Tutorial Novice - HMCS Bonaventure Air Fleet - 1/240 Tracker/Banshee/Horse

[buccfan]

Great detailing work Lou, excellent tutorial as usual. Regards Paul J.

[lastvautour]

Biggles, nice little model.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Paul, thank you for the supportive words.

Lou

[lastvautour]

The hardest is making the engines. I changed to a larger diameter 1/8" dowel and sanded it down to fit. I enlarged to wing slots and flattened both sides of the dowel leaving the exhaust cone tapered. The exhaust were drilled out with a 3/64" drill bit. It is hard to get both sides to match so this is currently the result of 3 attempts and even now they are still a bit off. This is very hard to notice with the naked eye but this new micro lens sure pick out the errors.

Lou

[lastvautour]

The new canopy has been attached and sanded to shape.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Photo op with all parts in place. Tail feathers still just sitting there. A comparison with Academy 1/72 F2H-3.

Lou

[Biggles]

Very detailed!

[lastvautour]

First coat of primer. Still need undercarriage and pylons,

Lou

[lastvautour]

Undercarriage is being fashioned from bamboo and poplar dowels and mahogany stick. A bit awkward in this size even viewed in my new magnifying glass. Airframe still needs some sanding.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Nose wheel strut broke when attempting to bend it. A new struct was made and superglued to the existing wheel and yoke. Struts are sanded bamboo dowels taken from the dollar store place mats.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Undercarriage doors and pylons are .010 X .030 Evergreen plastic strips purchased locally. The main gear outer door(closest to the undercarriage leg) was made from .010 X .060.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Final sanding under the mag glass is done and the Light Sea Grey Model master paint is applied over the entire model. Once dry, masking of the upper surfaces will be done for the Dark Sea Grey and silver leading edge. The intake will more than likely be a decals. Masking of the canopy will need a steady hand.

Lou

The drawings under the flying Banshee are 1/144 and 1/196 scale.

[buccfan]

Impressive work Lou, well done, looking forward to the finish paint scheme. Regards Paul J.

[lastvautour]

Thank you Paul. Decals have been ordered from CanMilAir.

Lou

[Boomerang]

Looking forward to the finished model. Looks great Lou.

Gordon