SE 4050 Vautour IIB Retro-modelling

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June 10, 2018
Main parts ,,, full of rivets.
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June 10, 2018
Small parts , canopy and decals
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June 10, 2018
Instructions ... the very old way
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June 10, 2018
Carefully gluing fuselage halves ... step by step ... bottom side
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June 10, 2018
both ends .. in the backgroud DC-8 wing being finished ,,,
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June 10, 2018
Top side and spine
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June 10, 2018
and tail
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June 18, 2018
Bellies from engine nacelles .... quite a prominent joint must be sanded
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June 18, 2018
Engine nacelles top ... Much better than expected.... some careful work with files has been done
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June 18, 2018
Dorsal spine ... rather good
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June 18, 2018
This is not so good 🙁 ... Careful sanding must be done
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June 18, 2018
Fuselage belly .... quite good under a coat of silver paint.
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June 18, 2018
Hummmm ... this ugly gap and awful lot of work
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June 18, 2018
arggggg
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June 18, 2018
more arrg .. 😉
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June 18, 2018
Some sanding has been done ,,, but still not a good joint
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June 18, 2018
Belly sanded .... rather good
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August 6, 2018
The gap between taiplane piece and tail slot was very big , so I cut the part in two and sanded the inner "bullet"
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August 6, 2018
Engine nacelles to wing joints were much better than expected.
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August 6, 2018
Fuselage sanding done
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August 6, 2018
Underside joint was acceptable to me ....
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August 6, 2018
... but some sanding was needed on the upper-sides
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August 6, 2018
on both wings
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August 7, 2018
Right fuselage primed
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August 7, 2018
Upper wings ... not that bad ,,, isn't it ?
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August 7, 2018
Left fuselage primed
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August 7, 2018
Nose ... much better than expected
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August 7, 2018
Nose ... I will NOT rescribe panel lines ... remember ... this is retro-modelling ...
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August 7, 2018
Wings and engine nacelles
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August 7, 2018
Wings ans tail glued and in place ... waiting for some more paint ...
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August 7, 2018
AARRGGG !!!! Some glue went to the tail ,,, but I don't really care ...
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October 20, 2018
Decalling "intructions"
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October 20, 2018
Decalling "instructions" , sheet 2 . There is quite a difference from the art box, which depicts a two-seat ,,,, by the way 😉
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October 20, 2018
Decalling started
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October 20, 2018
Not bad for decals that are almost 40 years old
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October 20, 2018
All decals used as is ,,, Good quality from Heller.
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October 20, 2018
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October 20, 2018
Gluing undercarriage ... which is rather difficult to align.
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October 20, 2018
Make-shift jig. Red decal on tail needs some retouch.
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October 20, 2018
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October 20, 2018
Outrigers have been moved down so that they can touch the "ground"
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October 20, 2018
Finished
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October 20, 2018
Plenty of rivets
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October 20, 2018
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October 20, 2018

Comments

2 10 June 2018, 05:24

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Another old kit that will come to life from my stash. I've decided not to be so strict on retro-modellling. Of course I'll avoid updating the kit with scratchbuilt items, putty and airbrush, but I'll use current paints ans tools i.e. acrylic paints and sanding sticks. Despite very bad comments on the net, I've found this kit not to be so ugly. With careful sanding I've managed to get a quit decent joints. At least for a retro-kit ...
😉

10 June 2018, 05:32

Łukasz Gliński
Respect mate for your courage😉

11 June 2018, 13:50

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Thanks Łukasz ... I'll keep posting ,,,, Fuelage halves have been glued and sanded ... Not that ugly ... Wings to fuelage joints seem rather good too ,,,,

11 June 2018, 18:27

Dave Flitton
Nice start!!

11 June 2018, 19:37

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Some work has been done. It looks like most of the joints are much better than expected.

18 June 2018, 18:47

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Updated

6 August 2018, 18:12

Łukasz Gliński
Going well as I can see, those roundel placement lines are really nostalgic😉

8 August 2018, 09:56

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Thanks Łukasz ... yes ,,, those ancient raised lines for the decals .... In fact I expected a much worst fitting .....

9 August 2018, 09:09

Germen V
nostalgia

20 October 2018, 06:07

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Another retro-modelling project finished

20 October 2018, 06:13

Martin Oostrom
I like building these old kits. Few parts, quick results. Great for getting in the groove again. But the thick and sometimes simplistic parts, not always a joy.
Nonetheless, a great job Yuri.

20 October 2018, 07:04

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Thanks Martin ... that's my aim ,,, simple and enjoyable

20 October 2018, 11:18

Roberto Rocat
Beautiful subject, great work.

20 October 2018, 14:16

Łukasz Gliński
Oh man, dat rivets😉 Very cool finish mate! 👍

20 October 2018, 18:43

Dave Flitton
Still a great outcome for this "Ancient relic from the past". Good Job!!!

22 October 2018, 11:43

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Thanks mates ,,, it's all about fun

22 October 2018, 20:10

Album info

Out of the box easy retro-project. I've been not so extreme on this retro-project ,,, Acrylics instead of enamels ,,,, but : no detailing , no correcting , no putty , and no airbrush. The kit has no cockpit and no wheel wells .... so it should be a fast project. Paints used : Gunze , Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics.
Finished ... rather pleased with the result.

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