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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: The Rat on May 19, 2020, 12:10:34 PM

Title: Lockheed KC-141 Starfueler
Post by: The Rat on May 19, 2020, 12:10:34 PM

The Dragon 1/200th one has been dragged out after a long time in the drawer. The bits from the Hasegawa 1/200th KC-10A will be used, boom has already been assembled. The decals will be the difficult part here, I hate doing looooong fuselage stripes. Might just mask and paint if I can get the right colour.

Title: Re: Lockheed KC-141 Starfueler
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on May 19, 2020, 01:18:08 PM

Are you going for the white topsides and gray undersides as was often seen on the C-141 fleet after they went through periodic fleet maintenance intervals?

Probe and Drogue AAR Pods under the wings would be a nice feature too but I suspect that is not something provided in the kit so you will have to build from scratch or source from another kit. 

Title: Re: Lockheed KC-141 Starfueler
Post by: The Rat on May 20, 2020, 02:19:41 AM

Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on May 19, 2020, 01:18:08 PM

Are you going for the white topsides and gray undersides as was often seen on the C-141 fleet after they went through periodic fleet maintenance intervals?

I'll be trying to copy the scheme that the KC-10A wore before going to grey, which is basically as you said, white top, grey bottom. Instructions recommend Gunze H57 for the grey, can't find a conversion chart that lists an equivalent, so I may have to go with whatever looks close.

Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on May 19, 2020, 01:18:08 PM

Probe and Drogue AAR Pods under the wings would be a nice feature too but I suspect that is not something provided in the kit so you will have to build from scratch or source from another kit.

'Twould be nice, but as you said, not provided. And trying to scratch some in 1/200th would be challenging to say the least!

Title: Re: Lockheed KC-141 Starfueler
Post by: robunos on May 20, 2020, 02:58:08 AM

According to HERE :-


http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_gunze.htm (http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_gunze.htm)


Gunze H57 equates to FS 36231 and a suitable match is humbrol 147 . . .


cheers,
Robin.

Title: Re: Lockheed KC-141 Starfueler
Post by: The Rat on May 20, 2020, 08:16:09 PM

Quote from: robunos on May 20, 2020, 02:58:08 AM

According to HERE :-


[url]http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_gunze.htm[/url] ([url]http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_gunze.htm[/url])


Gunze H57 equates to FS 36231 and a suitable match is humbrol 147 . . .


cheers,
Robin.

Thanks, I'll see if my local has any.