I started this beast at begin of summer i think.
Get with other precious subjects from a private seller this was another huge good kit from revell , measures on box shows 57,8 cm of wingspan and 39,6 of fuselage :( not the larger kit i have but really impressive and elegant.
Here box'n'sprues
pieces out of sprues few minutes after arrived to home a rapid testfitting was done
One of first cuts on the kit was to open the MG ouverture on the rear zone of fuselage... at leats more light and visibility for inners
the usual invasion on the kitchen table for first works
Already started some subassemblies
As the condor , engines can be in inspection mode, will decide after about these options, for now just gluing them and paint. More details as wires will come
seats , cargo ramp and wheels
in detail
the long floor
and a reinforcement on the bottom
Primed some piece in black
propeller ready
engines after drybrush
Till now was the few works done during the summer, some night ago just filled internal sink markings to prepare areas for effective works
Absolutely not an huge detailing work as on the sunderland but some scratchin i need to do
even the sunderland seems smaller compared to the giant eagle
Very importart mods are about the wings struts, a good reinforcement is needed to prevent wings to not look as a giant gullwinged plane
In mind to put few plasticard structures or metal squares for this operation.
At the next!
"Seeadler" Junkers Ju 290 A-5 Revell 1/72
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That is a huge plane! Looks like a nice kit, those seats look very good.
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Interesting...
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Wow! this would go together with a Bv 222. Just like tacos and a good beer.
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Gosh! You really aren´t afraid of large kits!
You are building them faster than the industry pulls them out!
You are building them faster than the industry pulls them out!
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Like it this much I posted it on SPAModeler´s Facebook site!
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Just few days to get structural material to improve wings strenght , some glue jar and other things and i'll return on the giant Side builds will be the italeri Hind and Uh-19 chickasaw returned recently on the workbench !
Re: "Seeadler" Junkers Ju 290 A-5 Revell 1/72
Thanks Jim, which beast you mean of three?
Last night resolved the wings bending problem , elaborate a structure to keep them up:
First intention was to put a three layers structure in vertical positio but wrong measures avoid this .. then i worked horizontally and a 5 layers structure was done. Three solid long stripes with two alternate layers of smaller rectangles to improve strengt, heres pictures
First version of structure
and finished five layers
Also glued the main gear ,after few flash cleaning , to the wells but no pictures i take :(
Last night resolved the wings bending problem , elaborate a structure to keep them up:
First intention was to put a three layers structure in vertical positio but wrong measures avoid this .. then i worked horizontally and a 5 layers structure was done. Three solid long stripes with two alternate layers of smaller rectangles to improve strengt, heres pictures
First version of structure
and finished five layers
Also glued the main gear ,after few flash cleaning , to the wells but no pictures i take :(