Anigrand 1:72 Boeing C-98 Clipper
I finally decided to buy this kit..
The bags with parts, everything is casted crisp and nice, no bubbles in the resin
The beaching trolley, flightdeck and tail parts
Front sections of the fuselage / hull
Rear sections
Upper wing halves
Lower wing halves
Tail parts
Tiny parts like propellers, transparent windows, engine parts etc
Decal sheet no 1
The other decal sheet
The manual
And the C-98 version painting and decal guide.
I’m planning to make a bare metal Pan Am Clipper version of it..
I’m planning to make a bare metal Pan Am Clipper version of it..
A 1:72 scale figure for scale
Just a quick fit to see the size of this magnificent plane
And a complete dry fit to look what the end result will be..
Quite impressive 🙂 , a real beauty!
The 1:72 Piper Cub for scale..
Last week I decided to build this poor fit kit into a smooth desktop model. Too much errors and low quality resin parts, so I decided to keep it a simple build.
Filler for the wide gap between the wing parts, and a lot of careful sanding to keep the thin resin wing structure intact
The transparent window parts.. very poor fit and 5 pieces missing! So I decided to use filler to get a complete smooth fuselage, and I will use spare black window decals after the paint job. Also did a dry fit of the wings; bad. Will also need filling and a lot of sanding.
The transparent cockpit window didn’t fit at all! It kept falling into the fuselage during dry fit, as it was not wide enough for the fuselage cockpit edges.
Also too small at the sides, so I needed to make an extra window to fill that gap.
As you can see, I used transparent Evergreen Plasticard to make a top and bottom support for the cockpit window. This way it has support so it won’t fall into the fuselage. Later I will cut the supports to the shape of the window-fuselage edges.
By the way: the resin cockpit was such poor fit that I decided not to use it.
Also too small at the sides, so I needed to make an extra window to fill that gap.
As you can see, I used transparent Evergreen Plasticard to make a top and bottom support for the cockpit window. This way it has support so it won’t fall into the fuselage. Later I will cut the supports to the shape of the window-fuselage edges.
By the way: the resin cockpit was such poor fit that I decided not to use it.
Here you can see the better fit thanks to the transparent supports.
Still needs adjustment, filling and sanding when attached.
Removed the white sheet styrene aft window parts and replaced it with transparent plasticard pieces. After attachment I will fill and sand these aft windows so they become one with the fuselage.
The side windows in front of the wing roots also sanded smooth with the fuselage. They will be replaced by window decals later.
I decided to use a custom model plane stand for showing the model, instead of the poorly detailed resin trolley from the kit.
Therefore I need to make 2 holes in the fuselage for attachment; 1 for an axle and 1 for the screw that attaches the model to the stand. I glued the receiving screw part to the fuselage for a firm grip.
Therefore I need to make 2 holes in the fuselage for attachment; 1 for an axle and 1 for the screw that attaches the model to the stand. I glued the receiving screw part to the fuselage for a firm grip.
Dry test fit of the fuselage halves after drilling the holes
I also made a fuselage support. During test fit I noticed that the fuselage can be ‘squeezed’ a little in the middle, and as the resin wings + engines have quite a weight I want to prevent the wings from dropping downwards. So with this styrene support the fuselage has more strength overall.
Test fit, attached to the stand
Looks good so far!
Glued the fuselage halves together, and applied filler to the gaps
After that sanding the fuselage
I keep admiring the beautiful shape of this majestic plane..
Wings and tail parts attached, and dry fit of the props.
This kit is quite big and heavy, all that resin.. just like my C-5 Galaxy kit
评论
24 5 September 2020, 23:33
Carlo
It's a nice looking plane, that's for sure. I hope the old 1/144 Airfix kit I found has the same presence.
It's a nice looking plane, that's for sure. I hope the old 1/144 Airfix kit I found has the same presence.
20 November 2022, 06:07
Bernhard Schrock
A front row seat please! Watching with great interest. P.S. After reading the novel by Ken Follet (Night over water) I'm a great fan of this flying boat. 🙂
A front row seat please! Watching with great interest. P.S. After reading the novel by Ken Follet (Night over water) I'm a great fan of this flying boat. 🙂
20 November 2022, 19:45
Dick
Thanks gentlemen😊!
I almost start to like the 'resin challenges' that Anigrand produces..
@Carlo: the Airfix kit has the same and maybe even better presence.. The Anigrand version seems to have a more bulbous nose, and during the search for detailed photo material of this plane on the Internet (not easy..) I see more similarity in shape with the Airfix kit.
I wish I had the 1:144 Airfix decal sheet in 1:72 scale, as I need the 'Pan American Airways System' text and logo's.
Still thinking how to get that done🤔
Thanks gentlemen😊!
I almost start to like the 'resin challenges' that Anigrand produces..
@Carlo: the Airfix kit has the same and maybe even better presence.. The Anigrand version seems to have a more bulbous nose, and during the search for detailed photo material of this plane on the Internet (not easy..) I see more similarity in shape with the Airfix kit.
I wish I had the 1:144 Airfix decal sheet in 1:72 scale, as I need the 'Pan American Airways System' text and logo's.
Still thinking how to get that done🤔
21 November 2022, 23:10
Dick
@Bernhard: 😬Nice, I like reading and searched for the title you mentioned… Very interesting, thanks! I will try to order this book.
I watched a short doc on YT lately about a Clipper that 'accidentally flew around the world'.. recommended!
@Bernhard: 😬Nice, I like reading and searched for the title you mentioned… Very interesting, thanks! I will try to order this book.
I watched a short doc on YT lately about a Clipper that 'accidentally flew around the world'.. recommended!
21 November 2022, 23:21
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Resin kit of a Boeing C-98 / 314 Clipper