Blackfordhibby Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I doff my cap to you sir, ten out of ten for perseverance. If that was mine it would've bounced off the wall, long before it reached that stage. Just hope your decals arrive sooner rather than later. Would like to see the end result sometime. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 Thank you for all the positive comments I'm glad this subject attracted so much attention because I also love it, I received a feedback from Minicraft and probably I will get a replacement soon. If this is ok with the moderators I will keep posting here when I can resume work. Fabio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayprit Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 best of luck with this build, its a shame to come so far with it only to stumble at the end.......I too have endless builds on the shelf of doom that I am determined to finish one day, its builds like yours that rekindle that enthusiasm to rescue a kit and spend some more time with it. Enjoyed reading your thread please continue building, look forward to seeing this in all its glory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 I finally received the replacement sheet from Minicraft: it seems much better and I would have been happier to have it in the box since it didn't cost me little to obtain one. This is a comparison of both sheets, you can see how richer is the yellow in the new one: And this is a test application on the u/c doors. There is a (very slightly out-of-register) white background which is the only way to obtain a strong yellow, now will need a different colour match to repaint all the tips. Will try to recover as best as I can the work done till now. Best Wishes to all! Fabio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 My recovery of this model is taking ages due to low motivation and many distractions from real life... Here you can see I had a belated good idea in lining the main u/c bays with Perfect Plastic Putty: doing it earlier would have saved me many hours waiting for the trapped water to evaporate after each sanding session By the way, what started as a retouch of the yellow tips ended with a complete repaint of all surfaces. Here I'm adding also the black areas behind the engines: they are specified in the kit instructions but actually seemed to last very little from the images I could find. Anyway I thought they would add interest to a nearly uniform finish. Bye Fabio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Another little progress adding the dark metal panels behind the engine cooling gill, I used Testors Metalizer Titanium for that followed by its sealer. And then the last touch for now are the metal leading edges for the engline cowlings. Alclad Aluminium to avoid any paint leaks under the tape. This should let me finally approach a new attempt at decal application, hope the new round will go better 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 I'm glad to report that decal application went quite well with the new sheet, the only problem was a certain stiffness which could be remedied only with a stronger softening liquid, but this had sometimes negative effects on the Gunze paint. Well, you live and learn: Cartograph doesn't mean necessarily top quality all around, probably it depends on how much the kit manufacturer is willing to pay... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 It's good to see that you are still making progress with this one Whirly. Nearly there now Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Thank you Cliff! I was just wondering if someone is still looking for updates in this group build The end is in sight but there are many small details and additions to complete, otherwise a small model like this won't be much different from a Corgi diecast. For example this is the front U/C which Minicraft treated quite badly: I made from scratch a new retraction strut and landing lights. Other terribile parts are the propellers: here you can see on the left the untreated one and on the right one complete rebuild, I only have to make three more (needless to say they broke in spinner and blades as soon as I tried to sand the edges....) At least I can now get some satisfaction from the nearly finished item sitting on its legs: the gracious lines of the Connie are clearly there! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Nice to to see this still progressing Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Sorry for letting you wait again for another update I made some little progress with final details; first the ventral antenna masts, done with some steel pins, then the main mast over the nose for the long wire antennas, this is Strutz material for added strenght. I wonder why nobody has reissued this product after the demise of Skybirds 86. The smaller mast is also Strutz, while the arc is done with garden wire beaten hard over an anvil to obtain the flattened shape. Then, when I thought to be on the finish line, another mishap with this damned plastic: while I was drilling one propeller spinner the tip detached neatly in this way, I'm really fed up with all this problems! So, now the last step involving finishing the propellers will take again more time than expected. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Keep going you will get there Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Lucky you!! But nevertheless a great build, almost can't wait to see this finished.. Cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 The Like for your last post was for your detail work, the propeller problem gets a I feel your pain with this, but the end result will be a decent reward, it is looking impressively good. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hello, I have finally completed this model and I would like to give it a suitable base. I found a source for cars like these but I'm not too expert on brands and years of manifacture: perhaps someone here can help me to identify the exact models? Many thanks Fabio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Ok, I'm guessing, but the white coupe has a Lincoln look about the front, as to the wagon, if we could persuade the guy in the white zoot suit to hurry up a bit. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I did a Google image search and came up with this.. Blue Angel 8., a Lockheed C-121J Constellation, at NAS Moffett Field August 1969. They were flying McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom IIs at the time. I would say that the station wagon is a Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 Steve,Pete, thank you for your valuable inputs! I'm now settling on these choices, based on their likely availability in 1/144: white car Mercury Monterey 1965 gray car Ford Country Wagon 1966 What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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