints and as many of You already know they really are excellent! That's almost all but stay tuned because tomorrow evening/night I'm going to spend some more hours on the beauty Thank You and Bye Giovanni Edited March 23, 2018 by Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Beautiful work as always Giovanni! Especially those seats in 1/72nd! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 23/03/2018 at 7:23 AM, Major Walt said: Beautiful work as always Giovanni! Especially those seats in 1/72nd! Thank You Walt. Well as promised I spent the whole evening and night and also part of morning for the joy of my wife but get the cockpit almost finished: Instrument panels are nearly complete missing flat varnish and some drybrushing, so some pics will follow soon. Bye Time to clean up the house! Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I like your side console knob and switch highlights. Sometimes they can be over done as people will use pure white for the highlight, while many were actually a light grey. Yours look really good and not too stark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Giovanni Now that's one impressive pit for sure. The seats really look good. It's really hard to believe this is in 1/72 scale. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Wow, that's a very nice looking pit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hello, thank You guys for nice comments! After some minor sanding finally yesterday evening all the parts went into the fuselage. Now I can switch to wings, air intakes ducts and main lamding gear So please keep following! Bye Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Givanni, That's just fantastic work. One would never believe it was 1/72 scale. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Gran lavoro Giovanni! Lavorare il cockpit ( o sul super dettaglio in generale ) è la parte che preferisco in un modello,io stò combattendo con il mio MiG-21,un sacco di lavoro... Sono inoltre contento sia un 1/72 stavolta;certo per the passare dal 144 al 72 è come per me passare dal 72 al 48 ( con tutto il divertimento che nè consegue). Great job Giovanni!Working the cockpit (or super detail in general) is the part I prefer in a model, I'm fighting with my MiG-21, a lot of work ...I am also happy is a 1/72 this time, certainly for you shift from 144 to 72 is like for me to go from 72 to 48 (with all the fun that ensues). Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Un cappo lavoro! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Thank You Joel, Gianni and Walt for supporting! On 30/03/2018 at 5:40 PM, kurnass77 said: Working the cockpit (or super detail in general) is the part I prefer in a model, I'm fighting with my MiG-21, a lot of work ...I am also happy is a 1/72 this time, certainly for you shift from 144 to 72 is like for me to go from 72 to 48 (with all the fun that ensues). Dear Gianni I've seen all the work you're doing on your mig ant it is getting cooler and cooler and I'm sure will be a beauty when finished! Now the latest update... I've been working on the rotary door of missile compartment. My choice was for the "falcon" side down even if the "genie" side was a little bit better detailed. This is the result: I've corrected and added details in order to get a better and more realistic door. I forgot to take a picture of how it was before! Now working at the bottom of the wing and fuselage. Being rescribing and correcting the area where the drop tanks attachment points stand. Bye Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 The rotary door looks really good and those small "fences" look just right. They were to deflect the hot coming out of the airconditioning exhaust outlet that would affect the AIM. Looking forward to more updates. Still a solid base kit for modelling the 101 by Revell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Craig Baldwin said: The rotary door looks really good and those small "fences" look just right. They were to deflect the hot coming out of the airconditioning exhaust outlet that would affect the AIM. Looking forward to more updates. Still a solid base kit for modelling the 101 by Revell. Thank You Craig! Your knowledge of the subject is amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 It's looking great. Really enjoy your attention to detail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Wolfgun33 said: It's looking great. Really enjoy your attention to detail. Thank You Wolfgun33. I'm trying to do my best! I'm going to represent an aircraft from 111th FIS based in Ellington AFB Texas so something familiar to you I belive! Yesterday evening as announced I did some re-scribing job on the drop tank attachment area: The squares contain the area where I made my job. My Voodoo will be represented "clean" to show its beautiful lines so the area not covered by tanks needed a fix. Happy Easter! Giovanni Edited April 1, 2018 by Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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