The weather was really nice this weekend, reaching +5C or so both Saturday and Sunday. I got a little time in at the bench thru the week, with work on the A220, Avenger and CRJ200. Saturday was spent doing taxes, while Sunday seemed to have a number of reasons to keep me busy elsewhere. Here’s a summary of the week’s progress.
A220
The A220 is finished. I am generally happy with how it turned out, but I am not convinced the decal windshield is right. It seems too large, at least from some angles. I have already redone it twice, so I think it is what it is.
I had a number of firsts on this build. Perhaps the most significant was creating masks and painting the Air Canada leaf logo on the tail and belly. I am very pleased how that turned out.
Here are pictures of the finished airplane.
Avenger
The Avenger is slowly moving to completion. The landing gear has been finished and attached. The wings, rudder and horizontal stabilizers have been added. The kit clear parts seem to be jinxed, as I lost the starboard wingtip nav light. I will have to figure out how best to replace it. I still need to complete the prop, add the gear doors, and paint the arrestor hook.
CRJ200
I cleaned up the remaining joints, and added the flap actuator housing to the CRJ200. I was hoping to get some primer on it but that will have to wait for another time. No pictures as it really doesn’t look much different.
CL-44
Did some internet research on the CL-44 this week. I don’t believe that the version I am doing had a rear cargo door, so I will have to fill my scribed door. I also hadn’t previously realized that the Yukon was a stretched version of the CL-44. I have a Welsh kit of the Yukon, and dug it out to have a look. The Yukon’s decals include cargo doors for both the front and the back. I will have to try and copy the front door outline to see if I can print a crisp enough version to use on the CL-44. The clear decal paper I have is rather thick, so it may not work well on a natural metal fuselage.
I removed the wings and checked fit. It was better than I expected. However, I tried the rear engine nacelle parts and that fit was terrible. It was almost like the were a millimetre too short. I have glued a piece of scrap plastic to the nacelles in an effort to fill the gap. The engine cowlings seem to be a better fit, but need a lot of sanding to allow the cowling to sit over the mounting lip. The fit of the wings to the fuselage is not good, and is going to need a lot of sanding and filler. That seems to be the theme of this kit - a lot of sanding and filler. Par for the course for F-RSIN.
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