RCAF 100th - 1/72 Northrop Delta Started 1 Jul 22 Completed 1 Aug 2022

[lastvautour]

A new model is on the bench in the form of a 1/72 Northrop Delta on floats. A Delta was the first to crash Canadian soil at the beginning of WWII. Delta 673 was on a ferry flight to Halifax with the accident occurring in northern New Brunswick and was on skis at the time.

The model is in block form and constructed from basswood.

Lou

[Gearup]

Those big fillets will be fun to make.
Fraser

[lastvautour]

Lots of putty and some delicate sanding.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Very slow progress on all my projects. Here we have the Delta fairing done and float primed and sanded.

Lou

[Boomerang]

Looks good so far Lou.

The RAAF had one that was impressed in WW2.

Cheers

Gordon

[lastvautour]

Thank you Gordon. we had 20 Deltas, but none survived to this day. There is a derelict from a crash site that is being restored, however their cash situation is dire and no progress has been made in a few years. 

Lou

[lastvautour]

The base metallic paint has been applied.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Floats are assembled and ready for paint.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Roll out 1 Aug 2022. Another float plane for my collection and number 88 of 100 in my RCAF project.

Lou

[Boomerang]

A brilliant result Lou.

Gordon

[lastvautour]

Thank you Gordon. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Lou