Subject: Re: two files about resin cockpit building !
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "Patrick SPITAELS" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 20:50:55 -0800

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patrick SPITAELS 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:40 AM
  Subject: two files about resin cockpit building !

  Dear Steve !
  long time since my last file, but job took his toll of hours !!
  here are two cockpits that i've finished, don't know if it could be interesting to show for you ?
   - A10 cockpit from Cutting Edge; 1/32 scale.
  this is the best cockpit i ever saw in resin actually, the only minor problem is that the tub is moulded with the side walls, so it's pretty difficult during the paint process, specially for me who's used to " turn " around the pice for painting......!
  seat is a great piece which require only a good paint !
   - the instrument panel was made as written in the instructions, sanding the back of the panel and gluing the clear film with a piece of white paper behind ! 
   - The HUD is something great too...but take care when taking it off the sprue....and more care when sanding it to have it clear off ! but the result is there...
  - the rear partes ( actuation mechanism ) is not yet on, cause i'me use to add those pieces at the last stages of the building !
  So, if you're building the TRUMPETER kit, you need this kit !

   

  Second Kit:
  F5E BLACK BOX cockpit:1/48 scale.
  Actually Black Box is coming at our rescue with lots of resin kits made for old MONOGRAM kits...hopefully for me, as i was looking my F5 kit, standing on the shelves for years....as soon as i received the decal sheet from TWOBOBS ; showing wonderfull aggressor birds....i start dreaming ! And the dream comes alive with the great released !
  - The activation mechanism, somthing pretty difficult to assemble, i still didn't add some of the rods, doing this when the tub is glue inside the frame ! It's also pretty diffuclt to fix at the right place all of those tiny pieces, have to make lots of dry fitting !
  - the seat is great but i've added some plastics to make the head a bit more high....looks too small for me when placed into the tub ?
   - nothing special for the rest, but it need a carefull paint as the buttons on the consoled are not really well molded.
  - the entire tub fit perfectly into the fuselage, that sound great no ??
  next stage...in a few weeks !

  have a great day all
  Patrick SPITAELS
  Belgium
  http://club.ansmodelisme.com