Airbus A330-200 restoration 1/144 (was Air Mauritius)

[Alex1978]

Sorry to hear about the drawback.I know very well how that feels...But I am sure all your work will pay off in the end and a superb result will emerge.

 

[phil1]

1 minute ago, Alex1978 said:

Sorry to hear about the drawback.I know very well how that feels...But I am sure all your work will pay off in the end and a superb result will emerge.

 

cheers alex, feels like I'm back to square one, honestly though I'd be putting on the decals last night until this discovery. I'm just hoping the patch up job goes without drawbacks.....

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

That is unfortunate Phil, You will find you will have to build up the Mr Sufacer in layers as it tends to shrink a little.

 

Overall it is looks great though!  

[phil1]

after plenty of applications of mr surfacer the crack has now been sealed and repainted. quite pleased with the result as this could have been an ongoing problem

 

 

seems when one problem is fixed another develops as I'm having real difficultly with the problematic area on the edge of the wing. the plastic is obviously very weak . milliput, mr surfacer  and even feeding superglue into the crack were some of the ways i have tried to build it up

 

 

here ive tried a few sprays of tamiya undercoat over the working area

 

 

engines are almost complete

 

 

one fits on the wing perfectly, the other is sitting a good 30 degrees to high so that will need adjusted , i'll worry about that once i get nearer the finish line

 

 

started applying decals to the fuselage. I'm concerned about the tail where the decal meets the curved reinforced area at the bottom of the tail. I may paint this area gold and order a second set of decals. to get a more precise fit i will make a paper outline of the decal and use it as a template 

 

 

can't understand the cockpit decal by ascensio......it came in 6 separate pieces! luckily their transfers are good quality and give you ample time to adjust their position

 

 

the doors against the fuselage should be white, once i've found some appropriate doors I'll see if i can apply them over the top so i can still keep the detail inside and below the door

 

some outdoor picks - the gold looks more impressive against a natural backdrop 

 

 

finishing touches will include adding some half open and closed windows to add a bit of realism. the cockpit windows are 3-d but the passenger windows (from the same set) are plain 

 

 

ran out of alclad so the leading edge wing will need a mini respray despite me adding decals (oops)

 

Edited May 20, 2017 by phil1
spelling error and missing photo

[Alex1978]

20 hours ago, phil1 said:

after plenty of applications of mr surfacer the crack has now been sealed and repainted. quite pleased with the result as this could have been an ongoing problem

 

 

seems when one problem is fixed another develops as I'm having real difficultly with the problematic area on the edge of the wing. the plastic is obviously very weak . milliput, mr surfacer  and even feeding superglue into the crack were some of the ways i have tried to build it up

 

 

here ive tried a few sprays of tamiya undercoat over the working area

 

 

engines are almost complete

 

 

one fits on the wing perfectly, the other is sitting a good 30 degrees to high so that will need adjusted , i'll worry about that once i get nearer the finish line

 

 

started applying decals to the fuselage. I'm concerned about the tail where the decal meets the curved reinforced area at the bottom of the tail. I may paint this area gold and order a second set of decals. to get a more precise fit i will make a paper outline of the decal and use it as a template 

 

 

can't understand the cockpit decal by ascensio......it came in 6 separate pieces! luckily their transfers are good quality and give you ample time to adjust their position

 

 

the doors against the fuselage should be white, once i've found some appropriate doors I'll see if i can apply them over the top so i can still keep the detail inside and below the door

 

some outdoor picks - the gold looks more impressive against a natural backdrop 

 

 

finishing touches will include adding some half open and closed windows to add a bit of realism. the cockpit windows are 3-d but the passenger windows (from the same set) are plain 

 

 

ran out of alclad so the leading edge wing will need a mini respray despite me adding decals (oops)

 

Thats looking great already.Another winner  on its way

[StephenCJ]

A beautiful model, Phil1.

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

[phil1]

time of crack on with the tail. these transfers are quite rigid and as they are designed for the 787 Im going to have to get creative. the 'hump' has been painted gold, its nowhere near the same colour as the transfer but its the nearest thing humbrol do. 

 

area looks a bit dirty but i will clean it up before adding the decal

 

 

ive made a template to roughly mark what part of the decal needs removed

 

 

decal is ready to be applyed

 

 

a decent fit. a slight contrast of gold but in full light there will be less difference 

 

 

this part was a lot harder to apply, i had to make a template of the stab root which was almost impossible as its not flat! wish i'd had a transfer for this area now and the original kit included one, instead i've had to do it the hard way (again)

 

but dare i say worth the effort. theres a small section that needs to go in the white gap to tidy it up and that should be it for that side. I'm awaiting another set of decals (hurry up!) for the other side as i ruined it trying to apply it over the now painted section

 

[Alex1978]

2 hours ago, phil1 said:

time of crack on with the tail. these transfers are quite rigid and as they are designed for the 787 Im going to have to get creative. the 'hump' has been painted gold, its nowhere near the same colour as the transfer but its the nearest thing humbrol do. 

 

area looks a bit dirty but i will clean it up before adding the decal

 

 

ive made a template to roughly mark what part of the decal needs removed

 

 

decal is ready to be applyed

 

 

a decent fit. a slight contrast of gold but in full light there will be less difference 

 

 

this part was a lot harder to apply, i had to make a template of the stab root which was almost impossible as its not flat! wish i'd had a transfer for this area now and the original kit included one, instead i've had to do it the hard way (again)

 

but dare i say worth the effort. theres a small section that needs to go in the white gap to tidy it up and that should be it for that side. I'm awaiting another set of decals (hurry up!) for the other side as i ruined it trying to apply it over the now painted section

 

Incredible job there mate.I know very well the task of applying decals that are made actually for another airliner.You create a little masterpiece in the end.I certainly stay tuned for the "Roll Out"

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

That looks great Phil, did you consider using the leftover decals to go over the reinforcing hump or do you think that would have got too messy? None the less I think this option has worked out really well.

[phil1]

39 minutes ago, TrojanThunder said:

That looks great Phil, did you consider using the leftover decals to go over the reinforcing hump or do you think that would have got too messy? None the less I think this option has worked out really well.

cheers ray! i did originally try to use the excess decal to try and cover it put it cracked in about 3 places so this was really plan B but has worked out quite well (on this side anyway so far) 

although the decals look very high quality there isnt much flexibility with them, if i was using ascensio or pas decals i would have been more confident

[phil1]

 

 

 

FINISHED! at last! engines have been glued in place as well as the display stand. pictures to follow tomorrow on the finished forum!

[phil1]

ready for inspection link