Jabba Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 My next project is the ES-3A Viking. I have the hasegawa kit, plus the Wolfpack conversion for the wing fold. Here are the kit parts and the paint instructions Here are the metal bits for the ES-3A conversion. The next 2 photos show the Wolfpack conversion and instructions So onwards and upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Good man Jabba going to be interesting to see the arms folded usually associate the Viking with its tanker role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 if theres a prize for the most gulf war group builds you win hands down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 And there are still more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 Here is what I have done so far. I started with what I thought would be the worst part of this model and that was the cutting up of the upper wing so that the wing fold parts can be attached. This is shown in the first photo. I have noticed in pictures of actual aircraft that the right hand end of the inner wing is not quite correct on the update. The update shows the flap to be flush with the end of the wing, but in photos I have seen the flap extends past this a little. This extension is then missing from the beginning of the outer wing. So with a sharp knife and a bit of patience I cut out a small piece from the outer wing. I have not glued in on yet but will do so tonight probably. I have also been working on the cockpit and have glued it in. Having now assessed how much weight I need to stop it sitting on its backside, plastercine and lead shot have been added, and I shall hopefully get the fuselage together tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Excellent Nothing better than a build with some chopping of plastic! good luck Jabba this is gonna be good to watch Pauli von Hackenchop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 cracking start jabba is there any aircraft from the gulf war that you haven got / built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 cracking start jabbais there any aircraft from the gulf war that you haven got / built! Many and mostly biggish one, such as the Hercules, but as with most things they are up in the loft awaiting build sometime. It is mainly now due to lack of space at home as some models now do not come out of their respective boxes in between shows. Still there are alot of strange and unusual smaller models to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 A quick update on where I am with this model. I have now got the fuselage together and the inner part of the folding wings fitted. The joint with these was not as bad as I first thought and just a little adjusting got them sitting quite well. Although Hasegawa provide all the lumps and bumps for most of the conversion, they have forgotten to provide the bulges that are on the old bomb bay doors. I have added these with a couple of strips of thickish plasti card plus a little filler. Hopefully this week I shall get the engines together and the lumps added to the fuselage. Hopefully then I will put the nose gear bay part on, this has been left off at the moment incase it is a tail sitter, even though I have done a trial run with everything fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 I have now got the engines, weapon pylons and the tailplanes added. I have cut off the elevators as from a lot of photos that I have seen these are moved from their central position when the aircraft is shut down. I will also be doing a similar thing with the outer wing ailerons as this seems to be the case with wing folded Vikings. Hopefully in the next week I shall have the cockpit built up a little and the canopy put on so that I can start the painting of this model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 comming along nicely, another under displayed aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 looks cool Jabba! keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Nice work so far Jabba, looking forward to seeing some paint on her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borz666 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Not the best fitting hasegawa kit is she? Looks like you've got her all under control though mate! Looking forward to this one. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 It seems like a age since I did an update on this model. Things have fallen a bit behind on this, and the SAM-6 as I have been concentrating on another model which I will be taking to my local club on Monday. so a few things have happened, such as adding the seats to the cockpit (canopy has since been added), elevators added at a slight angle from neutral and the ailerons have been removed from the outer wings. I will be adding these before I join the outer wings to the rest of the model after painting, but I have not as yet decided on the way that these surfaces will be angled, as I am studying many photos and they show many permitations of this. Hopefully I shall get the U/C bays and the U/C painted, then attached so that I can start the main painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Hi ya Jabba, Just caught up with this one, ugly little bugger isnt it? But, youre doing a cracking job, and Im looking forwards to see her arms folded, something Im very neverous of doing Bexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Nice work Jabba never mind messing about wiv stuff for your club mate get on wiv the GBuilids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 Nice work Jabbanever mind messing about wiv stuff for your club mate get on wiv the GBuilids That one was meant to be a quickish build, but somehow turned out much longer to do than I thought. Anyway I got all the bays and wing fold items sprayed last night, but had a slight problem when removing all the masking. For some reason one of the engines decided to break away from the wing. This has now been restuck, and tonight I shall hopefully have the canopy masked and the undercarriage attached, then it shall be on with the painting. Hi ya Jabba,Just caught up with this one, ugly little bugger isnt it? But, youre doing a cracking job, and Im looking forwards to see her arms folded, something Im very neverous of doing Bexy The update set from Wolfpack Designs does make it a whole lot easier, as long as you do follow the instructions, because all you do is replace kit parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Glad the engine is back on- so annoying when that sort of thing happens hope the rest of the build goes without any more mishaps! look forward to seeing the updates Jabba good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 Nice work Jabbanever mind messing about wiv stuff for your club mate get on wiv the GBuilids And the annoying thing now is that because I finished work late last night, I did not make it along to the club meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Typical- Murphy's Law strikes again. Hoping to see the guys in Sheffield tomorrow haven't been able to make the last 5 or 6 meetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 I have got this one painted this week and also added the U/C. I did manage to get the ailerons attached to the wings at some sort of angle. Every photo that I could find showed them in different positions, so I took it that any old position will do. I have not done any weathering yet, and will hopefully scruff it up this week along with adding the decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 good progress being made Keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 looking good mate, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 Decals have been added during the week, hopefully photos tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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