Graeme H Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I know I'm coming to the party fashionably late, but I wondered if I might join in this one with this pair DSCN1309 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr DSCN1310 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 On behalf of the GB hosts and being similar to you (on the right side of the date line), I most certainly welcome this classic Airfix DC-9 double build Graeme. Any idea what schemes they'll be?... VH- registered perhaps?? Cheers and welcome aboard... Dave 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Of Course Dave, I'm leaning towards an Ansett one, with a different livery and a TAA one with a different livery 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, Graeme H said: Of Course Dave, I'm leaning towards an Ansett one, with a different livery and a TAA one with a different livery Well done that man!! This sounds interesting. Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Sounds promising Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Small update, been building but not taking a lot of photos As I use Superglue as a filler on everything, because it makes easier to do NMF, everything is very hard to see fuselages all buttoned up a mess of sink holes filled, and wings joined and trailing edges thinned out, don't think you can see any of this DSCN1312 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr again very hard to see, but on the bottom fuselage half I have started to put in the very distinctive lobe crease so obvious on DC9, then when the fuselage halves go together, I will be working on trying my best to make it look more like the Douglas nose, not Airfix's interpretation, which bears little resemblance to the real thing. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Not knowing this kit, I’m keen to see your corrections Graeme. Looks like a solid start none the less. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 Forgot to mention at the opening about my refences, I have this which is about 3" thick, lot of good drawings of the internals DSCN1325 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr DSCN1323 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr Anyway onto the modelling side I'm still working on the nose not a lot to see, will need to put some primer on it to work out where I'm at DSCN1313 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr it's supposed to look like this, not easy to achieve Fuselage and Cockpit from front by qfa_tsv, on Flickr One thing about this kit is the way Airfix did the engines, especially the pylons, with an almost impossible to eliminate join between the bit that's on the fuselage and the bit that's on the engine my fix is to cut it off the engine, which is a whole lot easier than trying to cut it off the fuselage DSCN1314 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr Using a scoring tool and knife each half came off in about a minute then each half joined and then put on the fuselage DSCN1318 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr mucho betterer with the other fuselage I drilled out the pressurisation vent, which is a round door that tilts 90 deg, just have to put something behind it, I sort of followed where Airfix had it marked, but my added lobe crease went over it, so made it lower which is more correct anyway, forgot to do this one the first fuselage, so have to live with that. DSCN1322 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr stayed tuned viewers 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 great start! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I'm not in the GB but I'm going to follow this with interest. You've made a great start. The Airfix DC-9 is an underrated kit and in the right hands it can come up really well. A recent stash inventory revealed eleven (!) Airfix DC-9s so I'll be glad to have some ideas to encourage me to build them instead of just accumulating them. Dave G 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Slowly getting more done Wings and all attachments added, although the silver plastic shows like the join hasn't been cleaned up, it has been. DSCN1326 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr Siting on it's legs without wheels ready to go into the paintshop DSCN1327 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr A coat of primer to see where I'm at 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Nice progress Graeme, I suppose I should start something airlinerish for the GB to keep you company 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 A quick squirt of primer on the nose, shows I need to refine it a bit more, oh goody some precision sanding required DSCN1332 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr the other one waits while I figure out if there is a better way to do this 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Good luck with that sanding Graeme - it looks like quite a challenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 OK, this is going very slowly now with what I hope is a minor health issue I am getting coughing fits, Doctor unable to pin down cause just yet, but happens sometimes when I try to do some modelling, and I just have to give it away. I managed to get some of that Ultimate black primer on what will be the NMF parts, not sure if that is good enough for Alclad by itself DSCN1338 by qfa_tsv, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventora3300 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Looking splendid Graeme and get well soon. Coughing in the middle of a painting session won't help - hope it's not the glue and paint setting it off! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Yeah get well soon Graeme! I'm under strict instructions from SWMBO to wear a mask AT ALL TIMES. Well when modelling I mean.....not like @BIG X 's neighbour who wears a gas mask to go to the shops But it's amazing how much dust is created if you're doing even just a light bit of sanding...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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