zebra Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I'm going to build a CA-28 Ceres. This was a development of the Wirraway, built using some Wirraway components (although not a lot was used without modification), and saw quite extensive use as a crop duster in Australia. I've been wanting to build one of these since I first saw the one at the Moorabbin air museum near Melbourne, finally got round to buying one - this is the LiftHere! resin kit in 1/72. Here's what you get in the box: Nicely cast resin, vacform canopy (and a spare), and a simple but good-looking decal sheet for the one option shown on the box. I'll probably make a start on this tomorrow. In the meantime here's my photo from the Moorabbin air museum: cheers Julian 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 That seems like an interesting build BTW what's with the cockpit high up - this is not the only agricultural plane that has similar cockpit arrangement? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 2 hours ago, reini said: BTW what's with the cockpit high up - this is not the only agricultural plane that has similar cockpit arrangement? I'm just speculating, but I think there are probably two reasons - good visibility would be one, you'd want a pretty good view of the ground ahead of you if you're flying low and want to make sure you drop your load of fertiliser or pesticide (or, in the case of one photo I've seen, fish) in the right place. And they need to make room for internal storage of the fertiliser, pesticide, fish etc, which you'd want to be fairly close to the centre of gravity, so perhaps raising the pilot up above it meets that need as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Nice one, Julian. That entry deserves a huge welcome!!! :). It’ll be interesting to see her come together. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) Oooh Happy to see one of these in the mix. I agree I think its a visibility thing you definitely want clear sight lines all around. Sitting higher than the fuselage gives you the ability to look straight down as well. If your in the fuselage you can only see so far due to the walls. And you definitely do not want to bank at low altitude, lest you cartwheel to your finally resting place. Edited April 18, 2021 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Saw one of these in the MOTAT collection in Auckland 2019. I was surprised at how big it is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Paul J said: Saw one of these in the MOTAT collection in Auckland 2019. I was surprised at how big it is. Me too - seems quite a lot bigger than a Wirraway, particularly the wingspan which isn't very much narrower than the DHC-3 Otter I just finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Excellent choice @zebra. And a good idea to ad some resin to the GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 This looks good . I've used a few Lift Here! decals over the years, but I think this is the first time that I've seen one of their kits being built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I don't think I've seen this kit built online and I am very excited. As a kid I has a poster of ZK-BSQ (operated by a company I went on to apprentice with) on my wall that has sadly disappeared, but I've had a soft spot for it ever since. The kit looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Good morning @zebra. Anything new on the Ceres front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Now this is something a bit different Julian, a very interesting project. Like Cliff I have used a few of their decal sheets over the years but never built any of their kits so I am interested to see how this goes together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 This looks fabulous and really something quite bizarre to add to your quite colourful collection of kits Julian. This will be good so I’m another that looks forward to seeing this one get going. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Thanks everyone. I’ve not got far with this yet (been getting a bit carried away with the Il-76LL in the unarmed GB and need to finish the Kahu before I run out of time in the ANZAC GB) but have applied a bit of paint to the interior and will start assembly soon. There isn’t a lot of interior to build, but not much will be visible, so it’s going to be a very basic paint job on the inside. more soon Julian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Dont stress, Julian. I’m bad for getting pressured to finish at the detriment of the finished result. You’ll get there and a clear mind will produce a better model Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Julian, As Martin says, don't stress. Very glad that somebody's bring the ugly member of the family to the party though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 Time to get cracking. Got the fuselage together - a bit of clean-up needed but it went together ok: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewW Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Hi Julian, Sitting very prettily . Think I may have to look for one. Best of luck with the build. Regards Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 She's starting to look the part, Julian! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Time I got a move on with this. Not had a lot of time for it this weekend, but spent some time cleaning up seams on the fuselage and have added the one-piece wing. There are a couple of gaps to fill but nothing serious. Hopefully I'll have a complete airframe pretty quickly. thanks for looking Julian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 She is looking weirdly great !!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael louey Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Hi Julian, Good progress on the Ceres. Did you notice there was another completed build of this kit on the site: I know the builder and saw this kit in a near complete state at a club meeting a couple of months back. I have the kit but not sure when it will reach the build list - I am working on a Wirraway currently though so should be a good comparison. Best of luck with your build. Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 A bit more progress - nearly time to start painting: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek_B Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 That’s looking good, Julian! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianwau Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Love the Ceres! to spur you on - I finished a 1/48 conversion (Conversion of a Sirius Wirraway conversion of a Monogram Texan...) about 12 months ago. Magnificent schemes available - and can vouch for the @Derek_B book on the aircraft. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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