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Miguel Vaquero
Starting stronger since the A350 catastrophe. Cockpit sub assembled with the Eduard Detail set, painted and weathered. Couldnt take more pictures of the progress due to the details being so small 🥴🥴

Michael Kohl
Nice cockpit

Thomas Kolb
My goodness, that cockpit looks stunning! Are you sure it's not 48 scale?

Miguel Vaquero
Thanks Michael!

I could have hoped Thomas😅😅. It would have made my life way easier. Though the PE details helped a lot

CaptGPF
Agree with everyone - the cockpit looks great! Chipping at this scale is impressive

Nicolas
Nice progress so far.

Miguel Vaquero
Thanks guys, waiting to get free from work this week to star painting the fuselage and engine. Let's see how that turns out

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Miguel Vaquero
Engine almost done, except for the PE parts. I'm amazed of how it's all turning out tbh, didn't expect this great finish on such small parts

Mr D
Looking good 👍 the instrument's look good, did you get the clocks to sink in with softener ??
I have this one to build next after my lAR-80.
Thanks for uploading 😁👍

Miguel Vaquero
Hey MrD thanks! Well Im sorry I can't help you with that because I used the photo etched and plastic instrumentation provided by the kit from Eduard. Sure someone with more experience with Tamiya decals can help you with that in here.

Looking forward to see how yours turns out!

Mr D
Thanks 👍👍
May look into the PE kit.
Belts come out nice, do you glue PE direct to plastic or do you have to prep first ?
Coming on nicely 👌

Miguel Vaquero
I use cyanoacrylate for the PE parts, just a little amount sticks okay, although at this scale there's some parts that are way to hard to make them stick and my not so skilled application of the glue leaves a lot of residue on the model. I try to clean up the best I can but it's quite challenging sometimes

If you want to build a good looking cockpit with the extra detail I recommend you the PE for sure. But if your main goal is the exterior and not to focus so much on the interior the PE kit doesn't include a lot of things for the exterior, and the tamiya kit I think gives a really nice looking base cockpit

WAHO LEU
High-level works will be produced, look forward to and admire them.

Spanjaard
I am in 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Me 3

Ronan
Welcome 😉

DerMattes
Taking a seat 👍

Ekki
Watching.

Alec K
Taking a seat. Amazing detail as usual 👍

NLAWScametovisit
At this rate, Ronan will solve the gearbox issues before the USMC!! Following!

Hajo Lippke
Another great start for a wonderful project!

Miguel Vaquero
Amazing detail on those interiors! Following

Ronan
Many thanks , mates 😉

Skyhiker
Watching with interest

Finn
Following

Robert Podkoński
The next Salamander? Taking a seat!

Cristian A
wonderful result! well done!!

Ekki
Beautiful!

Spanjaard
beautiful indeed

Guy Rump
Great result! Congrats! 👍

Oliver
Nice one! Looks great!

Michael Kohl
You mastered all the challenges. Very well done.

Treehugger
Clear parts look very nice.
Q: Do you have any tips for cleaning up the paint work around window frames, or working with clear parts when painting around them?

Neuling
Looks very good. Something different. 👍👍

Maksim Kurmaz
@Treehugger There are no special magic about clear parts. As I don't use any additional coatings a-la Futura and use only water-based varnishes and paints, I can easily clean clear parts from paint with a toothpick because smooth parts do not hold paint very much. Also, masks are helpful but only from kabuki paper, everything else don't hold on curved surfaces.

Shar Dipree
Nice Ka-29. 👍

Finn
Well done indeed

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat!