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Inner gear doors are typically raised unless during the gear transition. I strengthened the joint with a mix of CA and acrylic powder

Sidewalls were primed with black Mr Surfacer 1500, then sprayed with Gunze interior green lightly over the whole area, then more opaque in panel centers. Ribs were highlighted with ammo interior green lightened with sand. Throttle box and other panels picked out and painted by brush

Lots of tedious masking in the wheel wells. Closing the inner doors saved me from some of the necessary masking

Comments

35 15 February 2022, 02:32

Robert Podkoński
Watching with interest!

16 February 2022, 07:28

Gary Kitchen
Watching too.

18 February 2022, 05:28

Cuajete
Me 3.

18 February 2022, 19:29

Gary Kitchen
Lovely depth to the interior Bryce. What's the point of the tabs on the inner fuselage and wings? Is there a point do you know?

18 February 2022, 20:30

Bryce Nicely
Gary, I'm assuming you mean the round things around the ejector pins? I don't think it's anything other than a remnant of their molding process. Seems to almost be some extra support so there is no distortion on what will be the visible side. And thank you for the compliment

19 February 2022, 04:54

Gary Kitchen
👍

19 February 2022, 17:03

Rui S
Following 👍

19 February 2022, 22:41

Michael Kohl
Count me in as well.

19 February 2022, 23:25

Derek Buckmaster
Gary, the pins around the ejector pins are to hold the molding in the cavity half of the tool so it doesn't pull out too soon. Sometimes the molding can get damaged if it comes out of the cavity while the two halves of the tool are opening. These pins provide some extra friction to hold the molding in the cavity while the tool opens. Then the ejector pins push the molding out of the cavity once the tool has opened cleanly, thus preventing any damage to the molded parts. Hope that makes sense...

20 February 2022, 12:57

Derek Buckmaster
Bryce, that's lovely work at 1/72 scale - very sharp!

20 February 2022, 12:59

Gary Kitchen
@Derek- Many thanks.

20 February 2022, 18:49

Bryce Nicely
Thanks, Derek

21 February 2022, 02:13

Michael Kohl
I really like how you make the details pop at the interior. I would appreciate a few words to applied techniques and materials here and there. Building a P51-D right now I will take some inspiration from your build for sure.

21 February 2022, 12:56

Bryce Nicely
Thanks, Michael. I just started posting on here again so I'm not quite up to speed. I'll see if I can add some notes with the photos

21 February 2022, 13:49