airforce_mike Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) Hallo Guys, it´s a long time since my last posting here on ARC - today I´d like to show you my latest work - it´s a Convair CV 880M... The molds are from the very old Hawk-Kit, I think it´s first released in 1960..?! The used kit is a re-release from Glencoe out from 1991, it´s 'boxscale' 1:126... The inspiration for this model was primarily the CV 880 (N807AJ), which was parked along with it´s sister ship at Atlantic City Airport - photos can be found here. I immediately wanted to build the model as heavy weathered as the ones at ACY, mixed with the empty engine pods (how appropriate for this kit - there´s no fanblades!) I discovered on another CV 880 at Mojave, the damaged nose gear and a bit of the unpainted fuselage and fin (starboard side). Since the model works best in 'natural environment', at first a few photos under blue skies and sunshine.. While the whole wingtip is missing on the left wing, the right wing lacks only the transparent cover of the position light - loose wires hanging out... The extended flaps are completely made from scratch.. Edited October 3, 2013 by airforce_mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airforce_mike Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) Some views from on high - the barren landscape was created by chinchilla sand and clumps of cut plumbers hemp .. Some details from the vicinity - an extensive engine along with it´s nacelle cover... The extreme weathering of the 'walkways' was found on this picture.. Scruffy warning signs, unreadable, only rust ... The engine was created from all sorts of 'stuff' out of the "box of residues"... Here´s as it looked 'under construction': Edited September 27, 2013 by airforce_mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airforce_mike Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) The ladder was cobbled together from stretched sprue, using PS material (cream cheese cover) for stages and silver paper (cigarette) for the grooved surfaces ... Shame on me: The railing is broken, I did not notice when taking pictures .. There is only a single nose wheel left, the axis rests on a wooden plank on the right side.. btw: It is actually a wooden plank, because it is a piece from a matchstick ;) The (completely rusted) tiny ladder, parked on engine #2, was also done entirely from stretched sprue and PS - the obligatory dime clarifies it´s size... :blink: Once again a rear view - the pictures were taken with the model on the folded roof window ... not quite safe, but luckily everything went well... B) Hope you like it - thanx for looking! :D Edited October 3, 2013 by airforce_mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Spectacular work!! At first look I thought the photos with the sky as a backdrop were photos of the real thing to give reference! Simply stunning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Jarvis Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Wow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Excellent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riffraff Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Fantastic work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Fantastic job. Nice photography skills as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar_710 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 This is some nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fly-n-hi Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Very cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Lovely work, the outside shots look very convincing that is a real aircraft Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 *THAT* is **fantastic**!!! Love it!! Great job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carioca Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Great, absolutely great! It's just so hard to find dio's of airliners... Best regards Eduardo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airforce_mike Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 Thanx a lot for all the positive feedback - I´m glad to see that you like it... :D I hope, it is common to show completed models here - or was it placed wrong in this area of the forum? :huh: Greetz from germany! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bzn20 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 That's brilliant. Love the outdoor shots the jet looks real. What scale is the dime?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airforce_mike Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Thanx again..! What scale is the dime?? Oh...it´s 16,25mm in diameter.. Well, here´s another picture for size comparison, made while construction: This one (also from the construction phase) shows the scratchbuilt nose details in close up: :wacko: Edited October 8, 2013 by airforce_mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kg4kpg Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Incredible work, love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tackleberry Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I honestly thought that that was the real thing!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airforce_mike Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Thank you, Tackleberry & kg4kpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Ciborowski Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 First post back here in a long, long time- and i have to say that this is simply spectacular! fantastic work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Prop Duster Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Congratulations on achieving a great weathered aircraft and base. Amazing I could just about feel the heat and dry air Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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