The DC88-126Z

[Rick Lowe]

I would hate to see the power quadrant for controlling all of those 😆 🤣

Nah, just have the one set and have some electronical Maguffin-stuff happening where the engine fuel injector valves are graduated according to what each type needs for the given throttle position. Simples!   

Very Tophe Thing happening there, Kit! 

[PR19_Kit]

I've spent the last few evenings drawing up and printing the decals for the wings, some of which had to be 'invented' as the wings aren't exactly standard DC8 wings!

I've got them all on now, including the few on the undersides, and here's what it'll look like from above.

[zenrat]

I'm having trouble picturing how big this is.  Got a scale reference cat handy?

[kerick]

I hope those wings are well reinforced!

[PR19_Kit]

I'm having trouble picturing how big this is.  Got a scale reference cat handy?

Sadly no, he died about a year ago, poor feller.

It's about 18" wingspan, across ALL the wings.

I hope those wings are well reinforced!

Minicraft DC8 wings, and all their recent airliner model wings in fact, all plug very nicely into three slots in the fuselage AND into a wing root shaped socket moulded into the fuselage as well! You don't really have to glue them at all, and I haven't as yet as I keep on plugging them in and un-plugging them to paint and decal various bits.

I probably will add a drop of Contacta on each root for the final assembly though.

[kerick]

I'm having trouble picturing how big this is.  Got a scale reference cat handy?

Sadly no, he died about a year ago, poor feller.

It's about 18" wingspan, across ALL the wings.

I hope those wings are well reinforced!

Minicraft DC8 wings, and all their recent airliner model wings in fact, all plug very nicely into three slots in the fuselage AND into a wing root shaped socket moulded into the fuselage as well! You don't really have to glue them at all, and I haven't as yet as I keep on plugging them in and un-plugging them to paint and decal various bits.

I probably will add a drop of Contacta on each root for the final assembly though.

Or leave them unpluggable to make it easier to transport to shows.

[PR19_Kit]

I may do just that, yes. Or maybe carry it in two halves.

Mind you, how we explain some of the more extreme models from this GB to the JMNs I'm not sure. None of them would have known Tophe or Robert well enough to be familiar with their work! 

[kerick]

I may do just that, yes. Or maybe carry it in two halves.

Mind you, how we explain some of the more extreme models from this GB to the JMNs I'm not sure. None of them would have known Tophe or Robert well enough to be familiar with their work! 

Well, they missed out on something great. We can try to fill them in and hope they listen. I think of whiffs like these as art more than models. Maybe they can understand that.

[zenrat]

I'm having trouble picturing how big this is.  Got a scale reference cat handy?

Sadly no, he died about a year ago, poor feller.

It's about 18" wingspan, across ALL the wings.

Smaller than I thought.

Sorry about the SRC.

[PR19_Kit]

Sadly I'm not going to finish this one by the GB deadline, even now it's extended.

My decal paper/varnish/printer ink combination just won't behave itself and I've had three attempts to re-print them and get them on but it looks terrible.

I will finish it in honour to our departed friends, but not very soon, sorry.

Can a passing mod please move it to other builds please.

[NARSES2]

Moved as per request.

[PR19_Kit]

Thanks Chris, I'll get some new decal paper and have ANOTHER go. (sigh)

[Robomog]

Gutted you couldn't make the it to the finish, would have been one of the high scorers IMHO.

Still keen to see the finished article.

Good luck with the next batch of decals 

Mog
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