discussion BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

[boatman]

AN here fitted in the lower wing section an now got to work out where all the lighting wires will fit in as the wings are very thin an so some different angle shots of them an now i have fitted on the main gear struts id love to see these gears in action

 

[boatman]

 

[boatman]

 

[boatman]

 

[scottie3158]

Looking good Chris

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Chris, really coming along well

 

[boatman]

HI GUYS well im still fitting lights now in the tail section in the HUSTLER an ive had to pack up for a bit as got the shakes tryin to solder all these tiny wires togeather as if i pull the wires a bit to hard then the tiny wires will pull off the tiny 2mm leds so its have a rest an model room not to hot so im goin back up in a little while to carry on an solder the tiny male an female plugs on the wires an yes so far all lights ive fitted work great an here some pics of how they have been fitted in the model an first off the wires from the undercart all 8 of them glued down in the wings bottom

 

[boatman]

AN HERE the 3 lights in the tail just now got to fit a hole in the tail that will take the wires in to the fusealage an solder on the tiny eletric plugs

 

[boatman]

SORRY GUYS both pics the same must have pressed the post pic twice
chrisb

 

[yak face]

Great progress chris , the landing gear was crazy , both nose and main . Theres a website just for the B58 , very useful and interesting , theyve got a link to an animation showing how it all folded up https://www.b-58.com/history_wings.php
Cheers tony