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[javlin]

Nice stuff Andy!!I have to agree with Teryy on the cowl stiffners SWEEEET and it's those little things like the gunsight make a big impact in the finished product.I have most of mine(gunsight) from the Waldron kit for the 38 done. Cheers

[Crimea_River]

Thanks Kevin. As you can see, I use my cutting mat a lot more than you do!

[Vic Balshaw]

Great work there Andy, can see you had a very productive Sunday.

[Wayne Little]

Nicely done Andy!

[Airframes]

Great stuff Andy. No tinted screen for the Revi ?

[rochie]

more greay work Andy

[Crimea_River]

Great stuff Andy. No tinted screen for the Revi ?

D'oh!

I may yet get the chance as it looks like I nicked the glass when I put the winscreen on and it may come off anway. I'll need to learn arthroscopic surgery to fix it though.

[Gnomey]

Coming along nicely Andy!

[le_steph40]

Fantastic work here

[Lucky13]

Outstanding work Andy!

[Crimea_River]

Cheers guys. Discovered a couple of things:

1) I'll need to add another cowl fastener as there was a third one hidden behind the supercharger intake.
2) My attempt at creating the nav light lenses with Testors Clear Parts Cement failed as the glue did not survive the sanding. Will need to try CA now.

Terry, still thinking about the Revi fix. I don't like the look of the clear reflector either as it seems too big. I'm keen to modify the Revi but it will be tricky.

[Airframes]

Andy, for the nav lamps, especially the shape required, I find that covering the 'bulb', after painting, with a drop of PVA or Micro Kristal Kleer, on the tip of a cocktail stick, works fine. Apply the PVA/KK, and 'tease' it out to the required shape. It shouls then set and shrink back to form the curve of the lamp cover, drying clear.
Noticed that the REVI reflector screen has a curved top - most I've seen for the 'F' were just rectangular, and frame-less )apart from the mounting frame at the bottom.).

[Crimea_River]

Yes, thanks Terry. I did not take my usual steps to make sure the Revi was accurate as I was kind of on a roll and took the Eduard offering for granted. However, I'm now convinced that I'll take this thing off and redo it, although I may chose to make the tinted glass in the retracted position. Do you know if it was the Revi C12c that was in the F?



As to the nav lights, I'm loath to try that Terry as the lens is extremely small and my fear is that, despite the delicate treatment post painting, it will still need a bit of sanding to blend into the wing and that the pain work will be marred. In fact, it's so small that I ruled out using a piece of painted clear plastic as I could almost guarantee there was not enough glue surface to allow the thing to survive the shaping process. I'll try the CA and if that doesn't work, will try your suggestion.

[Airframes]

No problem Andy. Far as I know, it was the C12 sight in the 'F', but I'd need to double check.
EDIT:- Checked, yes, C12/D.

[Crimea_River]

Thanks T. The above pic is a 12c but the differences between it and the D are not very noticable. Here's a Watanabe drawing of the D.