Barry's P-63C King Cobra FINISHED

[Barry]

Thanks

Justin, your "stupid questions" line always reminds me of a sign I saw once at a big DIY store: "Don't be afraid to ask. It's a lot easier to answer a stupid question than it is to fix a stupid mistake."

[Barry]

Finished up the cockpit (except for the throttle quadrant) and got the lid on. A little drama, but it worked out ok.




Also got the ventral fin on and shaped. A little out of focus here, but you get the idea.


There should be a couple of .50 cal in the nose, but they're not mentioned on this kit... That's the next thing up.

[MerlinJones]

The work done within the cockpit really pays off now. Looking well ace, Barry!

Regards,
Bruce

[Molly-new]

Looking good Barry, can't wait to see this one finished.

[Barry]

Still filling and sanding around the canopy today. Also attempting the gun troughs using a method I read about on this forum but have never tried. Make a big hole and glue into it a tube with a bore equal to the diameter of the gun barrels.





Add filler and sand to contour, whereupon the the bore is cut into and becomes the gun trough. Simple enough in theory...I'm letting the filler dry overnight before continuing

[Barry]

So, the guns thing worked out pretty well. It's tricky to get the tubing placed so that the 'troughs' open up just where you want them.



See the little white wedges? I'd forgotten about having to do that on these early MPM's



Very busy under here adding nose gear doors, under wing gun pods and hard points, centerline tank, landing light, flaps, and landing gear. Both of the main gear pieces broke at the thin curved section and , if you look real hard, you can just make out the brass I used to splint the repair.




And, finally, canopy masked and sprayed the interior color.

[MerlinJones]

Good work paying off, Barry.

Regards,
Bruce

[Barry]

Thanks, Bruce. I'm kinda enjoying this almost daily posting because it's keeping my attention focused on one model instead of jumping from one thing to another and not getting very much done on any of them.

[Jagewa]

Nice work Barry, those guns troughs worked great and the thin brass as a split is a brilliant tip, ace.

Cheers
Jim

[JamesPerrin]

Great work Barry. The gun troughs worked well but as you say you need to be precise as tiny discrepancies in position show up as the troughs not looking symmetric.

[Barry]

So, now I'm just watching paint dry. Then, it'll be micro mesh and polishing and Alclad .

[Old_Tonto]

You are getting there, keep the images coming.

[Barry]

Finally ready for decals

[Barry]

I hope we're not getting into another round of issues over the solvents in model paints...

[Molly-new]

Awesome job on the metalwork.