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Re: Eduard 8173

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:59 pm
by speedgraflex
Thanks, Tom! All the best!

Re: Eduard 8173

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:57 pm
by Medicman71
Yeah you won't see any of that so I wouldn't worry about it. Don't sweat the small stuff bro.

Re: Eduard 8173

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:04 pm
by speedgraflex
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Thanks, Mike! I promise not to sweat or swear. (I have air conditioning and ice cream, so I’m chilled.) My thoughts and prayers are with all of Texas right now, for sure.

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I am modeling this without the canopy; so I need to at least address what is inside the opening I cut. Perhaps the radio? Check this out.

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Fug 16ZY Transmitter-Receiver? Item 101 on that badass cutaway. If it is the radio, it may have been removed already. Whatever it is would be directly behind the pilot seat here.

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Huh! Maybe “Baggage compartment!” I thought it was stowage initially. At least now I have the shape of the interior.

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Still I find this confusing.

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Re: Eduard 8173

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:06 am
by jkim
I wouldn't even bother with the interior of the hatch. You see how it angles away from the opening like a funnel? I can almost guarantee that, once painted in RLM 66, you will not be able to discern anything at all from that small opening. And you'll have much busier areas that will draw one's focus to like the: (a) the cockpit, (b) engine and (c) inboard wing guns.

Re: Eduard 8173

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:38 pm
by speedgraflex
Thanks so much, John! Forgive my tardy reply. What you wrote makes a lot of sense.

Re: Eduard 8173

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:11 am
by BlackSheep214
Any updates on this one?

Re: Eduard 8173

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 12:33 pm
by speedgraflex
Tom! Thank you for your question. I’m on a hold with this one for the moment.

Re: Eduard 8173

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:25 pm
by KennyX
That cockpit tub is lovely. You’re off to a fantastic start here.