Cardboard templates are cut and ready to trace onto the wood. The piece you see is off poor quality with cracks running diagonally. There is barely enough to do two plugs required for the laminated fuselage. I have another 8' X 8" X 1" board with straight grain. Like everything else, cost of wood is going up to the point I can put a $ value on building even a 1/72 model.
Lou
Parts are rough cut.
Lou
A rare sight for me, two sessions in the shop in one day. I spend the afternoon working on my Falcon 20. I contour shaped the wing and horizontal stab and cut out the fuselage block shape. I also did a bit of sanding on the nacelles doing just half on each. The first photo show the progress.
Lou
Fuselage is rough carved and some sanding has begun.
Lou
Looking good Lou.
Gordon
Thank you Gordon.
Lou
Most components are sanded and await the wing attachment block/fairing to be redone as it is too short for what I want to do.
The engines/pylons and tail assembly are just held with round toothpicks.
Lou
Subassemblies in the paint booth for first coat of primer.
Lou
Assembled and sanded. Second white primer coat. If this one works out, white gloss will follow.
Lou
Looks like a nice business jet. Will it be a corporate scheme?
Fraser
Thank you Fraser. It will be RCAF CC-117 Falcon in 414 Sqn colours.
Lou
My photo circa later 1970s
Decals can be printed on clear film as the aircraft is entirely white. I have some fuselage flash materiel in my spare's box.
Progress has been halted until I make and install proper engine nacelles. Being a civilian type aircraft, drawings are hard to find. The ones I used to make my Falcon showed the early engine nacelles. I should have paid better attention to the RCAF version. This will delay completion by several days.
Engine nacelles removed. One has been carved and the other awaits tomorrow.
Lou
Slowly getting there.
Lou
Compare the difference in the RCAF version.
Lou
Back in the paint booth for some more white primer.
Lou
Red being applied. I find it easier to paint the red and mask it rather than the entire aircraft.
Lou
Quite the difference between the engines installations. I like how you did the heat shield s.
Fraser
Thank you Fraser. I should have made better research into the subject.
Lou
Paint complete with exception of engine and leading edge trim that require a metal finish. The exhaust area will also get some attention. Decals are printed and the fuselage flash taken from my CF-101B spare decals.
Lou
Need a bit of quality control on the metallic leading edge otherwise should be ready for decals.
Lou
Roll out 16 May 2022. I neglected to add that the Falcon was the first flight and it spoiled me for any other aircraft. The scheme I chose is the one worn during that first flight. A few minor setbacks, but overall a very enjoyable project.
Lou
Another stunning model Lou.
Well Done!
Gordon
Thank you Gordon. My project is coming along nicely.
Lou
Lou, you certainly have upped the game for presenting finished models. Not only is the model a beautiful aircraft, it also SOUNDS good too.
Frasers
The Falcon was a frequent visitor to Goose Bay during my first posting there.
Lou