MPC C-130E Hercules
cockpit with fore and aft bulkheads
fuselage halves with main gear wells
rudder and nose gear well attached under cockpit floor
horizontal stabs assembled
horizontal stabs added
cockpit installed in right fuselage half
cargo floor added
cockpit and cargo floor back in after adjustments made
starboard wing assembled
forward fuselage closed up with the help of epoxy for the nose
aft fuselage and rudder assembled
wings on
under side view with cargo ramp
horizontal stabs back on
seam work
continuing seam work
working on seams
upper wings and tail primed
continuing seam work
more seam work completed
my fix for a missing main wheel hub
continuing seam work
base color of MM Dark Tan airbrushed on
props airbrushed black
more paint of base coat
little bit of second color
bottom seam work
MM camo gray applied
props and nose painted
touching up the OD on top
gear up now
gear up under side test prime
bottom sprayed camo gray
more seam work and base color
top base color
bottom color
filling various door seams
shot some greens from leftovers with the F-4
Working on top camo pattern
top camo almost done
paint touchups
more sanding
shortly after taking the last pic, disaster struck. This is the first shot of her undergoing repairs
all structure back together except cargo door
filling seams again
Acryl camo gray on most of the bottom
top glossed
aft bottom sprayed in camouflage gray
bottom glossed
decals going on
priming an under wing tank
all decals done
bottom clear flat
top side touchups
painted the other under wing tank
other wing tank on
part of canopy in and making windows
canopy all in, but with a sizable gap
Kommentarer
7 May 2014, 15:41
GlennGood luck Ed! what colour scheme will you use? The old Airfix/MPC kit is a bit of work but then they all are... The Italeri kit badly needs updating with new parts better still new tooling! would be nice!
7 May 2014, 16:48
Ray SeppalaNice to see someone tackling these old kits Ed. Have this one in the stash and have another one stalled at the decalling stage. i had plans to do my USAF version in current grey markings form a Wolfpak Sheet.
8 May 2014, 04:29
Kerry COXI am wondering when this model was actually produced. ? As Glen says, the aftermarket add on's can really help these older kits shine through. 🙂
30 October 2014, 03:53
Ray SeppalaHey Kerry, I suspect it was made in the early 80s. Ed, have you made any progress on this one. Is the replacement wheel hub in place?
30 October 2014, 22:18
GlennThis boxing is most likely from the early 80's but i think it is the exact same tooling Airfix released in the late 60's early 70's so not much had changed! The Italeri kit has a lot of missing stuff too! That's why you need aftermarket (longer) engine nacells on all the kits from the C-130H onwards plus the extended wheel sponsoon with the air intake and the list goes on! I've got about 10 of Italeri kits to make and a couple of ESCI/AMT gunships to do ALL need some updates of some kind arrrrh........ 🙁
31 October 2014, 02:08
Ed HubbartPainting was the main progress made. Trying to get the seams and paint squared away before moving on.
1 November 2014, 02:37
Kerry COXNow you know why airplanes and ships are called "She", as they use a lot of paint and powder.
This ugly bird is certainly looking the dream girl now Ed. 🙂 🙂
23 May 2015, 19:18
Erik LeijdensLooking like a difficult kit Ed! But you are making the best of it 👍 Keep going!
27 November 2015, 06:45
Chris ParsonsGreat job on that old kit!
Hey Ed, this info is probably much too late to be of use to you but just to be advised, every one I've ever seen (and built) of this kit will crack along the centre seam between the wings due to the weight of the wings pulling down (and out) on the joint, if you can still get inside to re-inforce the upper seam try doing it, otherwise try supporting the wings at the tips or invert the model to take the strain off...you may get lucky, I and some other builders did not.
6 December 2015, 05:53
