Boeing 314 - Pacific Clipper
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Very old kit (circa 1967), even the plans are yellowish.
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Fuselage halves with transparecies glued with PVA. The injection and plastic quality are not that good.
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Fuselage and wings starting yo be assembled. I have cut the elevators, as I intend to do a diorama of the Clipper taking off from a river in Africa (almost had an accident), and will glue the elevatos on the up position.
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Continue the assemble.. I lost the entrance door in the nose (it fell somewhere and I couldn't find), so I had to scratch built a styrene one
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The bottom part. Model ready for primer.
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Model primed.
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Model painted black, for further aluminum painting.
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Aluminum paint applied
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Used this to make some weathering with dark aluminum.
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The model I am depicting was very weathered, once the attack on Pearl Harbour, made it perform a round the world journey.
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Black hull painting
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Black hull painted
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Top orange surface painted.
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This is the wood platform I am going to use to represent the Congo River.
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This is a rough sketch of the representation I want to make, when the airplane barely made it over the rocks on the river bed.
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Decals placed.
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Base ready, with rocks made of aluminun foil, water and foam made with cotton,
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The top part of the wing with dark foul from engine exhaust using automotive gas.
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Another view of Boeing 314 and base.
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Dry fit for the final assembly of the diorama.
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FInal product
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Final Product
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Final Product
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Final Product
Komentarzy
24 9 February, 14:22
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Thanks to all who liked and are following my construction. The model will be part of a diorama of the California Clipper (later Pacific Clipper) taking of from the Congo River towards Natal in Brazil, after being caught by the Pearl Harbor Japanese attack, and having to go around the world to get back home. The story is told in this video, and it's worth watch. Youtube Video
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13 February, 19:51
Album info
The Pacific Clipper (civil registration NC18602) was a Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, famous for having completed an unplanned nearly around-the-world flight in December 1941 and January 1942 as the California Clipper