Vidar_710 Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Wings fully blended in and coroguard touched up before masking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Plans for future builds of this kit. (I have 3 more variants in the stash) The engineering for this kit gives the modeler the option to remove the port side of the cockpit and replace it with a clear part so the cockpit details can be seen. This idea makes assembly a Royal PITA whether you use the clear part or not. The clear plastic wind screen parts (when you opt out on the big clear panel) is almost impossible to remove from the sprue without marring them. If you manage a clean separation, you have to cements clear windscreen halves into the fuselage halves and fill the center windscreen frame after gluing the fuselage halves together. As you can tell by this build, it didn't work out too well for me, so I filled in and painted over everything. My solution will be to take this... Scan it, mirror it... To make a one-piece shell like the BPK 737 kits... Like this, then print it on my 3D resin printer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 There's 3 hours of my life I'd like to have back. Starboard side tomorrow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Vidar_710 said: There's 3 hours of my life I'd like to have back LOL. Yeah, masking stinks. Nice to see your 707 back from doom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 All the Coroguard has been masked off. I'll be checking again for seam shadows, then I'll give it a good going over with a 12,000 grit buffing cloth before applying the Gloss Black base. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 Damn You Mr Boeing!!! I swear he had them put the HF antenna on the tail so us model builders would keep knocking it off! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 HF antenna fixed TWICE! Mr Surfacer 1500 applied in preparation for the Gloss Black base. Will check one more time for seam shadows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 First coat of Gloss Black applied. It'll get to set while I'm out on a 4-day trip. I'll be able to handle it by then and give it a good going over before the Metal work can start. Tracy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I read somewhere that Jennings said the Entex 707 was the most accurate 707 kit in existence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) OK, I'm done going over and over the surface looking for and fixing flaws. The Black Basing is finally finished... The base color of Aircraft Aluminum goes on tonight! Crossing fingers. Edited March 25, 2023 by Vidar_710 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) First color on, Alaclad II Aircraft Aluminum. Not my best but I'll live with it. Edited March 25, 2023 by Vidar_710 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Very nice. Super smooth and shiny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) OK, this project is over. I went too far and ruined the finish. I would have to strip down to bare plastic and start over. The heart isn't willing, but at least I didn't throw it against the wall.... YET. Maybe I'll come back to it. Too nice a kit to just throw away. Learned what not to do when I do the AstroJets. Tracy Edited March 28, 2023 by Vidar_710 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 All the masking ripped off without any love to prep for a Purple Power bath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 So sorry to hear this Tracy. It was looking so nice where you had left off. Don’t toss it! Put it up on the shelf and walk away for awhile. Like you said, too nice a kit to toss away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 More issues arose in one of the engines that was unfixable. That was the straw that broke the camel's back... I chucked it! I've broken out another copy of the kit and have already started on it. It's easier because the kit is intact this time. I will come away with some different approaches on doing things with this kit that I believe will come out for the better in the long run. I'll revisit this thread when I get past the priming stage. Tracy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) Going about the new build in a significantly new way. This copy of the kits was not shattered and did not have the pax windows glued in. The cargo door and entry doors have been cemented, filled, and feathered into the fuselage. Panel lines in the cargo door had to be filled in and re-scribed due to them being too wide and deep compared to the fuselage details. Instead of the badly engineered kit clear parts, I have opted to fill the pax windows and windscreen with clear UV resin. The right is the raw fill after removing the scotch tape, before trimming off the excess... The left is the beginning of shaping the resin to the fuselage. Both sides coming along. Much better fit results than the kit's clear parts. Both sides finished shaping. Next, polish back to a clear resin, along with the pax and entry door windows. Tracy Edited April 1, 2023 by Vidar_710 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Amazing work Tracy! You are much more skilled than I am. I would never have tried the clear resin route, but I like the results. Carry on, good sir! Kind regards, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 I need to try some of that clear resin, looks like it finishes nicely. Nice to see this project back on the rails Tracy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) The product is called Solarez. I used the Doming Resin - I may want to try a thinner version next time for the windshield. Be sure to buy their UV light. It's tuned to their resin for best curing. Edited April 2, 2023 by Vidar_710 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, Vidar_710 said: The product is called Solarez. I used the Doming Resin - I may want to try a thinner version next time for the windshield. Be sure to buy their UV light. It's tuned to their resin for best curing. The Solarizer light makes a huge difference. A lesser light leaves many clear UV resins tacky. Sorry you had to start over! Sometimes it is just way easier to start over than try to fix. Edited April 3, 2023 by Kurt H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 UV resin polished in for the windscreens and Pax windows. I donated the clear cockpit part to Vintage Flyers and asked them to make a 1/100 scale masking set for this kit. However, I did ask for a change. I requested a full mask that includes the wind screen frame. This allows for the proper placement of the windows, as well as allowing the framing mask to be removed to paint it bare aluminum. The frame mask can then be placed back on to mask the framing for shooting the color. Several Airlines left the windscreen framing bare metal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 I'm in the process of using several Paint Mules to come up with a better painting plan. Think I may have a solution for the right look. Tracy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Dabbling a bit late at night. I'm still working a bunch of paint mules for the optimum bare-metal look. In the first build, after building the engines I noticed the N1 Bypass exhaust was just a step in the surface detail. I've decided to carve out some material to give it some relief since it is the exhaust for the bypass fan - which can be up to 85% of the engines thrust. left is done, 7 more halves to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 A nice touch, the simple things make a good model great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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