Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald ***FINISHED***
- Molly-new
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
Very clever.
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
That's our boy .... out-of-the-box ... except .... and off he goes
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- lancfan
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
No pics today, the seats are dry and now need separating and cleaning up so that they can be glued to two strips of balsa wood for painting ready to be fitted into the cabin.
John, I did say I got carried away on this one.
David.
John, I did say I got carried away on this one.
David.
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- lancfan
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
Have been side tracked by my ASR Lysander build which grabbed my attention and pushed the Dart Herald aside for a while and that will be finished today. The Herald is a very simple kit and it is I who has made this one complicated but that is nearly over now and the model will be back to OOB status once the fuselage halves have been joined up. Tomorrow and the weekend are all mine so that should see the build finished in plenty of time for the Tuesday end date.
David.
David.
David.
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
The seat backs have been glued to the balsa wood strips and painted.
They have been glued into the fuselage.
The fuselage was then glued together and strapped up to dry.
This is the current state of the build, the wings and fixed tailplanes have been glued together and are now dying, the fuselage has been filled where needed, the joint lines have been cleaned off and the fuselage has been masked ready for paint.
David.
They have been glued into the fuselage.
The fuselage was then glued together and strapped up to dry.
This is the current state of the build, the wings and fixed tailplanes have been glued together and are now dying, the fuselage has been filled where needed, the joint lines have been cleaned off and the fuselage has been masked ready for paint.
David.
David.
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
Coming together well, David
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
Flying along with this one David.
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- lancfan
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
It is all in primer now and I am building up the white areas, when this has dried I will post the next pictures. Should just finish it by tomorrow night.
David
David
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
Nice work, well done with the cockpit and internals.
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
Thanks shangos, I didn't originally intend to fit out the interior but got a little carried away, also I found a number of problems with this kit caused I am sure by poor care, storage and maintenance of the tools post Frog. The use of black plastic on a subject which was mostly white has also slowed this down, given the condition of the parts and the baffling use of two contrasting colours to mould the parts I think this boxing was produced on the cheap using moulds which needed serious repair, some areas were short shot, the wings showed marks indicative of extensive water damage and the cowling and nacelle areas of the tool were I think really quite rusty before the tool was prepped and installed in the machine.
David.
David.
David.
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If you forget the past, you may lose the future.
Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
Hi TobyCTobyC wrote:That was the first airplane I went in. Holiday to Jersey back in the days of steam radio and pounds shillings and pence.
You must have been rich, all I had was a hook and wheel
tonp
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
My mate flew to Jersey (from Dublin) on a BIA Herald in 1974. Heralds were regulars into Dublin operating Dublin-Blackpool, Dublin-Ronaldsway and Dublin-Chanel Islands flights.
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald
The wings and nacelles have been assembled, some detail has been added to try to fill the empty look of the wheel bays.
Both wings painted and ready for assembly.
The fuselage and tailplanes assembled, painted and decalled.
The wings were then joined to the fuselage and the joint was then filled and sanded down.
The joint was then re-painted followed by final assembly to complete the model as British Island Airways Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald 209 G-AVEZ.
David.
Both wings painted and ready for assembly.
The fuselage and tailplanes assembled, painted and decalled.
The wings were then joined to the fuselage and the joint was then filled and sanded down.
The joint was then re-painted followed by final assembly to complete the model as British Island Airways Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald 209 G-AVEZ.
David.
David.
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald ***FINISHED***
That is lovely. Very nostalgic for me.
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Re: Lancfan's BIA HPR-7 Dart Herald ***FINISHED***
For me also Eric, I am sad that 'EZ was not saved, instead she was sent to Norwich Airport for rescue training and was a complete airframe for many years- now she is just a fuselage, sat on the ground with the windows covered over with metal plates.
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/400/1/62494_1207427299.jpg;
David
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/400/1/62494_1207427299.jpg;
David
David.
If you forget the past, you may lose the future.
If you forget the past, you may lose the future.