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On the left is a couple of close in shots of the completed interior, taken through the open ramp space. You can see what I was referring to earlier about how it had to be detailed because of it's visibility.
At the end of this documentary, you'll see a couple of pictures with the interior lights on, which really added to the realistic nature of it all.
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The Ramp with all the hardware installed!I waited until the very last to add the Ramp Gunner figure so he wouldn't be in the way of other installations.
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Now, with all the major exterior components installed and painted, it was time to vacu-form the chin bubbles and make the other cockpit glass pieces. I used clear styrene from a greeting card box cover because the kit supplied clear plastic windows were too thick and created a magnifying glass affect.I had already done most of the painting and weathering around the front end so the glass wouldn't be messed up.
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Here's a closer look at the near finished cockpit transparencies. The chin bubbles were a big concern of mine, initially, but they seemed to work out pretty smooth... you can also see the Flack Jackets inside the chin bubbles.
I hadn't made the cover around the 40mm ammo chute yet, but that was accomplished using a small piece of wet paper towell wrapped around the chute, dried, painted and it really looked good! |
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