Jb65rams Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 My entry is Heller's 1980 boxing of the Canadair CL-215. Wing span wise this will be the biggest plane I have built since I got back into modelling. No idea where I will be able to display. WARNING. Time to put your sunglasses on. A number of parts have come off the sprue so will leave the bag sealed until I am ready to start The kit decals look like they have seen better days, so will be replacing with set of Leading Edge decals. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 This is on my wish list. Going to pull up a chair. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Fantastic choice JB, have had my eye on one of these too and dare say the use of AM decals will be a must here. Never layed my eyes on this kit so looking forward to the progress. Cheers and best of luck.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Apart from needing to wear sunglasses whilst modelling to cope with the brightness of the yellow plastic, this should be a rewarding build. Now this is one I always aspired to but never got around to buying, I prefer the piston engined versions over the later turbine engined aircraft as I remember seeing them beached up for the winter in Canada. Welcome and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I have the 415 floating around the cave floor at the moment with Syart decals. Will be watching with interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Nice one JB. If it's any help, I've built the Revell re-box 415. Look forward to following! Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 @Dermo245 thanks for the link. Cracking build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Sprue shots. Made a small start - not a lot to show, just primed some of the internals. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Some years ago, one of the UK telly channels was showing a series called "Ice Pilots". It was about a tiny family-run airline in the far north of Canada, often the only method of getting supplies and spare parts to the remote settlements. The airline ran DC3s and a C46, plus had a couple of these CL-215s for the obvious reason. Anyway, the final part of the series showed the adventures had by the guys ferrying two of the CL-215s across the Atlantic to Turkey. I was very much taken by the aircraft, but at the time the only kit was Heller's revised version with the turboprops. I never got my CL-215 in the end, so I’m very keen to see this one built. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 I do remember "Ice Pilots" Built a Buffalo Airways DC-3 for a previous GB. Did look for Buffalo decal for this build but were unable to find any. Have been progressing slowly over the last week. Internals painted, based of some interior shots from Google, not too accurate but you won't see it when complete. Hopefully put enough nose weight in. Internals installed and fuselage buttoned up. Turned mu attention to the wing. With a large wing span I wasn't convinced on the strength of the join, so decided to install a wing spar. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Here's an Albertan CL-215T. Chris 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Nice start JB and I think the wing spar is a good decision to ensure that large straight wing has some support. This ones on my wish list too. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Not much progress to report. Wings have be assembled, and tail fitted. Dry-fitting, the wing joint to the fuselage is good, so have decided I will paint the wings & fuselage separately. Will make it a lot easier to fit in in the paint booth. Despite the nose weight added, dry-fitting revealed that it is a tail sitter. Experiments suggest I need to fit another 30g in the cabin. Does raise the question as to whether the undercarriage will support the finished build. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 That is very yellow. I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Heather Kay said: That is very yellow. I like. It’s grey now, following application of primer. Need to tidy up a few seams, then next steps will be to give it a pink coat followed by a yellow topcoat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Barr Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 You are not mucking around- great progress. I never get tired of seeing these fabulous aircraft get built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 Been a while since I worked on this build, managed to get a weeks holiday in on a canal boat with my support bubble before lockdown. Much needed after 7 months working from home. Think its help refresh my mojo as well. Broke out the pink primer today. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Yikes! that primer is a bit of a fright. Is it a primer filler? I can see yellow having a struggle covering that pink. There is also the possibility of bleed through. Back in cellulose days, if a red car came in for a change of colour the only safe way to prevent bleed was to either remove the red or paint the car black first, then the new colour. I'm not overfamiliar with current paints, so can't comment there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 @TonyW The primer is from Ultimate Modelling Products, its website says it’s a water based acrylic polyurethane self levelling surface primer. Don’t know why, the pink primer works with the yellow, the yellow covers it really well. Not my idea, first saw it used on a build thread here a number of years ago, just can’t remember which one Used it a number of times, including my currrent build in the Hawk GB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 An interesting product. Your Yellowjack looks suitably yellow so the primer clearly works. I'll have to give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Spent the weekend spraying yellow from a Humbrol rattle can. Wings dry-fitted. Will add the undercarriage and decal before finally fitting the wings. Just makes it easier to handle. Have a slight concern about the strength of the undercarriage, given the amount of weight i have added to prevent it being a tail sitter. Only problem left to figure out where to display it when finished. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Looks nice so far. If you are interested , there is a set of white metal undercart parts by SAC. I have 3 sets in my stash😉. Good choice of decals too. I have restored my old Heller kit using the same decals as you propose. I also have another set for the CL=415 and appropriate decals to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I've always fancied building this kit, it looks so striking, no chance of this one hiding amongst your other builds ! This is looking the business. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 Definitely no hiding this one. Still trying to find a place for it to live when completed. @Paul J Thanks for the heads up about the SAC metal undercart set. Will maybe look for a set at some point, in the meantime I adopted a different solution. Using some clear perspex I constructed a small cradle to hold it. As you can also see I have made a start on the decaling. Takes a lot of setting solution to get them to settle, still end up with a few wrinkles! Having used the Airfix hi-vis decals on a Provost I wasn't looking forward to them, but reading the instruction helped!, it suggest using hot water to soften the decal, and it worked, the decals conformed to the leading edge really well. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 The Leading Edge decals are very good to use. When I did mine I found no issues with them. Your build is coming along well. I like your 'cradle'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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