Author Topic: Convair 58-9 (Read 8198 times)

polygon · « **on:** April 30, 2019, 02:51:44 PM »

Giving this a shot.

Settled on 1/200 airliner scale. Hopefully haven't bitten of more than I can chew, but we'll see.

Also if motivation strikes I'd like to build the shorter rc-80 alongside and maybe a 1/350 scale on as well.

Kerick · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2019, 12:33:12 AM »

The double fine on the outboard engine gives it a Thunderbirds vibe. 😎

polygon · « **Reply #2 on:** May 28, 2019, 02:48:14 PM »

One weeks worth of anti-procrastination:

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Antonio Sobral · « **Reply #3 on:** May 28, 2019, 03:28:12 PM »

Great start!

Old Wombat · « **Reply #4 on:** May 28, 2019, 10:23:21 PM »

Nice to see that insanity still has a place in WhIf World!

taiidantomcat · « **Reply #5 on:** May 29, 2019, 01:41:45 AM »

Wow!!

Nice use of legos for stands too

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #6 on:** May 29, 2019, 03:53:23 AM »

polygon · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2019, 11:26:07 AM »

Minor revision. I left a tab on the main cross section to help align the tail fin, but realized it made shaping and sanding the rear fuselage difficult. So just had to cut a chunk out and invert it and will now have the tab on the fin itself.

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Engine thingy:

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Wings are on!

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polygon · « **Reply #8 on:** June 04, 2019, 09:37:59 AM »

Tail on:

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finsrin · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2019, 10:08:52 AM »

Really liking concept and scratch building. Am following progress.

kitnut617 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2019, 06:39:30 PM »

That's looking very interesting

Gingie · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2019, 06:13:35 AM »

That is some very nice old school modelling

Robomog · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2019, 02:35:05 PM »

Impressive scratch building, looking forward to the finished plane.

Mog
>^-.-^<

polygon · « **Reply #13 on:** June 17, 2019, 03:19:24 PM »

Productive week.

Started with the engines. These engines have flat sides and a bulge on top and bottom, thought I'd try using 2 half pipes:

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That ended up not working too great so had to fall back to plastic frame + putty:

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Better, but then I dropped that and broke the bee stinger exhaust and had to re-do the whole thing again - leaving the core out until the last setp:

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Turned out much better:

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Not willing to do that 3 more times so I turned to good old resin casting. Using something called oyumaru - it gets soft in boiling water and can be reused afterwards. It's perfect because I only need 4 engines, I'll keep the master somewhere and re-use the oyumaru later:

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Lego to the rescue again:

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Not perfect, but a bit of sanding and it'll be alright:

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Test fit on model:

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Hope to have it ready for paint by the end of the week.

Gotta start thinking about colour scheme now, I'm thinking Eastern Airlines maybe Delta - I don't know much about 1970's airlines.

Robomog · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2019, 05:00:09 PM »

Beautifully cast engines, BOAC livery would look good.

Mog
>^-.-^<

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #15 on:** June 17, 2019, 08:58:03 PM »

Great work!

How about Air Canada? CF-SST.

ChernayaAkula · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2019, 03:28:50 AM »

Lookin' great so far.

Particularly like the way you're doing the engines. Might be an option for one of my own bilds. What type of putty did you use?

kitnut617 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 20, 2019, 03:55:42 AM »

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on June 20, 2019, 03:28:50 AM

Particularly like the way you're doing the engines.

Yeah!

polygon · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2019, 12:27:46 PM »

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on June 20, 2019, 03:28:50 AM

What type of putty did you use?

I use Tamiya Epoxy Putty (Quick Type), I've tried others but I like this one the most.

Quote from: Robomog on June 17, 2019, 05:00:09 PM

Beautifully cast engines, BOAC livery would look good.

Mog
>^-.-^<

Quote from: The Big Gimper on June 17, 2019, 08:58:03 PM

Great work!

How about Air Canada? CF-SST.

Great suggestions - still cant decide though.
I think I will just leave it to an informal poll, if anybody would like to cast a vote or offer a suggestion post it here in the next say 24 hours.
So far we have:
Air Canada
BOAC
Eastern
Delta

If no clear winner I will devise a way to randomly pick one.

ChernayaAkula · « **Reply #19 on:** June 26, 2019, 10:14:00 AM »

Quote from: polygon on June 25, 2019, 12:27:46 PM

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on June 20, 2019, 03:28:50 AM
What type of putty did you use?

I use Tamiya Epoxy Putty (Quick Type), I've tried others but I like this one the most.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Will have to give this one a try.

polygon · « **Reply #20 on:** July 29, 2019, 02:32:15 PM »

This is as far as I got before the deadline:

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Can I get a move to the workbench GB?

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2019, 04:41:58 AM »

That's sharp as a tack!

Brian da Basher

Robomog · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2019, 05:51:33 AM »

This is looking really cool,

I agree with kericks comments, it really has a Thunderbirds/Fireflash vibe to it.

Look forward to the final reveal

Mog
>^-.-^<

Antonio Sobral · « **Reply #23 on:** July 31, 2019, 03:25:59 PM »

it is coming along beautifully!

I have to try the "oyumaru with Lego casting frame" trick. Thanks for sharing!


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