Boeing 377 "Clipper Invincible" c. 1955 Voir: Diaporama Mosaïque Liste 1 January 23, 2022
Pan American World Airways “Clipper Invincible” Boeing 377 Super Stratocruiser (N1040V).
2 January 23, 2022
Boeing 377 "Stratocruiser," (N1040V Clipper Invincible), Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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200621: Major elements fitted.
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200621: Major kit elements.
5 January 23, 2022
200621: I'll be using the windshield decal from the BOAC sheet.
6 January 23, 2022
200621: Major elements fitted.
7 January 23, 2022
200621: Building a socket for the in-flight display
8 January 23, 2022
200621: Building a socket for the in-flight display
9 January 23, 2022
200621: I'll flood the area with 5-min epoxy for strength. Note the win box to avoid problems later
10 January 23, 2022
200621: I'll flood the area with 5-min epoxy for strength. Note the win box to avoid problems later
11 January 23, 2022
200621: Socket for the in-dlight display.
12 January 23, 2022
200621: Some minor warping in the kit.
13 January 23, 2022
200621: Ready to close up the fuselage (always sign your work!)
14 January 23, 2022
200622: Kit will need plenty of nose weight to avoid CG problems.
15 January 23, 2022
200622: Nose weightd flooded with 5-min epoxy.
16 January 23, 2022
200622: Windscreen part fitted and filled with CA glue.
17 January 23, 2022
200622: Sanding the wing trailing edges to something reasonable.
18 January 23, 2022
200622: Sanding the rudder trailing edge to something reasonable.
19 January 23, 2022
200622: Temporary legs for construction. Note socked faired in.
20 January 23, 2022
200622: This join will take lots of work.
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200622: This join will take lots of work.
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200622: This join will take lots of work.
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200626 Engine nacelles are just terrible!
24 January 23, 2022
200626 I taped over the seams and flooded these with 5-min epoxy.
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200629: The result is a solid basis for lots of sanding.
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200717: Getting these to fit will be a chore.
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200717: Trying putty to fill the gaps.
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200718: Lots of manipulation to get these right.
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200718: Lots of manipulation to get these right.
30 January 23, 2022
200718: Lots of manipulation to get these right.
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200718: Lots of manipulation to get these right.
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200719: first primer coat.
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200719: first primer coat.
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200726: I decided to make replacement Landing Gear legs that I could just insert for ground display.
35 January 23, 2022
200726: Installing a brass socket for the legs.
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200726: Installing a brass socket for the legs.
37 January 23, 2022
200730 Trial fit for the removeable undercarriage.
38 January 23, 2022
200822: Wing joins were promising but still not very good fit.
39 January 23, 2022
200823: Wing joins filled with CA glue.
40 January 23, 2022
200823: Finally, primer coat!
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200823: Finally, primer coat!
42 January 24, 2022
200826: White topcoat (WM Rattlecan Gloss White).
43 January 24, 2022
200905: Aligning the demarcation line btw white and aluminium.
44 January 24, 2022
200905: Aligning the demarcation line with Xerox of the decal sheet.
45 January 24, 2022
200905: Aligning the demarcation line with Xerox of the decal sheet.
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200905: Masking demarcation btw white and metallic.
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200905: Bottom gets several shades of Alclad II
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200905: Several shades of Alclad II
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200905: Several shades of Alclad II
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200905: After unmasking.
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200905: After unmasking.
52 January 24, 2022
200912: Installing the livery (Microsoft decals)
53 January 24, 2022
200919: I scanned the BOAC sheet and recolored the windshield decal. This color didn't work...
54 January 24, 2022
200919:: Tried again with a lighter shade of grey, which worked better.
55 January 24, 2022
200919:: Tried again with a lighter shade of grey, which worked better.
56 January 24, 2022
200919: Had to fashion a solution to the engine fronts, so I printed some.
57 January 24, 2022
200919: Had to fashion a solution to the engine fronts, so I printed some.
58 January 24, 2022
200919: Had to fashion a solution to the engine fronts, so I printed some.
59 January 24, 2022
200919: Had to fashion a solution to the engine fronts, so I printed some.
60 January 24, 2022
210513: Construction complete.
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210513: Construction complete.
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210513: Construction complete.
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210513: Construction complete.
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210513: Construction complete.
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210513: Construction complete.
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210513: Construction complete.
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210513: Stablemates
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210513: Construction complete.
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210513: Flyby
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210513: Flyby
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210513: Flyby
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210513: Flyby
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210513: Flyby
Commentaires 10 23 January 2022, 22:45
Ben M Great result from a challenging kit
24 January 2022, 04:59
Album info Boeing 377 "Clipper Invincible" with Pan American Airways, c. 1955
(Minicraft B-377 Stratocruiser in 1/144 scale, kit #14445 c. 1997)
Depicts B-377-10-26 MSN 15940, registration N1040V
This Stratocruiser flew without incident for PAA from its delivery until 1958, when it was returned to Boeing on August 4, 1960 in trade for 707 jets.
Linea Internacional Aérea SA (LIA) acquired the aircraft and had it overhauled at Oakland, California. Registered HC-AGA (alternately HC-AGA?) and christened Princess Everetta Maria, the plane was ferried to Quito, Ecuador, to be based out of Quito for international routes. Unfortunately, LIA ran into financial difficulties, and the aircraft was subsequently seized by the government. The aircraft was abandoned at Simón Bolivar Air Base in Guayaquil and is believed to have been scrapped in 1967.
First Flight: September 23, 1949
Delivered: October 31, 1949
Retired: September 1959 by PAA after 25,558.39 hours
Paints are Wal-Mart rattle-can grey primer and gloss white undercoat and Alclad II metallics.
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