zebra Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I'm going to have a go at the Anigrand 1/144 Convair R3Y-1 Tradewind. A fascinating aeroplane - conceived initially for maritime patrol, it was redesigned for transport and ended up with a brief service life as a tanker. From the sounds of things it could have been a very good aircraft, but was beset with engine problems, and it only lasted 2 years in service. The Anigrand kit looks quite nice. This and the Beriev will be my first go at resin kits, and it looks like a good place to start. Here's what you get for the Tradewind - the box also contains 1/144 kits of the Beaver, Seasprite (both tiny!) and North American XA2J Super Savage. Hopefully I'll make a start at the weekend cheers Julian 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Interesting! I was aware there was a Revell kit of this at some odd scale, but not this .. good luck with your resin builds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Yes I have the original Revell kit from waaaaaay back, and you are right it's a really eccentric scale. I also have a Combat Models 1/72 vacform, the classic late night evilbay purchase, blooming enormous and likely to need rolling into Flying Boats & Floatplanes XXVI GB ! Good luck with the build, should turn into a cracker. cheers Pat 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 1 hour ago, JOCKNEY said: Yes I have the original Revell kit from waaaaaay back, and you are right it's a really eccentric scale. I also have a Combat Models 1/72 vacform, the classic late night evilbay purchase, blooming enormous and likely to need rolling into Flying Boats & Floatplanes XXVI GB ! Good luck with the build, should turn into a cracker. cheers Pat I’ve contemplated the Amodel 1/72 kit but it’s huge. I think 1/144 (or whatever scale the Revell kit is) is the right scale for this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Hi Julian, Welcome to the GB! That's a great machine you chose. Looking forward to seeing it taking shape! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Great choice! I built this kit (well the XP5Y1, but what’s a tradewind between friends) and it went together very well. Really looking forward to seeing your progress with this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 2 hours ago, ajmm said: Great choice! I built this kit (well the XP5Y1, but what’s a tradewind between friends) and it went together very well. Really looking forward to seeing your progress with this! Thanks! I contemplated getting the XP5Y1 but went with this one - I’m happy enough with that decision, but regret it ever so slightly because one of the bonus kits in the other kit is the Sea Dart, which would go very well with the Tradewind and would also fit this group build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 With the Beriev in the paint shop it was time to get cracking on the Tradewind. Starting with the fuselage, I've put a few bolts in the nose section as I suspect it'll be a tail-sitter otherwise. I've glued together the front and rear sections using 5 minute epoxy - nose section is still clamped - once that's cured overnight I'll bring them together to complete the fuselage before I start cleaning up seams. Everything has been a pretty good fit so far and I've test-fitted the front and rear sections together - looks like they match up pretty well. Also started prepping the wings - one of them has a slight warp which I'll fix tomorrow. I suspect this is going to go together pretty quickly. cheers Julian 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Great progress. The only problem I recall was a slight lip on the nose section where it joined to the rest of the fuselage but that may just have been my casting. I made a mental note to give the rear part of the nose section a sand when I do my other tradewinds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Good start and fast progress! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Fuselage is together - no real dramas - since this photo was taken I've done a bit more cleaning up and it's currently in the garage with a coat of primer drying. Also straightened the warp in one wing and started assembly on the wings - no photo of that yet though. cheers Julian 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Not small, even in 144, is it. Looking forward to following this build along with the Berievs. Might have to add one of these to the Christmas Wants List ! Rog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 After quite a lot of prime, fill, sand, repeat I'm pretty happy with all the fuselage seams, so on the the empennage and the wings. Fin and tailplanes went on easily enough - so far everything on this kit has been a pretty good fit - and I've filled the small gaps at the root of the fin. Wings are in two parts each - there's an insert in the underside of each one - and the nacelles are separate pieces which fit the wings very well. The wings have slots underneath for the refuelling pods, which I thought were just for the R3Y-2 kit but now I've found them in the box I might use them - shame I've filled the slots! Here's how it looks tonight. @roginoz commented that it looks big, even in 1/144 - now that the big fin is on it looks even bigger, although the fuselage is roughly the same length as the Beriev A-40. The wings look surprisingly small for the size of the fuselage though. cheers Julian 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 ...must weigh a bit too. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Courageous said: ...must weigh a bit too. Stuart You'd think so, but funnily enough it doesn't! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Big milestone today - wings are on. Before that, there was some cleaning up of the joints around the empennage, and I attached the clear windscreen part - not a great fit, but got a fit that I was happy with without too much fettling. A bit of filling and sanding needed at the wing roots, but again not too much. Once that's done I can attach the floats and then it'll be time to start painting. cheers Julian 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Taking shape beautifully, Julian! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Nice to hear compliments for a kit as delivered. Looks most impressive, at any scale! So, paint next you say .. a deep dark blue I presume? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zebra Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 9 hours ago, greggles.w said: Nice to hear compliments for a kit as delivered. Looks most impressive, at any scale! So, paint next you say .. a deep dark blue I presume? Yes, blue all over (well, apart from the bits that aren’t blue!) That’s the first colour image of the beaching gear that I’ve seen - I’d been wondering what colour it was. Red makes sense. There’s also a fair amount of detail (I have photos for this!) that’s not on the kit’s beaching year, including the handrails. Might need to invest in a soldering iron and some brass rod for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, zebra said: That’s the first colour image of the beaching gear that I’ve seen - I’d been wondering what colour it was. Red makes sense. There’s also a fair amount of detail (I have photos for this!) that’s not on the kit’s beaching year, including the handrails. Might need to invest in a soldering iron and some brass rod for that. ... although I would caution: these colour covers to Popular Mechanics are a little more ‘evocative’ than ‘authoritative’! A case in point ... 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 Now there’s a what if idea! But is it just me or is one of those turrets firing on the disembarking vehicles? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 Got the floats on and started painting today. It doesn't look very good in this photo - the colour really hasn't come out well at all - but it's looking pretty good in real life. I've used Mr Paint Sea Blue - as usual the MRP paint has gone on well. Going to have to tackle the beaching gear soon. cheers Julian 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Not a big update - just a photo in better light: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 And now with some metallic bits and a gloss coat - ready for decals: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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