C-75 - Boeing 307 Stratoliner 1/48

[hawkeye2an]

I have been planning this one for a long time and finally got started on it.

It is based on a Revell 1/48 B-17E.

Pic 1 - LARGE set of plans - Paul Matt drawings.

Pic 2 - patching up the slots. The C-75 has slots at the leading edge toward the wingtips.

Pic 3 - major surgery. The C-75 has no superchargers.

 

[hub]

Nice project

What are you going to use for the fuselage?

Mike

 

[vikingBerserker]

Wow, this will be an interesting one to watch!

 

[hawkeye2an]

Nice project

What are you going to use for the fuselage?

Mike

The fuselage will be turned on a lathe as it is perfectly round and then vacuformed.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Dam dude, that's impressive. Do you by chance have one of the old Mattell Vacuform machines or did you build your own?

 

[B-17engineer]

Sweet!!!

 

[T Bolt]

Andy, Marquette makes a model of the 307, you may save yourself some time. its a new molded fuselage, very limited run looking, and the old frog B-17E wings. The wings you did so far would be a vast improvement over the Frog wings. I have the kit about 70% done and the wings were a struggle.

 

[hawkeye2an]

Dam dude, that's impressive. Do you by chance have one of the old Mattell Vacuform machines or did you build your own?

Yes I do have a Mattel Vac, wouldn't be much use here though. I built my own. I'll post some pics as soon as I can pull them up again.

 

[hawkeye2an]

Andy, Marquette makes a model of the 307, you may save yourself some time. its a new molded fuselage, very limited run looking, and the old frog B-17E wings. The wings you did so far would be a vast improvement over the Frog wings. I have the kit about 70% done and the wings were a struggle.

I want a 1/48 one. That is the only scale I build as I like to keep things consistant.

 

[hawkeye2an]

Okay, here are the pics of my homemade Vacuform machine.

 

[T Bolt]

I want a 1/48 one. That is the only scale I build as I like to keep things consistant.

Hadn't noticed it was 1/48th. That's going to be a big one Andy!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thats cool!!

 

[hawkeye2an]

Pic 1 - putting some backing in to support the putty. The 307 only had one cooling vent on the leading edge of the wing. It also had a couple of small holes for cabin air, but those will be drilled out later.

Pics 2 3 - building up the extended horizontal stabilizers.

 

[Lucky13]

WOW! Love to see this one mate.....awesome!

 

[hawkeye2an]

Here's some pics of the C-75.

 

[javlin]

Thanks for the tutorial there Andy on the vac machine.Cheers

 

[hawkeye2an]

Thanks for the tutorial there Andy on the vac machine.Cheers

You're welcome. I have used it quite a few times over the years. I use my little Mattel unit even more often. For canopies and small panels etc.

 

[Airframes]

Looking forward to this one! Always liked the 'Stratoliner', and had a 1/48th vac-form fuselage conversion about thirty years ago, but it got lost in a house move !

 

[vikingBerserker]

Okay, here are the pics of my homemade Vacuform machine.

That's friclken awesome!

Now just need to come up with an excuse for the Mrs as to why we need one.....

 

[B-17engineer]

This is gonna be great!!