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Convair CV 880 TWA "Out of service" - Glencoe/Hawk 1:126


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Hallo Guys,

it´s a long time since my last posting here on ARC - today I´d like to show you my latest work - it´s a Convair CV 880M...

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The molds are from the very old Hawk-Kit, I think it´s first released in 1960..?! The used kit is a re-release from Glencoe out from 1991, it´s 'boxscale' 1:126...

The inspiration for this model was primarily the CV 880 (N807AJ), which was parked along with it´s sister ship at Atlantic City Airport - photos can be found here.

I immediately wanted to build the model as heavy weathered as the ones at ACY, mixed with the empty engine pods (how appropriate for this kit - there´s no fanblades!) I discovered on another CV 880 at Mojave, the damaged nose gear and a bit of the unpainted fuselage and fin (starboard side).

Since the model works best in 'natural environment', at first a few photos under blue skies and sunshine..:coolio:

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While the whole wingtip is missing on the left wing, the right wing lacks only the transparent cover of the position light - loose wires hanging out...

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The extended flaps are completely made from scratch.. :bandhead2:

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Some views from on high - the barren landscape was created by chinchilla sand and clumps of cut plumbers hemp ..

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Some details from the vicinity - an extensive engine along with it´s nacelle cover...

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The extreme weathering of the 'walkways' was found on this picture..

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Scruffy warning signs, unreadable, only rust ...

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The engine was created from all sorts of 'stuff' out of the "box of residues"...

Here´s as it looked 'under construction':

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The ladder was cobbled together from stretched sprue, using PS material (cream cheese cover) for stages and silver paper (cigarette) for the grooved surfaces ...

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Shame on me: The railing is broken, I did not notice when taking pictures ..

There is only a single nose wheel left, the axis rests on a wooden plank on the right side..

btw: It is actually a wooden plank, because it is a piece from a matchstick ;)

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The (completely rusted) tiny ladder, parked on engine #2, was also done entirely from stretched sprue and PS - the obligatory dime clarifies it´s size... :blink:

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Once again a rear view - the pictures were taken with the model on the folded roof window ... not quite safe,

but luckily everything went well... B)

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Hope you like it - thanx for looking! :D

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Thanx again..!:coolio:

What scale is the dime??

Oh...it´s 16,25mm in diameter..

Well, here´s another picture for size comparison, made while construction:

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This one (also from the construction phase) shows the scratchbuilt nose details in close up:

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:wacko:

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