Cap'n Wannabe Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Some years ago, a gentleman wandered into my work carrying a number of old vellum drawings under his arm. He wanted to scan them on our large format printer, and I put my hand up for the job. Turns out they were real gems of drawings - there were 9 original drawings of TAA liveries for different aircraft....3 x DC-3's, a Cessna 182, a Cessna 180 belonging to the Bureau or Mineral Resources, a DeHavilland Drover, a DC-6, a Bell 47J2, and the subject of this project, a Piper Aztec. So naturally I made copies for me The Aurora kit has painting guides engraved into the plastic, so the first thing to do was to fill them in. They're not quite finished yet, but getting there.. I also painted the cockpit/cabin in what I think are appropriate colours. Meh, they'll do....although I'm going to paint the floor a shade or two darker, I think. Astro32, Gazzas and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Ahh the Aztec..the exception to the rule 'if it looks good, it will fly well' It flew well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 Done a little more work on the Aztec today.. Firstly, I repainted the cockpit floor a darker blue, and drybrushed a bit of light gull grey over the top to give a little contrast. Next, I painted the interior colours - Gunze off white and light gull grey Finally, the instrument panel in Tamiya semi-gloss black and drybrused Gunze off white. Now I need to deaden the gloss on the seats, cockpit floor, and interior. The thing is, I'm always having trouble with the Gunze clear coats - they always make the colours run. Normally I thin them with laquer thinners....should I be spraying them neat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 Last night I finished up the cockpit.. The kit has some horrible sink marks in the side windows. Luckily, they're on the inside, so all I have to do is sand them out. Almost done one side.....I hate sanding! Out2gtcha, Shawn M and MikeMaben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Looking good, Damo! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Isnt that a little gem! I like it. I would absolutely LOVE a Cessna 182 in larger scale. This lil guy is coming along swimmingly. Model on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 Just to give you an idea of what I'm up against... And here you can see the sink marks a bit better....I've started sanding the RH side windows. The LH side is done for now - I sanded the marks off the inside, then separated the windows into individual pieces. This will allow me to position them proud of the fuselage, then sand them flush. CODY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 bummer about the clear bits, can you replace the side windows with sheet stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 bummer about the clear bits, can you replace the side windows with sheet stock? I suppose I could, but they're thick enough that I can sand out the sink marks and still glue them in proud of the fuselage then sand them flush. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 Almost done with the LH windows....they're still a touch proud of the fuselage, and need more cleanup, but they're looking good.....at least to my eye Gazzas and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 LH windows done, RH on the way. I had a little difficulty positioning the RH windows because I sanded a little too much around the edges, so they fell through the openings. Yes, I dropped all 3 windows at one time or another....but the carpet monster must've been on holiday.. LSP_Kevin and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 (edited) Don't forget the struts in the cockpit, the Aztec is a tubular steel fuselage with a skin wrapped around it to make is aerodynamical... damned things, I hate working on them. But there are two visible struts inside the windscreen. Picture off the web, copyright the photographers, the tubes would often have a leather padding wrapped around them to protect the pilots in a crash. Edited October 2, 2017 by TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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