From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Seppala, Ray MR" References: Subject: Re: Unclass. RAAF BBJ Article Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:28:36 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_012E_01C42B79.43380B00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_012E_01C42B79.43380B00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHi Ray, Thanks for sending in your 737 article. I'll e-mail you when your = article goes on ARC....currently articles are taking about 3 weeks from = the time they are sent in until they go on ARC. Sorry I didn't catch = this e-mail in time for ANZAC Day. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Seppala, Ray MR=20 To: 'sheb@telus.net'=20 Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:48 PM Subject: SEC: Unclass. RAAF BBJ Article Hi Steve, Here is another one regards Ray=20 "1/144 Revell RAAF B737 BBJ Conversion"=20 by "Ray Seppala" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 In late 2002 the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was ushered into a = new era of VIP transport with the arrival of 2 Boeing 737-7DT BBJ and 3 = Bombardier Challenger 604 Corporate transport aircraft to be operated by = No 34 Squadron. The BBJs were obtained to fulfill the role of = International Special Purpose Transport, replacing the Falcon 900 and = Boeing 707 on overseas and long range VIP tasks. =20 With the issue of the Revell(G) Boeing 737-800 kit, the RAAF BBJ decal = sheet from Hawkeye Models and 737 winglets by both Braz and Hawkeye = Models it is now possible to reproduce the RAAF BBJ in 1/144 scale. =20 The Revell kit is packed with detail, finely recess panel lines, = detailed wheel wells, and landing gear struts. Also included are a = number of antenna and drain masts which are mostly not included with = other 1/144 kits, these items usually have to be scratch built from = card. The kit has been issued with KLM, Hapag Loyd and Air Berlin = decals. The latter kit also includes winglets (which look to be too = short compared to photos and aftermarket offerings). =20 The kit represents the -800 version of the Next Generation 737 and = needs surgery to reduce it in length to make it a -700/BBJ. The Hawkeye = decal sheet comes with instructions on how to shorten the fuselage. = Another source for the surgery and how much to remove is the Airliner = Modelling Digest at Yahoo Groups. The Files section contains conversion = info on the 737 and many other aircraft. You can also pose a question = to the 1100 strong membership and someone will have the answer for you. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 =20 Well this was my first attempt at hacking up a fuselage, though it is = not noticeable in the photos some join areas are evident. I chopped and = then assemble each fuselage half. The danger here is that one half will = be longer than the other. Another method is to glue the fuselage halves = together and then cut. I thought my method worked OK but I will try the = other method next time. Keeping everything straight is the big concern. = After some putty, sanding and rescribing it was done. =20 The wings went together without fuss, then came time to add the wings = (with fuselage centre section) to the shortened fuselage. Being in the = usual rush I am in I slapped the assemblies together a resultant step = occurred between the fuselage and wing assembly near the forward wing = root. A bit of for thought and more test fitting may have prevented = this. Anyway I had to do some sanding and puttying to get rid of the = step. =20 The engines assemble well. The only problem is the shape of the = intake, the nacelle seems to represent those found on earlier models of = the 737 (-300/-400/-500) and is too flat at the base for a NG737. = Replacement resin versions are available from InFormation Parts but I = just decided to build up the bottom of the nacelles with putty and took = some of the bottom intake lip down with a file. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 The winglets were the next trial. I used a set from Braz. I already = had these so I didn't require a set with the decal sheet from Hawkeye. = I glued them on with thick superglue. The problem was that every time I = handled the model I would bump the wingtip and off the winglet would = come! I can tell you that this model almost met with a bad accident a = few times. I must have re-glued the winglets (on both wings) about 10 = times! Need less to say after I glued them the last time I left the = model for some time to pursue other projects. As a result of all the = gluing and filing the shape of the wingtip and winglet changed. A = friend suggested inserting short lengths of piano wire into predrilled = holes in the wingtip and winglet to give the joint more strength (thanks = Todd). I will try that on the next NG737 I build. =20 The RAAF BBJ is fitted with some extra lumps, bumps and antennae, = these were manufactured from plastic card scraps. =20 =20 No dramas with the paint, I used Humbrol Gloss White, Testors FS16440 = grey and SNJ and Testors metalisers to complete the paint work. Decals = went on fine, as usual each of the decals from the Hawkeye sheet had to = be individually trimmed. They settled down well and accept a lot of = manipulation to get them in the right place. White disks are provided = as a backing to the roundels. =20 So all in all a good build and another Military VIP type for the = collection. I got all my reference photos from Airliners.net, a great = source for any civil or military modelling project.=20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by "Ray Seppala" ------=_NextPart_000_012E_01C42B79.43380B00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message=
Hi Ray,
Thanks for sending in = your 737=20 article.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes on = ARC....currently=20 articles are taking about 3 weeks from the time they are sent in until = they go=20 on ARC.  Sorry I didn't catch this e-mail in time for ANZAC=20 Day.
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Seppala, Ray MR
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 = 3:48=20 PM
Subject: SEC: Unclass. RAAF BBJ = Article

Hi Steve,
 
Here = is another=20 one
 
regards
 
Ray 
 

"1/144 Revell RAAF B737 BBJ=20 Conversion" 

by "Ray Seppala"
--------------------

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
=20

 

In late 2002 the Royal Australian = Air Force=20 (RAAF) was ushered into a new era of VIP transport with the arrival of = 2=20 Boeing 737-7DT BBJ and 3 Bombardier Challenger 604 Corporate transport = aircraft to be operated by No 34 Squadron.  The BBJs were obtained to = fulfill the=20 role of International Special Purpose Transport, replacing the Falcon = 900 and=20 Boeing 707 on overseas and long range VIP=20 tasks.

 

With the issue of the Revell(G) Boeing 737-800 kit, = the RAAF BBJ=20 decal sheet from Hawkeye Models and 737 winglets by both Braz and = Hawkeye=20 Models it is now possible to reproduce the RAAF BBJ in 1/144=20 scale.

 

The Revell kit = is packed=20 with detail, finely recess panel lines, detailed wheel wells, and = landing gear=20 struts.  Also included = are a=20 number of antenna and drain masts which are mostly not included with = other=20 1/144 kits, these items usually have to be scratch built from = card.  The kit has been issued with = KLM,=20 Hapag Loyd and Air Berlin = decals. The=20 latter kit also includes winglets (which look to be too short compared = to=20 photos and aftermarket offerings).

 

The kit represents the -800 version of the Next = Generation 737=20 and needs surgery to reduce it in length to make it a -700/BBJ.  The Hawkeye decal sheet = comes with=20 instructions on how to shorten the fuselage.  Another source for the = surgery and how=20 much to remove is the Airliner Modelling Digest at Yahoo Groups.  The Files section contains = conversion=20 info on the 737 and many other aircraft. =20 You can also pose a question to the 1100 strong membership and = someone=20 will have the answer for you.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

 Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg=20

 

Well this was my first attempt at = hacking up a=20 fuselage, though it is not noticeable in the photos some join areas = are=20 evident.  I chopped and = then=20 assemble each fuselage half. The danger here is that one half will be = longer=20 than the other. Another method is to glue the fuselage halves together = and=20 then cut.  I thought my = method=20 worked OK but I will try the other method next time.  Keeping everything straight = is the big=20 concern.  After some = putty,=20 sanding and rescribing it was = done.

 

The wings went together without fuss, then came time = to add the=20 wings (with fuselage centre section) to the shortened fuselage. Being = in the=20 usual rush I am in I slapped the assemblies together a resultant step = occurred=20 between the fuselage and wing assembly near the forward wing = root.  A bit of for thought and = more test=20 fitting may have prevented this. =20 Anyway I had to do some sanding and puttying to get rid of the=20 step.

 

The engines assemble well. =20 The only problem is the shape of the intake, the nacelle seems = to=20 represent those found on earlier models of the 737 (-300/-400/-500) = and is too=20 flat at the base for a NG737. =20 Replacement resin versions are available from InFormation Parts = but I=20 just decided to build up the bottom of the nacelles with putty and = took some=20 of the bottom intake lip down with a = file.

 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
=20

 

The winglets were the next = trial.  I used a set from Braz. I = already had=20 these so I didn't require a set with the decal sheet from = Hawkeye.  I glued them on with thick=20 superglue.  The problem = was that=20 every time I handled the model I would bump the wingtip and off the = winglet=20 would come!  I can tell = you that=20 this model almost met with a bad accident a few times.  I must have re-glued the = winglets (on=20 both wings) about 10 times!  = Need=20 less to say after I glued them the last time I left the model for some = time to=20 pursue other projects.  = As a=20 result of all the gluing and filing the shape of the wingtip and = winglet=20 changed.  A friend = suggested=20 inserting short lengths of piano wire into predrilled holes in the = wingtip and=20 winglet to give the joint more strength (thanks Todd).  I will try that on = the next NG737 I=20 build.

 

The RAAF BBJ is fitted with some = extra lumps,=20 bumps and antennae, these were manufactured from plastic card = scraps.  =

 

No dramas with the paint, I used = Humbrol Gloss=20 White, Testors FS16440 grey and SNJ and Testors metalisers to complete = the=20 paint work.  Decals went = on fine,=20 as usual each of the decals from the Hawkeye sheet had to be = individually=20 trimmed.  They settled = down well=20 and accept a lot of manipulation to get them in the right place.  White disks are provided as = a backing=20 to the roundels.

 

So all in = all a good build=20 and another Military VIP type for the collection.  I got all my reference = photos from=20 Airliners.net, a great source for any civil or military modelling=20 project.

 

Photos and text =A9=20 2004 by "Ray=20 Seppala"
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