Sunday 16 December 2012

Hello!


Well...time flies, but here is a new update on the A32A Lansen!

I moved along with the build and built the Maestro Models PE airbrakes and also made the holes for them in the fuselage. As there is just holes in this area, I decided to scratch build some interior to the airbrake bays to leven it up a bit.

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Maestro Models PE Airbrakes.

Tools for the hole making in the fuselage.



I started to build the lower airbrake bays followed by the upper ones. I have used styrene sheets, lead wire and brass rods.

Lower airbrake with the PE airbrake in place so we can see that it has enough room.

I moved along with the creation of the upper airbrake bays. I have used my own photos as well as the well known "artistic licence" to make the bays.




So, here are the upper airbrake bays painted prior to the installation in the fuselage.




Ok, I did a temporarily installment of the PE airbrakes too get a good look on how it will look. I looks quite nice and I think the PE airbrakes ads a lot of detail to the Lansen. In fact the airbrakes where almost always deployed when the Lansen was parked on the ground.




I also decided to add some detail into the main wheelbay as this is a very busy place on the real thing. I just added some of the wires and hoses. 

I have used styrene, lead wires and brass rods for this work.

The styrene parts are in place.



Lead wires and brass parts also in place all there is left to do is to get some paint on at a later stage.





Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed it so far!