The Calculus Affair (Beechcraft Bonanza)
What a nice box... I searched for this one for a while.
Not much in the box, but it's a pretty simple plane, really.
A quick dry fit proves that...
So let's add some more detail... a rear wall in the cabin, box in the wheel wells...
The Beechcraft in the Calculus Affair only has two side windows, so time for some putty.
Quite a lot of putty... I'm trying not to have a ghost window show through.
Details on the interior... which will hardly be visible, but I'll know it's there.
Cut out and masked off the windows.
All fit in place and glued together... more putty.
First white coat always shows the errors.
I didn't do a great job on masking that curve, now did I? The blue is too light as well...
Masking errors fixed, but I still don't like the blue.
Somehow I managed the smudge the wing too... gah!
A slightly darker shade of blue looks better... just the decals left to do now.
Komentáře
18 8 May 2020, 06:57
Greg BakerThanks guys. Puttying over the windows is a bit of a challenge. I can't quite get that smooth look. I used some CA glue as well, so hopefully that will help.
11 May 2020, 00:23
Greg BakerStill working on filling in the rear windows, but the show must go on. I got smart and cut masks for the windows before I glued them in place.
12 May 2020, 23:42
Lochsa RiverHowizit possible for u to be this crazy, for this extended period of time?
TINTIN RULES...
13 May 2020, 01:16
Greg BakerLikely... I was just born that way.😉. There's more Tintin craziness to come... I've got a plan to visit the local hobby shop today...
13 May 2020, 02:18
Greg BakerI hadn't forgotten about this one... but I didn't feel a need to post pics of the endless rounds of sanding, rescribing, more sanding, more putty, more sanding, painting the wrong colour... and repeat. I can't seem to get the third window to disappear completely, so a ghostly impression will just have to do.
19 June 2020, 00:05
Greg BakerIsn't that just the way? After numerous rounds of sanding and painting, I finally got the landing gear on... and then somehow managed to get glue magically on my fingers in just the right spot smudge the wing paint! Looks like I'll be doing yet another touch up...
22 June 2020, 07:45
Greg BakerI had to sell a kidney in Japan for it...😉 luckily I still have one, 'cause I'm looking for the Cessna 172 as well... 😄
22 June 2020, 14:46
Matthew AThe Cessna 172 isn't as hard to find. I now plan to make a whole kit of early Cessna 150 and can send you a copy if you can wait that long. Your son might have finished his compulsory military service by the time I finish. Still without a work area at the mo.
22 June 2020, 15:49
Greg BakerSo I painted over the smudges... but, of course my careful XF-2 (10) : XF-15 (1) paint ratio is not quite accurate. Now there's a slightly different shade on the wings. I'll have to try and blend it a bit better I guess.
23 June 2020, 00:03
Greg BakerRepainted the blue. It's a bit darker and closer to the shade in the Tintin album, so I'm happy enough. A few tiny masking errors, but fixing them seems likely to cause new problems so we'll just let them "add character" to the build... that's kinda my signature move anyway... leave a few blatant errors here and there to ground my projects in humanity.😉
Anyway, I got probably the best light coat of Future on it that I've ever done... so let' all that a win and not be greedy. Just a couple of decals left to do and we're done!
29 June 2020, 15:33
Greg BakerAnd... this one is done! Given how hard it is to get this kit, I really tried to do my best. I think I mostly succeeded on getting rid of the rear window (which was a real chore) but I think I might've caused myself some problems by not rescribing some of the panel lines as I went along. By the time I got to them, they're were pretty far gone and the plastic was hard to scribe. Oh, well, on a Beechcraft, the panel lines aren't all that important I guess.
2 July 2020, 03:09
Daniel KlinkYou really should think of an Exhibition For your little gems Greg.!
Superb Implementation of the old Bonanza
2 July 2020, 06:19
Chaz GordonAs ever a faithful recreation of the source page, and an awesome unique base. Great work Greg
2 July 2020, 09:42
Alex KSuch a cutie! 👍 (as is always the case with Greg's builds...). BTW, I think you did well to reorganize the Tintin collection projects per subject rather than per album - and it's always such a pleasure for one to browse through your various collections and projects! 🙂
2 July 2020, 17:29
Greg BakerThanks guys! Given how rare these kits are becoming, I really wanted to do it justice. It's not quite as good as I hoped for, mainly some issues with rescribing panel lines, but I think it passes the test.
Alex - yeah, I'm trying to reorganize my collections on Scalemates. The Studio Ghibli ones will be next likely. 🙂
3 July 2020, 12:49
Greg BakerOh, and I updated my blog for those of you playing along at home... strobez.ca/wp/index...the-calculus-affair/
3 July 2020, 12:49
Greg BakerBtw, if anyone is interested in a Beechcraft Bonanza Kit, I know where you can get one for about $15 plus about $15 shipping...
5 July 2020, 08:39
Greg BakerI can't believe I actually cracked this one open to add a pilot, a couple of secret agents, and a kidnapped Professor Calculus... but I did. Took some careful prying, and then glueing not to make a total hash of it, but it went back together again, and looks at least as good as it did before. I'm calling that a win. 🙂
16 March, 05:30
