1/72 Scale Aircraft Hangar

[Wurger]

 

[Wildcat]

It's looking great!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Wayne! Means a lot coming from you.

Credit where credit is due mate, you're doin' good!

 

[Airframes]

Taking shape nicely Jim.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[SANCER]

Hola mi estimado amigo Jim!!

It is a very good work you are accomplishing with that hangar. Just what you say: Getting closer and closer ...
I send many greetings.

Saludos compadre!
Luis Carlos

 

[T Bolt]

Looking great Jim!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Ok, I cleaned up the right and left side walls and glued the red bracing to same. With this done, I could test fit the roof support structure and see where things need to be tweeked, and there are quite a few! However, I am very happy with results so far. Note that I decided to reverse the orientation of the whole roof structure by 180 degrees. The reason for this is to hide the lighting wires more effectively. Note the shoelace holding everything together!

Could not resist a couple of night shots to highlight the installed lighting. Note that roof is just laid on support structure and has yet to be perminently attached. Hope you enjoy.

 

[Airframes]

That's looking great Jim !
I wonder if shoe laces have a Stores Reference Number in relation to hangar bracing ? !!!
Part No. 17924/B, Laces, Shoe, Pairs, Hangar bracing for the use of - Stores Ref.1237 (R), 1238 (L) .................

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Crimea_River]

Great project Jim. Doing good!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Thanks guys! More to come.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Now that looks great!!

 

[Capt. Vick]

I secured the walls to the base by "crazy gluing" metal rods into the currigations of the original kit walls and then carefully measuring and drilling holes in the base to accept them. You have to work fast for obvious reasons, but don't worry if you don't get them in as far as you wanted, just clip the exposed ends to a length less than the thickness ofvthe base. Each wall has about four rods.

By adding a veneer of brick, I pushed the back wall off of the cardboard floor of the hangar (as seen in the above photo, before correction). This was easily corrected by gluing a thin strip of scrap from the sheet that the base was removed from (same thickness), with the overhang being removed with an X-acto while the base was upside-down on my cutting mat. The same PH proper glue was used in this operation. Hang in there, more to come.

 

[SANCER]

Se ve formidable compadre Jim!!!

Cheers

 

[Shinpachi]

Great job Jim

 

[Capt. Vick]

Thanks guys! Slowly but surely.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good Jim.