Snuck in a few more hours after dinner. Fuselage halves are now a whole, with a bunch of tape, lol. I’m going to have to break out the putty and sand paper in some areas for sure. I’m really not fond of the windscreen shape at all. I know there is going to be quite a bit of work to do in that area. It’s covered in tape at the moment while the glue dries.
I got all the wings and tail glued together too.
Gettting closer to being ready to shred a few tanks and trucks.
Keyda, everything is looking great and bringing back some memories for me.
The noise from the guns is more noticeable because, in AC-130’s during missions they fly with the rear ramp partially lowered. There’s a spotter tethered to the plane who lays down at the end of the ramp looking down and out for AA fire as well as secondaries. That alone increases the noise factor.
Bish, I believe Britain still sed C-130’s; I have a British-marked C-130 hanging on my ceiling. It’s AC-130’s they don’t use.
Finally, congrats on the puppy. He will bring you much joy. Who knows? He might even keep you company in your Hobby Room when he’s older.
Duke, ye, thats what i meant, sorry, reading it back i can see it not very clear. We use the J, in standard and lengthened versions.
My first ever flight on a fixed wing aircraft was on a C-130. That was some experiance.
I could very easily be wrong…but I believe the Italeri is a re-pop of the Testors kit (???)
I know I’ve done 2…1 Testors and 1 Italeri…they were the same. Those were both just your garden variety C-130 though…not the gunship. Almost pulled the trigger on this kit at the contest vendor room over the weekend…opted for one in 1/144 instead…I’m runnin outta room!
As long as we’re on the subject of Herks, here’s some motovational shots:
http://s213.photobucket.com/user/ikar_photos/library/C-130?sort=3&page=1
I tried to bring over some shots that I took in the 70s, both in the states and during Vietnam, but photobucket refused to let me do it. The link is for the C-130 section of my library.
I’ve done 3 Italeri kits, the 1/72 E/H, the 1/48 J, and the 1/72 MC-130E, and none of them were like this. I really dislike it. I’m going to be playing with putty and sandpaper a lot with this one. Hopefully I can get it to turn out halfway decent.
Awesome thanks!
I kinda figured that was the case. I envy you being able to ride on a C-130. Despite the noise and all; I’d still love to do so. I had a friend of mine who was civilian; he got to ride in one once. They were being evacuated for a hurricane and the Air Force loaded them all up on a Herc and flew them all to safety.
Fermis, I know what you mean about running out of room. I did that a long time ago.
Ikar, nice shots! Way to go!
Keyda, I know you’ll get it looking right. Looking forward to seeing more.
Met my wife in the Air Force at Little rock. She was a crew chief at the time.
I’ve ridden in a few Herks, C-5s, 141s, ans the most memerable of the fixed wings, a C-47. It sat cammoflaged on the transit ramp with its windows open. When we got in and sat on the bench seats I found that I had only half of a seat belt. The ground handler came in, closed the windows, threw the boarding ladder in and slammed the cargo door closed. For the next few hours we fish tailed throught the skys and a heavy storm. You know, the piston engines sound just like they do in the movies. People started getting sick and looking for the bathroom. At the end of the cargo area was a small door under the vertical tail. That was it, the part of the aircraft that was moving the most.
I will never forget that flight, and will never git in one again. I don’t know how my Father could fly those things back then.
I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated this. I’m hoping to get back to the bench tomorrow afternoon. I’ve had my hands full with the new puppy, then came down with the flu which I’ve had for nearly 2 weeks. Finally feeling better, and told hubby he’s on puppy duty tomorrow!
Finally have some progress to report! I made a big mess with the putty. Seems the more neat I try to be the bigger the mess I make. Oh well.
Cargo and landing gear doors.
Wings!
Hopefully I will have time to do some more after dinner tonight.
Engine nacelles are on. Hopefully I’ll be able to put a coat of paint on her tomorrow.
The Spectre is finally painted.
Props on.
Underside fiddly bits.
I’ll get started on the decals in the next few days.
Looks great, Keyda!
Got the decals done today.
The lines are such a pain! Took me well over an hour.
Top done.
Sides.
Front.
Props.
On display.
Good job Keyda, both build and display! There may be more space in my Museum than I thought, I hadn’t considered the walls yet! LOL!
Max
Great build. I like the displays. Good idea for the giant ones
Well done, Keyda.
Nice build, nice set up!
Toshi