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Title: High Wing Wonder 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga....................(Completed 28 Jan 2018)
Post by: lastvautour on November 16, 2017, 11:50:15 PM
Built by Lockheed but did not get much production. Details at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aermacchi_AL-60  This model will be built here and in a group built on flickr https://www.flickr.com/groups/solidwoodmodeling/discuss/72157662067185618/


Lou

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Macchi_AL60B2_D-EOZW_Worms_06.06.75_edited-2.jpg/450px-Macchi_AL60B2_D-EOZW_Worms_06.06.75_edited-2.jpg)
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on November 16, 2017, 11:54:56 PM
Drawing templates and blocks have been selected. This high wing wonder is fairly big at 14 inch wing span.

Lou

Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: Biggles on November 17, 2017, 12:17:44 AM
Interesting subject lou.
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on November 17, 2017, 10:54:15 PM
Rough cut for the fuselage. Carving to begin shortly. I hope to finish by year end.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on November 21, 2017, 09:56:35 PM
Wings block has been reduced in size using my hand planner. I also used the planner for the fuselage. All blocks have been marked for further shaping.
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on December 02, 2017, 08:56:59 PM
Major components test fitted with temp undercarriage and wing brace. Some areas still require shaping with 120 grit and cut back to 220, and eventually 600.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: Boomerang on December 02, 2017, 09:37:52 PM

Looking good Lou.
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: buccfan on December 02, 2017, 10:37:17 PM
Great progress Lou, regards Paul J.
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on December 02, 2017, 10:51:22 PM
Thank you Paul. Low production number limits he finishing colour schemes.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on December 04, 2017, 11:56:07 PM
Wings glued. Final carving and sanding this week.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on December 31, 2017, 02:10:10 AM
Primer applied and mask applied. Ran out of time for 2017 build.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on December 31, 2017, 04:59:53 PM
Last shot of 2017?

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on January 10, 2018, 07:45:55 PM
Ran out of Italian Red acrylic. Some on order but don't anticipate arrival before month's end.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on January 20, 2018, 05:55:09 PM
Italian red paint arrived a few days ago and was put to use immediately. Now for the decals. Note the wing braces are not installed.

Lou


Photo credit Jeroen Stroes, Netherlands
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: buccfan on January 20, 2018, 10:23:16 PM
Looking good Lou. Regards Paul.
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on January 20, 2018, 10:34:03 PM
Thank you Paul.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: Boomerang on January 21, 2018, 12:45:10 AM

  Looks great Lou.

Homemade decals?

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on January 21, 2018, 08:44:34 PM
Yes. If I can't match the red on the PC, I will print the decal grey on clear and paint over that.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on January 25, 2018, 09:31:07 PM
Had to go with clear decal film and paint the registration letters with matching paint. The main one on the wing is applied and looks good. The fuselage lettering is quite a bit smaller so masking is tedious. I anticipate completion by months end.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on January 26, 2018, 01:31:55 AM
These are the decals. The large one is painted and applied. The other two also contain a porthole just aft of the cabin windows.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: Boomerang on January 26, 2018, 07:21:18 AM

  Grey on clear. Looks good.
  I tried to match the blue when I made the decals for the the Gannet. Had to do some brush work to
   match it up.
  Did you use a particular font?

  Gordon
Title: Re: 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga
Post by: lastvautour on January 27, 2018, 07:06:51 PM
This is AMARILLOUSAF TT Font gives these block letters that is quite common in civilian registration letters. I downloaded many military fonts but on occasion aircraft vary from the norm and the font used is unavailable.

Lou
Title: Re: High Wing Wonder 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga....................(Completed 28 Jan 2018)
Post by: lastvautour on January 28, 2018, 02:37:29 PM
Roll Out 28 Jan 2018.

Lou
Title: Re: High Wing Wonder 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga....................(Completed 28 Jan 2018)
Post by: buccfan on January 28, 2018, 08:58:50 PM
Looks great Lou, decals turned out  well.  Regards Paul J.
Title: Re: High Wing Wonder 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga....................(Completed 28 Jan 2018)
Post by: lastvautour on January 29, 2018, 05:55:25 PM
Thank you for the praise.

Decals worked well with paint. I was unable to print the German flag so it came from the scrap decal box. For reasons unknown, the ink colours in the flag kept running into each other. It has never done that before.

Lou
Title: Re: High Wing Wonder 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga....................(Completed 28 Jan 2018)
Post by: Lotus-14 on October 01, 2018, 05:37:01 PM
A very nice looking model.
Back in the early '60s, I worked for Lockheed.
We had two LASA-60s that were used to fly back and forth between San Jose, California, to CALAC in Burbank; making deliveries. I flew in them more than once.
I had a set of brochures and drawings from Lockheed, which I wish I still had. I've wanted to build a model for some time, but would like to find good photos of the plane in original colors.
Title: Re: High Wing Wonder 1/32 AL-60 Conestoga....................(Completed 28 Jan 2018)
Post by: lastvautour on October 02, 2018, 12:35:10 AM
I used drawings from a 1966/67 Air Progress magazine and as I recall the photos wee black and white. All that survived was the drawings.
You should start this week and complete it by year's end.


Lou