Continuing the fuselage interior
Clearly the ramp area is just a representation and needs plenty of rework if you are displaying with the ramp down, which I intend.
First order of the day is remove the excess of ribs in this area, although we only need to worry about the inner half as the outer (nearer the tail) will be mostly covered by the rear upper ramp door in the retracted open position.
Remove the intermediate ribs and all those injection pin marks, it is all pretty brutal Dremmel work and sanding.
Between the ribs doesn’t have to be a smooth surface and some imperfection will represent the insulation panels that lie there and there are plenty features to be added over this.
Omitting rib #1 nearest the rear doors, ribs #2 to #6 have small slots drilled out and some vertical struts inserted, which I will show you later when I return to this area to add detail.
The interior walls are devoid of any detail at all, so benefit from some rib and framing and in the more visible rear area I have added some panels.
After priming and painting with the contrasting grey green colours typically seen on Hercules interiors, a few decals and highlight the door frame surrounds in yellow complete the cargo compartment.
I have added a little weathering wash at this point, as access later will be impossible.
The cargo bay floor is a single piece with raised detail that is not particularly accurate but will suffice.
Once primer is applied and the deck lightly sanded, the raised detail stands out and is easily masked for painting the anti-slip walkways and cargo pallet rails.
Once again, some decals along the rear ramp and forward entry port liven up the pretty bare interior.
Alan Griffith says
Beautiful rendition of an old kit!
AlanG