Triple AVRO 707 (A,B,C) British fighters&research; 1/72

[Ozzyman69]

31 minutes ago, Lord Riot said:

Where did you get them from? And are they expensive?

I bougth these on Ebay...it was about 15-18GBP each Expensive or not I don`t know, I will never find same model kits from other manufacturer.

Edited November 25, 2017 by Ozzyman69

[Ozzyman69]

59 minutes ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said:

I knew about the differences in intake configuration (& obviously the side-by-side seats in the C), but I hadn’t realised how much the wing form varied.  

I have no choice. I`m going to have to do it correctly.

Edited November 25, 2017 by Ozzyman69

[Ozzyman69]

1 hour ago, Harry_the_Spider said:

WZ736 is at MOSI in Manchester. Many years ago I was part of the Technical Crew that used to "buff" the exhibits. I once got in the 707. There isn't a lot of room and visibility was terrible! I wouldn't have like to fly in it.

 

Here it is. Sadly the interior is gone, from memory I had to sit in a plastic chair from the canteen.

 

Thank you for a very interesting comment. Allow me also to extend my sincere appreciation for the photo and life story as well.

[Ozzyman69]

Hello friends.

 

A little bit progress for today.

 

I had made an adjustment of gap between the wing surfaces and engines air inlets outer edges till flush.

 

 

There is a typical method for the "A" and "B" modification.

 

 

So far so good.

 

I`ve made an air inlet channels (drilled) as well. 

 

 

I hope that everything is OK.

 

[Ozzyman69]

I`ve done something during the last week.

 

Chapter TWO.

 

The work steps and work tasks are:

 

- mask installation (I use PVA for the ring-formed transparent parts for "C" modification);

- mask for the "A" & "B";

- grinding of the structures and skin area;

- under wing covers of carriages installation;

- Pitot tubes and external parts installation (the pitots was completely reworked by not commercial parts);

- Preparation for priming works and procedures;

- I use the Black gloss primer as a main layer before painting;

(Upper side view)

(Lower side view)

 

Thank you for watching.

 

To be continue.

 

Cheers.

[Ex-FAAWAFU]

Great stuff; all that surface preparation looks as though it’s really paid off!

[Ozzyman69]

7 minutes ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said:

Great stuff

If I knew that the contents of the boxes is so substandard, I would never start this project. I do not recommend for beginners. 

Just for the "Pro-resin`s" fans. 

[Ozzyman69]

Before I start a painting procedures photo review, I have to show a bit my observation of the landing gear spare parts general condition.

 

 

I have to finish this corrective actions before I start something new.

 

 

There are too many cavities and too many problems with it. I can try to fix all of the defects.

 

 

 

 

 

The next one step is better for me.

 

Painting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you like it.

 

Heppy New Year!

 

Best wishes for everyone.

 

Andrii

[Eric Mc]

Looking good.

[Ozzyman69]

HELLO to everybody!

 

I am presence exectly one year here on a forum and I am selebration Orthodox Christmas these day.

 

Very niceevent for me.

 

To be more precise, I have three - day weekend.

 

 

I`d like to show you a bit airbrush painting work with AVRO:

 

- landing wheel wells;

- engine inlet channels (black edge and internal parts) are painted in according with scheme...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope it`s OK.

 

Andrii

[John R]

Only just seen this thread. Most interesting and some great work. Roberto showed, a few years ago now, a 707A he built and thought that it was hard work. I have buit Pro-resin FD1 and P120 and was not impressed and made me reluctant to try another.

John

[Ozzyman69]

2 hours ago, John R said:

Only just seen this thread. Most interesting and some great work. Roberto showed, a few years ago now, a 707A he built and thought that it was hard work. I have buit

2 hours ago, John R said:

FD1 and P120 very interesting aircraft, may be in other case I can start to build that. But I`m not sure

and was not impressed and made me reluctant to try another.

John

Oh yes. The kits are too hard for assembly but it`s possible producing a standard result I know. This work is not for the the weekend relax as I understand that during the W.I.P. 

And now I cannot get any photos with correct colors of the upper and lower antennas mast but yet I`m looking for..

 

[Ozzyman69]

The work step of AVRO 707 "C" painting procedures are here:

 

- I use a two metallic type of colors for the access panels and external parts.

 

 

 

 

 

Its a bit of progress.

 

Had I know it would be this way...

[CJP]

Fabulous modelling work - these experimental aircraft from this era are so interesting

CJP

[Ozzyman69]

5 hours ago, CJP said:

Fabulous modelling work - these experimental aircraft from this era are so interesting

CJP

 Yes  it is, I agree, so interesting. But this is very difficult work task (this is far from the final condition). It`s not an easy kit.

[Ozzyman69]

Well.

 

The last painting area of the AVRO 707 "C" fuselage is here.

 

I did something today, I don`t feel very good about:

 

"Sun shades black mat color" 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ozzyman69]

CHAPTER 32

 

Landing gear

 

Shock struts, wheels, doors, and etc. painting preparation procedure and assembly.

 

 

 

 

There has thus been some slight progress, hope satis.

 

 

By midday I came to a small glade and found this "mushrooms". 

 

WARNING

 

Don`t taste the unknown mushrooms.

 

 

[Magua87]

What are your thoughts on the rigidity of the landing gear? I almost bought one of these kits to sit next to my Vulcan, but heard the gear was a serious weak point of the kit. 

 

Fantastic workmanship by the way. 

[Ozzyman69]

9 hours ago, Magua87 said:

What are your thoughts on the rigidity of the landing gear? I almost bought one of these kits to sit next to my Vulcan, but heard the gear was a serious weak point of the kit. 

9 hours ago, Magua87 said:

Fantastic workmanship by the way.

The landing gear design is quite enough for the normal workload but I replaced (an additionally) all of actuators (UP/DOWN LOCK) with metal (rod type) material and several resin`s parts was discarded. Hope its OK.

 

 

My opinion about the kits quality:

 

- a lot of cavities and general weak point of all the material surface are found during the work.

 

Cheers.

Edited January 23, 2018 by Ozzyman69

[Massimo]

Very nice parallel build of three difficult kits!!!

Great modelling!!!

Edited January 23, 2018 by massimo2

[Ozzyman69]

Hello friends!

 

Today.. a present from my friend arrived. I`m happy again and again. 

 

 

That`s how this weekend came to pass.

But whenever I get a chance I still work on my landing gears.

 

 

But there is still so much work to be done here.

[Ozzyman69]

Landing gear installation.

 

Quite a bit of progress has been made in the past week and I should like to summarize it.

I`ve done AVRO 707B, the landing gears are installed already. (But just with no decals)

 

A bit of progress for the weekend here in pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers.

 

Andrii

[Ozzyman69]

It was now time to take the next step:

 

707 "C" ready for landing gear installation.

 

 

(I believe in tomorrow)

 

[Stephan]

You are doing some impressive work here. It's a pleasure to watch how you overcome the pitfalls of that kits.

Quite motivating to give a resin kit a try.

May you tell us the brand or type of your blue adhesive?

 

All the best for the rest of your build,

Stephan

[Ozzyman69]

8 minutes ago, Stephan said:

You are doing some impressive work here. It's a pleasure to watch how you overcome the pitfalls of that kits.

Quite motivating to give a resin kit a try.

May you tell us the brand or type of your blue adhesive?

 

All the best for the rest of your build,

Stephan

Thank you for your comments. Thruth told, yet at excessive volume, but now that I hear it, it's just right. 

Well. The epoxy adhesive compound (resin type) is a "Loctite" EA 615 I used for that.