Well, I purchased an Airdave AT-6 Texan, and did a re-paint to a RCAF Harvard. The livery is RCAF 302, which was the aircraft that my dad (actually my step father) did his first solo in (Feb 01/57).
I really enjoy building Dave's models, because you get a nice balance of details, still easy to build, and the parts fit nice.
Even though this Harvard is 1/33, it will be built with gear down, only because it won't be stationed in my small house. I've been asked to do this Harvard for my mother, as my father passed away 3 years ago.
So here goes. As with my other build, small fiddly parts first. The landing gear.
01-Landing Gear
Normally I build wheels using the sandwich method, but I enjoy building the wheels for Airdave’s models the way he designed them. A tip here, remember to score ALL of the tabs on the main gear wheel parts. I used metal paper clips for strengthening on the main landing gear, and a wooden round pick for strengthening on the tail gear. The fit is really good, but I still recommend dry fitting first. Here's some photos:
I really enjoy building Dave's models, because you get a nice balance of details, still easy to build, and the parts fit nice.
Even though this Harvard is 1/33, it will be built with gear down, only because it won't be stationed in my small house. I've been asked to do this Harvard for my mother, as my father passed away 3 years ago.
So here goes. As with my other build, small fiddly parts first. The landing gear.
01-Landing Gear
Normally I build wheels using the sandwich method, but I enjoy building the wheels for Airdave’s models the way he designed them. A tip here, remember to score ALL of the tabs on the main gear wheel parts. I used metal paper clips for strengthening on the main landing gear, and a wooden round pick for strengthening on the tail gear. The fit is really good, but I still recommend dry fitting first. Here's some photos:
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