Ford Trimotor Airplane

The Trimotor is an easy build.

I used this big clamp to hold together the nose end while it dried.

This is a durable model, the support for the rear horizontal stabilizers is one piece that goes all the way through the fuselage, I like that idea.

Almost done.

Finished, and it's also very durable.

Ford

The US Army was one of the users of the Ford Trimotor airplane.

They did not use many but it is an interesting pre-WWII aircraft.

The box claims it's 1/77 scale but the figures are certainly plenty big for my 1/72nd scale figures.

It comes with guys for the Byrd Expedition, dogs and a dog sled.

Engine pod.

Staggerwing Loop

This is a Staggerwing.  

I put a metal loop on the top.

I drill a small hole and then coat the loop with superglue.

Then I screw the loop into the top of the wing at the balance point.

The aircraft will then balance, flat, straight and level from my ceiling over the wargame table.

Staggerwing

I am working on a 1/72nd scale Staggerwing aircraft model.

It's from a company called Sword.  There are no crew figures so they came from the spares box.

The instructions are pretty basic, but good enough.

It's a very attractive early war aircraft.

It may also fight the Martians in 1938.

Electra

 My Lockheed Electra has resin engines.

They get glued to the plastic covers.  I used superglue to hold it in well.

I converted these two figures to be my pilot and navigator.  He was wearing a trench coat and I cut it down.  She had a skirt and I cut it down to pants.  I also cut off their heads and put new heads on from Preiser.
 

The kit does not have tabs to hold the halves together so I improvised some with sheet styrene.

Electra

It's been airplane month this month.  

I am building the Special Hobby Lockheed Model 10 Electra.

I am building the Emelia Erhart version.  The instructions are okay, not great.

Some parts are wonderful, like this control panel, in resin, is awesome.

Engines, yoke, and seats are resin too.