mitchem Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Apologies for going AWOL ! Long time overdue but work has finally resumed on my 747 : Glued the tailplanes together (lots of flash) : Friendly reminder from Revell on the underside of one of them : Glued the wings together, but once again, loads of flash to be cleaned up. Having lost the transparent parts, I've had to replace them with short lengths of clear rod. These were painted chrome and then black before gluing them into place. I've also filled the slots for the kit engine pylons. As I'm using aftermarket engines, I'll need to have a foundation to pin them into place. The landing lights have been sanded into shape but I'm afraid I only had 4mm diameter rod to hand. They look too big now but I'm hoping that a bit of judicious masking should bring them back to the correct size. Bits and pieces dry-fitted : I've also had a go at using some of the etched brass on the wheels : Here's hoping to keep the updates a bit more regular, but with so much else to look at in this GB, it's not easy ! mike 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloturk Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Blimey, looking good so far! Love the additional bit's you got too, a fair bit of brass in that pack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Friendly reminder from Revell on the underside of one of them :You sure that's not the top of the port tailplane.... Nice work on the landing lights & those wheels look good! Hope you enjoyed your hollybobs - don't forget it's Britcomp the meeting after next - SAA 747's & Douglas Commercials not eligible!! (and no, I still haven't finished anything for it!) K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Nice to see you back Mike, I am also impressed with 60 plus entries for far! I waste far too much time checking everyone else's builds and not enough on my own The landing light fix looks good, will have to give it ago on one of mine. I find the kit parts a bit undersized to start with so putting bigger parts in makes tidying up the wing easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Time to resurrect my 747 after having managed to finish the DC-4. Fuselage halves have now been joined and work has started on sorting out the joint seam. (After the DC-4, I think I'm going to be needing two hands for this one !) One of the wing undercarriage legs has had some attention. Here it is with the other : Progress is likely to be slow on this, but stay tuned. mike 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Nice work so far.Slowly,slowly,catchy monkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Distractions galore !!! Boeing 737-700 : ...and Airbus A320 : Neither are eligible for the group build, so apologies - I'll get back to the 747 as soon as I can. mike 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 They may not be eligible mitchem but they are very good nonetheless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 On 09/10/2016 at 11:24 PM, celt said: They may not be eligible mitchem but they are very good nonetheless. Seconded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Any news? Looking forward to this SAA scheme Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Thanks for the interest Martin but I'm afraid this build fell many hurdles ago - Work deadlines pulled rank on GB deadlines This is as far as I managed to get : Slightly further than the shorter SP version that ran out of steam in my hands some time ago : ...and then of course, there was another distraction (which wasn't eligible for this GB), but seemed to to take priority over everything else ? They'll all get finished......just as soon as I can unscramble my brains ! Just like to take this opportunity to tanks the Mods and everyone else for their support along the way. Much appreciated. mike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 At least you finished something Mike Look forward to seeing them finished and displayed in the RFI -Aircraft forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 There's room on KUTA IX Nice 320 Looking forward to more of your work Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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