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Short Crusader (Karaya 1/48)
- Thread starter sharkman
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Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Good luck!
sharkman
Master at Arms
A bigger engine? ALWAYS a good idea!ldguy
Not bigger Mike, just modified!
sharkman
Master at Arms
Made a bit more progress here
added a couple small fishing weights to the floats to counter balance the weight
Drilled out the fuselage and wings. These had little resin tabs which won't support squat so I'll replace them with some rod for support
Pit painted! Added a belt to the seat I made with furnace tape
Got the floats cemented together. For my resin models, I always use Bob Smith Industries cyanoacrylate
cemented the fuse together as well. This will require a little filling. the most difficult part of this kit is going to be the struts, The Crusader only had 4 struts and wires holding everything together.
added a couple small fishing weights to the floats to counter balance the weight
Drilled out the fuselage and wings. These had little resin tabs which won't support squat so I'll replace them with some rod for support
Pit painted! Added a belt to the seat I made with furnace tape
Got the floats cemented together. For my resin models, I always use Bob Smith Industries cyanoacrylate
cemented the fuse together as well. This will require a little filling. the most difficult part of this kit is going to be the struts, The Crusader only had 4 struts and wires holding everything together.
sharkman
Master at Arms
Some historical pics!
You can see in these images, most of the cylinder heads have the custom shrouds ("helmets") removed with only the top one in place. They are quite different to how the kit was molded.
Helmets in place!
One of the common mistakes seen in illustrations of this plane is that the struts are painted blue, when they were actually white (as seen in these images).
You can see in these images, most of the cylinder heads have the custom shrouds ("helmets") removed with only the top one in place. They are quite different to how the kit was molded.
Helmets in place!
One of the common mistakes seen in illustrations of this plane is that the struts are painted blue, when they were actually white (as seen in these images).
She's gonna be a smoker!