Dragon Air Force One

[RayS]

This is the 1/144 Dragon VC-25A kit which is being built for the ScaleACT comp this year

Here are is a shot of the internals


Includes a full interior
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Clear fuselage including cut away sections in clear of the wing, engines and sections of the fuselage (I assume the fuselage was going to be moulded in grey plastic at some stage). There are also air stairs supplied with a tiny US Pres as well.

[RayS]

Some work started on the wings and engines. I will am not sure about painting all of the internals. Looks like the flight deck is grey and entry area a light brown


Can't see much change here but some clear covers have been glued on the rear nacelle parts

[RayS]

So I decided to build up the insides, in hindsight I should have painted everything seperately but couldn't be bothered. Stared with the flight decks and command centre.


Moving on to the main deck, seats, benches and lamps installed


You even get a convenience for the Pres!


....and the folk down the back


Both deck assemblies completed




I also filled the ares around the clear inserts on the flying surfaces, getting them flush looks like will take a few applications and putty, sand and repeat.

[RayS]

The interior paint is now done




And assembled


The supplied fuselage is clear, but I am unsure how much (if any of this will be seen. I just felt like assembling it all and painting it up.

[hrtpaul]

Nice work mate. After all that work I hope you can see a bit of it

[RayS]

Cheers Paul

Some test fitting of components so far



One thing that Dragon did not supply was the entry area for the lower stairs, so I boxed it in



The main gear doors on the wing and respective opening are not the correct shape so this was rectified. I need to make new doors to go on the gear legs as well.


The flap track fairings are also oversized and are being resized, Revell wing upper right for reference. Hard to see here but the left wing has been modded, only took off about a mm in width and squared up the tips.


The engine parts were also prepped


With the exhaust cones being thinned, 3 out of the 4 done here


Some paint on the engines, exhaust cone rear colour yet to be added.

[hrtpaul]

Coming along mate