Tail-Dragon Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) I'm working on the 1/48 Czech Models JRF Goose as used by the RCAF in WW2, No. 13 Operational Training Squadron based at RCAF Station Sea Island, British Columbia, with many thanks to Carl Vincent and member 'Dogsbody'. The kit is a short run, low pressure kit released in 2004, major parts in plastic, with interior and detail parts in resin. As a short run kit it, is a nice challenge, no locating pins, heavy trailing edges, many missing finer details, clubs for propellers, but an interesting aircraft none the less. Where I'm heading ... First up was thinning all trailing edges with much scraping, sanding, and rescribing, then because I seem to do things backward, I started with the peripherals, rather than use the inaccurate resin engine with it's huge crankcase, I thought I'd try to correct the plastic engine in the kit. I mount the crankcase on some aluminum tubing, chucked it in my Dremel, and turned it down to a correct size, with the ignition loom in place, and added an oil sump whittled from sprue (ignition harness and pushrods to be added later)... Eleven brass, aluminum, and plastic pieces went into each prop ... The elevators were separated, hinges and trim tab actuator added ... Rudder had a nav light position, trim tab, and rudder control horn added ... Wings had the aileron actuator pushrods/control horns added, inaccurate tabs filled, panels rescribed, landing and nav lights added ... Then I started on the fuselage, removing the windows in the entry and escape doors, then ... and the interior ... Now it's off to the paint shop for the first round ... Colin Edited February 1, 2023 by Tail-Dragon 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Nice start on this! Great minds think alike. I made some of those improvements, too. The pitot, on the starboard wing, is a 'shark fin' type. I made one, but Master has a nice one, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Beautiful amphibious plane and good start. I seem to remember that the first time I saw him was at the movie Tobruk (1967). Andrés. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinneko Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Whoa this is awesome. New plane for me. I've been thinking about doing hinges for control surfaces as I have cut my flaps, rudder and elevators on my Hurricane and would like to do so on the Ventura. So many great new details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 Getting ready to close the fuselage ... 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 The 'Canada Goose' build continues, fuselage closed, windows installed and masked, canopy installed (what a struggle!) and smaller unique details worked on. Engines and homemade props finished ... Thanks for looking, Colin 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 That's a thing of beauty, Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Very nice work on the improvements! The interior looks excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 I've got the airframe together, and primed with the zinc-chromate mix (for the cockpit) to check for miss-steps ... I'm getting close! 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Beautiful workmanship! Impressed of Mars 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKrypton Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Fabulous. We really need a "Wow!" button - "like" just doesn't always do it. The Grumman Goose has always been a favourite and your build is doing it justice. Making a beautiful silk purse out of a pig's ear comes to mind. cheers, Graham 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 All the final small parts are on and primed, and when dry, it's off to the paint shop. Thanks for looking, Colin 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Nice build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Fabulous work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Quite the impressive Goose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 As I behave like a club footed, left handed Ape with epilepsy as soon as I get close to any delicate details, and as I wish to avoid another round of the 'Modelers Waltz' (2 steps forward, one step back), I thought you be amused by the steps I have to take, while I attempt to bludgeon the landing gear into position! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 I've got some color on the Goose now, the thing to note is that the RCAF Goose (Geese?) had the 'L' shaped pitot, and the camo scalloped down at the nacelles, but the scheme was very close. Some seem to have had black 'anti fouling' bellies, but not all. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Wow, this looks fantastic, great extra work on this, I would love one of these to sit next to the Gosling I built a few years ago, but the cost of these is phenomenal online. You've made a wonderful model Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix44 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) On 06/03/2023 at 18:22, Tail-Dragon said: I've got some color on the Goose now, the thing to note is that the RCAF Goose (Geese?) had the 'L' shaped pitot, and the camo scalloped down at the nacelles, but the scheme was very close. Some seem to have had black 'anti fouling' bellies, but not all. Fabulous work! I'd say though that the demarcation line on the nacelles in the photo is lower than you've put it on the model? Interesting photo - entirely civilian apart from the one chap? Edited April 6, 2023 by Phoenix44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 After a whole lot of fun with the markings - decals that were wrong, or exploded on the model, or took a horrid set of wrinkles that totally resisted any kind of decal set - I've finally got the markings on. I eventually had to sand off some of the decals, and mask and paint some of the makings. The tail flash and wing roundels in particular, fortunately the underwing serials worked well - go figure! I hadn't given up at all, I'm just really slow! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Excellent! But if one looks closely at the bottom of the floats and the main planing bottom of the fuselage it appears they are black. And the darkness is much darker than any shadows, Also, just forward of the tail wheel in the monochrome photo, it appears that there is a lighter shade around the edge and a darker area that looks to be black. I just thought I would point this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 In some of the photos of the RCAF Goose's (Geese?) the lower hull appears dark, but not in others. I don't know when this was done, or why (anti-fouling, or sealant?). The early ones, at least, were originally private aircraft, not military ordered, the fit, finish and configuration differs on every one. Grumman Goose 941 was flown by No. 13 Operational Training Squadron based at RCAF Station Sea Island, British Columbia. Prior to military service the aircraft was on the Canadian civil aircraft registry as CF-BQE. It also at one time carried the code AN*J. If I can get some definitive info on the hull coloring, I may refinish the belly and floats, but if (as I suspect) that it was done part way through the service life, I may leave it as is. (It's not even clear if the darker color is black, or something else) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 Flat coat and light weathering completed, now all that's left is the radio antenna and the nav lights. As I suspected, none of my cabin interior is visible, oh well ... 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Excellent work! While it very much requires the non-trivial modelling effort you've demonstrated here, it builds up quite nicely. And it's a Grumman aircraft, which is all the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Looks Superb, great work. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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