craigs alphajet E

[planecrazyman61]

hi ive got an alphajet e in a revell boxing 1000000 flight hours scheme which i think is the heller mould so if it qualifies id like to join in with this btw the cannon in box is it a defa 30mm i will upload pictures of the box and sprues tomorrow

thanks craig

[shangos70]

Nice choice pal, watch that underfuselage join.

[planecrazyman61]

hi these are the photos of box and sprues i think i might do the alphajet in belgian markings possibly out of the airix kit

[planecrazyman61]

hi small amount of progress ejector marks filled and fusalage and wings glued underbelly insert taped not to bad a fit but the canopy is naff, too narrow and not clear will look for another option btw does the heller alphajet need any nose weight nothing listed in the revell instructions

[Clashcityrocker]

Good start. I think most aircraft with tricycle undercarriage need some nose weight. A blob of plasticise in the nose wouldn't hurt just to be sure. Not too heavy though. don't want to strain the nose leg

Nigel

[planecrazyman61]

hi glued main wheel assemblies together and painted aluminium along with wheel wells fixed to underbelly and then glued that to the fuselage along with filed out exhaust outlets ,going to add weight under cockpit tub as i think it would be a tail sitter without any, started filling and sanding all the seams around the fuselage will add a photo later
cheers craig

[shangos70]

Cracking on Craig, don't forget I have that spare canopy.

[TobyC]

Look forward to seeing some pics. Good start.

[planecrazyman61]

hi a lot more filling and sanding was needed breaking off one of the main wheel struts in the process and have fixed the wings on which were a good fit but not sure i've got the correct dihedral
cheers craig

[Old_Tonto]

Good work cleaning this one up.

Have you decided on a paint scheme yet?

[planecrazyman61]

Good work cleaning this one up.

Have you decided on a paint scheme yet?

hi OT will be a belgian trainer using the airfix kit decals,superglued the main gear leg back on and primed everything which has showed up some areas that need a bit more filling might try and scribe undercarriage bay doors as i,ve lost detail due to sanding also i'd like to add some detail to the DERA30mm cannon fairing if anyone has any pics/drawings showing detail could you post ive tried google tends to show the internal
cannon itself not its fairing.
cheers craig

[Dazzled]

hi a lot more filling and sanding was needed breaking off one of the main wheel struts in the process and have fixed the wings on which were a good fit but not sure i've got the correct dihedral
cheers craig

This is certainly putting up a fight but you're licking it into shape. I tried to build one years ago but gave up on it.

BTW, I hope you don't have any dihedral as the wings would point upwards! Anhedral is the term for downward wing angle.

[shangos70]

Your cracking on Craig, I may see you finish a kit yet! Don't worry about the little details. Get it painted!!

[TimJ]

Coming along nicely.

[planecrazyman61]

hi cockpit painted and installed canopy masked and stabilisers and tanks installed but not going to get it finnished this weekend (50th party and newark on sunday) sorry but i would need a 3 extra days to get it done.
cheers craig