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Minicraft 1/144 737-300 Magni Charters


Scott Garard

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Here's my entrant:

 

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This is the release that incorrectly stated "-400" on the box when the contents are a -300.

 

Haven't built anything in years, so should be interesting - for me anyway!

 

Here's what I'm aiming for:

 

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Cheers!

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noice.....quite a catchy looking scheme

 

hope to see it done up soon. I hope that my minicraft (alaska airlines boxing) is indeed a 400. Anyways no turning back now will be opening a thread when I get back today. 

 

rgds

 

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11 hours ago, Graeme H said:

Good one Scott love the idea of those markings very much

wonder who you could get to draw up the decals for that ;)

Lot of stripes there :o

I didn't draw these, they are from 8A Decals. (bottom-left of first photo)

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  • 3 weeks later...

OK, getting started...

 

There are 2 shortcomings of the Minicraft 737 kits, namely:

1) there is an alignment pin and socket visible in the engine inlet.

2) there is no main gear bay - you can see into the empty fuselage cavity.

 

So, to fix the engine inlet, simply sand off the offending pin and socket using a small motor tool and fill the ejector pin marks. Here's a "Before & After" shot...

 

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To fix the missing main gear bay, I used some thin plasticine-type stuff pressed into the fuselage half cavity, then traced the shape to get the right contour for making my own main gear bay box.

 

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I then used these template shapes to cut plastic card pieces and glued them together.

 

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I have a few Minicraft 737s in the stash, so I'll get a colleague to make me some resin copies before I progress...

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I cast up the Daco U/C bay back last century, no idea where the mould is now, but well worth the effort.

 

There were some intakes done by PAS models that suit this kit I think, probably gone now, but I'll bet you have some anyway

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  • 1 month later...

Nothing yet Ray. Life has been keeping me pre-occupied of late.

 

I was in Sydney the previous week as Dad had a quadruple-bypass (he came through it very well for a 75 year old). :thumbsup:

 

Back at work, I've been focused on mastering the ground handling procedures for the Qatar Airways 777. You've got to be part Load Supervisor, part Load Controller, part Movement Controller and computer savvy. Needless to say, some fellas are having a tough time getting their head around it all. It's quite involved just to handle 1 or 2 baggage containers! Any other airline must be a cinch by comparison - I know our 767s were... :o

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  • 4 weeks later...

With my recent family health and work situations (and related loss of mojo), this was soon doomed never to make the deadline. (Haven't even glued the fuselage together!) 🙁

 

Oh well, I guess there is always the WIP & RFI forums... 🤷‍♂️

 

Another Airliner GB would be nice too.

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