Fuselage interior, instrument panel and glareshield primed for painting.
Instrument panel, glareshield and cabin dividers ready for install. Unfortunately the kit did not come with seats. Thus, I had to scratchbuilt them with styrofoam.
Interior parts glued, including styrofoam scratchbuilt seats.
Backview of model interior. I am goint to paint it in tan color.
Interior painted tan.
Transparent cover attached with PVA glue.
Transparent cover in place.
Putty applied! Let's cross fingers for a good result.
I had to carve some holes in the fuselage and engine nacelles to place some small plumb weights, to avoid it being a tail sitter. I don't know if it is sufficient, but that's what I could do.
The instructions have a real size drawing of the kit. So, I detected that the engine nacelles were a little ahead of where they should be. More sanding! Damn! Resin kits are difficult!
There are also some fairings for the belly of engine nacelles, that needed to be glued, sanded and putty applied with more sanding. This was the result.
Wing and fuselage, side by side.
Dry fit of fuselage and wings together.
Had to cut a styrene sheet to make a ventral strake, which was not sent with the kit.. But it came with 2 resin vertical stabilizers..Why? I don't have the slightest idea.
Model is now primed and ready for painting. Junction from the upper cabin is not good, but I will try to hide them with the decal stripes. I believe that even with the lead weights place, it will still be a tail sitter.
Started white painting of the model.
Started placing the original decals, But I am planning to do some scratchbuild, mainly on the lower part, as the kit is so simple there.
Scratch built the exhaust stacks (Yes, they are long) and turbo exhaust.
Scratch built the exhaust stacks (Yes, they are long) and turbo exhaust.
Continue scratch built for the lower part. Had to carve the oil radiator cowling from foam.
Taping and painting wings ans stabilizers boots
Used Tamiya accent panel liner for the flight controls and other details
Scratch built pitot tubes with telephone wiring.
Installed VOR/LOC antenna on the vertical stabilizer and red rotating beacon.
As I suspected.. A tail sitter... The plumb weights I placed were useless..
Lower part with all the scratch built and weathering.
Model ready after some satin clear varnish. Had to attach transparent sprue for the tail sitting.
Lower part os the model
Project fininshed. Not the best I have done, but resin kits are really a challenge!
Gordon Sørensen Good job so far, Gustavo! Are there any white metal parts? Looks like the gear legs are resin too?
23 February 2023, 12:41
Gustavo Monasterio No metal parts Gordon... All resin. It's way more difficult to assemble than a styrene kit, but I like challenges. It might not be a perfect build, but you always learn, even when you do things wrong.
Alex K This was a very difficult project that you just brought to the finish - congratulations and respects! 👍 👍
5 March 2023, 23:25
Album info
The 340 was conceived as a cabin-class development of the successful Cessna 310.[1]
The 340 is a six-seat aircraft, with four passenger seats, an aisle and an airstair door. The tail and landing gear were based on the Cessna 310's units, while its wings were from the Cessna 414. The 340's primary selling feature was its spacious, pressurized cabin, the first in a light twin.[1][2][3]
Work on the 340 began in 1969, and the first aircraft was delivered in 1971, behind schedule because one of the prototypes crashed during flight testing in 1970.[3]
The early models have two turbocharged Continental TSIO-520-K engines with 285 hp (214 kW) each. Starting in 1976, the engines were upgraded to the more powerful Continental TSIO-520-NB engines of 310 hp (233 kW). This variant is known as the 340A and it also features smaller 75.5-inch (1,920 mm) diameter propellers to reduce noise and meet ICAO Annex 16 noise requirements
Gordon Sørensen
Gustavo Monasterio
Alex K
