Boeing 377 "Clipper Invincible" c. 1955

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

Comments

10 23 January 2022, 22:45

John Thomas
Nice work

24 January 2022, 00:26

Ben M
Great result from a challenging kit

24 January 2022, 04:59

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic! Good job!

24 January 2022, 06:07

Album info

Boeing 377 "Clipper Invincible" with Pan American Airways, c. 1955
(Minicraft B-377 Stratocruiser in 1/144 scale, kit #14445 c. 1997)

Depicts B-377-10-26 MSN 15940, registration N1040V

This Stratocruiser flew without incident for PAA from its delivery until 1958, when it was returned to Boeing on August 4, 1960 in trade for 707 jets.

Linea Internacional Aérea SA (LIA) acquired the aircraft and had it overhauled at Oakland, California. Registered HC-AGA (alternately HC-AGA?) and christened Princess Everetta Maria, the plane was ferried to Quito, Ecuador, to be based out of Quito for international routes. Unfortunately, LIA ran into financial difficulties, and the aircraft was subsequently seized by the government. The aircraft was abandoned at Simón Bolivar Air Base in Guayaquil and is believed to have been scrapped in 1967.

First Flight: September 23, 1949
Delivered: October 31, 1949
Retired: September 1959 by PAA after 25,558.39 hours

Paints are Wal-Mart rattle-can grey primer and gloss white undercoat and Alclad II metallics.

Boeing 377 PAA “Clipper Invincible” c. 1955

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