hey guys, thought I'd start a new thread on my Pan Am project.
This is what I do for nose weight for all Tricycle-gear aircraft. Lead weights encased in play-doh to ensure a good amount of nose weight, and the weights do not roll around inside. I slather a bit of modeling cement on the inside walls to ensure this does not roll around as well. This particular one is for the Pan Am 747, which, according to instructions, requires almost a full ounce of weight. So, I just put a full ounce of weight inside the casing. When I get large rubber bands, I will install this in the fuselage of the 747. I have already done so with the 707.
1/144th 707 fuselage assembled. the blue cockpit piece is the aftermarket resin piece created by Contrails Models, for a more accurate shape of the 707's cockpit nose profile. The next step is to apply putty to the seams and joins for a smooth fuselage.
This is a photo I found on the internet of a Pan Am 747 and 707 sitting side by side with each other. The photo was taken in 1968. I think the 747 is N747PA "Clipper Juan T. Trippe".
And here is my own recreation of the photo. the 747 is completely dry-fitted. not assembled, yet. The 707's wings and Horizontal Stabilizers were try fitted to the fuselage for this photo. The 747's fuselage length is just a little more than 18 inches. She's a big girl. The 747's reg and Clipper name will be that of N739PA "Clipper Maid of the Seas" There are enough decals on the sheet to create that, even though it is not included.
This is what I do for nose weight for all Tricycle-gear aircraft. Lead weights encased in play-doh to ensure a good amount of nose weight, and the weights do not roll around inside. I slather a bit of modeling cement on the inside walls to ensure this does not roll around as well. This particular one is for the Pan Am 747, which, according to instructions, requires almost a full ounce of weight. So, I just put a full ounce of weight inside the casing. When I get large rubber bands, I will install this in the fuselage of the 747. I have already done so with the 707.
1/144th 707 fuselage assembled. the blue cockpit piece is the aftermarket resin piece created by Contrails Models, for a more accurate shape of the 707's cockpit nose profile. The next step is to apply putty to the seams and joins for a smooth fuselage.
This is a photo I found on the internet of a Pan Am 747 and 707 sitting side by side with each other. The photo was taken in 1968. I think the 747 is N747PA "Clipper Juan T. Trippe".
And here is my own recreation of the photo. the 747 is completely dry-fitted. not assembled, yet. The 707's wings and Horizontal Stabilizers were try fitted to the fuselage for this photo. The 747's fuselage length is just a little more than 18 inches. She's a big girl. The 747's reg and Clipper name will be that of N739PA "Clipper Maid of the Seas" There are enough decals on the sheet to create that, even though it is not included.
