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Donald Dickson II (smokeriderdon)
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C-141B Roden

Komentarzy

13 2 January 2017, 04:32
Patrick Hagelstein
Just reading the horrors you went through, your Starlifter actually looks nice though.
2 January 2017, 05:36
Markus Antonius
shame on roden... but there is a resin alternative from anigrand
2 January 2017, 08:29
Łukasz Gliński
Nice result all in all. I respect your consequence as I have similar problems with some of my builds too 🙂
2 January 2017, 08:40
gorby
Looks like you've done an excellent job on a duff kit Don.
2 January 2017, 15:06
Donald Dickson II
Thank you all. I have talked to a couple other folks who have done this kit, and all have had issues to one extent or another. I am getting the idea that the issues are highly variable on this one.
2 January 2017, 20:28
Dave Flitton
Watching! I just got this for Christmas
2 January 2017, 21:55
Donald Dickson II
Dave, lots of dry fitting. And I would highly suggest using Tamiya extra thin glue. Do one section of the fuselage at a time. Adjust as needed as you go.
2 January 2017, 23:43
Dave Flitton
Will do!
6 January 2017, 02:59
Björn Leichsenring
Thanks for your hints of mistakes. I also have this in my stock, so I know what is coming to me.
6 January 2017, 07:09
Spanjaard
you have done a good job with it!
6 January 2017, 07:16
Donald Dickson II
Thank you gents. 🙂
8 January 2017, 19:23
Nathan Dempsey
Ok so Sven has the two-tone and you have the dark grey, I guess I'll have to build a lizard scheme. Nice work Donald. I used to love walking through these every year at MacDill air show.
5 February, 00:40
Jennifer Franklin
Very nice!
5 February, 01:38
Sven Schönyan
Nice model Donald!

@ Nathan: yes, please join up with a lizard scheme!
5 February, 15:50

Album info

I was a loadmaster on 141s in the early 80s, so this plane holds a special place in my heart. Up until now, the only plastic kit has been the crappy undersized 1/200 Testors/Dragon/CyberHobby offering. I even submitted a short article to Airfix Model World arguing for a new tool in 1/144. The minimum scale it should be. Well, it seems one company was listening to my (and many others) opinion. Roden came out with a total new tooling in 144. And, sadly, it is mediocre.

To start. The plastic is...funky for lack of a better term. It looks almost recycled to me. But not a biggy.

The next thing that jumps out is there is no option for the cargo doors to be open. She is buttoned up tight. Well darn. It would take a ton of surgery and scratch building to pose her open. Ergh.

On to dry fitting! Ummmmm, locating pins? Hello? Oh there you are. All two of you for the fuselage. One front, one rear. And no matching hole for them to go in. Nothing to speak of on the wings either. Ergh again.

Cockpit...none. Granted, in

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