Heller 1/72 c-121a

[Vinster 14]

Hello, I purchased the Heller 1/72 C-121 a and I am planning on biking it in the coming weeks. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on interior detail and whether the cabin can be seen through the fuselage windows. Also is there a best method of attaching these as I have recall glue for clear parts and I'm not overly fond of it. Finally, is there anything, in general, I should know about the build?

 

Thank you so much in advance. 

I apologize if this is too much to answer

[f111guru 682]

Vinster,

The cabin is pretty much obscure once the fuselage is together. The cockpit can be seen some what. Also the kit is basic. It does build up to be a nice kit with some work. Check reference material to see if the kit holds up to the references, I.E shape length, span. The EC-121 I built many many years ago was loaded with inaccuracies. Not sure what afer market parts are available for your kit, but the EC-121 there are many.

 

Hope this helps. Will make up to be a good kit.

 

Ron VanDerwarker

[Vinster 14]

On 17/09/2019 at 23:48, f111guru said:

Vinster,

The cabin is pretty much obscure once the fuselage is together. The cockpit can be seen some what. Also the kit is basic. It does build up to be a nice kit with some work. Check reference material to see if the kit holds up to the references, I.E shape length, span. The EC-121 I built many many years ago was loaded with inaccuracies. Not sure what afer market parts are available for your kit, but the EC-121 there are many.

 

Hope this helps. Will make up to be a good kit.

 

Ron VanDerwarker

Thank you, someone already said I should purchase some aftermarket engines. I think that I will probably get aftermarket parts considering its a large project might as well. However, I have never used aftermarket parts before so that is a worry

[Gooney Fan 41]

Hello

 

As I mentioned in another posting.

 

The Heller C-121A kit is a different animal to the EC-121 kit that Heller produced.

 

The C-121A is basically a military model based on the L-749A Constellation airliner.

 

The aftermarket  engines are for the models based on the L -1049 series Super Constellation and are not for this kit.

 

Gooney Fan