Paul J Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Pics up as soon as poss (due to PB saga) of my build for this theme. Basically the Roden Britannia from the 26 Decal packaging with Caledonian decals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 Here are those pics from start to current stage. Parts and the '26 Decals ' logo on the instruction sheet for the kit. Plus the decals. Some fat lugs that were easy to shave off... Lots of flash on a lot of the smaller parts... A very early form of winglets on an airliner I think! Fuselage painted up with the white upper decking.. I masked all the cabin windows with Maskol then removed when thoroughly dry. Quite pleased with the result. Any errors will hopefully be covered with the decal. The windscreen I can deal with white stripe decals cut to size when time is right, A small update. I fitted the wings on this evening and found the fit to be very very good!!! Infact a bit better than the Super Vc !0. So too do the tail planes fit snugly. Also It was a good time to test the nose balance as I put in some lead strips andheld in with blu tak Thankfully it is nice and nose heavy. As long as the under cart legs stand the weight. Cheers for now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 Just having some wild thoughts.... How much work would it need to make one of these kits in to a Canadair Yukon I wonder???? Maybe Roden have one on the cards... and an Argus.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 Some more progress report pics: Wings on and paint progressing... Once satisfied with the paint job, I turned to fitting the main and nose undercarriage. I found that the base part that fits in to the bay opening was a bit too wide. The side edges needed pairing down a bit. See the blue ink to the areas that need the filing down to illustrate what I mean. Only a very small amount needed and they fit fine! Some paint pots that were used Readying for decal applications... Looking smart don't you think? My favourite airline scheme of all! More to come with props to be done and any other bits and pieces... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 More decalling done last night but no new pics as yet. Nothing done much this evening. Just added the bottom white pin stripe along the bottom of the "goldie looking ochre" part of the cheat line as its not there on the decal sheet. Mainly because its laser printed and on clear and white not easy to do on this type of decal. However, the 26 Decals fit the kit beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Looking great Like the livery Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Superb result Paul. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Latest pics. Almost finished now but still need to work on the props.... tonights job! Windshield framing in progress and other decal still drying out. Note that the upper portions of the decal don't really match up well.A shame as the bulk and est of the cheatline fits the kit beautifully.... even the window openings match the kit. The wonky strip on the screen near to the left has since been corrected by the way The lowest white pin stripe is completely lacking on the decal sheet due to the decal printed on clear and not easy to include white. Those of you who do your own decals may know what I mean. Any way I added the bottom stripe from my stripe decal stock and coaxed a measured length to go in to a curve and wrap around to the underside of the nose. The gap in the blue will need to be painted in. Unfortunately 26 decals don't include any spare swatches. The upper white thin stripe in the cheat line is paint from when I applied the top side finish and worked out how far down the side I needed to go to incorporate the mustard colour and ensure it gave a base for the near see through decal colour to give it some 'meat' if you get what I mean. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Final pics and then completed pics in Gallery. Props all painted up ready for fitting. The strange pitots are added as oo the 'towel rail antenna.' the left over decals. The 26 Decals fitted the kit so well that all the window openings on the decal fitted the kit spot on and so no need to use the supplied decals by 26. The only down side I find with them are, for laser print, they are a bit thin and the base colour shows through so painting has to be done accurately to give a good base to the decals. In general though, they are rather nice. Pics of finished build over in gallery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Awesome Well done Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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