Dean Whiston Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 First entry into this GB and first modelling for over 3 months What can i say; i have an interest in post war french trainer, liaison and transport aircraft and this one had been in the stash since it was released ….. about time I built it 🙂 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Dean, Welcome to the GB and good luck. I have one of these in the stash and I'm quite keen to see how it turns out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Hello Another nice choice with this small transport/trainer aircraft, some jack of all trades. Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Fantastic! I had this kit, sold it, regretted it! A great subject. Good luck with it! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 This is a great looking aircraft and a kit I have thought about getting myself so I am very interested to see this goes together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Oooh that looks very pretty on the box. Looking forward to seeing this one come together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Hi, very cool choice! It must give you the option of the glazed nose, I supposed. In my book that is the sexiest of all. Which one will you do? Cheers. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 hour ago, jean said: Hi, very cool choice! It must give you the option of the glazed nose, I supposed. In my book that is the sexiest of all. Which one will you do? Cheers. JR The glazed nose md311 is a separate Azur kit (also in my stash that I will build at some point as I agree it is cool 😊) so this will be the solid nose version on the box art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Some progress this evening - all the interior gubbins has been cleaned up and part assembled ready to paint - it’s not bad out of the box so I won’t add much more than a rear cabin bulkhead which it strangely absent - it did need a bit of fettling to get the floors in the correct place as the location point are only loosely defined - the resin seats for the passenger cabin are quite fragile and have needed a few repairs but otherwise the bits aren’t too bad ill try to get some paint on this lot at the weekend now 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I've got one of these in the stash too. Somehow it really called to me when it was released and I couldn't resist it! Nice to see one being built here - I might even build my own later in the GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Interior is taking longer than planned - having made the rear bulkhead it highlighted that the floor was about 5mm too narrow which needed some work to rectify - however its now getting there with the majority of the interior painted (even though most of the interior of the passenger cabin is invisible when the fuselage is closed) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Nice work on the interior, the seats have come out very well indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 Passenger cabin complete and closed up to never be seen again 🤪 fuselage fit is “ok” but will need some work and a bit of rescribing 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Nose cone on (with what seemed like half a ton of weight added) and the strange resin piece in front of the cockpit added - lots a filler required here and still work to be done - join line also took more effort than expected to clean up and still needs rescribing - despite this I’m happy with how it’s going 🙂 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 That is a very shapely aeroplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Cockpit installed and closed up a lot of rescribing was required particularly around the nose due to the amount of sanding required to get a good fit - still a bit more to do and a general tidy up along with some filler around the canopy ive also made a start on the tailplane - it will need some work along the joins before it’s attached to the fuselage 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 25 minutes ago, Dean Whiston said: C a lot of rescribing was required particularly around the nose due to the amount of sanding required to get a good fit - still a bit more to do and a general tidy up along with some filler around the canopy hello This is nice work. Now in front of the canopy there is a mistake made by Azur as there should be an angle when the windows join with the fuselage. You will understand if you follow this link : https://www.lecharpeblanche.fr/registre/dassault-md-315-flamant-f-azes/ Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 14 hours ago, VG 33 said: Now in front of the canopy there is a mistake made by Azur as there should be an angle when the windows join with the fuselage. I see what you mean in the pictures it looks to have a scalloped edge which is not represented in the kit - It would be difficult to replicate though without making a new canopy so I think I may have to accept the error for now……. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Dean Whiston said: I see what you mean in the pictures it looks to have a scalloped edge which is not represented in the kit - It would be difficult to replicate though without making a new canopy so I think I may have to accept the error for now……. You could cheat a little by cutting inside the base of the windows to get a scalopped effect. This is what I should do when I have the time to build my Flamant. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Finally back on this after a busy few weeks with work yet more filler on the fuselage around the cockpit and quite a lot required around the tail joint - started on the wings which I think will need some work after needing clamps to keep them together while drying - also cleaned up the engine parts ready for assembly fun 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 Ok after a few weeks completing extensive “research” in La belle France (mostly into wine and brandy to be honest but I did drive past the Cognac training airbase on the way to a distillery visit so that must count 😁) I’m back to this. engines built ( and filled with liquid gravity) - wings cleaned up and filed to get a decent fit with the fuselage -undercarriage parts sorted and cleaned up - vertical tail surfaces installed - more filler next but it finally feels like I’m actually getting somewhere with it 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 Wings on - engines on - bit of filler around the engines to clean up and then it’s ready for masking and some undercoat 😊 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 It's starting to look really nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 I’ll give it a couple of days for the undercoat to fully harden off but it’s essentially ready for paint 😊- dayglow orange panels on the wing tips and fuselage first before nmf for the rest 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 9, 2021 Author Share Posted October 9, 2021 Orange on masking and then black base for the aluminium 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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