Da SWO Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Starting another thread as the first one is in the wrong section. Trying to make a 1/72 WC-130A from the Italeri C-130 E/H kit. I have the OzMods C-130A set of engines, propellers, and external fuel tanks. I lucked out and got a Zvezda kit for a future build, and was happy to see how detailed the interior of that kit is. I have used some of the Zvezda parts as templates (finding out the parts don't fit the Italeri kit smoothly). Per Scalemates, it's a 1994 kit that gets new decals, but the same old tooling. The cockpit is pretty sparse, my first goal was to replicate the ugly green color this was my first and second attempt. The lighter green color is the desired color. I was going to have the crew entrance door open, but I am not convinced the bulkhead is in the correct location, so I'll go with the Crew Entrance Door closed. Even so I wanted to experiment a little with scratch building for future builds. I used the Zvezda kit to make a generic insulation pattern, I also had to make copies of the crew seats for the Dropsonde Systems Operator. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Cool project, great start! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Looking forward to the next steps! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 The ARWO (Weather Officer's) seat was used as my starting point. I made a partial cast of the Zvezda navigator table and used that as the starting point for the ARWO station. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 Navigators seat and table. The ARWO station came out rough, but I learned from it and the next iteration will be smoother. Little putty and some sanding should help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Super duper start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Nice work on the updated cockpit, I hope to use the Zvezda parts as templates for my next Italeri C-130 build. Scratch building is a nice skill to know for these types of non standard conversions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Not getting a lot of bench time. Slow progress on the cockpit, I keep going down rabbit holes and start over. The general cockpit area is done, I need to work on the interior fuselage and station 245 (front cargo bay bulkhead). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Station 245 (bulkhead between the cockpit and cargo are is wrong on the Italeri kit. The wall needs to be trimmed back. before (sorry for the cloudy cell-phone picture) First cut: I actually cut a little too far in, but I am going to leave it. Final cut: The painted black/green areas are avionics racks, I have to repaint because the masking tape wasn't on well enough. I'm looking at options for creating an avionics look without scratch building avionics. The top wall should be extended to the edge of the wall coming in off the left fuselage. Next time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Looking good! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 Life interfered with my modelling. Forced move, and new glasses plus a ton of medical appointments. I finished the cockpit. Low quality cell-phone photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Ah! Some progress. Great! I started an old mould Airifx kit a couple of months ago, it stalled as I too was in the middle of a move. I think once I get it back out of the box I will try some of those cockpit mods. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 Finally finished the right fuselage interior. The panels are darker then I wanted. I also need to make longer/thinner insulation strips for my next build. The paratroop door will be open so you can see the Drop System Operator's station. I didn't go as far down with the insulation panels because they will be covered up and can't be seen. Test fitting the fuselage together pretty much hides any interior details. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 A little more work. Painted the no-skid ovals on the cargo floor (interesting that these A-models had small areas, later models had much larger no-skid areas). The smudge at the bottom is the hole for the dropsonde tube. Getting the floor under the wheel well insulation was a pain. The fit was tighter on the right side, then on the left. Once again, dry-fit saves the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K5054NZ Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Excellent progress! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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