Oh dear it's a 1/72 Bristol Beveldere

[Waspie]

Love the cockpit. Brilliant.

[rtfoe]

I use SWMBO's fingernail foam sanding block for clear parts. It has shape, smooth, buff & shine grades & works great.

I use two grades of sand paper, Auto rubbing compound and Tamiya polishing compound with a final dip of Future, Paul.

That cockpit really looks the part. Your additions make all the difference.

Thanks Jim, sorry I forgot to take photos of the process but to let you know it will still looked slightly cloudy before the dip and you'll see the miracle happen...just look at the result.

People always make the mistake of airbrushing Future over the clear canopy which blurrs the whole clear part.

Love the cockpit. Brilliant.

Thanks Doug, I like it too.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Jim R]

That canopy is brilliant :smiling2: :smiling2:

[papa 695]

Great work with the canopy Richard, it doesn't look like the same part. Pity about the seam line though.

[rtfoe]

That canopy is brilliant :smiling2: :smiling2:

Thank you Jim.

Great work with the canopy Richard, it doesn't look like the same part. Pity about the seam line though.

Sadly the seam line stays as the glue joint cannot be get at. Anyway it will only show in the bottom of the canopy as the rest will be covered by the painted frame

Here it is test fitted again...

The dash board IP and overhead console has been attached.


Cheers,
Wabble

[Tim Marlow]

Miraculous work on that canopy Richard. Superb!

[papa 695]

Once again, outstanding work Richard.

[Mickc1440]

I'm complaining about issues in 1/24 scale and you're doing this great work in tiny scale

[Jim R]

Miraculous work on that canopy Richard. Superb!

Ditto

[Waspie]

Every bit of this build has just been outstanding. The improved cockpit - just another level entirely.

[Steve-the-Duck]

Never noticed before, but there's no access from the cabin to the cockpit. Hmm, so only intercom to warn the pilots you're on fire!

[Waspie]

Never noticed before, but there's no access from the cabin to the cockpit. Hmm, so only intercom to warn the pilots you're on fire!

That’s not necessarily a bad thing!!!

[rtfoe]

Miraculous work on that canopy Richard. Superb!

Thanks Tim, much obliged.

Once again, outstanding work Richard.

Thanks again Ian.

I'm complaining about issues in 1/24 scale and you're doing this great work in tiny scale

Mick, you'd be surprised how much you can get away with in smaller scale.

Ditto

Ditto answer too Jim.:smiling3:

Every bit of this build has just been outstanding. The improved cockpit - just another level entirely.

Thank you Doug.

Never noticed before, but there's no access from the cabin to the cockpit. Hmm, so only intercom to warn the pilots you're on fire!

There is an access through the back of the co-pilots panel. Didn't bother to drill that out. That's why there's a bulge on the left for the passage way past the engine.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing!!!

Ya to keep your mind on flying and not panic.:tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Wabble

[David Lovell]

Sorry Richard ,I have been watching from a far literally (see what I did there)but the chaps always express it all any way ,with long builds like this I like to look at the pictures of the finished product then read the whole thing backwards for me anyway you get a much better understanding of what went into the final photos ,l know even the other halfs finally beginning to think I'm a bit damaged. Dave

[Waspie]

Hey Richard, have you seen this Video of the helicopter?

Westland Promo Video