Yes, I am one of the "brave"few who have tackled this resin kit. MANY fit problems, I’m not going to list them all. The canopy didn’t even fit. My gear was resin not metal and wrong shape size. Used Alclad and Floquil BRIGHT SILVER. The pins you see are stainless silver, this is a very heavy model. Shawn G.
I’ve done resin ships but I have never tried a resin airplane. I’ve been afraid doing the wings. You had to use pins for the wings, were they part of the kit?
That was one over powered transport. It was fast, semi quiet, and would just leap off the ground. The best flights were when they put in the comfort pallets and you sat in airline type seats.
I replaced the resin plugs with the stainless steel ones. I also flooded any seems I could get to with cyno. The fuselage was actually 4 parts. Shawn G.
COOL, I used to see 141s flying at Norton AFB (San Bernardino) all the time, very impressive.
Fit problems and you still went with a NMF…outstanding!
That did come out very well. Wish I had one.
Who’s markings did you put it in?
TY
TY, this is one of the test birds that was flown at Edwards AFB. Shawn G.
I feel your pain on the resin kits. I’ll never build another one.
The one I shelled out $245.00 for from Iron Shipwrights was nearly unbuildable. ( 1/350 scale USS Miami Light Cruiser ) There where so many bubbles and miscasts on almost every part that it is still in the box after 2 years of "fixing ". The mfg. returned my purchase price after the replacement parts also proved to be mostly unusable as well. I have to buy so many replacement after market parts for this thing the cost will exceed the original price. The super glue you have to use to construct resin kits doesn’t weld the parts together like the plastic kits using styreen cement either. I don’t know how you resin builders do it. what a PITA.
Nice work there!
Mike
I’ve built about 30 resin model ships, and I was happy with about 25 of them. Some brands are better than others. The cost of developing molds is lower but it has a much smaller production run. I have HP Models 1/700 Charles DeGaulle CVN that I’m quite fond of. It took longer to build than my Trumpeter 1/700 scale USS Stennis but it was worth it. I had a JAG collective 1/700 resin USS Long Beach CGN-9 that is very good. It was damaged last time I moved and its sitting in a box witing for me to fix it. HP, White Ensign, Delphis (from Italy), Combrig (from Russia), JAG (USA now distributed by another company), Corsair Armada, Samek, and NNT (German) are all resin model ship brands that I have bought and haqve been happy with. For resin kits yo use cyanoacrylate glue (I avoid using a brand name), but you can also use epoxy (any cure speed), and you can use elmers white glue that you can buy at the supermarket. Thin the white glue with a little water and give it ample time to dry and it works well. I also have developed a lot of skills using cyanoacrylate (CA) or (super glue) and use it in place of solvent glues on my plastic models fairly often.
Well!
A model , in N.M.F. of my all time favorite jet Bird of the cargo persuasion . Nice job there , young Man ! Tanker - Builder
Very nice. I’d see those birds all the time when I was stationed at Vandenberg.
That’s a beautiful Starlifter! I keep hoping we’ll see an injection-molded kit someday, and I’ve just shaken my head looking at that resin kit. You’ve done a marvelous job considering the starting point!
TY Sir
TY Paul, I appreciate it. Yes, resin kits are FULL of many issues. Shawn G.
TY Don
You are not alone.I have also compleated this typ of kit.It is also in BMF Vietnam Nam version.Wish I can put mine next to yours .It will look spectacular .
I bet it would, thank you. Shawn G.