Israeli Lockheed Lodestar C-60
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May 23, 2021Finally....And no weathering. May add some dust later.2
May 23, 2021Alignment on engines, struts, nacelles, eveything on this kit a chore.3
May 23, 2021She WAS a pretty plane4
May 23, 2021Opening the door was not easy kit panel lines are for rounded top Hudson style door - I added a handle and hinges at the last minute with.020 guage music wire5
May 23, 2021I think the engines came out so-so, added some details to the props6
May 23, 2021THAT gear assembly, and THOSE Nacelles will make you a want to bin this whole thing from time to time, but patience rewarded. Much of the gear assembly is also steel wire. Stronger but very time consuming.7
May 23, 2021Stumbled upon afresh stock of Tamiya Rubber Black for the deicer boots. Tough color to find here in the Colonies.8
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February 28, 2021Weird- put gear in very early13
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March 20, 2021Big subs coming along. Sand, sand. sand.19
March 20, 2021LOTS of filler needed on both nacelles20
April 9, 2021Skinny wing meets FAT wing root.21
April 9, 2021Skinny wings.....watch out for FAT Wing roots at fuselage...22
March 20, 2021Almost got'em round.... Just a bit more23
April 9, 2021The fix? Make the wing thicker. Carefully. Darn near split them both open!24
April 9, 2021Cockpit glazing needs shimming at top, fit to nose is very good. Just waiting on my KV Mask set all the way from Kiev now! The internet IS good for some cool stuff,yes?25
April 9, 2021Now it's workable.... Both wings epoxied on, fit is not awful now.26
April 19, 2021KV Masks - very nice,bought two sets, one for interior.27
April 19, 2021Glazing on, slight gap to fill. Looks like I let some sanding dust get inside! gotta get the vacuum out.....28
April 19, 2021Kit included PE trailing edge on, challenging to get straight - go slow!29
April 19, 2021PE fit is good, got a bit of super glue to clean up. Exhaust ducting on engine nacelles is not a good fit, requires slow work and tape. Kit has no exhaust pipes to speak of, will add some brass tube shortly.30
April 25, 2021Sanded entire airframe to 4000. (yikes) Masked, wiped down, finally ready for primer31
April 25, 2021THOSE nacelles.......lots time, lots of filler and sanding. The cowlings are good, but the engines require sanding to get them to sit evenly inside the cowlings.32
April 25, 2021Hardest parts to blend. As you can see, I just went ahead and cut the landing gear off before I broke them off while sanding. They will get metal reinforcing rods inserted when reassembled.33
April 25, 2021And yay! Finally time to do some painting!34
May 14, 2021Drilling out props and domes for aluminum shaft...props needed a lot of clean up.35
May 14, 2021Dome and shaft on, time to add some lost detail back, most notably lost were the badly misaligned blade collars.36
May 14, 2021Blade collars are wraps of 1mm Tamiya tape, sealed, rod stock added.37
May 14, 2021Belly antenna farm. Inexact locations shown in instructions, went by a few blurry old photos of in-service aircraft. All were drilled with a.080 bit to accept rigging later....38
May 14, 2021Getting there, time for decal prep coat.39
May 14, 2021Masking deicer boots.40
May 14, 2021More deicer boots...
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NMF C-60 Lodestar, sole example obtained by Israel through Australia, October 1948.