Convair Tradewind Refurb

Captain Canada · January 11, 2020, 09:09:47 PM

Hi Guys

I had built this in the early 90s, when I was in Trade school at Durham College in Oshawa ( Oshitby at the time lol ) We went to a toy store after school one night, and I bought the kit, a tube of glue, a Testors brush, and a tin of the old Humbrol gloss sea blue ( RIP ) and a bottle of Testors flat black. We went back to the hotel to watch the ball game ( World Series was on ) and drink a few pops, and I built her in one sitting. The other guys thought I was weird, but they were weird for not building models lol.

Fast foreward almost 30 years.....

I dug her out of a box, all props long gone, and decided to try and PVA the windscreen. Looked ok.

66140E8E-1347-4151-8EB8-7B9CB971B0FF by Todd Pomerleau, on Flickr

Captain Canada · January 11, 2020, 09:12:27 PM

So I decided to make new props.

401AA5C8-01FA-44E8-8ADB-A77F612FD7DC by Todd Pomerleau, on Flickr

9DE65177-B228-4F94-B38C-0531564F388A by Todd Pomerleau, on Flickr

Test fit one to see if I liked it and should proceed. The spinners are from the leftover gun pods of my previously built Mohawk.

DE976D9C-2831-41B6-9D73-3D15759A4634 by Todd Pomerleau, on Flickr

Captain Canada · January 11, 2020, 09:13:49 PM

Watching hockey and drinking a few pops, I continued

C40A8842-3606-40C7-84B8-669BDE4B639F by Todd Pomerleau, on Flickr

3F1452B4-75F3-484E-890E-7309BCF669DA by Todd Pomerleau, on Flickr

Captain Canada · January 11, 2020, 09:16:31 PM

Success !

8308ADA5-13D3-4CF4-882F-9040AA9FB473 by Todd Pomerleau, on Flickr

289F027E-D7C6-4618-92BA-2E37FDA75992 by Todd Pomerleau, on Flickr

Now I can fly it around the house and enjoy the fruits of my labour. It was so much fun to just sit down and do something like this. Almost like getting back to being me.

Cheers !

Tophe · January 11, 2020, 11:31:40 PM

Congratulations!

PR19_Kit · January 12, 2020, 01:37:48 AM

Very impressive Todd.

The Tradewind is one super looking aeroplane, and it's great you refurbished it so well.

zenrat · January 12, 2020, 01:48:56 AM

Well done mate.

NARSES2 · January 12, 2020, 07:08:46 AM

Really nice job Todd

Captain Canada · January 12, 2020, 07:16:30 AM

Cheers guys. I love the small scales. As most of you know, I love to fly them around the house on missions. Some people think it's childish, but I love imagination and aeroplanes. And why grow up ? Who's rules is that anyway ? Any road, she's ready for action once again. I'm going to build a little beaching trolley for her to store her on.

chrisonord · January 12, 2020, 08:35:23 AM

Always good to see a build brought back to life as a lot of time effort and money goes into this bits of plastic to leave them for dead. I like the tradewind, I was very tempted with a 1/72nd scale one a while back

Captain Canada · January 12, 2020, 09:00:53 AM

Oooh that would be sweet ! And massive !

PR19_Kit · January 12, 2020, 09:49:27 AM

Who does/did a 1/72 Tradewind?

I can't recall one, but it's got to be MASSIVE!

kitnut617 · January 12, 2020, 09:52:17 AM

Quote from: chrisonord on January 12, 2020, 08:35:23 AM
I like the tradewind, I was very tempted with a 1/72nd scale one a while back

I've got one of the Combat Models kits Chris --- I bought the detail package that you can buy too. When I got it I had a look at the contra props and then asked the owner of CM if I could buy additional sets of them. And I could so bought a couple of them. Got a cunning plan for them -----

kitnut617 · January 12, 2020, 09:53:34 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on January 12, 2020, 09:49:27 AM
Who does/did a 1/72 Tradewind?

I can't recall one, but it's got to be MASSIVE!

See the above post. I bought the Martin Mars at the same time, they're about the same size.

PR19_Kit · January 12, 2020, 09:56:35 AM

Didn't the Tradewind have the same troublesome turbo-props that Douglas used on the C-133?