SE 4050 Vautour IIB Retro-modelling
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Main parts ,,, full of rivets.
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Small parts , canopy and decals
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Instructions ... the very old way
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Carefully gluing fuselage halves ... step by step ... bottom side
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both ends .. in the backgroud DC-8 wing being finished ,,,
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Top side and spine
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and tail
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Bellies from engine nacelles .... quite a prominent joint must be sanded
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Engine nacelles top ... Much better than expected.... some careful work with files has been done
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Dorsal spine ... rather good
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This is not so good 🙁 ... Careful sanding must be done
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Fuselage belly .... quite good under a coat of silver paint.
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Hummmm ... this ugly gap and awful lot of work
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arggggg
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more arrg .. 😉
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Some sanding has been done ,,, but still not a good joint
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Belly sanded .... rather good
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The gap between taiplane piece and tail slot was very big , so I cut the part in two and sanded the inner "bullet"
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Engine nacelles to wing joints were much better than expected.
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Fuselage sanding done
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Underside joint was acceptable to me ....
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... but some sanding was needed on the upper-sides
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on both wings
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Right fuselage primed
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Upper wings ... not that bad ,,, isn't it ?
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Left fuselage primed
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Nose ... much better than expected
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Nose ... I will NOT rescribe panel lines ... remember ... this is retro-modelling ...
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Wings and engine nacelles
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Wings ans tail glued and in place ... waiting for some more paint ...
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AARRGGG !!!! Some glue went to the tail ,,, but I don't really care ...
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Decalling "intructions"
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Decalling "instructions" , sheet 2 . There is quite a difference from the art box, which depicts a two-seat ,,,, by the way 😉
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Decalling started
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Not bad for decals that are almost 40 years old
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All decals used as is ,,, Good quality from Heller.
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Gluing undercarriage ... which is rather difficult to align.
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Make-shift jig. Red decal on tail needs some retouch.
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Outrigers have been moved down so that they can touch the "ground"
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Finished
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Plenty of rivets
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Коментарі
2 10 June 2018, 05:24
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Another old kit that will come to life from my stash. I've decided not to be so strict on retro-modellling. Of course I'll avoid updating the kit with scratchbuilt items, putty and airbrush, but I'll use current paints ans tools i.e. acrylic paints and sanding sticks. Despite very bad comments on the net, I've found this kit not to be so ugly. With careful sanding I've managed to get a quit decent joints. At least for a retro-kit ...
😉
10 June 2018, 05:32
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Thanks Łukasz ... I'll keep posting ,,,, Fuelage halves have been glued and sanded ... Not that ugly ... Wings to fuelage joints seem rather good too ,,,,
11 June 2018, 18:27
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Some work has been done. It looks like most of the joints are much better than expected.
18 June 2018, 18:47
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Going well as I can see, those roundel placement lines are really nostalgic😉
8 August 2018, 09:56
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Thanks Łukasz ... yes ,,, those ancient raised lines for the decals .... In fact I expected a much worst fitting .....
9 August 2018, 09:09
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I like building these old kits. Few parts, quick results. Great for getting in the groove again. But the thick and sometimes simplistic parts, not always a joy.
Nonetheless, a great job Yuri.
20 October 2018, 07:04
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Thanks Martin ... that's my aim ,,, simple and enjoyable
20 October 2018, 11:18
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Still a great outcome for this "Ancient relic from the past". Good Job!!!
22 October 2018, 11:43
Album info
Out of the box easy retro-project. I've been not so extreme on this retro-project ,,, Acrylics instead of enamels ,,,, but : no detailing , no correcting , no putty , and no airbrush. The kit has no cockpit and no wheel wells .... so it should be a fast project. Paints used : Gunze , Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics.
Finished ... rather pleased with the result.