Airfix Sunderland Part 4 PE Interior and scratch console is it worth it?

[@paulgarner3541]

Thanks!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Paul I appreciate that, although KZbin will take more than half of it. If you feel like donating again please try my Buy Me a Curry page where at least I get most of the proceeds. www.buymeacoffee.com/houdinimodels

[@stevesstuff1450]

The addition of the photo-etch really makes a difference to the otherwise empty and rather dull looking stock cockpit area! Well done Harry....it's really going to give it a 'lift' once the painted canopy is fitted and can be seen inside.. 👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Steve… I hope we can see my knobs!

[@nickbutler7935]

A cup of Tea and Waffles, what a great way to start my Sunday morning. The scratch building for the center console really makes the P.E. pop, even though it is not as visible when buttoned up, it is worth it. Great job so far Harry. Cheers from the U.K.

[@peterbellwood5412]

Hold on a mo. Nick Butler ? Are you by any chance the same NB that's created some extraordinarily beautiful T hot rods in 1:1 scale ?

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Nick… yes that console was worth trying once in PE, but I prefer the method I used for the Stingray… far easier and less expensive.

[@gillkitten1]

With the vacform canopy, that work you have put in on the interior is worth it all day long.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I hope some of it will be seen.. thanks Martin

[@scottfoster9452]

Once again thank you for your tips it's much appreciated, this build is looking great so far and please keep up the good work.👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Scott… more to come… fun stuff… no more PE

[@cosmarendy8417]

Thanks Harry, I’m enjoying your build. Thanks for the tips.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Happy as always to share what little I know Cos

[@MGB-learning]

Great progress on this beauty!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks… more to come this week

[@doogledog1740]

Very good, Harry. That throttle quadrant is modelling getting down into watchmaking size. Thanks.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It was a thing done once but never needing to repeat Doogle.

[@goforitpainting]

I look forward to the sequel.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Sunderland Part 5 - return of the cussing!

[@BobbyG-bp9xr]

Wonderful work Harry, definitely worth it considering you have the vacform canopy, but not sure i have the patience to do it at this scale! It just goes to show what you can achieve with old kits. Really enjoying your builds mate. Thankyou 😁 👊

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It was an interesting exercise but I won’t bother with a complex interior in 1/72 ever again, well not in PE… might just print a 3D one and slap it in!

[@AlexModeling]

Fantastic work!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you Alex… it was at the limit of my eyesight and fiddly ness… but I got there.

[@stephenmcdonald7908]

Nice one Harry.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Stephen

[@sidnzrael2433]

Love yer Knob/s, she cried!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

That’s what she said LOL

[@crashdive100]

You should get an Honorary Swiss Watchmaker's rating for that throttle quadrant, mate! Put the canopy on with Hobby Tack or rubber cement so you can remove it to see all those goodies!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Just some new glasses to fix my cross eyes would be nice… thanks natey

[@george_364]

Very fiddly but the result looks good. Are you going to use the photo-etch seatbelts? Those things tend to be the most visible element in the cockpit I think, probably due to the contrasting colour.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I will be using the blobby pilots so will see if the PE seatbelts fit on Biggles and Megzy

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

Bonjour Harry, mate that's tiny PE , can only imagine the dallar coins you put in the swear jar, looks great from behind the canopy 😁😁😁 , you got anything planned for the fuesalage? Have a good one mate 👍👍👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I could have paid someone else to do the job with the cash in the swear jar… LOL

[@garylawless3608]

The cockpit looks good Harry, but if I tried to build that console, I guarantee that there would be swearing and a meltdown. I can handle most photo etch on 1/35 armour, cursing and swearing included, but I think anything smaller would be beyond me. Particularly something like those control levers. My shaky old hands are hard to control. Cheers mate!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It was at my limit of fiddly ness Gary. Lost nearly half the levers to the carpet monster. I edited out all the swearing LOL

[@brinx8634]

I'm really enjoying this, thanks! It answers the question, "How much interior detail should I add?" 🤔 😣

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes, sometimes none at all… just depends what you want to do.. most often little can be seen once you button up the fuselage and glue in the canopy

[@brinx8634]

@@HarryHoudiniModels With that clear vac form canopy, I'm sure your cockpit detail won't go unnoticed. On screen, the dark red throttle handles are hard to see....might be better in bright red?.

[@darronhedges5873]

Nice one.Rather have border make a /32 SS than Lancaster.

[@scurvy8895]

The day they put a workbench AND a vise IN the model 🎉😂

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

We all want things we cannot have… that’s life.

[@marktimmerman7857]

Have you looked at the Special Hobby Sunderland?

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes and it is very detailed, but this Airfix kit was a gift

[@rustykilt]

I see you use tea candle wax. what purpose does it serve?

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Surprisingly the wax keeps the CA glue liquid and useable for longer. Must be something in the paraffin.

[@rustykilt]

@@HarryHoudiniModels great tip. 👍

[@rustykilt]

@@HarryHoudiniModels Even an old fart like me can learn new tricks. well done.

[@troughtonchard]

All photoetch should come with the warning ‘ will cause profanity’s’ on their packaging.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Absolutely!

[@arthurrytis6010]

@troutonchard.its orrible

[@clouddog2393]

Admire your patience and dexterity Harry but can't really see the point of all that extra work on the interior when it's going to be covered up when you add the canopy . Lots of modellers seem to go that extra mile for interiors but unless it's on view what's the point ? Still if it makes you happy and gives you satisfaction why not ? Not for me though .

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I agree with you completely but this was just an exercise in “can you do it” and “was it worth it”? I say yes for the former but not really for the latter. A little scratch maybe, but the PE I used for this kit is rather pointless in the end. Still I am glad I tried the upgrade anyway.

[@eugenedubey1758]

What Steve said.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Eugene

[@bobhupandown1471]

top banana

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Ah fruit compliments.. very clever

[@sammy_dog]

Back in the day when most pilots were men it was ok to call the cockpit a cockpit but in these crazy woke pc days with female pilots what would you call it just asking oh BTW nice build Harry

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I think the word you are looking for is a pussynest?

[@methaneman4045]

The word ‘cockpit’ has nothing to do with genitalia and should cause no offence to the woke snowflakes, at least on that basis. It’s a reference to the pit used in cockfighting.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

@Methane Man Pussyriotpit?

[@sammy_dog]

@@methaneman4045 yes I did know that but in these woke pc days anything that is masculine or sounds masculine is a no no

[@sammy_dog]

@@HarryHoudiniModels thanks for that Harry

[@davegreenwood7575]

Well, I like it. Looks about right or will do closed up. 👍👍👍🥸

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Dave