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Brother Ski that is good news. Look forward to seeing you at the bench again. Bullit I hope so. Many thanks to both of you. Joe

Many thanks Brother Ski, appreciate it. Before I can really get into the detailing on the interior of the fuselage I need to prep the interior of the fuselage a bit. The tail is framed, this may not be accurate but it does match up with the rivets on the exterior. The stringers are also in...

It has been a while How about I bring this back to the bench. First up is to take a good look at the kit parts. The interior looks pretty dang good actually. I am thinking I will go with this for the most part. There is a bit I want to cut off to open it up a bit and I do want to add...

Ok, a redo of sorts. I was not happy at all with the previous pictures. Part of this is I am working on my picture taking and trying to get good print level pictures. To that end here are a couple of others. These are marginally better. I have started the seam work and will continue...

Very kind. Many thanks. Joe

Just a quick update. All the components have been installed into the fuselage. And the fuselage has now been closed up. There were some issues with the fuselage seam. It was of my own making. There is just a few small items to finish off for clean up but it looks pretty good to me...

This kit has a clear cowling yes. It will not stay completely clear though. Planning to have some sections clear but most painted. Joe

Back again and the interior is getting close. With a bit of fixing on the cockpit I was able to move on to working on the engine. Once the parts were cleaned up a bit I used Alclad Polished Aluminium, Gloss Grey, Gloss Black, and a wash of Acrylic Black. To this point other than a bit...

Many many thanks. Joe

An update. The cockpit is finished off. From the kit we have the floor, rear bulkhead, inner frame (where the seat rests), the control stick, and the instrument panel and frame. The seat is a resin cast of the seat out of the Hasegawa P-40E. All the detail work is scratchbuilt. The...

Another really quick update. The cockpit comes closer to being finished. Some detail painting as well as a pretty heavy handed wash with Acrylics. Other than the seat and headrest it is done. I am a bit put off by the seat though and will be searching for a replacement. Next up will be...

Many many thanks. Joe

Alex many thanks. Appreciate that. Joe

The prep work begins. The first step is to decide where to make the cuts. What do I want to show on this. i sat and stared at the kit for several hours over several days before I felt comfortable enough to mark out the sections with a sharpie. Next is some actual fabrication. Using sections...

Just a brief update. Attention is now turned to the cockpit fully. With most of the parts fabricated I can throw a bit of paint on and then some detail painting. Actually pretty happy with this but I do see some areas that will need a touch up. I could not help myself and I jumped ahead a...

Many many thanks. Joe

Many thanks. All the objects in white are scratchbuilt. Joe

Well folks here I am again and after a couple of days of fighting with Photobucket I can post an update. First up I began working on the cockpit. Here is the bare bones and the kit pieces in place. Using these photos out of Squadron Signal Walk Around for the Wildcat I began to fabricate...

Many many thanks. I agree the tones are incredibly different. Joe

Work continues. Two updates in three days, wow. Watching YouTube was good for me and I was able to make some decent progress. The radio is 99% finished. All that is left is the wiring after it is installed into the fuselage. I was able to work a bit on the port side with the fabrication...