Revell Pt-17 Stearman
glued up the wings first thing
last night I got the interior frame assembled & all the inside bits cleaned up
test fitting the fuselage....it looks good
the interior parts first paint stage, but the lighting isn't so good at night
interior assembled
little bits painted
fuselage halves together
lower wing
my "okie" wing holder
painted w/most of the details done, rigging added to the inner wing braces. used .016 brass wire for them
a few more pics with decals
and clearcoat (Pledge)
upper wing w/fuel tank
let them dry for a few days before final assembly & rigging
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1 6 November 2016, 07:03
Robert W MartelThanks Thomas.
It's a pretty decent "little" kit, everything fits together well. A simple easy one for a change. I did paint it last night but my yellow is way off. Gotta go to HL tomorrow and get some good MM yellow! The "fun" part will be the rigging. I pre-drilled holes for the wires, can't just glue them to nothing!
14 November 2016, 00:52
Robert W MartelWell, the rigging will be a bit fiddly but hopefully not too bad. Pre-drilling holes should help a lot. I did that on the Goose and it made a big difference. I have some .020 steel wire, that should work fine. I have some .016 brass also, but it just bends too easy.
The rest of the kit was very easy, and fun to put together. My yellow didn't quite turn out as I wanted, but it's gonna have to do! I'm putting the decals on it today! It should be done soon. I'm thinking to get another one for my grandson. Without rigging it would be an easy & fun kit for him to build. Cheers guys.
15 November 2016, 19:03
Robert W MartelWell... as I was getting things ready to put the decals on I decided it really needed another coat of paint, it just wasn't covered well enough> so I mixed up another little batch of Canary Yellow and hit it again. Looks MUCH better. Decals tomorrow!
15 November 2016, 21:15
GaryReally nice!! Glad to see the engine compartment is removable. Gary S. XXXXV XX XX
29 May 2020, 19:35
Robert W MartelHi Gary,
Yea, it actually is a real nice little model. easy & fun to build. the hardest part being the wires.
29 May 2020, 19:59
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Thought I'd do something a bit different this time. I need something small to fill a space. It is small!, Looks to have good detail, so it should look pretty cool. The rigging will be a pain, but I've done one so far, that may help.
It's a neat old plane!!
