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Voyage of the Voyager, Completed

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Voyage of the Voyager, Completed
Posted by jeaton01 on Monday, June 2, 2008 10:27 PM

A-Model Voyager, in progress.

 

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

  • Member since
    August 2007
  • From: MCAS Miramar
Posted by Habu12 on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:04 AM

Damaged wingtips and all? ;)

And yes, Tamiya TS paints are the bee's knees! 

On the Bench: 1/48 F-16N: FINISHED! 1/48 F-16DG Aviano: FINISHED!! Stealing joy since 1993.....
  • Member since
    June 2003
  • From: A Computer in Adrian, (SE) Michigan.
Posted by Lucien Harpress on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 7:43 AM

Nice job, sir!  I think that the side windows on yours came out better than mine, not to mention the gloss paint job.  Mine ended up with some nasty dust imbedded in random places.  Looks good from a distance, but not close up.  Yours, on the other hand, looks flawless.

Here's a shamless self-promotion/pic or two of mine:

True, a bit of a nasty kit to work with, but the finished result can be pretty sweet. 

That which does not kill you makes you stranger...
-The Joker
  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway
Posted by yardbird78 on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 8:13 AM

John,

Nice work on the Voyager.  I am anxious to see the finished photos.

Darwin, O.F.  Alien [alien] 

 

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The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.

  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Northern California
Posted by trexx on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 5:30 PM

WOW! I didn't know a kit of the Voyager existed!

Great job... both of you.

Wondering if they've got the "Pond Racer"...?

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Bicester, England
Posted by KJ200 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:25 PM

John, that is really good looking build.

Nice to see something a little different.

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:31 PM

Here is the A-Model 1/72 Voyager completed, pictured against the sky and a blue backdrop with the supporting wire ps'd out.

I think there is a Pond Racer, in resin.  Don't remember who.

I whacked out some spinners from sprue, seen better but the props just don't look right in an air shot.  Could have moved the pitch top feathered on the front prop because the last parts after fuel was burned down enough were done with the front shut down and feathered.    That's for whoever of you builds the next one for the forum.

Mike, I filed out an oversized spot for those side windows and inset plexiglas, sanded it smooth and polished it, and then masked down to the window shapes.  Those clear parts in the kit were not very good, and it would be real hard to get them in flush with the fuselage.  Borrowed that method from the airliner types. 

 

 

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Seattle
Posted by spookythecat on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 6:32 PM

Looks good! You could dab some light blue paint and add some wires on the wingtip.

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 8:44 PM
Is it wires, or weeds?  I watched the takeoff and was hoping there was no fuel to leak out there.  When the wings took the load and the tips lifted I'll bet I wasn't the only one that quit holding my breath.

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

  • Member since
    June 2003
  • From: A Computer in Adrian, (SE) Michigan.
Posted by Lucien Harpress on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 11:00 PM

Really great stuff.  I used Kristal Kleer on the side windows- bad idea.  It dried concave on a convex surface.  However, I'm not to the point where I can ruin a clear piece and trust myself to polish it back to clarity.

Still, some really nice work.  (That sucker is suprisingly large, no?) 

That which does not kill you makes you stranger...
-The Joker
  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: South Central Wisconsin
Posted by Daywalker on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 11:51 PM
Well done John!  What a strange looking bird that is. 

Frank 

 

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Northern KY
Posted by mucker on Thursday, June 5, 2008 7:54 AM
Great build, John. Both the airplane and the pilot are historically significant subjects all in their own.

  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: NJ
Posted by JMart on Thursday, June 5, 2008 12:29 PM
John, you do beautiful work... I also did not know there was a kit for this plane, must keep an eye for it, for sure will break my 'no more feeding the stash monster" vow for this one, thanks for posting!

 

 

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