Twin Comanche in 1/48 scale. Construction from scrap basswood pieces.
Lou
I love the twin Comanche. It's a nice looking twin that gets good performance without a lot of horsepower. Looking forward to the build of the model.
Moving along.
Lou
Looks really good, Lou. Do you fill the wood before primer? I still seem to get a lot of grain using basswood.
I usually put sealer-sand-primer-sand over and over until the desired surface is attained.
Lou
Watching with interest .
Cheers
Gordon
Just not right!
Lou
Uhhh. Looks like a twin Comanche :)
I took another look at my drawings and found that I had not put enough incidence in the main wing which lowered the front of the nacelles. It is not much, but enough to change the look of the model. I will break the joint and preposition the main plane.
Lou
The main plane is re-positioned and it looks better. I still need some sanding the nacelle shapes.
Lou
Reshaping of the nacelles and re-positioning of the main plane has improved the looks of the Twin Comanche. As I cannot spray paint inside the house, colouring will have to wait until temp warms up. So far this spring 9 C has been the warmest is has gotten so far.
Lou
Looking Good . Gordon
Looking forward to the paint scheme.
Just tweaking the nacelles a bit and temp windows and windscreen. Won't be able to paint until the weather warms up. +3 C today. Not quite there for spraying.
Lou
Twin Comanche is going to the holding cell pending better weather.
Lou
Looks good so far.
Gordon
I had her outside (10C) for spraying and the wing joint let go due to the cold temperature. I have made some repairs but need a bit more sanding and warmer temp.
Lou
+17C today and sunny. Two coats of satin white today.
Lou
Nice!
Thank you.
Lou
This is far as I am going to go with the Twin Comanche. Decals were used to line up the windows and paint applied over top.
Lou
PS a comparison shot with the much larger Queen Air.
Excellent work Lou, regards Paul J.
Excellent ! Lou
Gordon
Thank you Paul and Gordon.
Lou