New beginning and full of hope this will be the best ever. I feel this way every time I reach this stage.
Lou
Substitute a pile of reference books with scale drawings and that's where I am at the moment.
Cheers
Gordon
Currently my other project requests have buried the DH2 Beaver per say.
I also have many buried projects, but then the old saying, too many models not enough time still stands true.
Lou
Tail feathers and main plane in block form. Fuselage within a day or two.
Lou
Fuselage is in block form and nacelle will be next. I have included a comparison shot of the Queen Air and the Twin Comanche. The Queen carries up to nine passengers while the Twin carry just four(my version).
Lou
I understand the supercharged Lycoming engines were not the best for the aircraft. There was a sky diving operation in Alberta many years ago that used a queen air as a jump plane. Not the best idea to climb hard and then descend fast with that type of engine. Probably why it sat on the ground so much!
A bit more progress on the Queen Air.
Lou
Your rate of progress always astounds me. It is a nice looking aircraft. BTW, are you taking offers on the TP roll :D ?
Major part rough sanded and test fitted before gluing.
Lou
The nacelles are drying and the vertical fin is glued with a dowel running inside from the bottom of the fuselage.
Lou
The Queen is primed and ready for the white paint the next day the weather cooperated. The blue tape is temp. Engine disc are cut and need to be spun and scored.
Lou
PS Comparison shot with Twin Comanche.
Looking good Lou. Regards Paul J.
Thank you Paul.
Lou
More of an ID type model akin to the Twin Comanche. Windows are home made decals.
Lou
PS Comparison shot with the Twin Comanche.
Well done Lou, nice build. Regards Paul J.
Those are very nice looking clean models. The simple detailing shows the clean lines of those aircraft.
Thanks, Fraser
Impressive work.
Gordon
Thank you all.
Lou
I could not stand that grey scheme anymore. It felt uncompleted. The model is mask awaiting bright red paint followed by some orange, some black and homemade decals.
Lou
Looking forward to the finished model.
Cheers
Gordon
2nd roll out 11 Dec 2020 in Japan Air Self Defense Force colour scheme. Rustoleum white and red rattle can and Model Master international orange and flat black. Thanks to the Queen Air shape, I was able to make all windows and markings from home made decals.
Lou
Another Classic .
Gordon
Beautiful model of the QueenAir. The subtle coloration with the orange is interesting.The decals and crisp paint really show the lines off. Great job Lou!
Fraser
The photos I used as reference all show the "international orange" on the extremities. It is different from any other colour schemes I looked at.
Lou