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This is the first Roden kit I've built. Its very much like a limited run kit - lots of flash and poor surface finish. It has a lot of detail, though. There is trim tab detail and a nice interior. I'm building this as a civilian tow plane and parachutist hauler.
I want a very smooth, glossy finish and I had doubts that simply painting the plastic parts would result in a smooth surface, so I am priming and polishing the large surfaces.
The horizontal stabilizer and elevator. I primered the stabilizer and I'll take a chance on the control surfaces. Detail of elevator. Replacing some kit parts with more scale-like details, so I'm making provisions for that. Primered and polished surfaces.
The horizontal stabilizer and elevator. I primered the stabilizer and I'll take a chance on the control surfaces.
Detail of elevator. Replacing some kit parts with more scale-like details, so I'm making provisions for that. Primered and polished surfaces.
Detail of elevator. Replacing some kit parts with more scale-like details, so I'm making provisions for that.
Primered and polished surfaces.
Kensar
Hello!
Cool thing. I would like to build it some day in 1:72, as the AU-23 from the Vietnam War.
Good luck andthanks for sharing, have a nice day
Paweł
All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!
www.vietnam.net.pl
I remember a demo at an airshow of the Helioplane, in late '40s or early '50s. That was the predecessor of the Porter. It was amazing- they said it could take off and land in a tennis court. The Porter has grown, though, over the years- wonder if it could still do that.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Hello Don!
Please excuse me for saying this, but aren't you confusing the Pilatus Porter with the Helio Courier? Those planes, although look similar, aren't related in any way, from what I know.
Have a nice day
Hi Don :
Well , I would take you to task there . The Helio Courier was more like the " Vertiplane " than the Pilatus Porter . The Porter is a true airplane where the helio I believe was a Gryroplane
I don't mean to speak for Don, by I inferred from his post that the Helioplane was the predecessor of the Porter in the sense that the Helio was the first purpose-built VSTOL (V for Very, not Vertical) general aviation aircraft.
Ciao!
Bolt
I don't think the Porter could land on a tennis court - its a huge plane.
I actually watched one do it - stiff headwind. The Storch supposedly could do the same and I've also watched a Cub do it. Again, stiff headwind.
I saw an Aviat Husky land on the short direction of 8/26 at K34 (Gardner, KS). Wind was about 15/25 from 180. It was impressive.
I believe the company that builds the Porter, or a related compamy in Europe bought rights to certain patented features of the Porter. There was an intermediate aircraft between the Helio Courier and the present Porter, but there are genes that were passed up the line.
Got the interior mostly done. Seemed to take forever.
scratchbuilt some headsets and landing gear struts. Can't build out of the box, you know.
Nice work going on there, including the scratchbuilding.
Those headsets are gorgous.
I decided to try to make a spinner from aluminum because nothing looks like metal better than real metal.
First setup - rough shaping using cutters and a file.
Second setup - finished off the pointy end. Drilled holes for prop blades and polished. Mockup on the nose. Added the hinge points to the bottom of the wings and primered. Getting close to spraying some gloss paint. Planning a white/red trim over gray color scheme.
Drilled holes for prop blades and polished. Mockup on the nose. Added the hinge points to the bottom of the wings and primered. Getting close to spraying some gloss paint. Planning a white/red trim over gray color scheme.
Mockup on the nose. Added the hinge points to the bottom of the wings and primered. Getting close to spraying some gloss paint. Planning a white/red trim over gray color scheme.
Added the hinge points to the bottom of the wings and primered.
Getting close to spraying some gloss paint. Planning a white/red trim over gray color scheme.
Planning a white/red trim over gray color scheme.
Coming along nicely. Really like the spinner. Great idea for AM product. Gear look nice as well. Should be quite a nice piece.
Thanks,
John
Nice detail, that's all going to bring a square box model to life.
To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html
Came back around and finished this one. It was my first Roden kit. Reminded me of a limited production kit. Good detail, but attachment points are sketchy. Panel lines are wide and shallow. Surface is not polished smooth, but paint went on fine.
The final paint coats did not go on well. Some fisheyes showed up initially which hindered good coverage. Not my best finish, but it doesn't show up so much in the pictures. This would be a great kit if the panel lines were better.
Oh My ;
Can you say Good Bevins to Hetsy ?
Talk about detail ? Too bad the plane's panels couldn't be metal in places .That spinner is nothing short of awesome . Yes , you are right , Nothing looks like polished metal than metal !
Thanks for commenting TankerB. This plane has a lot of little 'things' sticking off of it.
The metal spinner came out well. I'll be doing more of them in the future.
Gorgeous!
Wow, that is some nice scratchbuilding. You guys always give me something to shoot for, always showing us that little bit extra that really sets off a model. Thank you.
Jack
Thanks Don and JRB. I appreciate your commenting.
I went to a model show yesterday and Tom Valenta took pictures for Finescale Modeler and Scale Auto. The Porter may show up in the magazine.
Really nice detail. Great looking build and I hope it show up on the pages of FSM.
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