Lancfan's Aeronavale AWACS *** Defeated***

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » November 3rd, 2016, 9:53 pm

Here is the box shot ready for the start of my build this weekend.

David.

Gadfly · Post by **Gadfly** » November 5th, 2016, 7:18 am

That's something different...
also quite a conversion required to get a -1 to a -3 AEW

Looking forward to the build...

iggie · Post by **iggie** » November 5th, 2016, 10:26 am

Interesting choice indeed, looking forward to watching the changes evolve!

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » November 5th, 2016, 3:23 pm

This promises to be good.

David

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » November 5th, 2016, 4:22 pm

Have just washed the sprues- work will begin soon.

David.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » November 6th, 2016, 12:30 am

The sprues have been washed and before the model can be built some modifications have to be made to the fuselage halves, the turret aperture and some of the rear windows need to be blanked off, I have done this with sprue paste filler which will take a little while to dry, until then work will begin on the wings.

David.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » November 6th, 2016, 1:22 am

Cool - whay will you make the Radome from David - Do you have a conversion kit or will you SB one from Balsa?

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » November 13th, 2016, 5:47 pm

I was going to scratch this one but had forgotten about the Falcon vacuform conversion kit- I will order that instead and start afresh.

David.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » November 18th, 2016, 10:03 pm

The conversion has been ordered and should be with me very soon.

David.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » November 19th, 2016, 12:12 am

Good Stuff!

iggie · Post by **iggie** » November 19th, 2016, 9:38 am

Looking forward to seeing what the conversion kit is like and how much surgery will be involved

Kitaholic · Post by **Kitaholic** » November 19th, 2016, 9:52 am

Looking forward to this, French Naval schemes for this op were very tasty and this is an interesting conversion

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » November 25th, 2016, 9:37 pm

Here is the Falcon vacform conversion kit, it came with two other projects, a TF-86 trainer and The RAF version of the P2V Neptune, work will recommence this weekend.

David.

iggie · Post by **iggie** » November 25th, 2016, 9:43 pm

Excellent; let battle commence!

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » November 30th, 2016, 4:18 pm

After cutting out the vacform fuselage halves and comparing them to the plans and kit parts I found that this just cannot be built using the Academy kit despite it being cited as an option on the instruction sheet, the Academy TBM-1 engine/nose is too different and is smaller and the Falcon conversion does not include the TBM-3 cowlings I would need to use the Academy parts as a donor kit, therfore I will have to retire in disgrace in this instance as the GB is about to end and I cannot get the required Airfix Avenger in time to provide the much needed engine and cowling in order to continue. This model will be completed in the new year under Aviation Modelling.

David.

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