Paul J Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I thought you nice folk out there might like to see this build. Heller 1/72nd Texan, Aeroclub vac canopy with the rear upper fuselage modded to accept the different shape at rear end, antenna from micro strip plastic, decals by JBOT. I didn't do very much in the cockpit so no seat belts. Just the instrument panels. The canopy framing is all done with black and white decal stripes. Black applied first to prevent the white from being seen from any side, then of course the white for the external framing. The corners to the window panels are done with teeny triangular or squarish pieces of decals cut to fit relevant panes. The exhaust is resin from the CMR conversion kit which includes to vac form canopies. I opted not use these as it is of the heavily framed version and this subject has the lesser frames. Fortunately I had one of the Aeroclub ones with the correct rear section and fewer frames so perfect for this one. needed to coax the rearmost decal stripes in to a curve to follow the canopy line. For more info of the work and types within the NRC-CNRC here is a link: https://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/solutions/facilities/research_aircraft.html 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 That’s a lovely Harvard Paul and I love the extra bits you’ve added during the conversion. The white over black decal strips for the canopy framing is an excellent tip and before I read your writing was one of the first ‘neat bits’ about this build that I noticed. Cheers and beautifully modellled.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Hi Paul Great looking Harvard. Nice scheme too. Greatwork All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Very nice looking Harvard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Really nice Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Callahan Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 An out of the ordinary T-6. Where did the decals come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Kevin Callahan said: An out of the ordinary T-6. Where did the decals come from? Thanks! Decals by JBOT Decals in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Hi Paul, I've not been very active on here recently (I've been too busy making models rather than looking at or talking about them!) but this caught my eye and I just wanted to add my praise as I'm a big fan of the Harvard but it's great to see one that is not yellow! Superb job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Hi Mark, Long time no see. Thanks for your comments. Quite fond of the Harvard myself, one of the very first Airfix kits I built. and still have it! The one here is the Heller one from the new Revell re boxing issue. Part fit is beginning to show on the parts and really yearn for a decent new tool from Airfix very much! As for colour schemes I like to look for interesting ones that are not too garish or complicated to do and if there are decent decals for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Hi Paul! I've not gone far! I still spend a lot, probably still too much time reading the forums here but I found that being 'active' meant less time at the bench. I'm hiding over on the maritime forums at the moment! Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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