1/144 C-130, 2nd Airlift Squadron, 23rd Wing

[RyanShort1]

Lego isn't just for kids, these days!

[YOAVHOZMI]

very nice work

YOAV

[rkelterer]

thank you - your recolor will be a shining example for me


I had the pleasure to take some detail pictures - in and outside - of the Austrian 8T-CC but only in the hangar.

[Texman]

@tigertony, thank you, I hope some of my experience does help.

@David, Ron, Don, Jan, Stephen and Karol,thank you so much!

@Michael - Thank you. I try to use an appropriate base for the models.

@Dave and Ryan, thank you. I'm not near as advanced in jig building as cmdrted!

@Yoav and Raimund, thank you!

I appreciate everyone who takes time to stop by and comment.

[gomidefilho]

Ray, thank you very much for the beautiful construction and your story behind the subject of the model. I particularly like it when we can intertwine our lives with models, this gives great meaning to modeling as a whole.

[wireandpaper]

I miss my 1/144 days. Thank you for sharing!

[CMDRTED]

I must've been sleeping, Great build and awesome on the fly corrections. Lego rules!

[spgifford]

The CT ANG 103 Airlift Wing visited the museum I volunteer at last year (we are literally on the airport). They currently have the H models. What an aircraft the C-130 is, matched with the dedicated crews that maintain and fly them, they are an incredible asset. Had to include a couple photos from the visit.

[Texman]

Pericles, Pablo and Ted, thank you!

Stephen, thanks for the pics. Always good to see the old ride.

[atwaterfalcons198992]

Originally Posted by Texman

When Bruno showed his first picture of the C-130 model in design, I mentioned I was
excited to see this for personal reasons. Bruno made a version for me.

So, a little back story. I was a C-130 Flight Engineer with the 23rd Wing at Pope AFB
back when. I was privileged to be an aviator for several years before a flight surgeon
(who apparently can tell God what to do) medically grounded me.

I took the kit Bruno provides, looked through my flight records, and altered the markings
to represent the tail number of the aircraft that I had my last flight in. Which, as my records show,
actually landed with an IFE (in flight emergency) with the number 3 engine shut down.

In this first set of pics, these are just some general assembly pictures.

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Here is the nacelle assembly sequence that worked best for me, as well as the prop shop building jig.

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I made the propeller blades from Red River paper sprayed with a matte acrylic
to better simulate the metal of the real thing. I also left the hole in the front of the spinners,
as it is there on the actual aircraft. I also added as SKE (Station Keeping Equipment) radome,
UHF blade antenna, and VHF aerial antennas.

After the aircraft was completely finished, I found a top side view, and the national insignia
and USAF markings were way to far outboard. What to do?
I went into Inkscape, moved the markings and reprinted the wings.
I took the bold move to R2 (remove and replace) the wing tips. After contemplating how to do this,
I found a couple of panel lines to use as guides, and proceeded to try my luck.
The odds were with me! Here is the in work shot of that surgery.

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So, with the saga complete, here are the finals. The base graphic is an image of the Holland dirt assault strip
on the old Fort Bragg, which I landed on a few times.

Thanks for reading along!

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what an awesome c-130, great job