Caproni Ca 311 Heavy Hitters Group Build

[B-17engineer]

Very cool

 

[Maximowitz]

Big old greenhouse on this beast. Interesting and challenging choice Dwight.

 

[Heinz]

Great second choice Dwight!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Nice little second build choice Dwight, like you I think the first colour scheme will look great and I can just tell you want to have the scorpion in there somewhere.

 

[109ROAMING]

Noice choice mate 8) that's some decal sheet!

 

[A4K]

With Daniel on that...

 

[vikingBerserker]

Great choice Dwight!

 

[kgambit]

Thanks guys. The paints just arrived today.

Construction is well underway - gotten a lot done so far. Here's the status:

Bomb bay is finished (Frame is flat aluminum, bombs are olive drab)
Still cleaning off the injector studs on the interior (there's 8 of them that need to be removed)
Engines painted and interior of engine cowlings airbrushed. Engines drybrushed.
Engine exhausts drilled out and airbrushed burnt iron. (Not sure if I will over spray them with rust or not)
Wheel wells airbrushed
Tires and wheels airbrushed - working on landing gear
Rear wings assembled - sans flaps
Seats painted and mated to the cockpit floor - need to add the forward console and control yoke

Pics to follow later today or early tomorrow. Batteries on my camera are dead and I need to recharge them.

 

[B-17engineer]

Sounds great Dwight!!

 

[Airframes]

Sounds good Dwight. An interesting crate - reminds me a bit of an old British 'bus with wings - 'fares please!'.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I think half the build is going to be spent putting decals one!

 

[kgambit]

I think half the build is going to be spent putting decals one!

1/3 to mask the canopies
1/3 to get the decals on
1/3 to do everything else

 

[kgambit]

Some pics as promised:

Pic 1: Engine cowlings with engines, exhaust pipes and props (center hub of props need to be overpainted silver). Exhaust pipes were drilled out by hand.

Pic 2: Upper Turret ready for assembly, Main cockpit floor with seats, center console and control yolk - additional details not shown and Bomb bay (assembled)

Pic 3: Main canopies - masking in progress

Pic 4: Rear wing underside with flaps - painted before assembly and fuselage interior, with side windows shown.

Back to work.

 

[A4K]

Wow, off to a great start Dwight!

 

[B-17engineer]

COol

 

[Crimea_River]

Great start! First of much masking under way.

 

[Heinz]

Awesome work man!

 

[109ROAMING]

Great work! that masking must be a killer! results will look fantastic tho

 

[Airframes]

Nice job! I vote that all aircraft glazing should be the same as the B17 nose - much less masking to do!!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Yup. I've been maksing my Bf 110 canopy the last two evenings and still not done. Can't do too much at once.