drhornii Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) First things, a few small corrections, thanks to the GB members Geardownplease & Trojan thunder for pointing these out. Aft cockpit bulkheas & carco bay window. Aft bulkhead is flush, not recessed as ROG made it. Simple fis, just trim & move bulkhead aft. I added reinforcement strips where the crew bunks are. Note that primer is still fresh so it will be smoother and you really will ot see the detail in the crew rest area, a little overkill. Corrected the main landing gear door that Geardownplease pointed out. Just after cutting, black area removed from gear door and glued on the fuselage. All cleaned up. Edited February 23, 2009 by drhornii Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Nice start Dave, Another reference thread for my 1/144 C-17 when I start it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atdb27 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Nice start Dave,Another reference thread for my 1/144 C-17 when I start it! Me to :) Adrian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) A little color added to the cargo bay really brings it to life. Want to add more but you will probably will not see 95% of the details but I know it is there......I should have sanded the bay floor smooth except for the recessed tie downs since the no slip pads to not match the raised areas. Finished aft bulkhead with window. Also cut the load master seat base off & scratch built a new base and cut white styrene strips for bay overhead lighting.. Edited February 25, 2009 by drhornii Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 That is great work Dave, right click...save I will be attacking the interior of my beast soon, these pics are good ref Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 That is great work Dave, right click...save I will be attacking the interior of my beast soon, these pics are good ref I posted a few links in the Cargo hold thread with interior pictures I used as reference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atdb27 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) Looking good Dave. My 1st one will be closed up but looking at your build I will definitely do an open one! Adrian Edited February 25, 2009 by atdb27 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Little more progress during the forums "black out" Added the troop door blast deflector vent holes. Made a template and used it on both sides to be consistent. Drilled holes (.025" dia) Installed .025" dia rod slightly recessed leaving a shallow pocket. Added landing/taxi lights & missing window midway on fuselage. Looks like they intended to add the landing light on one side but did not finish the hole and only on one side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 So you are opening the para door? Are you scratching a new one or is what's left of the old one useable? Nice little detail touches you are adding as well! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 So you are opening the para door? Are you scratching a new one or is what's left of the old one useable?Nice little detail touches you are adding as well! Opening just the RH troop door. I glued the outer door & inner door together and folded in the outer fairing. Not sure if it hinges in but I am sure it is not that thick on the base when it opens. Great kit but a lot of little issues for the faithful rivet counters out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Wow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 (edited) Thought I would post the troop door details, first the construction phase pictures of the "porch" area finished (less no slip & light) Edited March 17, 2009 by drhornii Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherC Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Nice progress David! I couldn't find any clear photos of the rear cockpit bulkhead, I was pretty sure something was wrong with it. After seeing your thread I'm going to go ahead and modify it. Do the paratrooper doors keep their profile when they're opened? If not, where does all that extra "thickness" at the base go? Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skyraider Maniac Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 The whole model looks really good - I like the details you've been adding, awesome job! quick idea (you might've already thought of it), since you've gone through the trouble of cutting open the paratrooper door - you might want to add the non-slip surface thats in the bottom of the doorway. Might be able to accomplish it with a some small pieces of sandpaper. Hope it helps - just thought I'd mention it. Really nice model! keep up the good work! Nice progress David! I couldn't find any clear photos of the rear cockpit bulkhead, I was pretty sure something was wrong with it. After seeing your thread I'm going to go ahead and modify it.Do the paratrooper doors keep their profile when they're opened? If not, where does all that extra "thickness" at the base go? Chris The Doors are raised vertically inside the cargo bay when opened, so if my memory serves me right, they do - I paid attention a little bit on the way out the door - though typically I was more focused on making sure I was jumping out far enough than wondering about the door profile Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 (edited) Nice progress David! I couldn't find any clear photos of the rear cockpit bulkhead, I was pretty sure something was wrong with it. After seeing your thread I'm going to go ahead and modify it.Do the paratrooper doors keep their profile when they're opened? If not, where does all that extra "thickness" at the base go? Chris IIRC the outer profile is hinged and folds in when opening so the door will be narrower when open. That is what that track on the fwd door wall is for. I do plan on adding the no slip strips (black decal strips probably) and a small slime light in the door way. As for the aft bulkhead, I found this in the Walkaround page I posted in the pinned topics "cargo holdl" Edited March 18, 2009 by drhornii Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Getting close to finished, just dull coated the bird. Here is the rudder sections after cutting them out & cleaning them up. Installed The real deal.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I'm really liking your work here David. Pulled mine out of the pile today and started preliminary work on the cockpit and wings. Look forward to seeing your whole model completed. regards Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Not to let the cat out of the bag but I sent the masters I made for the rudders to Contrail resins to produce them. Not sure if they will be sold individually or in a upgrade set. They are planning on doing a droped flap set and engines in "reverse" mode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Almost there, just small items left like the rest of the gear doors & ramp & crew door. Since I used a resin rudder (not sure of that was the issue or not) it became a tail sitter. I used a 1/4 oz nose weight (in fwd section of nose gear bay) and all is good. If that did not work, I would have had to use the ramp to push the nose down. Troop door "no slip" & slime light in door opening added Edited March 6, 2011 by drhornii Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 What a great build David! I like the little details, like the rudder and the forward and rear doors! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Just a note, wish I did this on mine..... Fill in all 4 FEDS hatch panel lines, use the decal which is a dotted line. Looks like the aircraft does not have a panel line, just the dotted line indicating the separation line. The real thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Looking outstanding! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Midnight Storm Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Great looking model!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DC10Oiller Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Man, that is some outstanding work David. ;) Simply great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USAFsparkchaser Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yes the FEDS detail should be filled in there is no panel lines on the actual jet. FEDS is for a water landing the crew will initiate FEDS and a whole will be blown outward at these locations and a life raft will be ejected out of the holes. I have to replace the explosives on the real thing for this. So please anyone ever touring a C-17 don't pull any yellow handles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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