To start with the kit does not come with any weapons so I purchased some Eduard Brassin AIM-9X and a few AIM-120’s to load up the weapons bays. This week the Raptor build is moving forward with many details. You can see all the other photos in my build log at Still need to do some fine details on the missile rail then I can repeat the process for the port missile bay. Eduard provided some photo etch parts for the avionics and I then drilled and installed the wires for each. Next I started on the starboard missile bay. I added some weathering and used a black colored pencil to color in some of the fine wires. I made my own fittings and ran the lines to the individual launchers as well as left some hanging for when I attach the doors. Once all the wire harness’ were built and installed I stripped some wire and used the bare wire to simulate the hydraulic lines. I taped the photo to the wall for reference then realized the blue painters tape was an exact match to the color of the harness ties! I then cut small strips and wrapped them along the harness. I was looking thru my scrap photo etch items to find something I can use for the harness ties. Using 32 awg wire with black sleeving I shaped the harness and used CA glue to join them together. I found a photo on Google that gave me a close look at them. Weekly update on the Raptor, I started on the weapons bays. Next I will be working on the main bomb bay section. The dash was then installed into the fuselage and resin details were added to the fuselage for the canopy mating hooks. After installing the seat into the cockpit tub the cockpit was weathered with dark gray pastel chalk. The ejection seat was painted and detailed with the Eduard photo etch parts. Once the decals were applied and coat with clear gloss, the dash buttons and controls were painted. Using Adobe Photoshop I cut and sized the screens to make decals for the resin dash.
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