The Stargazer

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March 17, 2018
The hole that needed to be cut for the Pegasus tail fin was enlarged from existing display stand hole. You can also see the BIG gap on the right wing.
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March 17, 2018
The gap on the left wing
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March 17, 2018
L-1011 fuselage haves joined & seam filled & sanded
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March 17, 2018
The Pegasus XL waiting for its build
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March 18, 2018
Did my own masks with Oramask 810 stencil film, this stuff is GREAT! Excellent mask with no bleed, its clear so you can see how to cut it & where it needs to be tacked down.
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March 18, 2018
Attached the Cutting Edge Pegasus cradle
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March 18, 2018
Even though I had the Eastern express engines & metal detail updates I used the Otaki engines with just the exhaust nozzle from the Eastern Express engines. This gave me the best combination & updates the engines to the Rolls-Royce RB.211-524B.
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March 18, 2018
Check Pegasus XL done, I hate not having any alignment pins for the fins, they are just butt mounted.
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March 18, 2018
Mother & baby, a few more details & its primer time
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March 19, 2018
L-1011 in White. After primer & 2 coats of Mission Model white, wings & horizontal stabilizers taped off for Alclad Aluminum
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March 31, 2018
The Tristar now has silver wings, Alclad II "Aluminum" ALC-101 paint used.
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May 13, 2018
DONE! you can't call yourself a scale modeler of airliners until you have attached 1/144 scale windshield wipers!

Comments

2 17 March 2018, 14:11

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Good work

31 March 2018, 11:35

Lost_Erik
Great project.

13 May 2018, 02:42

Ray Seppala
Love it, you have done a job Keith! I have the same project to do with an old Airfix Tristar. A bit more work involved for me to bring the Tristar closer to a production example.

13 May 2018, 07:49

Dutch
Keith, Beautiful work there! I plan on a straight passenger Gulf Air L-1011-200, but I do like your OSC Pegasus carrier. Fits nicely with your NASA line. K/r, Dutch

13 November 2019, 15:47

Keith Scala
Than you Dutch, Julia, Erick & Ray. The key was finding a Otaki L-1011 & cutting edge Pegasus. Without these two hard to find kits I would not have attempted the project. I have a extra Otaki L-1011 if anyone is interested.

24 November 2019, 20:00

Ray Seppala
I too took a while to get a kit (Airfix and now Eastern Express) and the Cutting Edge conversion kit and decals. Fortunately for others now, the Eastern Express Tristar will be issued with the Pegasus rocket in the future.

25 November 2019, 09:11

Album info

Take 1 1/144 L-1011 & add a Pegasus XL launch vehicle

L-1011 OSC "Stargazer"

12 images

1:144

Completed

1:144 Pegasus XL & L-1011 Adapter Beam (Cutting Edge Modelworks CELO44002)

1:144 L-1011 Tristar Jetliner (Otaki OT2-12)

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