C-75 - Boeing 307 Stratoliner 1/48

[hawkeye2an]

Pic 1 - horizontal stabilizer puttyed up

Pic 2 - basic layout

Pic 3 - decided to sand off all the raised panel lines

 

[Airframes]

Nice work - I think you're going to need extra storage / display space when this one's done !

 

[hawkeye2an]

Pic 1 - sanded and primed upper wing half

Pic 2 3 - making the stabilizer actuating housings

 

[hub]

Nice work so far

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff!

 

[hawkeye2an]

pic 1 - upper wing sanded and primed.

pic 2 - building up the inside of the tail. The 307 had a slightly steeper outline of the tail and will need to be re-contoured.

 

[Airframes]

Coming along nicely. Looking forward to seeing that large fuselage - will you be adding any internal detail to it?

 

[hawkeye2an]

I am planning on leaving 2/3 of the wood inside for stability. I will hollow out a cockpit area with very rudimentary details as not much can be seen through the windows and possibly a row of seats down the starboard side. Port side windows will be painted out as was the case when the 5 extra gas tanks were added along that side.

 

[vikingBerserker]

This is a really cool build, nicely done.

 

[Airframes]

Sounds good Andy, and I think I'd probably do the internals the same way. It only needs a hint of interior detail, and then only in those areas which can be seen. It's a good idea to leave the wood 'core' too, as it saves having to construct bracing and bulkheads etc, which aren't needed if the interior can't be seen anyway.
Looking forward to seeing it all come together mate - should be an impressive model. Wish I still had that 1/48th conversion kit (I think it was from Contrail?), as I'd do a civilian version.

 

[hawkeye2an]

It would be interesting to build a postwar version with the B-17G wings and tail mod and set them side by side.

 

[Wayne Little]

Doing a great job Andy!

 

[hawkeye2an]

pic 1 - repositioning rudder trim tab

pic 2 - insert for rudder extension. 307 rudder was much longer and with an extra hinge.

 

[B-17engineer]

Sweet!!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Man thats looking nice!

 

[hawkeye2an]

Working on the anti-stall slots.

pic 1 - piece of wing plan to get general layout.

pic 2 - cut out

pic 3 - piece of quarter round added for duct look, spots for braces marked.

pic 4 5 - bracing being added

 

[Airframes]

I like it ! Nice work Andy !

 

[hawkeye2an]

Using a shortened version of the DC-3 cowling from the Monogram kit I pulled 4 cowlings on the Mattel vacuform machine.

 

[Wildcat]

Very impressive work!!

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done. Very useful thing, the vac form machine.