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Ford Tri-Motor Stout Air Lines 1879

Subject:
Ford 4 AT Trimotor
US Stout Air Lines
1879
1927
NM
Scale:
1:77
Status:
Completed
Started:
April 1, 2019
Completed:
September 3, 2019

1. Cockpit & Interior:
Built the cabin and cockpit from scratch out of plastic sheet and wire because it isn't included in the kit. The curtains are made of tape.

2. Fuselage & Wings:
It's a really old kit. The Tail wheel is not included because the original kit represented a ski plane. It seems they forgot to add one afterwards. Built one out of parts of my spare parts box.
The fitting of the cockpit window is also very suboptimal. Had to cut some edges which I will refill with kristal klear. But all in all the fitting is ok. Next comes the filling and sanding.

3. Painting:
Had problems with my airbrush so the painting isn't that good. I used Vallejo Dull Aluminium. Decals are nice and easy to use.

4. Weathering:
I might overdone the weathering a bit 😉 Finished with a matt coat. Cockpit window doesn't look good as expected.

5. Summary:
As I said before - it's a very old kit and some parts are missing like the tail wheel and some parts just don't want to fit like the cockpit window.
But all in all I'm quite satisfied. Even if I know it isn't perfect in any way.

Project inventory

Full kits
85-5246
Ford Tri-Motor
Revell 1:77
85-5246 (85524620100) 2003 New decals
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Project colors

Exterior
77.717 Dull Aluminium
Vallejo Metal Color
32ml ()
Metallic
Acrylic
Interior
A.MIG-017 Cremeweiss (RAL 9001)
Ammo by Mig Jimenez
17ml ()
Matt
Acrylic
09 Anthracite Mat
Revell Color
14ml ()
Matt
Enamel
Weathering
Panel Line Accent Color (Black)
Tamiya
40ml ()
Matt
Enamel
Details
AK 720 Rubber Tires
AK Interactive
17ml
Matt
Acrylic
77.701 Aluminium
Vallejo Metal Color
32ml ()
Metallic
Acrylic
77.707 Chrome
Vallejo Metal Color
32ml ()
Metallic
Acrylic

Photoalbums

Ford Tri-Motor Stout Air Lines 1879
14 images
View album, image #1
1:77
1:77 Ford Tri-Motor (Revell 85-5246)

Comments

1 3 May 2019, 03:13

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