DHC Chipmunk WIP
Wheels glued together and Aves used to create spats to main gear and tail wheel
Seats built from styrene and Aves cushions
Floor instsalled as well as seats, rudder bar and control column
Wings sanded down and new panel lines scribed
Interior frame installed as well as instrument panel and engine firewall *made from left over Aves)
Interior painted. Instrument panel has a home made decal
fuselage and wings stuck together, starting on filling the gaps
Underside - lots of gaps to fill
All seams sanded down, tail plane added
Underside - tail wheel also installed
All panel lines scribed, primed and white areas painted ready for masking
Start of painting - white sprayed and masked
Red sprayed and masking removed
Detail painting done and exhaust added - also added the white bit on the fin, which I had forgotten
Decals done - registration codes home made and black cheat line from an old Xtra Decal stripes sheet
Commenti
5 October 2016, 10:32
Uwe KaedingYep, made with Aves 2-part putty and sanded to shape. Masking them for the white flash is going to be a pain...
5 October 2016, 10:42
Greg BakerDid you do anything with the cowling? A lot of people saw it off and thin the walls before re-attaching. I sawed a bit of a trench and then used a plastic cutter to scribe on an angle and create a bit of an overlap. Seemed better than taking the whole thing off.
5 October 2016, 10:55
Uwe KaedingBasically did the same - used a scriber on an angle to add some depth and thin the edge at the same time. Happy with the way it worked. Also opened the front air intake and added a cylinder (used the Tiger Moth kit as an example).
5 October 2016, 12:20
Greg BakerI'm glad to hear it worked. I saw some builds where they sawed the whole front end off and I was trying to figure out why exactly... seemed like a workable solution and I was happy with my result... but it's always nice to know someone else ALSO thought that was a good idea. I'm also planning to open the front air intake and add the cylinder, so I'll be watching closely.
5 October 2016, 15:38
Uwe KaedingThanks - yes, she's pretty well done, just need to take some decent photos.
16 October 2016, 12:49
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The DHC Chipmunk as seen in The Black Island - with the bubble canopy and spats on the wheels. Interior rebuilt with side-wall detail, new seats and floor and new instrument panel for the pilot. Also sanded down the raised detail and rescribed panels. Propeller and spinner have also been reprofiled to a better shape.
