Pilatus PC 7 - Double Build - Done!
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Bought an old resin kit last month.
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unfortunattley the kit is not complete - Wheels are of wrong size and not from the original .resin kit. Propeller blades are mssing as well
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Second kit is from Planet Models
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2 sheets from Brent Air for the special liveries.
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I had to scratch build the tries. The kit I bought was used/opened - and unfortunatly the wrong size of wheels were added.
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I took the tyres of the Planet Model kit as my "master wheel".
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E'viola. Front & back side of my two, new wheels,...
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I built the same kit from IMPS in the past. It was a "Tailsitter" as the complete fuselage is filled with resin. Adding Horizontal and Vertical stab's makes the plane sitting on its butt.
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Therefore I decided to cave out the back.
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For better access I milled away resin from two directions. I entered the back of the plane from cockpit and fuselage bottom.
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The nature of resin casting locked the Air-In-Take as well, so I opened it up.
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Exhaust exit added.
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Closing the "cave". 😉
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Closed.
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Also the Planet Model parts have some pinholes. So filler is required here also.
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My first time scribing panel lines,....OMG - the wing looks terrible. Too deep, no constant depth (resin?), not really straight lines,...
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I put my first bad experience on resin & scribing aside (wing). I am fully motivated for the fuselage,....
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I tried to take more care,....
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....well. It is slightly better. Lessons learn for what ever comes next 😉
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PC7 Spinner and Propeller @ work,...
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Shape and Size of the spinners from the IMPS as well as from the Planet Model kit does not match to the "real" thing,...(left side)
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So I decided to scratch them with remains from my rummage box - not 100% but much better I think.
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Both the cockpits (IMPS LH/Planet RH) are poor in details
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Planet Kit shows a nice gab between front fuselage and cockpit panel
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different approach on pilot seats as well
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I tried to "harmonize" the seats appearance and added head rests
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closing gabs and adding details to the cockpit
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getting closer to the picture references I have consulted
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some extras and a HUD - on one of the two birds that should become weapon equiped
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no exhaust pipes in the IMPS kit - so I make my own
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craving and sanding some sprue
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evoila - copy and paste 😉
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some dry fit - seems ok
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This Austrian PC7 carrys FN Herstal HMG-250 Gunpods.
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I searched a lot aftermarket products - but did not find 1/72 Gunpods that would fit,....
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....so I have to make my own - right?
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Hard eraser/rubber, quite easy to cut and - you can sand it in shape.
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The flash cover of the Browing machine gun is made from spare parts,....
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I use filler to get rid of the "elastic" surface and to be able to paint it.
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Not entirley finished yet, but I need to do a trial fit. Looks ok.
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Lau32-7 rocket launcher - same thing, I could not find aftermarket products in 1/72 for that kind of pod
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So I checked some spare parts from other kits (a CH 53 + NH 500) to build the launcher I need,...
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Drilling the "back" of this launcher model to get my "master model reference" for drilling the holes for the 7 rockets,...
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Here we go - the seven first rocket exits are there,....
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Assembly of what I have collected together,...
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Some filler and sanding was needed.
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Ready for dry fit and paint,...
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mmh....I guess thats acceptable.
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First coat dark green is on....
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"Do it yourself" gun pod FN Herstal HMG 250 & rocket launcher LAU32-7 finished !
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Some antenna parts, etc,...needed to be copied for the IPMS set where those where missing.
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Trial #1: fitting a "new" canopy from a different kit onto the IMPS fuselage.
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The spare window I used looked great - as long as it was not fitted to the fuselage.
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Right hand - pretty good fit
left hand - no good fit
left hand - no good fit
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so trial #2: adjusting the narrow fuselage with putty in a way that the canopy is unconstrained and without major steps and gabs
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transition of the two components is quite ok now
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the front section will need some further attention....
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didn't like the front wheel without axis
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my 2 front wheels
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pimping the lower front of the aircraft
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main landing gear - one set way too long, the other one way too short (? some things doesnt make sense at all,...)
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Locking forward for some paint,....
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A shiny black primer
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I decided to apply "black basing" on this bird to get some worne and weathered skin. A test sample in the back...
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Blurring in some olive drab.
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Working with some "shades". Dark green, some white and black on radomized panels.
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Paintjob almost done - appling some extrem light layer (1:4 IPA) with dark green at the end.
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Wood green is the last layer of this paint scheme.
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2 layers of Future. Greasy and ready for decals and wash.
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The new decal from Brent-Air (horizontal stabilizer paint scheme only) went on smooth and easy,....
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..., but, OMG. The meanwhile 15 years+ old decals from the IPMS box are - scrap now. Maybe I could have saved them by appliying a layer of fixing/primer/etc... I did not think about this option before. I have to order new decals now.
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So - as the other bird is waiting for new decals I can switch to PC7 #2. Unfortunally I need more carving as the plane still want to sit on it's tail.
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So roughly 1/3 behind the engine cowling is now filled with fishing lead instead of resin.
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I try to compensate my mishap during scribing of panels. My first attempt in scribing ended with "canjons" instead of panel lines. I try to fill it with surfacer.
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After ~ 10 min I wipe away excess material on the panel with IPA.
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It looks much better now - did the "panel filling" operation 2x.
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I did some paint trails on a spare part to get an idea how the dark blue and the day glow orange need to be applied. ...Let's start!
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The Primer is on.....checking the surface for distracting defects and checking the panel line depth. Some minor rework will be done.
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I tried a "reverse Black-Basing" to get some depth effect on the blue.
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ORANGE!
I had to play a little to get the right positions/edges - I need them pretty accurate for the decals that will follow now.
I had to play a little to get the right positions/edges - I need them pretty accurate for the decals that will follow now.
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The anti glare is a "draft"" - I need some visual helping points for the cobra decals. I assume I have to adjust it afterwards.
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The new Decals arrived. - The Aircraft after oilwash.
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The Aircraft after oilwash.
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Working on the undercarriage....
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Preparing the underwings to attach the weaponry
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Gun pod & rocked launcher attached
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...almost done. Gear doors, propellers, etc..still missing, but #1 is getting close to the finish line.
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I started with the decals on the bottom side - looks quit okay.
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Oh-Oh..... something went wrong here -that is definitively NOT the way it should look like. The still wet and unadjusted decal on the PC7...WTH -the organe is coming through the decal film.
Did not expect that and didn't consider to mask the whole head of this snake to asure a blue layer underneath.
Mmmh...need a break here to think about how I can manoeuvre out of this situation.
Did not expect that and didn't consider to mask the whole head of this snake to asure a blue layer underneath.
Mmmh...need a break here to think about how I can manoeuvre out of this situation.
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The new Decal arrived - so I beheaded the old one.
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My Viper got skinned - I did cut the head along a panel line in front of the wing and prepared a mask to apply a blue layer.
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Blue layer done.
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Not perfect, but let's give it a try.....
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Head of the new decal film applied....it went on pretty well.
Mishap recovered. 😉
Mishap recovered. 😉
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Finally - DONE with my couple of PC7s.
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Finally - DONE with my couple of PC7s.
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Decal issue resolved and final details attached.
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Will add some pics in a seperate album soon.
Коментари
16 25 November 2019, 20:58
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Interesting build! But man, do I hope you had a dust mask when you drilled out that opening in the back! 😮 An awful lot of resin dust there!
27 January 2020, 19:04
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Hey Patrick! Your are right - it was a mess. 😉 And I hope it was worth doing that operation.
27 January 2020, 19:09
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I just recently updated with few more pictures - I am a desperate modeler. First time scribing: I am not happy with the output 🙁 I have to take that as a lessons learned....
27 January 2020, 19:12
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What kind of paint do you normally use? I like to use lacquers and when I doubt my scribing, I spray some gloss lacquer on to see how it looks under paint. After that I just take it off again with 91% alcohol and continue my build.
27 January 2020, 21:55
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When you don't like your scribing, fill in the grooves with sprue goo, sand flush and scribe in that. Because it cures as plastic, it's a very solid scribing material and much more forgiving than brittle resin.
27 January 2020, 21:57
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THX Patrick for your advice. Well noted. That's what I like on scalemates - someone is there to share experiences and to help out,...thx and I will try this by next change.
28 January 2020, 19:25
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Well first the PC-6 now the PC-7... as an Austrian I have them in my stash too 😉
(Took me some effort to get them...)
Good to have a pro to learn and follow 🙂
30 January 2020, 17:31
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Hi & welcome NorK. I know what you mean - Austrian Airforce "Schmetterlingssammlung" is hard to complete. IF you get them, the build can become a pain... e.g. Marivox Saab 105,...
I started a "collection" folder with the aim so list (=build) all flown types since 1955. Well,...kind of challenging. Time will show if that list once get completted. 🙂
31 January 2020, 16:39
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update - I figured out that spinner from the kit(s) to not match the real thing in size and shape. I decided to scratch with spare parts from my rummage box to come closer.
6 February 2020, 18:55
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Anyone ever stumbled over Herstal Gunpods in 1/72 ? I did not and decided to scratch them - not sure how they turn out,....
16 April 2020, 19:25
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I had the same Issue with LAU32-7 rocket launchers,...was not able to find that one in 1/72. So again some scratch work where required. Meanwhile I have a first layer of dark green on those pods...
19 April 2020, 15:53
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Thx Mirko.
Thx Lukasz. That makes it even more interessing,... (to me).
22 April 2020, 20:02
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You made me start thinking of buying the Dutch one, one day maybe... 🙂
22 April 2020, 20:55
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after some months of zero progress I was able to spend some time on my PC7 trainers,....
12 August 2020, 19:56
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Hi Andy, Lukasz - you know that normally I like to puzzle over such kind of tasks and to try to make the best out of such kits (from my perspective of course 😉 )
.... to keep the patience and to avoid butchering the kit instead, I take a break sometimes to calm down...so - actually no clue when I will continue ! (🙂 kidding)
16 August 2020, 06:16
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Cold & Rainy outside - a perfect day to spend time at the paint booth. Some progess on this one....
11 October 2020, 16:12
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Great looking paint, Juergen! I prefer one a little more colourful though...
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11 October 2020, 20:44
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Getting there... 🙂 Or did Gordon convince you to try that lollipop scheme? 😉
14 October 2020, 00:53
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🙂 Gordon, Patrik - I like lollipops. But for this bird I guess I have to stick with my original plans. Sorry.
But bird 2 of this douple build will get a more colourful dress - I hope you will like it 😉
stay tuned...
21 October 2020, 17:40
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Paint job #2 ready to go. Gordon...what to you think? 😉 not really a lollipop but,...close!
6 November 2020, 19:45
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Orange is my favourite colour! Looking forward to seeing the paint come together. And great job on the builds! Some very impressive scratch building and detailing!
6 November 2020, 19:55
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Hi Stefan. Tricky kits those two ...But I'm motivated to get the best out of it. Only limited by my skills.....on the other hand I learned alot during this build (keyword -Future & Gunze; amongst others...) 😉
21 November 2020, 14:05
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A mishap - I have to reconsider how to proceed now. TheGold of the decal didn't entirely cover the orange layer.
29 November 2020, 17:11
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Great job on the masking of the blue! Not any easy looking job, either.
5 January 2021, 12:09
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Thx, Gordon & Lukasz - I was a bit wary and unconfident on how to fix that issue for the last couple of weeks. But - nothing ventured, nothing gained. I'm lucky that this LH side went quite ok. Tackling the other one asap.
5 January 2021, 13:32
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So as the Me 262 group build had a higher priority this bird had to wait,.... but not too much was remaining, so therefore I can call this douple build "completed" now. Some pics of those 2 and as a quardruple with 2 older builds will follow asap. cheers
23 March 2021, 20:34
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Adding 2 more to my collection....
Special liveries for being 30 and 35 years in service.