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Can anyone send me a scan of the Airfix DC9 instructions or direct me to a good online scan of them? Found one poor scan on Scalemates which doesn’t show the “fiddly” wing underside parts which is what I don’t want to screw up 🙂
Ken
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Well….Nevermind…..
Found a Carmichael instruction sheet on Scalemates. Can’t find out how to delete my original post just yet so here’s the instruction link instead 🙂
Ken
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/carmichael-airliner-models-ltd-no-101-ac-air-canada-dc-9-30–1215280
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This is a kit that I wish Airfix would re-release. I always thought the Airfix DC-9 was one of the best kits out there.
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Thank you Uwe,
Glad I checked the instructions. What I thought was an antenna on the sprue turns out to be part of the nose gear 🙂Ken
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For a kit released in the early 70s I agree it’s more than satisfactory. The most obvious issues are very thick landing gear doors and the forward cargo door is in the wrong location.
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Continuing to “slog” through my Airfix DC-9. Does anyone have a close up of an assembled nose gear? I’m curious exactly how parts 47 and 48 look put together. Not 100% certain of what is parts and what should be trimmed off 🙂
The kit is a bit of a bear taking quite a bit more putty than I expected and more fiddly parts. Any suggestions from people who’ve built the kit? Can I leave the horizontal stabs and engines off and assemble them after painting?
Ken
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Hi Ken,
Even with the flaws, the kit builds into a nice looking DC-9. The engine pylons are a bear to deal with, and the parts you asked about look good when finished.
If you haven’t before, read through my article about the Aristocrat DC-9 in the modeling articles. I go back and read it from time to time to remember what I did, since that model was built in 1997.
I’ll try to get you a better photo of the nose gear so you can see the finished parts.
Gene
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