Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 You can do it Ed! looking like a 717 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Great progress! Really looks like a 717 now; surely paint soon? TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Looking reaĺly good Ed Great job on the engines, now they look like they are on steroids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 I have started on the paint but run into problems. My only previous experience of a high gloss white paint job was a 1/72 Tu160. This massive job I did fairly successfully with Games Workshop spray cans - more than one! I was recommended a particular sort of paint and told thin it with GP thinner (lacquer thinner, a mixture of ketones, amyl solvents and whatever hydrocarbons they can get cheap). Unfortunately I don't think it reacted well with the Tamiya undercoat and it wouldn't dry. I consulted my paint expert and ended up washing a lot of it off and doing several light re-coats with the same white paint thinned with Tamiya X-20. This at least dried quickly but despite the apparent thickness of the paint it has very poor covering power. You can see the areas of grey undercoat on the fuselage forward of the engine and on the engine itself. As my personal deadline is very close due to travel commitments I have to decide whether to temporarily abandon this one or do a rush job and maybe hand paint those areas. It will get finished as I need it for a display model of our 717 conversion - it's a matter of when. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 I have got the white to "good enough" as distinct from good. So it is now masked up for the red tail. A mix of PMA, Tamiya and Shuretape. I will cover the rest with something as red is very likely to drift over the white. it will be interesting to see if the white roo on the tail ends up white or pink. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Ed Russell said: . it will be interesting to see if the white roo on the tail ends up white or pink. Very common unfortunately, I find 2 over the top of each other works well Really looking good though Ed Keep on keeping on as the Ad says Edited October 25, 2016 by Graeme H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 The white looks good Ed, got a snap of one at Canberra Airport last week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 The paint problems continue. Although my masking and mask removal was quite gentle it still managed to pull off a few large chunks of white paint. However the paint is not all bad - it actually brushes quite well if thinned appropriately. I was able to repair most of the problems. It needs a few touch-ups but we are ready to put some decals on. Nice photo Ray but mine will have to be in the early scheme. I'll do one of those with the 'production' kit - if I can face another airliner again..........! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 As the deadline looms I am putting in a last effort. Decalling started, touch-ups done, undercarriage painted, aerials (from the Fly kit) added, it's all go. One difference is the flap hinges which have vortex generators on their after edges. Modified the DC-9 ones and cast up some. The middle one is a reject but others are okay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 It is finished. It did not turn out as bad as I thought it might and the best part is that I have learned a few lessons from it which might come in useful for another airliner. I do want to do the 717 in the late scheme. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Great job Ed, looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Well done Looks great Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Great job Ed. Looks really good. Well done ,thanks for the wip and final result ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 That looks great Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Just had a look at your gallery shots Ed, boy those engines sure look big! I am sure they are the right size but after looking at the C-9B I build last year they are so much bigger. I see these aircraft out the office window on approach to Canberra airport a few times a day and did not really take note how big the engines were. I will have to drag my Contrails kit out of the stash and check out the engines. i am waiting for the current scheme decals to surface as well. I know different conversion sets supply different sized engines. I saw your note about Red Roo in the gallery. Will they be releasing a conversion for the Fly kit some time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 50 minutes ago, TrojanThunder said: I saw your note about Red Roo in the gallery. Will they be releasing a conversion for the Fly kit some time? Yes indeed - that was one of the incentives to do the model, sort of a proof-of-concept. We hope to have the Tassie Devil markings. The engines are scaled from Qantas drawings - note the C-9B has skinny P%W engines and that there's a difference between BR700 and 715 engines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Very nice job there Ed, one small criticism, and not of your doing, I think you need another roo on the tail, certainly looks a bit pink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Yes the roos are a bit problematic. Not only are they (very) light pink over red but I had to shorten the tails and disarticulate their legs to get them to fit. A bit of touch-up paint was needed. The production ones will fit!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Good grief Ed, it's a wonder you didn't get them looking like the new caricature of a roo with that amount of work. Are the production ones going to be the later ones after those on your kit, but not the latest? which hasn't been put on anything except an A330 so far, and are due to disfigure the 787-9's next year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Once Mr Hawkeye gets his act into the right gear, the plan is to do the early one as I have modelled and the Tassie Devil one. I did paint the sticking-out bits of the roo so it's not so bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Nice one Ed. I've always liked that Qantas Link scheme! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 We have received our resin parts and the decals are drawn - including the Tassie Devil. This one will be ready for sale soon. The best way to catch its release is to subscribe to our email newsletter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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