Bissy´s House of Plastic Blunders.
Bissy´s House of Plastic Blunders.
My first subject for the workbench. Italeri 1/48 C130J C5 Hercules. It´s a big bird with plenty of meat on the bones. Started this project this Spring on ATF. I like to share my developments to run you up to speed with what´s occurring.
The boxart.
Cockpit assembled. Lots of panels with bits an bobs. Only two seats will be fitted inside the office. Not three seats like the older C130 models.
Long wings with nice weight.
Cargo doors.
The rudder where styrene meets the glue.
Big tail wings.
Auxillary fuel tanks.
Belly of the beast. The cargo room dryfitted. lots of brushwork to be done inside.
Overhead control panels and supposedly monitors.
Dryfitting the body of the cockpit and the cargo room.
Main body of the Herc dry fitted. The big bird absorbs a lot of space.
The boxart.
Cockpit assembled. Lots of panels with bits an bobs. Only two seats will be fitted inside the office. Not three seats like the older C130 models.
Long wings with nice weight.
Cargo doors.
The rudder where styrene meets the glue.
Big tail wings.
Auxillary fuel tanks.
Belly of the beast. The cargo room dryfitted. lots of brushwork to be done inside.
Overhead control panels and supposedly monitors.
Dryfitting the body of the cockpit and the cargo room.
Main body of the Herc dry fitted. The big bird absorbs a lot of space.
"We're going to need a bigger boat"
Re: Bissy´s House of Plastic Blunders.
Oh, my that’s big.
Good luck
Good luck
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That is a,superb looking kit - looking forward to seeing it come together.
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My word that's a beast. Should be interesting watching your progress.
Best wishes
Andy
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A mighty and impressive kit for sure, I wish i had the room
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It´s enormous. 650 mm fuselage and over 750 mm on the wingspan. Thank you. There´s much more to come soon.
"We're going to need a bigger boat"
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Thank you Stuart. I got more Herc stuff coming soon.
"We're going to need a bigger boat"
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Thank you Andy. Yes. Indeed. It´s arguably one of my biggest undertakings as a modeler. More to come soon.Andy Dighton wrote: ↑August 11th, 2023, 8:11 am My word that's a beast. Should be interesting watching your progress.
"We're going to need a bigger boat"
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Certainly an overwhelming project, looking at the size. I have allocated space for it where she can spread her wings comfortably.
"We're going to need a bigger boat"
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Next leg of the process. Interior painted inside the office with knobs and toggles on the panels and dashboard. Cargo floor detailed with black tracks and studs painted in chrome silver. More to come soon with more details inside the cargobay.
"We're going to need a bigger boat"
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Impressive interior detail.
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That's an impressive interior.
Best wishes
Andy
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Great subject and man what a beast!
I'm loving your work so far - very nicely done.
I'm loving your work so far - very nicely done.
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That's going to be a big bird, and it's all coming along very nicely too. Which scheme are you going for?
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Gosh that's going to be huge. Dibs on finishing my herc first