1/48 Dragon.......ish Ta-152H-1

mustang1989

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I have a ZM offering but decided to go with a Dragon kit for this aircraft build and incorporate some of the ZM parts into it. I'll be opening it up to display the engine and tailwheel retracting mechanism in the tail plane.




I managed to make a couple of changes so far to the interior. One of which was the usage of PE rudder pedals from Eduard. Kit parts are kit parts and the plastic ones just didn't look right. Same goes for the control column as I robbed that from one of the spare Fw-190 A kits that I had in the stash. Flip switch / guard for the button at the top of the column hand grip was added using a PE strip that I had and I added the column wiring retainer at the bottom of the column shaft made from a BMF strip and given a coat of flat clear to tone the chrome effect down into a metallic look. Pilots seat is all painted up, detailed and weathered and is ready for the seat belts that came in the mail yesterday.




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Thanks fellas. No non-skid there on this one @Rob

Here's an update with the HGW fabric seatbelts ( and yes the buckles and latches are separate pieces, and the belts have to be fed through their openings) and I've gotta say that I'm very impressed with them. Not only do they look a lot more realistic than the PE ones that I've seen (and used), but they can also be lain pretty much any way you want them. I laid these out in a bit of a non-traditional way that I've done in the past so a lot more of the details on them can be seen and for a more natural "lay".

So far....


 


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