1/72 Italeri C-119

“Flying Boxcar”

by Andy Irving

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Of late, every new kit that interest me seems to be in the $80.00Cdn plus range before taxes, being of Scottish heritage, I decided to the unthinkable and build some of the Kits that I already have. 

Venturing into my basement loft (under the two stage stairway), I found a whole world of forgotten goodies,( and some not so good)

Selecting the Italari C-119, and the Monogram 1/48 Me 262, I cleared my work surface a bit and decided to lead off with the C-119 build. 

Study of the Kit and the size of the parts  suggested that the model could be built in Stages or modules, since I am  notorious  for my tendencies to bang, drop, or otherwise screw things up, I decided to build the Kit in pre finished modules to be assembled later.

It worked!   

The model was basically OOB wit the exception of Leading Edge Decals and Resin Nose plug for the Radar nose dome. This formed the basis for the nose and reduced the amount of putty needed.

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Having been cured of the dreaded A.M.Syndrome, I no longer believe in the “I know its in there” school of modeling and have signed on with the “ If I cant see it, forget it “ group.

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The model was assembled , painted, and decaled in modules thus developing the “Modular Modeling” System to a higher level than previously attained.

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It was originally planned to assemble the parts and fill / touch up all seams, imagine my delight when the parts fit so well you have to get out your flashlight and really get critical to see the joints, this hobby can be relaxing if you really work at it!  

 The kit went together really well and was a pleasure to build, (the antennas were purposely left off to more easily handle the Model.    

Andy

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Photos and text © by Andy Irving