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hewman100 · Posted: Tue 16 Jun 2009 10:40 am Post subject:

In a word 'nope'.

I'm awaiting word from Heinkel51, who was very kindly casting me some replacement bits from resin.

I PM'd him the beginning of the month and haven't seen him on the forum for a while either.

I do hope he's okay.
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Heinkel51 · Posted: Wed 24 Jun 2009 12:07 pm Post subject:

Mea Culpa, cast the elevator and main undercart struts which seem to have gone astray.

Currently working up the moulds for the wheels. To avoid any more delays I'll send some parts from another Sunderland kit destined to be a Sandringham (if I ever get a response from Hawkeye models)

Cheers

hewman100 · Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2009 11:47 am Post subject:

The parts arrived on Saturday from Heinkel51. That resin elevator was marvellous!

Thus the airframe is complete and the EDSG has been applied:

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Lincolnlanc · Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2009 11:52 am Post subject:

Well done Ian that really looks the business and worthy of all the effort you put into it.
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thomasweir · Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2009 12:08 pm Post subject:

Looks superb

TopGun · Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2009 14:00 pm Post subject:

Looks great
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Heinkel51 · Posted: Tue 07 Jul 2009 14:18 pm Post subject:

hewman100 · Posted: Thu 09 Jul 2009 10:22 am Post subject:

Most of the airframe painting has been completed:

The 'C' Class beaching gear is slightly different to that used by its younger sister and thus some modifications are being carried out.

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Badwolf · Posted: Thu 09 Jul 2009 21:09 pm Post subject:

That looks fabulous!

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TimJ · Posted: Sat 11 Jul 2009 20:23 pm Post subject:

Fantastic work.
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hewman100 · Posted: Thu 16 Jul 2009 10:21 am Post subject:

My most involve build to date continues!

Test fitting the beaching gear:

As you can see the lower hole of the Sunderland attachment point also had to be filled.

The finished items:

And in position:

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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Thu 16 Jul 2009 18:04 pm Post subject:

This really is some impressive stuff.....Can't wait to see it all finished up!

All the best
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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Wonderful, champing at the bit to see this one finished.

It's only just occurred to me that the nacelles and engine faces are actually more accurate for a C-Class than for a Sunderland - the C-Class was powered, I believe, by Bristol Perseus radials which were sleeve-valve, and as such had no pushrods - detail the Sunderland nacelles lack.

I'm sure you're delighted that after all the conversion effort you have put in, Airfix actually made it slightly easier for you here!

hewman100 · Posted: Thu 23 Jul 2009 10:21 am Post subject:

Ah XN923, if you go back into the dim and distant past of the thread you will find the engines on this are off two Airfix Beaufighters and thus are meant to represent Hercules'.

The Sunderland engines, which are supposed to represent Pegasus' now reside on my Nightstalker Beaus!

With my limited research showing that 'Clio' was only fitted with 'Stickleback' ASV aerials I made them from Contrail rod and tube so I didn't have to break up a PE aerial set.

Aerials fitted and markings applied:

The end is almost in sight folks!
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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Looking fantastic!

Didn't realise the powerplants were Hercules. Was it always that way or were the militarised versions re-engined?

hewman100 · Posted: Mon 27 Jul 2009 10:05 am Post subject:

No, the C-Class were fitted with Pegasus. It's just as I was doing the Beaus at the time I compared the parts from both kits.

It's been said in the past that the Airfix Hercules in the Beau were a bit on the small size, and they were certainly smaller than the Sunderlands Pegasus!

This seems a little silly when you consider the Hercules has more cylinders!

I just swapped 'em over.

I hadn't actually included the above pic in this thread although it was in the Nightstalkers build

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hewman100 · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:32 am Post subject:

Finished!

More pics in the gallery.
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dinotramp · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 13:06 pm Post subject:

That's really taking shape!
Keep up the good work

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Roger 410 · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 18:16 pm Post subject:

That is superb Ian.
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Ratch · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 18:58 pm Post subject:

Ian, when you first put the camo on I was so disappointed it wasn't going to be silver

but it now looks absolutely superb

Bravo

An excellent piece of modelling Clapping

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