Boeing 377 "Clipper Invincible" c. 1955 View: Slideshow Mosaic List Pan American World Airways “Clipper Invincible” Boeing 377 Super Stratocruiser (N1040V).
Boeing 377 "Stratocruiser," (N1040V Clipper Invincible), Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
200621: Major elements fitted.
200621: Major kit elements.
200621: I'll be using the windshield decal from the BOAC sheet.
200621: Major elements fitted.
200621: Building a socket for the in-flight display
200621: Building a socket for the in-flight display
200621: I'll flood the area with 5-min epoxy for strength. Note the win box to avoid problems later
200621: I'll flood the area with 5-min epoxy for strength. Note the win box to avoid problems later
200621: Socket for the in-dlight display.
200621: Some minor warping in the kit.
200621: Ready to close up the fuselage (always sign your work!)
200622: Kit will need plenty of nose weight to avoid CG problems.
200622: Nose weightd flooded with 5-min epoxy.
200622: Windscreen part fitted and filled with CA glue.
200622: Sanding the wing trailing edges to something reasonable.
200622: Sanding the rudder trailing edge to something reasonable.
200622: Temporary legs for construction. Note socked faired in.
200622: This join will take lots of work.
200622: This join will take lots of work.
200622: This join will take lots of work.
200626 Engine nacelles are just terrible!
200626 I taped over the seams and flooded these with 5-min epoxy.
200629: The result is a solid basis for lots of sanding.
200717: Getting these to fit will be a chore.
200717: Trying putty to fill the gaps.
200718: Lots of manipulation to get these right.
200718: Lots of manipulation to get these right.
200718: Lots of manipulation to get these right.
200718: Lots of manipulation to get these right.
200719: first primer coat.
200719: first primer coat.
200726: I decided to make replacement Landing Gear legs that I could just insert for ground display.
200726: Installing a brass socket for the legs.
200726: Installing a brass socket for the legs.
200730 Trial fit for the removeable undercarriage.
200822: Wing joins were promising but still not very good fit.
200823: Wing joins filled with CA glue.
200823: Finally, primer coat!
200823: Finally, primer coat!
200826: White topcoat (WM Rattlecan Gloss White).
200905: Aligning the demarcation line btw white and aluminium.
200905: Aligning the demarcation line with Xerox of the decal sheet.
200905: Aligning the demarcation line with Xerox of the decal sheet.
200905: Masking demarcation btw white and metallic.
200905: Bottom gets several shades of Alclad II
200905: Several shades of Alclad II
200905: Several shades of Alclad II
200912: Installing the livery (Microsoft decals)
200919: I scanned the BOAC sheet and recolored the windshield decal. This color didn't work...
200919:: Tried again with a lighter shade of grey, which worked better.
200919:: Tried again with a lighter shade of grey, which worked better.
200919: Had to fashion a solution to the engine fronts, so I printed some.
200919: Had to fashion a solution to the engine fronts, so I printed some.
200919: Had to fashion a solution to the engine fronts, so I printed some.
200919: Had to fashion a solution to the engine fronts, so I printed some.
210513: Construction complete.
210513: Construction complete.
210513: Construction complete.
210513: Construction complete.
210513: Construction complete.
210513: Construction complete.
210513: Construction complete.
210513: Construction complete.
Comments
Ben M Great result from a challenging kit
24 January 2022, 04:59
Album info Boeing 377 "Clipper Invincible" with Pan American Airways, c. 1955
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