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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #125 on: May 31, 2019, 03:57:45 AM »
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #126 on: May 31, 2019, 05:14:29 AM »
Looking good! And loving these in-progress photos  :smiley:
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #127 on: May 31, 2019, 06:58:24 AM »
Thanks guys ---

Greg, that's my favorite quote --- I use it all the time ---    ;D along with "Get it, Got it, Good"
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #128 on: June 01, 2019, 05:08:27 AM »
The port sponson is a little bit more advanced along, here I've got the top edge sanded down to fit the fuselage quite well.

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #129 on: June 01, 2019, 05:47:22 AM »
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #130 on: June 01, 2019, 11:29:27 AM »
I’ve been watching this build with a great deal of interest! I’m really looking forward to see the finished product! Do those props come off? I’d hate to see them get broken when sanding.

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #131 on: June 01, 2019, 09:29:33 PM »
Yes kerick, the props and forward part of the spinners are just taped on. Having them there just gives me a visual perspective of how it will look. I'm deciding now if I will paint the spinners the shade of blue the rear end of the fuselage will have, or have them a satin black. Haven't decided which way it will go yet.

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #132 on: June 01, 2019, 10:03:27 PM »
Go with some color to give it a little pop. Just my $0.02.

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #133 on: June 01, 2019, 10:20:37 PM »
I'm leaning that way   ;)

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #134 on: June 01, 2019, 10:37:37 PM »
I've been thinking of another thing I might do. I'm remembering the 'gravel kit' that the 737 I went on had. I'm going to try to figure out how half of the nose wheel bay door could be used as a gravel deflector behind the nose wheels when extended, but then also be the door when retracted ----  :icon_meditation: :icon_meditation: :icon_meditation:

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #135 on: June 01, 2019, 11:32:57 PM »
Those sponsons are engineering marvels! :smiley:
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #136 on: June 01, 2019, 11:41:01 PM »
Thanks Guy ---

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #137 on: June 02, 2019, 05:19:10 AM »
Those sponsons are engineering marvels! :smiley:

I think Mr Kitnut has some of the best styrene engineering out there.

It's always a treat to see his latest amazing solution to a kit conundrum.

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #138 on: June 02, 2019, 06:02:50 AM »
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #139 on: June 02, 2019, 06:20:35 AM »
Really folks, there's nothing very miraculous about it. It was just fortunate that this piece of pipe (2 1/2" nominal bore) is very close to the same diameter as the 1/72 A310 fuselage (top pic). Once I wrapped a sheet of wet & dry sandpaper around it, it was practically bang on for diameter. All I had to do was elevated it enough (using the Lego item you see in the next pic) and place it on a sheet of Teflon I have, then it was just a case of sand it away keeping the bottom of the sponson as flat as I could on the Teflon (bottom pic)
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #140 on: June 05, 2019, 04:29:56 AM »
Port sponson is now at the same status as the starboard one. Now I have to do what I've been holding off on, get the landing lights painted and decaled, then glue the landing light windows in, then glue the top & bottom halves of the sponsons together.  I was holding off just to make sure I didn't get any sanding dust inside the landing light compartments.
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #141 on: June 05, 2019, 06:22:16 AM »
Those sponsons and very cool props make it look ready for business!

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #142 on: June 05, 2019, 08:03:41 AM »
Interesting concept-subject to pursue.  Coming together as it should.  :smiley:

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #143 on: June 05, 2019, 09:31:52 PM »
Thanks Brian, Bill ----

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #144 on: June 10, 2019, 12:23:22 AM »
Sponsons are glued on ----  :icon_beer: :icon_beer: :icon_beer:  That's the last of the big items that needed doing.

The instruction sheet for the A400 says to paint the landing lights (chrome silver) before applying some decals. I did that then had to glue in some windows that are in front of the lights. Did that then glued the top and bottom halves of the sponsons together.

But before that I had to adjust all the u/c support frames so that all the wheels ended up level once they get installed. Needed to do this to make sure everything lines up once the nose gear is installed too.

Then it was just a case of making sure the fuselage sides where the sponsons got glued on was straight.

Now the fun starts, just got to make the fuselage/sponson root fairings for the bottom. By leaving these off, I was able to check that all the ribs were in contact with the fuselage side and that they were all attached good and proper once I had glued them on. Hopefully I can get all this done by next week, plus the 'tidying up' it needs before I start painting it.

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #145 on: June 10, 2019, 01:28:06 AM »
That's quite a milestone and some fantastic styrene engineering!

Brings to mind the C-130s that are based here that I see a lot of.

You definitely earned a cold one after all that work!
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #146 on: June 10, 2019, 07:10:05 AM »
Yeah, like a C-130 --- only bigger by 1 1/2 times

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #147 on: June 10, 2019, 07:31:39 AM »
Impressive! :smiley:
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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #148 on: June 10, 2019, 07:35:54 AM »
Cheers Guy ----

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Re: Airbus A310/A400 Un-prepared Airfield Airliner
« Reply #149 on: June 12, 2019, 04:57:03 AM »
Hmm! well! filling in the space between the bottom inside edge of the sponsons to the fuselage proved to be way easier than what I had imagined it would ---

But there's something odd with the position of the sponsons, they're a bit wider apart at the front. Measuring them it's a difference of 1mm. Checking what I had done I've found it's the fuselage, it's slightly smaller in diameter at the rear end of the sponson. Not sure what went wrong there, it was a while ago when I glued the fuselage parts together. And there's nothing I can do with it now so it will just stay like it is.
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