SIAI-Marchetti SF-260M
a little detail to the interior. Just scraping away some excess resin...
Mated the hull sides, the wings and the tail. When mating the hull to the main wings, there was a little difference in width. So i glued the front and back first, added a spacer in the middle before gluing those
No large gaps here
Some cleaning up on these edges, but need to check with some primer. The squares in front of the nose need to be replaced
Some cleaning up on these edges, but need to check with some primer. The squares in front of the nose need to be replaced
first I drill some holes
from some copper rod I make a needle (just make a point with a file)
make it protrude just a bit and position the part over it. When the position is ok, just press...
and you have an indent where to drill next. Then add a rod in the hole for positioning, and repeat for the other hole.
all "perfectly" aligned and strengtened, it is still me, so ahum...
Nose fitted, a little bit to small in 3 directions
Filled and sanded
Filled and sanded
Filled and sanded
the border over the IP was very thin and fragile, also some parts were missing
removed the details, made a new top from paper, and added the details again
Vacformed front canopy cut out, and ready to detail...
Vacformed rear canopy cut out, and ready to detail...
a bit of corrections to the tub...
the other side
new front landing gear cover
rubber sealing added
main canopy detailed, still the handles for opening/closing to add
main canopy detailed, still the handles for opening/closing to add
Comments
16 April 2019, 06:06
Bart GoesaertEngraved some detail in the sides. Mated the hull sides, the wings and the tail. When mating the hull to the main wings, there was a little difference in width. So i glued the front and back first, added a spacer in the middle before gluing those, to minimise the gaps... seem to have worked rather fine.
30 April 2019, 18:33
Bart Goesaertadded some pictures about how I reinforce some parts in a resin (or other) kit that don't have a lot of body to glue.
3 May 2019, 04:48
Bart GoesaertNosepiece fitted and sanded... front gear door is missing from the kit, wrote several mails to the company, but no answer up to now, so more scratchbuild ahead.
10 May 2019, 11:09
Nathan DempseyInteresting subject Bart. I know this one will be a challenge. All the Planet kits are, but they do have unique kits...
20 May 2019, 15:32
Bart GoesaertLittle by little... hardest thing is arriving, preparing the vac-formed cockpit. For such a popular aircraft, there are very few descent walkarounds of this one... all the links from here are dead, and most pictures are from outside...
20 May 2019, 15:39
Bart GoesaertThat's what I tried, but only instrument panel foto's. Was looking for canopy rails and other details. Found them...[img1].html
And [img2].html?sort=3&o=0
20 May 2019, 17:40
Bart GoesaertSome progress at the bathtub section... Small scratches in a vacform canopy, can these be polished out?
22 May 2019, 08:16
Bart GoesaertI hope it works, will try to obtain this product, anybody has a clue as where to buy it in Belgium? Did some polishing yesterday had to remove some CA-marks unfortunately, and when made wet it looks good, also added some details...
24 May 2019, 07:20
