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Post by wing_nut on Apr 25, 2016 10:21:28 GMT -5
I've decided to hold off on the Roland until all the AM stuff arrives. In all the info searches for the A321 I came across a company the make AM decals for a Monogram Constellation from 1956. I was 1 when this kit was produced. The penny is for a reference to see how big the rivets are. They scale up to about 2" across at the their base and about that high too. There are troughs in the upper wing that I believe are meant demarcate the wing walks. They scale up to about 10" wide and 7-8" deep. I love how these ancient kits are molded so little Johnny doesn't have to mess with paint. White fuselage and tail and the wings where NMF. So white and silvery gray plastic. Lots of flash everywhere. Fuselage nicely warped with a crack on one side. That will get taken care of with a little putty when I sand off all the rivets. It's going to be built wheels up in flight. Surprisingly though, once all the flash and the alignment pins that are removed, more of a hindrance than a help, and the sprue gates the size of my leg are cleaned up test fit is actually pretty good. A test fit of the wing roots is better than many kits produced today.        |
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Post by wouter on Apr 25, 2016 10:34:25 GMT -5
Wow, that kit originates from my moms birth year  I must admit, though I don't know much about it, I think this is one of the most beautiful airliners ever built. Looking forward to see you tackle this flashed and warped kit mate! Cheers |
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Post by dierk on Apr 25, 2016 10:34:51 GMT -5
I didn't know Harland and Wolff built planes as well  You could always leave the rivets as is and go steam punk on its behind  |
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Post by martslay on Apr 25, 2016 13:01:29 GMT -5
Remarkable rare model!
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Post by panzerjager2 on Apr 25, 2016 18:50:13 GMT -5
What's really cool abooot the "connie" from Monogram is the scale of those rivets, they would be the size of oranges in real life........ Gotta luv the 1950's era kits....... Who remembers Frog, Renwal, Lindberg and Hawk?
Very cool build
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 25, 2016 22:58:23 GMT -5
Ah the 'classic' Monogram kits, can't blame them for getting back some nostalgia bucks on the same Molds!  |
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Post by wing_nut on Apr 26, 2016 6:35:21 GMT -5
OMGSanding, sanding,sanding,sanding,sanding,sanding,sanding,sanding.
Putty, putty,putty,putty,putty,putty,putty,putty.
Sanding, sanding,sanding,sanding,sanding,sanding,sanding,sanding.
This is not one of those IQ tests where ya tell me what next in the sequence. 
Are these the memories these old kits are supposed to bring back? 
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Post by martslay on Apr 26, 2016 6:52:42 GMT -5
Not always it is necessary to make the copy of the original. Sometimes it is necessary to make model in that look which the manufacturer (Monogram) has given it. |
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 26, 2016 20:12:29 GMT -5
The problem is you're building it to your modern expectations vs the good old days of building in an afternoon and flying it around the living room! Stick with it Marc, maybe your mantra will change soon. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Apr 28, 2016 16:50:54 GMT -5
1956?!?!? That's long before I was born... count me in!
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Post by wing_nut on May 5, 2016 17:53:11 GMT -5
Been a while since an update. There have been sessions but spread further apart due to be so drag a$$ tried from the busiest I've been in years with my business. Housing market is very good here at the moment. The fuselage and wings are finally smooth. At least it feels smooth. Primer will ferret out any area that need work. vertical stabilizer is a touch long but that's good in this case. I put a little fillet at the back for support of some putty to bring the tail of the fuselage even with the back of the vet stab. Looks like the very end of the fuselage is not as rounded as the kit makes it. It's got an edge down the back that I am going try to get at least some of in there. Since taking these pics I have glued the wings and the real problem parts is going to be the engine nacelles. The top and bottom halves are like they are from different scale kits. Gonna be a very high fudge factor there.    for discussion purposes only  |
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Post by wbill76 on May 5, 2016 19:18:14 GMT -5
Nice fix for the tail there Marc. Always better to be busy vs. bored! |
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Post by Leon on May 5, 2016 19:32:50 GMT -5
Nice progress Marc! Your doing a fine job. |
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Post by John Everett on May 5, 2016 20:16:38 GMT -5
This kit is great! Don't clean up anything, giant rivets and all. As a bit of modeling history, this one should serve to remind us of how far we've come.
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Post by martslay on May 6, 2016 2:01:19 GMT -5
Where rivets? Where spirit of the 50th years?  |
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Post by wing_nut on May 6, 2016 6:48:24 GMT -5
Thanks all.
Too late for the rivets. All as smooth as a baby's asxxx elbow. The sliver plastic was weird. When the rivets were sanded off there was still a dot where a rivet once stood. Looked exactly like the rivet was still there. So not only a lot of sanding there was a lot of 'feeling" to see what still needed to be sanded.
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Post by wing_nut on May 26, 2016 8:48:03 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on May 26, 2016 11:13:01 GMT -5
WOW...Great job on the masking and painting Marc!
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Post by wbill76 on May 26, 2016 11:24:20 GMT -5
Well worth the tedium Marc, very nice. Just remember to keep score on the self-flipping, wouldn't want you to get confused! |
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Post by wing_nut on May 27, 2016 8:54:53 GMT -5
I wish I had taken a picture of the masking it took to get to here.  That light at the end of the tunnel is a getting brighter. |
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Post by martslay on May 27, 2016 9:16:58 GMT -5
Cool! Very cool!
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Post by Leon on May 27, 2016 9:18:36 GMT -5
Paint looks great Marc! The Connie is looking really good. |
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Post by wing_nut on May 30, 2016 12:04:08 GMT -5
As close as ya get without being done. The prop are gonna a bit of works since they are basically surfboards at the moment. And need to make some cabin door decals... and buy a real stand  |
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Post by armorguy on May 30, 2016 12:14:31 GMT -5
Your top shelf must be full mate !
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Post by wbill76 on May 30, 2016 13:34:27 GMT -5
That looks sweet Marc! You could always fly it out to Oahu to get the most out of those prop blades. |
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Post by martslay on May 30, 2016 15:20:45 GMT -5
Magnificent model!
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Post by wing_nut on May 30, 2016 15:29:13 GMT -5
Thanks AG.
Bill....no surfing for me. The day they report sharks are extinct .... COWABUNGA... until them... Freshwater lakes and concrete lined swimming pools.
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Post by TRM on May 30, 2016 16:44:51 GMT -5
Wow, that is a beauty Marc!! Kick a$$ masking!! LOL...aside form the blue-tac, I thought the base looked cool!! Okay, heady back to my non-related-wingy subjects now! Best of luck surfing with the tail feathers! |
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Post by Leon on May 30, 2016 18:00:48 GMT -5
Excellent work Marc! The decals really pulled this together. |
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Post by wing_nut on Jun 1, 2016 15:27:32 GMT -5
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I must admit, though I don't know much about it, I think this is one of the most beautiful airliners ever built. Looking forward to see you tackle this flashed and warped kit mate!
