Finally a interior update.
Started working on the fuselage interior. I must say that the kit is very well detailed, and not a lot can be added, other then more wiring, better oxygen lines, a few floor levers, and small details here and there.
I started with the cockpit fuselage walls. on the right side wall I added a few more boxes, wiring, new oxygen lines, etc. The oxygen hoses are made from solid wire, then wrapped with a thinner diameter wire. When painted, I'm planning on applying a few heavy coats to help fill in the winds so that it looks like a flex hose with internal wire supports. There is a much larger line that runs along the floor and to the front of the cockpit. I ended up using a piece wire sheathing. I removed the sheathing from the copper wire so that the bend would have a nice even radius to it.
On the left cockpit fuselage wall I started to detail the throttle assembly. Added a top plate, and 5 throttles. Additional holes were drilled for the throttle rods.
The knobs still need a few more coats of PVA glue to form the knobs. There is a panel just in front of the throttle that needs to be added, and two gauges that are mounted on the canopy sill.
Then rear fuselage compartment needed some details to bring it up to the level of detail as the rest of the fuselage.
In order to mold the wing mount surfaces on the exterior sides of the fuselage completely flat, the interior fuselage walls could no longer maintain the correct shape. A separate piece is glued into the cavity to correct this issue. I added additional Formers & Stringers so that the part blends in nicely. This is really a nice touch as most model companies just leave this area as an eye sore. I then added the rear compartment oxygen hose and mask. I also added a few electrical boxes and wiring to busy up the bulkhead.
The lower rear bulkhead was detailed with a few braces. I drilled out 3 lightening holes. the actual part should have 5 holes, but As I played with it, it just didn't look right, so I left out the bottom 2 holes.
Joel
