Honolulu Inter Island Terminal 1/400

IflyHA · 04-11-2012, 05:27 AM

Have restarted a project that I put aside years ago. Finally have time to complete it. It is a 1/400 HNL Airport, inter island. This is my first attempt at an airport, made out of Balsa Wood, Evergreen plastics, and other materials that I salvaged. Thought I would post my progress. Still a lot more to come.

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Hawaiian · 04-11-2012, 10:19 AM

Fantastic!!

Great detail- Look foward to more pics when completed!

Tom

jonatan47 · 04-11-2012, 09:54 PM

for a moment I thought it was Gemini's terminal. Great work, keep it up.

ChasenSFO · 04-11-2012, 11:40 PM

Looks great so far, just like the real thing. Very impressed!

Pacific_Blue · 04-12-2012, 12:39 AM

Great work! This looks amazing

MD11Freighter · 04-12-2012, 12:24 PM

That is impressive! I love it

B2707300SST · 04-12-2012, 06:03 PM

Looks good! Wish building terminals was as easy as buying the airplanes!

jmoegh · 04-12-2012, 07:29 PM

Amazing work done here!

IflyHA · 04-12-2012, 11:09 PM

More progress

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thamesradar · 04-13-2012, 07:24 AM

THAT LOOKS GREAT! Nice realism and good workmanship!

fazeman · 04-14-2012, 09:29 PM

This is a fun looking airport. Even the isolated shot of the DC-9 is the best I've seen; a real go attitude.

IflyHA · 04-15-2012, 05:00 AM

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KLM B747-400F · 04-15-2012, 07:00 AM

Getting nicer..

IflyHA · 04-19-2012, 01:07 AM

More progress. Still a ton to do

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choeballin · 04-19-2012, 05:49 AM

It's getting better everytime I come on this site! Looking good! I message you.

IflyHA · 04-22-2012, 10:38 PM

Added more detail yet again , this time added some 1.400 scale cars in the parking lot. Still need to add a few more trees.

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KLM B747-400F · 04-23-2012, 02:47 AM

Very nice, getting much better, like the trees and the parking..

A Tupolev · 04-24-2012, 12:49 AM

Very nice work. Excellent detail. I've flown out of the Inter Island Terminal at HNL many times. Here are a few of my pics.

vegaswoods · 04-27-2012, 04:52 PM

Nice job. Good detail!

IflyHA · 04-27-2012, 11:54 PM

Almost done with this project. Still have a few more small things to paint, especially the terminal near the parking lot of the commuter terminal. But I am pretty happy with how it looks. Camera definitely picks out the not so good portions though. From the naked eye, I can barely see the imperfections. Attachment 75510

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IflyHA · 04-28-2012, 02:42 AM

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KLM B747-400F · 04-28-2012, 08:34 AM

It is getting better and nicer.. Great job..

A Tupolev · 04-28-2012, 09:18 AM

Details are amazing. Landscaping is very accurate.

Kabasch · 05-01-2012, 06:02 AM

I like your Honolulu scenery, rich detailled and a good atmosphere! With Hawaiian you have the rare opportunity to put the beautiful Boeing 717 on a model airport scene!

whynotemailmenow · 05-01-2012, 07:27 AM

breathtaking detail! good job!

IflyHA · 05-04-2012, 12:58 AM

Added herpa 1/400 people to give some "personality" also purchased two JC wings Air Nova Dash 8s. removed the decals, will be customizing them to Island Air over the weekend. Enjoy!

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John Wayne SNA · 05-04-2012, 11:59 PM

IflyHA,

It looks like you switched out the landing gear on some models (e.g. the 767, A330). How easy/difficult was it and how did you do it? My attempts to remove gear failed because the glue seemed too difficult to soften even with hot water and steam.

Also, did you request parts from the retailer/manufacturer or cannibalize another model?

IflyHA · 05-05-2012, 12:11 AM

all in all, its pretty easy. The best thing to do ( I have found, that using wire clippers to remove the gear works quite well, but wrap a small piece of toilet paper around the gear to make sure you do not remove paint, overly bend it, etc ) Glue is important as well... I use modeling glue, strong glue that dries almost within 20 seconds. The A330 you see is a GJ with Phoenix gear. Sometimes, while buying models, they come flawed, and ill modify it, so immediately, I lose value. Over the years of my collecting, I have collected gear, engines, almost every type of tail for planes. I keep them in a box, sorted out by aircraft. Sort of my arsenal for when I customize the planes. Most gear are similar in design as to the shape of them at the base, so fitting them to other manufacturers planes isn't too hard. Occasionally, I need to size it down a bit, but it isn't hard. I only do these customizations when I know I have more than one back up pair of gear, engines etc, just in the off case that I mess them up beyond repair.

As for the hot water and steam, I have never once had to do that. A firm grip with nail clippers, or wire cutters has always done the job for me. Nose gear is sometimes tricky but GJ are usually very easy to remove being thick gear and not as fragile as PHX or AC. Older AC models I do not even fudge with because A. the gear are pretty good for the scale. B the zinc material used in the get proves 90% of the time to be a downfall of customization, removing the gear and the base that glues into the wing almost always breaks up, leaving me with that. Pain in the butt.

My customizations you see are on planes that I have 1-2 stored away, so some modifications are fine for me because I have mint ones boxed up. I typically will not mess with a model unless I am certain that the customization will be 100% successful.

As for parts, I do not contact the retailer. Haven't had to. Have saved every gear from planes that over the years have broken. To me, everything is salvageable , including wheels.

smoothjazz · 05-06-2012, 10:07 AM

I love your airport! HNL is one of my favorite airport with HA being my favorite airline too! I sure miss Aloha birds...

ChasenSFO · 06-03-2012, 05:44 AM

Amazing progress, well done! Brings back memories of spending the night on the hard floors once, and the subsequent last minute ticket on Hawaiian HNL-SJC that got me home.

IflyHA · 07-12-2012, 09:52 PM

Updated photos of this project. Now that I graduated High school, I have had more time to complete this project. Eventually I will be building a display for this before I head off to college. I extended the tarmac about an inch and a half. More true to the real airport. I also added some weathering to the tarmac, and added people (ground crew). I also sanded the asphalt to take away some of the shine. Eventually, I may resurface it to a color more true to asphalt. Enjoy the pics!

Corey

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IflyHA · 07-13-2012, 12:31 AM

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IflyHA · 07-13-2012, 04:08 AM

What you might see in Honolulu from 1996-2001. Good old days with the DC-9s in the colorful Pualani Livery. My favorite livery of all time. Have nearly the entire DC-9 fleet. All customized and made the different registration numbers.

N650HA - 7/12/2000
N699HA - 12/25/2001
N679HA - 3/1/2001
N709HA - 2/2001
N601AP - 1/2001 - "Hana"
N420EA - 2/13/2000 - "Kahului"
N672MC - 2/24/2001 - "Kailua Kona"
N661HA - 2/2001 - "Kaunakakai"
N660HA - 3/1-2001 - "Kamuela"
N673MC
N662HA - "Lihue"

All in my Hawaiian Collection - Still need

N669HA
N674MC
N603DC - "Lanai City"
N649HA - Kukui
N689HA

Enjoy the Pics!

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Nathan.I · 07-23-2012, 08:34 AM

Wow I absolutley love your airport. You have put alot of time and work into it. I am a collector myself and this right here makes me jealous haha I wish I had this.

airbro · 07-23-2012, 10:26 AM

Very nice!
Are you planing on making the international terminal? (if you get more space)
Brings back some good memories when I went their, best airport I've been too (707's to 777's, DC-8's DC-3's) great airport to spot at!

IflyHA · 02-05-2013, 04:49 PM

I added more detail to the Aloha section of the terminal. Redid the yellow lines and made them more accurate to the real thing.

The mess of gray paint on the building was fixed too.

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