LetLetLet ~ Warplanes
Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on May 21, 2012, 05:40:43 PM
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Dear friends,
this work was started many years ago and parts for kit stand in various boxes. Now I have collect most of parts and will continue slow build. Kit you see here is Italeri kit of Caproni 311 in 1/72 scale. My primary interest is to make kit of the Caproni 310, which was in use in Yugoslavia. Interesting is that this is one of two kit I get to make Yugoslav kits but never completed.
Lets face first with technical features if the Yugoslav machine as well the kit in general. Basic kit have several shortcomings but in general it is fine base to do Caproni 310 or 311. First problem is the extending of the starboard wing tip. Extract from blueprint drawings show how this should look like, on all sub types, not only Yugoslav sample. Second image show the nose how it have to look like as well engine nacelle which need some correction. Kit include two different type of nose so I will need to make complete new nose from scratch. Image 03 show some details on nacelle, including of this guiding slot for the landing flap. Yugoslav samples had air deflectors in front of engine and this is shown on the image no. 04. Image 05 show nose close up for details. Next image show detail which is a bit rough done on kit and need fine trim. Wing root armament are on image 07 and there could be also seen small transparent cover in front of wind screen. Wheel and landing gear are not as simple as given in kit and close up can be seen on image 09.
Next set of images are related to the same kit build and conversions. Many years ago when I start this I did not take attention to take interior build images so we start from this completed fuselage. Note doted line, they show where assembled kit need to be cut in order to continue conversion in right direction. Most important to note is the front position of the top turret, on Yugoslav machines was in rear position and to make this I have cut the top and just flip it to back and cement it.
Last images are relatively new, they were made during model tool testing but show trim work on wing tips as well sanding of kit fuselage side as well top. Basic kit have many windows on fuselage side and there have to be covered.
Continue... soon I hope so :))
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Ho ho ho!!! This will be great!!!! :-clap :-clap :-tri :-obey
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I hope I could dig out canopy files I have somewhere and make this details before close the nose :))
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Very interresting build!!!
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This will be fun to watch! :-jump I especially enjoy conversions of this sort. :-love
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Documentation is finally prepared as well material. Conversion will start soon :))
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:-clap :-tri :-clap
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Good to see this going forward!
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Find time to continue this build. First at all I have cemented cockpit on the front fuselage, this is important step for further copy of the front nose shape. Next important to do is fill of all panel lines engraved before I have good documentation as well gaps behind the canopy. Tri point leveling is next important step, the same way is used on real airplanes. This give me options to transfer all points from kit to bottom drawings (previously aligned with kit) and get line of the missing nose. After that everything is easy, I cut shapes from balsa and cement it with epoxy glue. Last step is fill of the forgotten elements at the kit bottom.
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Very nice process, No.1. The new nose will be perfectly rendered with the laminated elements!
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This is very strong and durable construction and best at all- easy to work with. Following images show progress in nose shaping and resin covering. This must stay at least 48 hours before continue work.
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Excellent work No.1, it will look very different with that new nose. :-ok
Ernie
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Thank you, personally I like it with this nose :))
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I may use your method shown here on my Beaufighter "thimble" radome nose!
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I would like to see this mate, it would be nice and easy work ;)
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I had planned to turn the radome from aluminum on the lathe but I believe your way will be more fun!
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:-ok
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Real beauty!! :-clap :-clap
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Thank you :)) Work on nose continue, to regret I was not so tidy in work with red filler but final result will be fine ;)
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I should have warned you about the filler.......it is a little "gooey" when you start a new tube but becomes firmer and easier to apply after a few uses. You're right though, it will sand (especially likes wet sanding) easily when cured.
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Good job! :-clap
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this is like a cookie ! :-love :-joke :-salut :-clap
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Thank you :))
About filler, this is my error, I make a coat and try to make another pass to reshape it... in just few seconds it become a bit harden so result was messy surface coat
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Shape is over and I have cut off parts where have to be transparent elements. Now to get time to make it... hope in one week I would be able to do that. Work bench is busy, you see there Typhoon, Zmaj R-1 (scratch built), MS 406 for paint test and Caproni 310.
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:-clap :-ok
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:-ok
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You will drink tea when you work on all of this :) ;) :)) :-ok
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:))
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Slow work on transparencies ;)
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You're courageous ;)
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Go forward, it looks very good! :-clap
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Thank you ;)