fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Here is the Seversky AP-7 as flown to victory by Jacqueline Cochran in the 1938 Bendix air race. A RarePlane P-35 vacuformed kit of old (in fact the first, no-surface-detail issue of it) was used as a base for this model (there was a later, much more detailed release). The modifications and detailing needed were extensive, and I invite you to have a look at the development of the construction here: Decals came kindly from a set that was commissioned by Morgan Girling, of the Seattle area, my gratitude to her. The decals have some minor inaccuracies, a couple are a wee-bit off size, and the "13" on the fuselage clearly shows in photos a light color outline. The number itself may have not been black as depicted, as it doesn't seem to quite match in hue the "Sever/Sky" motif. Anyway, nitpickings. If pursuing to replicate any of the several Seversky racers and civil models, attention has to be paid to a number of details, as they clearly differed from one another regarding marks, landing gear, canopy, antennas, side fuselage hatches and fuselage windows. If any of the existing kits in the market (the already mentioned much more detailed version of the Rareplane vac kit, the MPM injected kit, etc.) is used as a base for these racing/civilian models, any military equipment has to be removed and changes made. I purchased -but discarded- as a potential base kit for these builds a resin Choroszy P-35 / S-2 (Frank Fuller #77 racer) as it had inaccuracies, molding problems, flawed and incomplete decals and detail-matching problems in the belly area. Checking your kit against photos (not just profiles of plans or drawings) of the actual plane is a must if your goal is to obtain a reasonably accurate model. Bear in mind that, as it is often the case, the same plane may change during its life regarding details and marks. Racers are especially attractive and a wonderful option for those kits languishing in the stash that can be adapted to represent them, usually with only a few changes, providing a spiffy model and an exciting story to go with it. If you go for the RarePlane vac version (still present in the second hand market after all these years), remember to look for the later, more detailed version, and not the plain one I used, as the latter will make you work quite a bit more. 49 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bigbadbadge Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Looks bloomin lovely Moa , you have done a fantastic job. Great photos too. Wonderful. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 36 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Looks bloomin lovely Moa , you have done a fantastic job. Great photos too. Wonderful. Chris Thanks, Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Lovely! Thought the plain silver scheme might turn out a little boring, but the decals and details really make it sing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Meh...... I've seen better..... oh wait, they were built by you....dang! Absolutely gorgeous Sir! First class as usual. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 A magic job on that Moa, almost literally so knowing what you were up against with the early Rareplanes. She was quite the girl, was Ms Cochrane, an exciting career. I've a Hasegawa Mustang set with a couple of her aircraft in it. I'm looking forward to having a crack at it. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Superb build and presentation, as usual ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 30 minutes ago, Herb said: Lovely! Thought the plain silver scheme might turn out a little boring, but the decals and details really make it sing! Thanks, Herb! I have two more Seversky kits, and if I build Fuller's plane, there we may have some color 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 25 minutes ago, Abandoned Project said: Meh...... I've seen better..... oh wait, they were built by you....dang! Absolutelygorgeous Sir! First class as usual. Thanks, AP! It didn't turn out that bad, this flying vintage blender. 19 minutes ago, stevehnz said: A magic job on that Moa, almost literally so knowing what you were up against with the early Rareplanes. She was quite the girl, was Ms Cochrane, an exciting career. I've a Hasegawa Mustang set with a couple of her aircraft in it. I'm looking forward to having a crack at it. Steve. Thanks, Steve. Oh, those Mustangs sound really good, get at it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, Wulfman said: Superb build and presentation, as usual ! Wulfman Very kind of you, Wulfman. This tin barrel doesn't look that shabby, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Another MoaMinMas (Moa Miniature Masterpiece)! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 33 minutes ago, Space Ranger said: Another MoaMinMas (Moa Miniature Masterpiece)! Perfectly said and I absolutely agree! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Making a simple kit great again, well done and lovely executed 👍👍👍 cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) In a word...exquisite! I'm another big fan of air racers. Although I've only built a couple of them, I do have a bunch in my stash, all 1/48 ex-Hawk kits from Testors. Lately, I've accumulated several good reference books regarding those Golden Age racers and this little beauty may be the inspiration to get cracking on one or two of those. Thanks for the push Moa! 😀 Edited October 30, 2020 by Gary Brantley spelling error 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Another masterpiece from @Moa! Beautiful work, and a vacuform at that! My gob is smacked. But where did you find the blue sky? Where I live, we won't see that again until next June. Cheers, Bill 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Space Ranger said: Another MoaMinMas (Moa Miniature Masterpiece)! More than kind, sir. 2 hours ago, SAT69 said: Perfectly said and I absolutely agree! Thanks, SAT69! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 hours ago, janneman36 said: Making a simple kit great again, well done and lovely executed 👍👍👍 cheers, Jan Thanks! (But I hope we are not paraphrasing some deranged brainless president here? 😉) 1 hour ago, Gary Brantley said: In a word...exquisite! I'm another big fan of air racers. Although I've only built a couple of them, I do have a bunch in my stash, all 1/48 ex-Hawk kits from Testors. Lately, I've accumulated several good reference books regarding those Golden Age racers and this little beauty may be the inspration to get cracking on one or two of those. Thanks for the push Moa! 😀 Great! the more the merrier! the faster the better! Looking forward to them swooning over BM airspace! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Navy Bird said: Another masterpiece from @Moa! Beautiful work, and a vacuform at that! My gob is smacked. But where did you find the blue sky? Where I live, we won't see that again until next June. Cheers, Bill Your are exceedingly kind, Bill! Blue skies is all we have here in California (that is when the industrial smog settles and the ashes and smoke from the wildfires are blown away bu the wind) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Moa said: Thanks! (But I hope we are not paraphrasing some deranged brainless president here? 😉) He is paraphrasing me ... Nevertheless I love what you are doing and keep on doing what you are doing ..🤩 I am always enjoying your builds... cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Beautiful! You've done an excellent job with this, as usual. Great way to honor this incredible woman! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Beautiful! You've done an excellent job with this, as usual. Great way to honor this incredible woman! Grateful for your very kind words. And yes, they deserve praise indeed. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Moa said: I hope we are not paraphrasing some deranged brainless president here Which one? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I have two choices.... 1. Stop looking at your builds. 2. Chuck away my collection and stash then take up stamp collecting! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 You just keep on turning out Stunners 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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