One of Airfix's Finest: Grumman Gosling. Finished.

[Bari]

Hi, I'd like to join in with a kit I picked up at one of ModelZone's periodic sales just before they disappeared. I'm going to try and find a nice bright colour scheme to do it in.

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[colin m]

Never mind paint Barry, filler and lots more filler. If you search 'tinterweb', you can find pictures of this actual aircraft.

 

[papa 695]

Nice Barry looking forward to see what scheme you choose

 

[flyjoe180]

Yep, prepare for a putty fest

 

[Polux]

Nice one!!

 

[Bari]

Done a little bit more, the cockpit looked so bare I have made a basic floor and instrument panel just to cheer it up although I don't think anything will be able to be seen. I think the only thing to be seen would be the throttles hanging down from the the roof so have made a couple. as you all said the fit is not good, the side windows did not fit at all so I will try and fill the holes with clearfix later. So its together and with a bit of sanding and a lot of pressure and tape the gaps are not to bad.View attachment 75716

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[John Huggins]

Nice start looking good.

John

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Barry

 

[Bari]

A bit more done. I have found the quality of this kit (considering it was first moulded in 1959) to be quite good. There has been very little flash and with a bit of gentle sanding the fit has been quite good especially on the fuselage where there was only a tiny gap underneath. The engines are a bit anemic and have needed a bit of plastic card to beef them out to fit. I have also made a couple of better looking filter housings and just for the devilment tried my hand at a wooden prop from a McDonalds coffee stirrer.View attachment 75906

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[yak face]

Great work barry , I love to see these oldies get some TLC. Top bit of modelling with the engines , sandwiching the plastic card to widen them , thats what really gives me a buzz - coming across problems and finding a way past them , brilliant! cheers tony

 

[flyjoe180]

Now I built this decades ago and it was a pig. Someone built one last year here and it was likewise not too great a kit set. But you have made it look good Barry, some good old ingenuity and clean building going on here. That propeller is very nicely done. Back to McD's!

 

[Bari]

I have noticed that on photo's of this aircraft that there is a sort of flange thing running around the front portion of the hull, so have spent ages drawing around the hull to get the shape then finally managing to cut it out of plastic card and fit it. It would have been so much easier to do before I put the wings on..... I have also managed to carve another wooden prop that almost resembles the other one, however I will reserve judgement on them until I have glossed them. The floats look as if they have been chewed up at the front so a bit of milliput there I think.View attachment 75988

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[flyjoe180]

Looking good Barry. Yes those floats will need some attention for sure.

 

[yak face]

Nice job with the chines barry and the floats look like theyll need a bit (alot?) of filler ! its very similar to the old DH 88 comet ,a 1950's mould that hasnt stood the test of time very well at all , but it still makes great practice and gives a real buzz when you get a good result from it! cheers tony

 

[Ian M]

I to had one of these many summers ago.

Yours is looking a lot better than mine! Good work so far.

Ian M

 

[Bari]

A bit bored at the moment as I am waiting for glue to dry. The windscreen transparency was way oversize in width and a bit narrow in depth so now its set I have filed it down on the side windows and polished and filled all the gaps with clearfix and am now waiting to it to set before smoothing it back. I have been dabbling with the undercarriage which is very skinny so have made some legs out of copper wire and tape although still not sure whether to use them or not. perhaps they will look better after painting.View attachment 76077

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[John Huggins]

Nice start Barry, good bit of scratch building to.

Look forward to seeing more.

John

 

[Bari]

Done the undercarriage it's not all that accurate but more of a representation. In the photo's the shock absorbers look way oversized but looking at the model sitting here it looks fine. I'm not changing them now anyway.

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[flyjoe180]

Nice work on the legs Barry. Coming along nicely, you are seeing this oldie off no doubt about it.

 

[Bari]

Couldn't resist to see how it looks sitting on its wheels. I have to admit that I am more than surprised that it sits level after the home made bits of wire that replace the kit legs. I have also primed it, just needs a little bit of filler on starboard engine where I have put the widening plate in. My two McDonalds coffee stirrer props complete the picture (stuck on with a bit of blu-tack). I will do the floats separately as I'm sure to knock them off when painting.

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