Glencoe Curtiss Condor
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This kit shows it’s age!
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Great fit, and interesting texture!
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Just Gawd awful really - lots of filling and sanding!
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Windows don’t fit of course - used Gap Filling CA to fill them out, then sanded and polished
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Big gap!
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More filling and sanding
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Starting to look like an aircraft
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The gloss coat came out nicely. Orange is ancient Floquil Reefer Orange
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13 6 March 2021, 15:02
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Beautiful subject! Looks like you're up to the challenge this kit presents. The paintwork looks great so far.
6 March 2021, 15:08
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I'm curious if you were able to finish it yet? A great subject, I just stumbled across the Glencoe kit at an antiques mall. Looks like a challenge, glad to see your photos, that paint job really pops.
7 March 2022, 15:29
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Not yet - I got stuck building the ski gear. Got the skis built, but haven't found decent pictures of the landing gear connections to the wings/root, so it sits waiting for more research!
8 March 2022, 04:01
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Hi Geoff, seeing the reference pic from the Byrd expedition, that is about as annoying of a source as you can get 🙂
There is another photo that you've probably also seen, [img1]
One guy built it to be like huge triangular plates (imodeler.com/2015/06..ds-expedition-plane/) that I suspect is based on the photo from WisconsinHistory.org. Just my gut reaction but I feel like they were covers, boots or spats, of canvas or maybe leather to stop ice/muck building up on the suspension (oleo struts, or whatever). Perhaps if they were for covering things up, you can get away with something hidden underneath 😉
20 April, 14:13
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Thanks mart b for the input. That photo and the build diary are both helpful and may be enough to drag this beast back in to the workbench!
20 April, 18:26