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Post by harrysone on Jun 16, 2019 21:51:15 GMT 12
Italeri have recently re-launched the old Esci Fokker F.27. I always thought the model looked pretty good (better than the Airfix offering to be fair). However you don't have to look far to find scathing reviews of the kit on the net. Yes it does have some issues, particularly with the rear fuselage and also some slimmer than ideal engine nacelles. However I can't seem to find anybody who has attempted to fix these issues...they seem to hark on about the model being 'beyond redemption'. I thought I'd have a go at trying to rectify the issues against an accurate set of drawings...it turns out not to be so difficult. I cut the lower tail fuselage and cone away from the rest, dropped it 3-5mm and moved it aft and filled the cuts with lilliput. I also built up the underside of the fuselage, adding 1mm thickness to it and added the characteristic chines that the Friendship has and the airfix, Esci and Italeri kits all miss. It looks pretty much bang on at this stage, just need to increase the height of the dorsal fillet by 2mm and also increase the chord of the rudder by a few mm.  Italeri by Harry Follas, on Flickr  Original by Harry Follas, on Flickr  modified by Harry Follas, on Flickr |
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Post by harrysone on Jun 18, 2019 8:51:27 GMT 12
The next on a list of corrections on the Italeri Kit...Had to move the engine nacelles in a scale 7". The nacelles are also somewhat undersized...they will need to be built up with a combination of scrap plastic and lilliput  wing by Harry Follas, on Flickr |
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Post by saratoga on Jun 19, 2019 21:11:34 GMT 12
Apart from the window sizing, i thought the main complaint about this kit was the banana shaped nacelles?.
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Post by harrysone on Jun 20, 2019 11:20:00 GMT 12
That's another issue I'm working on fixing...I'm deepening the nacelles front and back of the wing, they also need to be extended aft. Italeri have new improved transparent sprues for the f.27, the cockpit glass is better & the cabin window inserts have a smaller window outline scribed on them...it's just a matter of finding up to date window masks.
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Post by harrysone on Jun 21, 2019 10:14:41 GMT 12
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Post by harrysone on Jun 23, 2019 18:10:04 GMT 12
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Post by harrysone on Jul 5, 2019 13:21:25 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 5, 2019 14:43:23 GMT 12
Wow that looks great Harry! All set for the RNZAF markings now  |
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Post by harrysone on Jul 5, 2019 16:41:34 GMT 12
Maybe Dave, however unlikely This will probably go into the late '60s/early '70s NAC "Meatball" livery |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 5, 2019 16:42:13 GMT 12
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Post by harrysone on Jul 31, 2019 8:33:21 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 6, 2019 8:14:20 GMT 12
Superb!!!
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Post by Calum on Aug 6, 2019 14:58:41 GMT 12
Nice work there. have a soft spot for the F-27.
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Post by harrysone on Aug 6, 2019 16:54:00 GMT 12
Thanks guys, a bit of effort went into this one, but it seems to resemble the F27 mk100s which I can remember that used to trundle up and down NZ between regional centers. The Italeri/Esci Friendship is a nicely detailed kit anyway with full cabin interior, however it has a few glaring little faults which I just tried to remedy |
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Post by agalbraith on Aug 8, 2019 19:52:51 GMT 12
Yep, that's really really nice. I just love following your builds on here!
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Post by denysjones on Aug 8, 2019 20:47:24 GMT 12
Interesting things around the 100 series F27's that modellers might look into in relation of model config to paint scheme are...
Some of the aircraft had the deicer boots between the nacelle and fuselages, and the first deicer segment outboard of the nacelle removed (I've been told that they caused upkeep issues and after tests it was found that their removal had no detrimental impacts). Looking at assorted photos I can't figure out which aircraft had them removed at which stage of life (equates to colour scheme worn thereafter). See Paul Sheehan's book pages 75-82.
Likewise the antenna fit above and below the fuselage underwent changes, especially notable being the one above the cockpit which didn't (as far as I can tell) become the V style as per the kit until post the AirNZ-NAC merger and likewise the switch from the swoosh-back to the blade above and below the fuselage approx the front of the passenger cabin.
Intimate 1/1 scale BXG modelling has led to this intimate knowledge.
cheers
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Post by harrysone on Aug 10, 2019 6:36:17 GMT 12
True, the photos i've seen suggest most shed their inner de-icing boots about the time the livery changed to the "Wings of the Nation" NAC livery
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Post by harrysone on Mar 17, 2021 9:21:48 GMT 12
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