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1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:03 pm
by 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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 12:49 am
by 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!! :th:

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 1:36 am
by Avgas
Thanks Chief, it will have my closest attention.

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:49 pm
by Lysus
Oh cool choice!

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:05 am
by patrickroos
Nice one! :th:
And nice to see the new style Revell instructions, finally! :roll:

Good luck!

:cheers2:

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:04 am
by shortCummins
one of my favourite aircraft, I'll be interested in what this kit is like

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Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:56 pm
by Avgas
On we go. Got the transparencies masked up.

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Laid some zinc chromate down on the inside bits.

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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.

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Interior decals in place.

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Bulkheads fitted.

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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.

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Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 11:31 pm
by pourquoi61
I like this one, NICE.

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:38 pm
by 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.

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Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:54 am
by 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

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:16 am
by 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... :th: . It was such a flush fit it didn't really need any glue, it just clicked into position.

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Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:26 am
by Goose
cool!!!

that will push me to look after this kit...you devil!!! :thumb1:

See you

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:24 pm
by Avgas
Engines and gear dry fitted. This fit of this kit is excellent, everything just drops into place.

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Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 2:53 pm
by 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.

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 3:26 pm
by Goose
Hope you re kidding am Just back of an exhibition and bought it

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 3:27 pm
by 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.

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 3:33 pm
by Goose
:wall: well i ll poste pics of thé build once i ll get my vallejo metallizer

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 6:30 am
by mperegrinefalcon
None of your pics are working for me :eeek: :o :shock: :bash:

Re: 1/48 Revell C-45F Expeditor

Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 7:13 am
by Avgas
Deleted them, not got much space left on my photo site.