Phantom

Donor was a SMA DC-9-32 Continental (red)

Fuselage: shortened
Flaps: resin
Slats: white metal
Decals: Drawn using CorelDraw9, printed on ALPS MD-1000

lollomz

WOW!!! It's amazing!

Lollo

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aeronautic

WOW man AND its my favorite livery. its a jewel
if that plane has been in 1:500, I have to give you an offer you can´t refuse

very good job.

I hope you "custumguys" some day will give a in deep report, on how to do

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bob777

stunning work there

Strategic Air Command

Thats the best one I've ever seen! Wow!

CB Customs

Hallo Alex,

wirklich erstklassige Arbeit!! Congratulation !

Wir sind mittlerweile mit unserem Projekt auch ein wenig weiter, doch einige Fragen bleiben noch. Vielleicht bist Du so nett und hilfst uns weiter.

Soweit ich weiß, benutzt Du auch die Folien von ACT. Versiegelst Du die Prints auch mit Mr. Metal Primer? Und grundierst Du die Modelle vor dem Aufbringen der Decals mit diesem Primer? Angeblich soll dadurch die Kante der Decals unsichtbar werden. Ich habe allerdings keine Unterschiede feststellen können.

Welchen Lack benutzt Du zum abschliessenden Versiegeln der Modelle?

Schöne Grüße aus Bochum,
Bert

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Phantom

Some additional pictures

After cutting the fuselage.
The SMA DC-9-32 fuselage had to be shortened by 11,4mm/0,448" - that are ~4,55m/14,9ft according to scale.


After re-joining, sanding and cleaning...




@CB and others interested:

Decals. I don't use Mr. Metal Primer.
As you can see in the last picture, no decal outlines are vissible.
I treat the decal sheet with steel whool (000) before printing (not neccessary, but my printer gives more crisp results on a "sanded" surface - LASER-sheets ONLY!!), after printing the sheet is sealed with a very very thin layer of Liquid Decal.
Prior to decal application, the model gets a thin layer of Tamiya clear (not neccessary if the surface is plain enough - that's just done to prevent "decal-silvering").
After applying the decals - MicroSol is recommended - and giving them some time to dry, another thin layer of Tamiya clear is sprayed on.
That's it.

Edit: The blue turns out too bright in these pictures, it's darker when you look at the model in person.

@Aeronautic: Is this DC-7C in your avatar the old "Reidar Viking"? That would be a fine model in 1/400 scale.

aeronautic

its "Rolf Viking" Yes it would be a fine model in 1:400 as well in 1:500

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FedexFlyer

Got lost in the whole think but still love it. Like people like you who make nice models to show off.

CB Customs

@Phantom

Alex, thanks alot for the information.
It´s similar the way we used to do. When we use the laser sheets no decal outlines are visible, too. But by the way using the other sheets for bubble jet printers tiny outlines remain visible. This depends on the different thickness of the sheets.

But what do you mean with "decal-silvering"? Can you please explain?

Is the Tamiya clear coat a water based acrylic paint? Is it guarantered by the producer that the paint won´t yellow? We are looking for a clear coat that is absorbing UV light and will definately not yellow.

Bert

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Phantom

Silvering...
What I'm talking about is the very disturbing effect that you can see if you apply decals on a flat paint (you should never ever do so). Some air will remain between the "rough" surface and the decal. As the decal doesn't have 100% contact to the paint below, this air will give the decals a silver shine and makes the outlines vissible. You can prevent this when your surface is as glossy as ever possible. Silvering -> See attachment (I hope the builder of this model doesn't mind)

Tamiya clear out of the spraycan is different to the Tamiya that is sold in glasses. While the paint in glasses should be water/alcohol based, spaycans have to rely on additives (solvents) - this may attack uncoated decals or other acrylics, so be careful. Tamiya jellowing? Never heared about a problem but can't garantee anything.

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@phantom

Thanks Alex!

Yesterday I went to out local toy shop and bought Tamiya clear in a spraycan, called TS-13. Today I tried it, but in spite of beeing very careful it attacked other acrylics I painted and damaged their surface. For sealing decals it seems to be very useful. Next I´ll try Tamiya clear out of glasses.

Regards,
Bert

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Ciuffi

What could I say? Your custom plane is AMAZING!!! The best I've ever seen!

Santos

I agree 100%!!!

Fantastic!!!

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Phantom II

Digging out a really old thread. It's been 16 years now that I finished this model. Just unpacked its after moving home once again, so I used the chance to snap a new photo.

The old pics in this thread seem to have vanished so I'll re-post them.


1. The SMA DC-9-30 donor after cutting it up:



2. The 9-20 model after joining:



3. First test fit of the (alpha-) decal-artwork:




SAS DC-9-21 LN-RLM "Reidar Viking" by AlexK3800, auf Flickr

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	LNRLMcut042004.png (519.8 KB, 105 views)
	LNRLMjoin042004.png (284.8 KB, 105 views)
	LNRLMtestfit052004.png (231.7 KB, 98 views)

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shandaken

How did you cut it? What tool was used? Is this your first attempt at this?

Phantom II

It's been 16 years now, but IIRC I used my selfmade 300mm handsaw for the cuts. The parts where then filed and finally sanded to the proper dimensions and angles.
I did quite a few other models prior to this, but IIRC this was the first where I simply cut the original metal fuselage as it was quicker and easier. Before this I think I always used to copy the parts first (silicone-resin) and then worked on with the copies - leaving the original intact while allowing for multiple copies, but that was time consuming.

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AIR FRANCE 340

Great job, difficult to believe it is a 1/400 model.

Jean Pierre.

European Collector

This is one superb model.

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Maarlandair

Very nice result!