chrish Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 building for the experience (my disclaimer that it probably will not be accurate to any true prototype) some rescribing, some detailing and a few "more detailed" parts will be added I've ordered props and wheels adding some "stuff" to the nose gear bay and the nose gear, some wire, a bit of plastic rod and sheet here and there I sanded the engine inserts until I could remove the webbing between the cylinders, not for any accurate engines but I like the look better than the cylinders sitting above the backing disc. Also re-profiled the props, which will eventually be replaced with resin units (already in the mail) took a bit of time to remove the vents molded in the wings (replacing with p.e.) thats all folks Thanks for looking Rockie Yarwood, LSP_K2, Gazzas and 15 others 18
LSP_Kevin Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 Nice project, Chris! I have the Airfix boxing of the Super Connie with some upgrade parts from Paul Fisher. Where are your props and wheels coming from? Kev Martinnfb and chrish 2
chrish Posted October 14, 2022 Author Posted October 14, 2022 20 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Nice project, Chris! I have the Airfix boxing of the Super Connie with some upgrade parts from Paul Fisher. Where are your props and wheels coming from? Kev Hannants I had to buy a few things in order to get the free shipping….I really hate having to buy more models and parts ya right LSP_Kevin, Martinnfb, D.B. Andrus and 1 other 2 2
LSP_Kevin Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 25 minutes ago, chrish said: Hannants I had to buy a few things in order to get the free shipping….I really hate having to buy more models and parts ya right Sorry, I should have been more clear! What brand/whose products are they? Kev Martinnfb and LSP_K2 2
chrish Posted October 14, 2022 Author Posted October 14, 2022 9 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Sorry, I should have been more clear! What brand/whose products are they? Kev No worries, English must be my second language…not sure what my first might be. the manufacturer is listed as “Plus Model” in the Hannants cataloge Javlin1, Martinnfb, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 3 1
dutik Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 Nice! When you wabt to detail up your airliners then is HaHen from Germany something to be considered. Nice collection of resin AM and decals in different scales for everything the German Lufthansa airlines had. Useful for Connies, 707s , 747s, DC-4, -6, -7 of other airlines too. Regards - dutik chrish, LSP_Kevin and Martinnfb 2 1
LSP_Kevin Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 I've just found the following set at BNA, and was wondering if it would be appropriate for the Super Connie, despite being designed for the EC-121 kit: https://www.bnamodelworld.com.au/model-planes-landing-gear-plus-model-plus-al7006 Given that it's mostly wheel bays and undercarriage, I'm assuming so...? Kev Martinnfb 1
LSP_Kevin Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 Well, thanks to this thread, I've just pulled the trigger on an expensive stack of Constellation aftermarket! And I already had the Fisher engine and wheels sets... Looking forward to the rest of your build, Chris. Kev chrish and Martinnfb 2
chrish Posted October 15, 2022 Author Posted October 15, 2022 Still moving ahead, test fitting shows the wings may cause a bit of work, I'll burn that bridge when I get to it. I found some great pictures of a main landing gear bay, not wanting to get photo etch...I figure I'll add plastic sheet and shapes until it looks busy enough...not true and accurate but busy. I started by jamming .005" sheet into the gear bay to cover the seams made a gear bay "roof" from .010" sheet and Plastruct and Evergreen T and square rod these will hopefully be gussets in the gear bay walls aaannd drilled out and cut out the slots on the wheels just to see if I could and how would they look if I did Thanks for looking daveculp, LSP_Kevin, Rick Griewski and 11 others 14
RadBaron Posted October 15, 2022 Posted October 15, 2022 That's some really nice work, Chris! Martinnfb 1
chrish Posted October 16, 2022 Author Posted October 16, 2022 Thank you for the encouragement, makes this next bit easier... I took depth measurements every "scale 3 feet" with an old carburetor float depth gauge (anybody remember carburetors??) to get the curve of the fuselage transferred those measurements to a sheet of .020" and built a floor, then seats. It's an airliner, it needs seats... Arm wrests included. Thanks for looking daveculp, scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin and 9 others 12
LSP_Kevin Posted October 16, 2022 Posted October 16, 2022 Very nice work, Chris! Can we get a close-up of the seats? They look excellent. Oddly enough, there are aftermarket ones available now. Kev Martinnfb 1
chrish Posted October 16, 2022 Author Posted October 16, 2022 12 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Very nice work, Chris! Can we get a close-up of the seats? They look excellent. Oddly enough, there are aftermarket ones available now. Kev I saw the aftermarket resin seats, would've been nice back when I was building a vac. ATR kit and stretching the fuselage on a -8 but, oh well. here's a couple of shots of a seat; And staying on the slightly stupid side, building frames for the overhead bins; and glued in the ledges below the windows is to help support the floor Thanks for looking Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin, dutik and 6 others 9
chrish Posted October 17, 2022 Author Posted October 17, 2022 Still progressing, overhead bins added; and painting underway I'll find a better place to re-fit the counter balance weights and should be ready to close this up soon Thanks for looking patricksparks, Rockie Yarwood, Martinnfb and 11 others 14
Panzerwomble Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 Ok this got crazy quickly . Great work Chris , Anyone scratchbuilding an interior in 1/72 gets my vote ! After my recent 1/72 experience ...yeah I sold any other stash in that scale ! Nice subject as well . Martinnfb and chrish 1 1
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