Trojan Thunder Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I have done a bit more to the old bird. I had started the surgery on the P-3 kit back in February. I saw a picture of a completed one at the Melbourne (Australia) Model Expo just passed and it got me interested again. I have now glued the forward fuselage sections together and added some (a lot?) putty. From the pics I see that there are a few more blemishes especially in the resin parts to attend to. Here are the pictures: This is the model I saw (Photo courtesy of Fizzychops) Assembly as it stands A nose close up Nose again, underneather and the tail area There are a few depressions and inlets I am not sure about so I did not fill them. I will have to check some refs to see if these stay or go. I am not sure what I will do with the windscreen panes, either fill them with putty and use a decal or paint the indentation with a black or dark grey and fill the depressions with Testors Clear Cement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DC10Oiller Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Looks good Aussie! ;) You're to be commended just for taking on the Hasegawa kit, let alone do a conversion. I built a 737-300 some time ago and used Bare Metal Foil Black Chrome for the windows, but that was in 1/144 so I'm not sure how it work in 1/72. Any thoughts on what paint scheme it will wear when all is said and done? Something with lots of colour I hope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted June 19, 2006 Author Share Posted June 19, 2006 I have the decals for this Trans Australian Airlines scheme: TAA L-188 Though I may do it in the is QANTAS Scheme instead: QANTAS L-188 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 My votes for the TAA livery. Has a bit more color and flash than the Quantas. But since its your kit, you make the final call. Great work so far! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Great work so far. It will be interesting to see it progress. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 Thanks Don and David, I am tending back to the TAA scheme for that reason. I aslo have the QANTAS decal in 1/144 for the Minicraft kit that is lost in the stash at the moment. So I will build the QANATS Electra one day inat least 1/144 scale. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 :D That's excellent work Ray, It's a pity we no longer see the Ansett tail colours. That TAA scheme is a good one and I will be looking out for more progress reports on this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeejeeZ Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 :D Great work Ray! I actually had the idea once to convert a 1:72 Orion into an Electra, but looking how much work it will take, I'm affraid I'll pass for now.. Thank you for sharing the pics! Gertjan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brettkp Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Can i ask if you didn't convert it, is the kit a good fit? I have the update III version and intend on making it into an orion with lights, engines etc. Hopefully I'll do it in RAAF colours if I can find the decals. Brett Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarcB Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hello Ray, Nice work. Is this resin conversion commercially available ? TIA Marc B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony P Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 MarcB, There is one available at Victorian Hobby centre I think. Not sure of price. They have a 25% off everything at the moment. Get in quick! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CW4 Erick Swanberg Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Ray looking really sharp like what you are doing looks like I am going to have to pull mine out when I get back to the states Erick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 MarcB,There is one available at Victorian Hobby centre I think. Not sure of price. They have a 25% off everything at the moment. Get in quick! Tony: Mine was AU$55 about 9 months ago. And the Vic Hobby Centre was where I got it from. So 25% off would be a good deal! Brett: The fit of the kit is pretty good. I have a few in the stash for various marks: NP-3D, EP-3E, P3-AEW, Etc :blink: Erick: Thanks mate, make sure you post your progress :lol: I have only done a bit more finer sanding on it so far, need to attend to the wing mods next, filling the weapons pylon attachment points and trimming the tailing edge extension off the wing tips. I have sanded the raised detail off and probably will not replace it. I will use some shades of bare metal for the undersides and wings to show some panel detail. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 The wings are on! Some puttying and sanding happening now. I have also filled the weapon pylon attachment areas and clipped the wing tips but am not sure about the correct shape. Will have to do some research I think they are a bit rounder than what they are at the moment. I still need to clean up the forward wing root join and it will need a little more putty (tomorrow). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony P Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Ray that is looking great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pttaa Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 AWESOME RAY, please keeping post!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 Thank Tony and Andre, I will keep posting as long as I am motivated to keep going, which with this build and the Falcon 900 is very high at the moment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 (edited) Some minor progress. Fitted the No.3 engine and assembled the prop. The prop blades are part of the conversion and required a little clean up and then mating to the kit hub parts, still need to fill some small holes in it and clean up the seam along the centre of the hub. Also added the landing gear struts to assist in the painting stage. The horizontal stabs have been fitted but not glued and need a bit of adjusting. Regarding extra nose weight, I added none as the weight of the forward fuselage resin plug is more than enough to keep it from tail sitting. Furthur work includes cleaning up the leading edge seams and finding a set of instructions for the kit to see what else I have to use from the kit parts Edited July 5, 2006 by Aussie747 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Nice to see it continuing to move forward. Very interesting project. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony P Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Awesome Ray. Saw a presentation on the Electra (in Australian service)last night at a club meeting. How different are the props from the Electra compared to the Orion? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 Awesome Ray. Saw a presentation on the Electra (in Australian service)last night at a club meeting.How different are the props from the Electra compared to the Orion? thanks guys :P The Orion's blades are rounded at the tip and slightly broader. Other than that they use the same hub and engine :D <_< Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Bunker Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Any new pictures on this conversion? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
svaz Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Look'n good Ray, keep the pics coming! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted October 1, 2006 Author Share Posted October 1, 2006 Any new pictures on this conversion? Well I have the fuselage now sanded and the other engine nacelles fitted. Waiting for Clayton to update the decals set and print one off so I can start masking. THis one is slowly getting to the top of the finish pile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 :D Great work so far Ray. I can't wait to see it finished. You've obviously put a lot of time and effort into this one. Congratulations and keep up the good work. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.