Supermarine "Super-Stranraer", Queen Charlotte Airlines, CF-BYM (completed: picture 158)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 minutes and one 0,4 mm drill later than last picture: the ruder was easily broken of (just like the drill🙂 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Super Stranraer has a larger housing for the oil cooler.  

Courtesy😄ieter Bihlmaier 

Oil cooler in place. 

Unfortunately I made a mistake when mounting the oil coolers: wrong side because the struts are not in the middle but of axis.  

One hour later than last picture.  

The wiring is connected on the nacelle-struts, not on the wing. 

All three wing sections glued together. The fit was average.  

 

 

The two auxiliary holes for applying CA-glue from the outside are well visible. They will be covered by the nacelles.  

 

 

As usually no putty but CA-glue and plastic as filler for the gaps between the nacelles and wing.  

Corrected attachment points for the struts (only 3, the fourth is wider and has an another attachment). 

 

 

Left: correct position of the ignition ring. Right: false position of the ignition ring. 

Parts for the exhaust stacks & collector ring.  

it is necessary to made two rectangular openings for the carburetors.  

First look: the engine fits. For fit of the "larger" aires engine it is necessary to remove the "rectangular block" on the top of inner side of the nacelle. 

 

Left engine @ cowling in place minus exhaust pipe on the outer side. 

I was stunned: it was impossible to mix the correct lemon yellow (matching the dacal) from white and yellow. It was necessary to use lime green too. Approx. 1/4 lime green, 1/4 trainer yellow and 1/2 white produced the correct color.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landing light phase 1: 2 lenses from MV-products glued in a cutout in the leading edge.  

Phase 2: glazing from Tesafilm, cut to the right shape with a little border. Right side: landing light "holder" from rod.  

Phase 3: a piece of Tamiya tape in place (cut in the correct shape external). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy Dieter Bihlmaier 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left: two wheel halves from the kit. Right: modified Hi Tech wheels & scratch parts for the correct wheels.  

Completed wheels.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing looks more like brass than - brass! 

 

 

Courtesy Dieter Bihlmeier 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Short" wiring (from guitar wire 0,22 mm) in place.  

 

Wiring from guitar wire: it works very well but most important is the fact that each wire can only be glued on ONE side.