MC21 Project
1May 30, 2022220414: Contents.
2May 30, 2022220414: Contents. Detail is excellent!
3May 30, 2022220414: Contents. Detail is excellent!
4February 6, 2023220414: Decals.
5May 30, 2022220417: Cabin windows are neatly molded, but with raised ridges that will make filling problematic. Removed by sanding.
6May 30, 2022220418: Passenger windows sanded and polished to remove the molded ridge.
7May 30, 2022220421: Fuselage painted in Tamiya X-2 White and clear resin for the main cabin windows.
8May 30, 2022220421: Teasing out the bubbles in the clear resin.
9May 30, 2022220423: Removing the electrical tape to reveal perfectly clear windows.
10May 30, 2022220423: Removing the electrical tape to reveal perfectly clear windows.
11May 30, 2022220417: Installing socket for in-flight display stand.
12May 30, 2022220417: Installing socket for in-flight display stand.
13May 30, 2022220417: Installing socket for in-flight display stand with 5-minute epoxy
14May 30, 2022220417: Installing socket for in-flight display stand with 5-minute epoxy
15May 30, 2022220418: Undercarriage doors sealed shut for in-flight display.
16May 30, 2022220418: Main engine components. Compressor fans are in two parts.
17May 30, 2022220418: Sanding compressor fans to allow rotation within intake shroud.
18May 30, 2022220421: Compressor blade edges in silver paint.
19May 30, 2022220421: Compressor blade edges in silver paint.
20May 30, 2022220423: Assembling the engine compressors.
21May 30, 2022220424: Closing up the fuselage.
22May 30, 2022220424: Closing up the fuselage and sealing the forward undercarriage doors.
23May 30, 2022220430: Cleaning up the spine
24May 30, 2022220430: Cleaning up the lower fuselage.
25May 30, 2022220430: Cleaning up the wings.
26May 30, 2022220430: Cleaning up the rudder.
27May 30, 2022220430: Cockpit masks (cut from yellow painter's tape).
28August 30, 2022220507: Back from the paint shop. Black is Tamiya XF69 NATO Black.
29August 30, 2022220507: Had some difficulty in touching up the white.
30August 30, 2022220512: Paint shop. Red is Tamiya X6 Orange and X7 Red.
31August 30, 2022220513: Masked for the blue.
32August 30, 2022220513: Masked for the blue.
33August 30, 2022220513: Leading edges masked.
34August 30, 2022220513: Tail is Tamiya X4 Blue. It may be a tad bit too dark. Meh.
35August 30, 2022220513: Not real happy about my work on the windshield, but too far along to fix. Meh (again).
36August 30, 2022220513: Not real happy about my work on the windshield, but too far along to fix. Meh (again).
37August 30, 2022220513: Engine compressor intakes look ok.
38August 30, 2022220513: Underside looks ok too.
39August 30, 2022220522: Decals behave perfectly, but the window spacing was off. I had to cut and apply each character separately.
40August 30, 2022220522: Decals behave perfectly, but the window spacing was off. I had to cut and apply each character separately.
41August 30, 2022220522: Decals behave perfectly. Great performance even without setting solution.
42August 30, 2022220523: Engine compressor intakes look ok.
43August 30, 2022220523: First flight.
44February 6, 2023220910: Decals behaved perfectly, but the window spacing was off. I had to cut and apply each character separately.
45February 6, 2023220918: Coming together.
46February 6, 2023220918: Coming together.
47February 6, 2023220918: Coming together.
48April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
49April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
50April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
51April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
52April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
53April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
54April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
55April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
56April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
57April 13, 2023221002: Rollout.
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