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Does any one has an extra 1/100 DC-8 correction nose for sale or trade?
Walter
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Walter
Posts: 440Location: Someplace north...Call it PAAQ to start.Occupation: Work wood, 38 years keeping phones working and flying all over with my best friend in the ordo aurorae septentrionalis, Order of the Northern Dawn.Hi Walter-
Seeing no replies yet, a thought: The Doyusha DC-9 is nearly dead-on accurate from my McD drawings, & while it might take a little blending should fit the DC-8 kit fine. I casted a couple copies for my own projects that are currently stored tho if you’d like I can dive into the deep end and see if I can be of help…
Rob in AK
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Hello,
If you’re having trouble tracking down the proper resin conversion, I would second the above recommendation to cut the nose off a 1/100 Doyusha DC-9 and to stick it onto the DC-8. I was pleased with the results I got. See photos below.
I wanted to retain all the DC-8 nose air scoops etc, so I just replaced the bit of nose above the floor level. The roof line of the DC-8 is a lot taller, so you have to fudge things a bit.
Cheers,
Mike M.
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Posts: 440Location: Someplace north...Call it PAAQ to start.Occupation: Work wood, 38 years keeping phones working and flying all over with my best friend in the ordo aurorae septentrionalis, Order of the Northern Dawn.Hi Mike & All-
Yep, that’s a lot closer to reality. It’s much an extension of my now (in)famous 2mm drop of the Heller 707 cab fix, but with a bit of putty & some primer it works.
Walter: Standby 1, I’m ripping boxes open tonight & tomorrow for parts & pieces…Drop me your contact info offline & I’ll let you know what I’ve found.
Rob in AK
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That looks a lot better Mike
Rob, thanks so much but don’t go crazy trying to find me a copy of the nose. I am in no hurry.
Walter
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Walter
Posts: 440Location: Someplace north...Call it PAAQ to start.Occupation: Work wood, 38 years keeping phones working and flying all over with my best friend in the ordo aurorae septentrionalis, Order of the Northern Dawn.Hi All-
Just a thought: It’s become apparent to me that while they may look the same to the average eye (whatever that is…) the DC-8/9 cabs may have been similar but are quite different.
IMO the 8 has for lack of a better word a more “pointed” front. The pack cheeks make it seem a little less, but looking at engineering prints has me thinking that once those were taken out for the 9 things seemed a bit more blunt when you look at the radome and what follows.
I think (again, subjective, IMO) the 8 is a bit more sleek, while the 9 just seems to bust through the air like a bull in a china shop.
From a modelling perspective I think Mike’s approach is better–Fix the pinched cab crown, leave the lower section alone save for some blending. Might not be dead-on perfect scaling (see my other post about that) but it works.
Walter- No worries on the 9 nose, I’m still looking while trying to find some old parts & pieces for another kit, so it’ll be a few days but I’ll get it to you 😁
Rob in AK
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An “Interesting” discussion. I never would have thought there was a similarity between DC-8 and DC-9 noses. Taking things a step further I guess the same would go for an MD-80 nose too.
Ken
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Posts: 440Location: Someplace north...Call it PAAQ to start.Occupation: Work wood, 38 years keeping phones working and flying all over with my best friend in the ordo aurorae septentrionalis, Order of the Northern Dawn.There’s a definite difference, taking into account the difference in fuselage constant-section, and the 3- vs. 2-crew flight decks…Which is where the filler sleight of hand comes in.
Tho to be fair, aside from the inlets on the DC-8, by the time you get to the windscreen things above the floor are more or less the same (and even in a larger scale like 1:100 it’s easier to just fake it anyway, since the -8 kit’s cab is off anyway)
Rob in AK
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Fellows
i found a replacement nose piece.
Very complicated design in my opinion and perhaps just too many parts.i just slap it together to look at overall shape. I don’t care about the clear windshield so I prime it for better viewing. It’s going to be a lot of work to smooth it out but I want to share the pus to see what you s think and if it’s worth the effort!
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Walter
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