Paul J Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Trying to get out of my modelling doldrums/mojo loss by working on my ancient Aurora 1/72nd civvy types. My camera has gone bust but I did manage a few pics of which I will post later. Types are Piper PA23 Aztec, Jet Commander and Cessna 337. The Cessna is going to be a Canadian Coast Guard example and use JBOT decals for it. The Jet Commander has gone through a paint strip and will respray soon with decals scanned from the original kit. Incidentally I still have one untouched and complete which allowed me to 'borrow' the decals for copying. The Aztec I have two built examples, but no unbuilt sadly. One I modded over 30 years ago to make an E with a longer pointy nose and the other straight from the box. And for this one, I fortunately had an original decal sheet left over and had this done the same way as the Jet Commander. For the Aztec E, I am checking out images on line to find a nice scheme to do. One is a Spanish Air Force one but will need suitable numerals and roundels before I get going on that one. Also, there is a Cherokee 140 I have as a built example and again a copy of an original decal sheet. Good thing about this one the cheat line matches the one I flew in and just need to sort out the British Civvy reg for it. Will add more with pics once I get another camera. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Hers one pic, more in WIP where others will appear some time. But for now, they show where I'm at. A dose of Mr Muscle oven cleaner.... in an old baking tray! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 IIRC the Cessna 337 and Jet Commander moulds were destroyed in a train crash. Is that Mr Muscle stuff okay with the clear parts? I need to strip a 1/48th B-17. Paul Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 1 minute ago, GreenDragon said: IIRC the Cessna 337 and Jet Commander moulds were destroyed in a train crash. Is that Mr Muscle stuff okay with the clear parts? I need to strip a 1/48th B-17. Paul Harrison Hi. I had heard that about those Aurora kits being lost that way. great shame. The 337 is a quite nice tooling as too the Aztec. Except on the Aztec some of the markings are rendeerd on the plastic as recessed lines; easy to fill though. The 337 didn't have any nor the Jet Commander. The J C suffers a bit with thick trailing edges and windows but has been the only kit ever to have been done as far as I know. Glad I didn't sell my unmade one though. Would like another PA 23 if ever I can find one. Did have once as well as my built ones but sold it about a dozen years ago or even more. Got £30.00 for it. Re Mr. Muscle I have not had any problems on clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Hi Paul, interesting kits, got a few myself which I have picked up here and there over the years. Never been too sure what to do with the Jet Commander, as it doesn't seem to look like any aircraft I can find pictures of. I wonder if there were any military users? Anyhow, they should help with the old mojo, all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Think I'll try that Mr Muscle, thanks Paul. The plane that drops Rambo into Vietnam is a Jet Commander Smudge, not really Military but the paint scheme is easy for people who have lost their Mojo! There were military Jet Commanders and Westwinds, most that I remember were the later stretched ones with tip tanks. Paul Harrison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 When I was a young plane spotter in the 70s, Jet Commanders were fairly frequent visitors to Dublin. They developed out of the twin piston and turboprop Aero Commander designs and were quite successful. I haven't seen one for many, many years now so I assume they are pretty rare now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 I saw a a couple at Gatwick around the 1970's Have a couple slides scanned so will post up when I find them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I remember one dark blue French registered example (F-BTDA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 N8GA was one and saw a couple others, I need to find the pics tonight I think. The desire to get on is drifting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radpoe Spitfire Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Keep hold of that Jet Commander- the original mold was destroyed when the train carrying it crashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/4/2018 at 10:52 AM, andyf117 said: I've got a semi-derelict Aurora Boeing 737 that I one day hope to transform into a USAF T-43.... Have you seen this? No need to torture yourself. https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/builds/bpk/build_bpk_7201.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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