Dermo245 Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 So a bit more done at the weekend on the sanding-fest this build is... Wings glued on.. Rareplane_Super King Air_wip_9 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Then on to the engines. They butt-joint against the bulkhead so to give them some more support, I drilled three holes for plastic rod to then support inside the engines. I only drilled the top bulkhead because the lower one is full of lead weight. The right side of the nose also needed a couple of rounds of filler as it seemed a bit short in length. Rareplane_Super King Air_wip_10 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Before adding the engines, I chain-drilled the intakes - left is in progress, right still to do. Rareplane Super King Air_wip_11 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr And engines glued on, filled, sanded, filled again, sanded again. The left engine also got some shims of plastic card to align it with the right engine, probably down to my rubbish cutting earlier in the build. Rareplane Super King Air_wip_12 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Hopefully a first coat of primer tonight! Cheers, Dermot 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKirwan Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Looking good Dermot, It is modelling of another order compared to injection moulded stuff. isn't it? While the body seems to have gone together easy enough for you those engines are a bit of a headwrecker; keep it up as I am taking notes. Inspired by the GB but also this specific build I have taken the plunge and broke out my Broplan vac 1:72 IAC Casa 235 . Regards Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Wow, you are making good progress ... ... hopes of a coat of primer tonight? Sounds good (but don't rush it) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 4 hours ago, BKirwan said: Looking good Dermot, It is modelling of another order compared to injection moulded stuff. isn't it? While the body seems to have gone together easy enough for you those engines are a bit of a headwrecker; keep it up as I am taking notes. Inspired by the GB but also this specific build I have taken the plunge and broke out my Broplan vac 1:72 IAC Casa 235 . Regards Brian Cheers Brian...just mucking my way through it the best I can. Can’t wait to get back to an injection moulded kit next! Lovely work on the Casa BTW...👍 One day I’ll pluck up the courage for the resin kit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 12/03/2019 at 19:00, Dermo245 said: Cheers Brian...just mucking my way through it the best I can. Can’t wait to get back to an injection moulded kit next! Lovely work on the Casa BTW...👍 One day I’ll pluck up the courage for the resin kit. Great work Dermot Nothing to be frightened of with Resin apart from get some slow drying superglue, otherwise the parts bond straight away whether they are in the right place or not ! And yes I did learn the hard way ! cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 So a quick update on this Irish one since it's St Patrick's Day! Vacform canopy masked and glued on. The fit wasn't great so that will need attention. I've also added the tailplane which has a couple of plastic rods on the vertical to help with the fit to the rudder. RarePlane VacForm_Super King Air_wip13 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr First coat of primer and some filling started. RarePlane VacForm_Super King Air_wip14 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Enjoy the day. Cheers, Dermot 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Coming along very nicely! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 She certainly looks like a King Air! Nice job! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 8:47 AM, limeypilot said: She certainly looks like a King Air! Nice job! Ian Thanks Ian, that really means a lot! Cheers, Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 So with the GB deadline fast approaching, sorry all but I won't get this build done in time. It's not like me, as I can usually work to most timetables......but the vacformity of this one (and some work/life stuff) has beaten me....for now. Here's how she currently looks.. RarePlane VacForm_Super King Air_wip15R by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr I still need to tidy up the canopy and do some other fettling before moving on to the other colours. But she's already landed on the WIP thread for Aircraft here on the forum. If you happen to ever build this kit. my suggestion would be to not use the vacform canopy at all and just cut out the solid windows from the cockpit - it's far less hassle than cutting apart a perfectly good fuselage, trying to get a canopy part to fit on four sides and the windows are so small, you can't see anything up front Oh well, every day's a school day! Big shout out to Ray and Robert for leading this great GB and to all who've entered and commented. Already looking forward to the next one! Cheers, Dermot 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Sorry you won't make the deadline Dermot, but you have given it a good shot. 15 minutes ago, Dermo245 said: Already looking forward to the next one! Have you decided which one that would be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Robert Stuart said: Sorry you won't make the deadline Dermot, but you have given it a good shot. Have you decided which one that would be? Well it won’t be vacform! 😂 If it’s Maritime, maybe a Dutch Neptune...🤔 Or possibly an Irish Casa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Casa would be nice - but the only kit I can see is resin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKirwan Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 18 hours ago, Robert Stuart said: Casa would be nice - but the only kit I can see is resin I am building the Broplan vac-u form one at the minute . 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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