Lockheed L-14H ex SP-BPM | MPM 1:72
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Łukasz GlińskiThis is extreme rarity and bit speculative, isn't it?😉 Pure pleasure to watch anyway. 👍 👍 👍
I feel tempted now to build one as well😉
Hubert KendziorekMany thanks Mates 🙂 It's such a nice looking plane, a pity it is not represented by any decent or modern kit. Best, Hubert
Daniel KlinkWow!
Wonderful paint scheme and excellent executed on the Model..
Lovely work and Result Hubert 👍
Hubert KendziorekMany thanks again, glad that you like it 🙂 Added a few in-progress photos in the album.
I have a soft spot on the French AdA colors, so just couldn't resist when I came across a photo of the sad remains of the broken SP-BPM at Le Bourget in June 1940 and came to the conclusion, that she had to be painted with the French colors in March of 1940, not British, like SP-BNF earlier in Frebruary that year. Best regards, Hubert
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A-29/PBO-1 Hudson "Hudson in USAAF & US Navy" MPM Production kit Nr. 72541
Converted into L-14H Super Electra, ex SP-BPM (PLL LOT), after its overhaul and repaint in March 1940. Paris, Le Bourget, 1940.
Few bits added.
A resin cockpit made by CMK, control yokes made of some wire and Plastruct profiles, a wall between the cockpit and the passenger compartment with its doors, seats in the cabin (from Ju-52), and Eduard seat-belts, luggage nets over the seats, imitation of the air vents, new wall and doors between the passenger compartment, and the toilet. New entrance doors with the window were made of HIPS and clear acetate sheet.
The nose part did not match the width and shape of the cross section of the fuselage, it had to be adjusted and lot of putty went here, it was also too pointed – this was corrected as well. This section was devoid of any panel lines, these had to be scribed on, as were the other panel lines specific to the civilian Super Electra, especially the luggage compartments.
I also riveted in the whole airframe, one can hardly see it but that's OK.
Glazing of the pilot's cabin made according to the photos of the actual machine, also the upper part has got the windows, but unlike the ones in the Hudson - the windows are smaller, the frames of the upper part of the glazing are flat and wider. I have also added the air deflectors on the windshield.
I replaced the wheels with resin parts from CMK (for the P-51D Mustang in 1:48th scale), with the appropriate pattern tread. They are a bit skinny and small, but it does not spoil the final appearance too much. I tried to make the hubcaps similar to those from the SP-BPM photos.
Also added the position lights on the wingtips and the tail (it was necessary to file the strange bulge proposed in this place by MPM), and the fuel dump installation.
Painted with Lifecolor paints.
