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Revell Germany ERJ 195 to 190 project

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  • Member since
    May 2016
  • From: Rapid city SD
Revell Germany ERJ 195 to 190 project
Posted by B-1 CrewCheif on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 8:33 AM

Hello all, so idecided to do a really quick build of Revell Germanys ERJ 195. This is my first airliner kit and i figured it would be an easy one to do since its so small and simple. So to start things off I decided i would convert this over too a ERJ 190 so i could use the "Frontier Airlines" decals i have. To do this mod it only requires you to take out 2 windows to shorten the fuselage. 

So right away i built the airplane and marked my cuts. I did and initial marking cut with my rotary tool and then actually cut it with a hobby saw. after the cut it was a bit uneven so i layed some sand paper down on the table and sanded the fuselage flush and smooth. 

Right after i was able to glue the fuselage pieces together and I now have a ERJ 190.

 

My plan for this build it simple. After i fill and sand all the seams in the next post im going to paint the fuselage white, and the wings grey, and then do a light clear coat and aply the decals. Once the decals are on im going to clear the aircraft with a Urethane clear like whats used for car clear coats to give it a really good shine and also give it some protection.

Thats all for now. Thanks for reading

Tyler.

On the Bench: 1:32 Roden Stearman, 1:35 Orochi M3A3 Bradley, 1:6 Mandalorian figure

  • Member since
    December 2009
  • From: Australia
Posted by scotty100368 on Sunday, June 11, 2017 8:43 AM

Tyler,

That conversion guide is not correct. I have modified it with data sourced from Embraer.

Essentially, 1 window forward of the wing and 2 windows aft!

Scott Garard

Queanbeyan NSW

Australia

  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:13 AM

Everything is looking good, keep up the good work!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

  • Member since
    April 2020
Posted by JON8A on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 11:21 PM
Why do you say that??, i scaled it down acording to the real model kit, i can supply you a scaled copy wenever you like it
  • Member since
    December 2009
  • From: Australia
Posted by scotty100368 on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 3:41 AM

Jon,

I confirmed the actual fuselage lengths from various sources:

E190 is 36.24m (1/144 scale is 25.16cm)

E195 is 38.65m (1/144 scale is 26.84cm - not 26.40cm!)

I measured the kit parts myself, and they correlate with my data.

The fuselage difference being 2.41m (1/144 scale is 1.68cm).

One-third of the stretch was forward, leaving two-thirds of the stretch aft.

So, 1/3 x 1.68 = 0.56cm forward (not 0.4cm), 2/3 x 1.68 = 1.12cm aft (not 0.7cm).

Your incorrect E195 length was what mucked up all the math...

Cheers!

Scott Garard

Queanbeyan NSW

Australia

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