1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

[Avgas]

Usual Revell side opening box. Wish they would go to proper boxes. This is a reboxing of the ICM kit. Really effective model artwork against a real background photo.



Decals for two versions, USAF and RN. Masks bought by moi. The RN roundels are the split ones where you have to put the red dot in separately. Don't know why they do that.



Six grey sprues and a transparency sprue, all bagged together.



Instructions are 16 pages of A4 and are the new Revell style which I quite like. Lovely pic of the finished model on the front page so you know what yours is supposed to look like but won't.















I've another couple of Sig and GB builds to finish before I get cracking on this but the butchery will begin soon, oh yes.

[chief5437]

This looks nice! I've never seen revell instructions like that before, better than their old ones. Hope it goes well buddy, I've had mixed results with ICM kits in the past. Fingers crossed!!

[Avgas]

Thanks Chief, it will have my closest attention.

[Lysus]

Oh cool choice!

[patrickroos]

Nice one!
And nice to see the new style Revell instructions, finally!

Good luck!

[shortCummins]

one of my favourite aircraft, I'll be interested in what this kit is like

[Avgas]

On we go. Got the transparencies masked up.



Laid some zinc chromate down on the inside bits.



Fitted the transparencies. You will notice that all the aerial stuff is moulded onto the fuselage halves. Good idea but you have to be careful not to break anything off.



Interior decals in place.



Bulkheads fitted.



Dry fit reveals a precise fit. There are a couple of EPMs on the back of the front bulkhead but no one will see them once it's buttoned up. So far it's a really nice kit.

[pourquoi61]

I like this one, NICE.

[Avgas]

Got the fuselage buttoned up after a light wash inside with some lamp black oil. There's no detail as such on the internal fuselage so it was just to dampen down the zinc chromate colour. The fit has been superb so far, I'm impressed.

[Goose]

Love that plane will follow you mate.

nice job so far. something bothers me so far, the front glasses cut in halfs???!!! hope you won't have an awful seamline in the middle of everything.

See ya.

Goose

[Avgas]

something bothers me so far, the front glasses cut in halfs???!!! hope you won't have an awful seamline in the middle of everything.

The front windscreen is a separate piece, just for you I've fitted it... . It was such a flush fit it didn't really need any glue, it just clicked into position.

[Goose]

cool!!!

that will push me to look after this kit...you devil!!!

See you

[Avgas]

Engines and gear dry fitted. This fit of this kit is excellent, everything just drops into place.

[Avgas]

Have lost the will to live with this one. The initial fit was great but putting the wing halves together and then mating it all to the fuselage was/is a nightmare. It has gone to the great model heaven.

[Goose]

Hope you re kidding am Just back of an exhibition and bought it

[Avgas]

Nope. You might have better luck but will be interested to see how you get on with it. I'm off to build something easy.

[Goose]

well i ll poste pics of thé build once i ll get my vallejo metallizer

[mperegrinefalcon]

None of your pics are working for me

[Avgas]

Deleted them, not got much space left on my photo site.