The war of Pierre Clostermann - any model flown by Clostermann

[Letipapa]

First time with "Tamiya" scriber, I bought recently, and second time in my life (first time I did it with a simple needle), and it was unpleasant to do it now when hull and wings are assambled. There are mistakes and I'll gently fill them with a putty. Next time I hope do panell scribing first.

[Letipapa]

And also first time I use "Mr Surfacer 1200". Our dear Samuraj77 was telling me, more than enough times, what it actually is, but my mind always full of very much different things than modeling didn't worked well, so until I used it, I didn't know what it was. Now I know, and this was cold shower for me. Every bloody mistake of mine (and there were a lot) of inscribing panels was there, clear and shouting. Especially connection of wings and fuselage. Alarm, disaster, achtung, hilfe, help, alert, etc! - how messy I was. This was a lesson, I tell you.
OK, now, thanks to Samuraj77 I got another thing that could help me now - "Mr Surfacer 500" (liquid putty) with which I hope to precisely correct these mistakes. Than sanding again, and than... Hard task in front of me, but I go on. When I look how many times our dear Second Air Force is doing this process ( making the surface perfect), than I am not confused, only that I am looking to avoid much inscribing now. We shall see

[No.1]

So you get new moment in your modeling life- before and after surfacer

[samuraj77]

Nice work Letipapa mate 

Here is more photos of my tempest...

I finally decided to make NV994 Tempest, don't have the serials so I am going to draw them on the kit...

[Letipapa]

Excellent!
what is it you masked with that "artist masker" (or what the name is)?  :-think

[samuraj77]

Thanks mate, you can see glosssy surface on the same photo where I photographed Artistic media - same thing as Humbrol Mascol, but cheaper and even maybe better 
I used it to mask underwing surfaces and horisontal tail

[Letipapa]

Aha! Very unusual pattern of masked surface, is that to be just different color (allready sprayed), or it is just a variation (lighter, or darker, or faded, or...) ; i still don't get it, but it's OK, it will be a surprise.

[No.1]

Very good progress and model look very fine!!

[Letipapa]

Satisfied not still is me! Stuck in putty mud am I!
 

[No.1]

At least you spot some of the very small details on surface

[Letipapa]

Yes, and they are not so small, better to say they are terrible

[Letipapa]

Well, I need a little help of my friends. It is about that little door under the air intake - it is circled red on photo's 1-4. This door have levers (or just one lever) that are (is) opening it and keeping in position (good seen on photo 5, big red arrow).

So, are there two such levers on the sides or is it one in the middle? I simply can not see and know for sure.

Also, on photo's 6 and 7 (restoration of a Tempest) something is seen left inside (red arrows) the intake undergoing restoration - could this be that door with a lever
If this is the case than obviously there where two such levers on the sides.

Anybody knows about this, or have some photo or drawing???
I am to make this door on model and question of levers is important for me to proceed with works. 
Thanks in advance, Letipapa :-wave

[tenk]

go,go papanik!

[Letipapa]

Yes Master!

And, I finally found what I was looking for: there is only one bar that is lowering aft radiator shaft hatch, but there are two strings too (maybe for pulling it up). That's it, so I can proceed with work.

[Letipapa]

Again, me, it is!
Caught some time and did Tamya putty ones more, than drilled holes for guns made from medical needle. Although inner pair of gun's tubes are not visible, I suppose they actually are if you look from the front. This is not necessary at all, but for me in a modeling stadium in which I am now - this is one of "bear necessities, la, la, laaa, bear necessities...! "
Next what follows is final scribing (where necessary) and then the previously studied hatch build with some details.