Molly-new's Boomerang ***FINISHED***

[PaulBradley]

Here's the place for Molly's Boomerang.

[Molly-new]

I will be building the Airfix CA-13 Boomerang:



Probably do it OOB, using the sceme for No. 4 Squadron, RAAF based in New Guinea in 1943.



Thats the 2 part camo scheme on the right.

[Molly-new]

Finally made a start on this, painted the pilot and attached him to his seat:


Painted the basic cockpit, but I am not going overboard on the interior as not much is visible once the canopy is on.

A few issues have become apparant though:


I aim to modify the engine cowling and air intake to make them more prominent. This will also help overcome the poor fit issue.


This is how it should look:

[jssel]

Thanks for that picture, Chip.

[Molly-new]

No problem, there are some crackers on here:

http://www.planepictures.net/netsearch4 ... =&range=25;

[Molly-new]

Started to put the old bird together and sort out the problems, starting with the poor fit on the engine cowling:



and dealing with the slot for the stand:



This has now been filled ready for sanding.

I also decided to make some lights from clear sprue. First attempt and I think it looks OK.



Tonight I have been working on the engine cowling flaring, should have some piccies later.

[Softscience]

Hi Chip. Nice approach to fixing the engine fit problem.

As for the slot in the belly, you can glue in a piece of flat plastic on the inside, and then plug the rest of the gap with some epoxy putty. It works like a charm for big jobs like this.

[Molly-new]

This goes together quite quickly with only a minimum of filler needed on the wingroots:



I am quite pleased with how the engine cowling flaring has come out:



Once it has got a coat of primer on I can make any adjustments prior to spraying.

[jssel]

Very nice work, Chip. I have taken your lead on some of the fixes but have decided to use the Airfix stand.

[Molly-new]

have decided to use the Airfix stand.

Annoyingly mine did not include the stand. Airfix must have decided to leave it out when they re-boxed it.

Why Oh Why do kit manufacturers do things like this?



Surely there's no need to put the numbers on such a delicate item?

[PaulBradley]

Nice work on the cowl flaps, Chip.

[theconfidencestoat]

You can get a nice twin pack of Italeri stands that would suit nicely.

[Molly-new]

You can get a nice twin pack of Italeri stands that would suit nicely.

Too late for this build but always good to know. Are they readily available?

Got the Boomer primed:


and bottom primed white and the colour sprayed on:

[Old_Tonto]

That is looking very nice.

What colours did you use?

[Molly-new]

I like to use Revell Aqua Color as they go on easy with the hairy stick, covering well once thinned down with water, and now I have got the hang of it they spray well from an airbrush.

The bottom colour is Light Blue 36149.