Cockpit assembly
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cockpit painted and chipped. Used this session to see how Gunze handled hairspray chipping.
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Lead wire was used to detail the oxygen canisters.
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Not my best attempt at a instrument pannel, but the canopy will be closed so this will do.
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Oils were used as a wash, Abteilung Bitume and Buff were used.
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Seeing as the canopy will be closed, I was really debating adding a wash as most of this detail won't be visible. I'm glad I did it because I do feel that it's good practice being away from the bench after so long.
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This will be a American Spitfire based in Italy, I really wanted some nice dust tones on the dark surfaces.
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I drilled out the holes on the seat bracing, this was incredibly easy to do and looks fantastic imo.
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I feel I may have overdone it on the seat, but it's acceptable imo.
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I feel that somebody at Eduard really hates the idea of dry fitting a model, it was very hard during the build up to do test fits as the parts don't have secure joining.
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Fuselage halves joined together, fit was tricky.
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All that hard work hidden away!
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4 10 March 2023, 07:29
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painting and weathering the cockpit of Eduard's new Mk.VIII Spitfire.