Classic Plane conversion
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Fokker 60 model in 1/72 scale: kit review & modelling report
NEDERLANDSE LEZERS: LEES HIER.....
The Fokker 60 is not issued as a 1/72 model so a Fokker 50 was converted. This is a mixed media kit released in the summer of 2002 by Classic Plane.
The fuselage
is a vacuform with resin wings and details. The kit is quite good
but the construction is not so easy.
the Fokker 50
fuselage being cut in several section
The sanded
and cut out vacuform fuselage halves, with the cuts made for the Fokker
60 and the lower half already assembled. Note inserted pieces of bended
strips and because of the flat half, straight alignment is possible! Glue
and let dry a long time. Add strips inside to get strength.
The assembled lengthened fuselage, still being sanded and added putty needed in areas.
Some parts of this Classic Plane Fokker 50 kit used are shown here: 
the resin parts
chaff pods included for the RNLAF Fokker 50/Fokker 60
..
vacuform fuselage
cockpit area with clear part
For information,
here above are shown the older AIrfix F-27 1/72 kit parts
Check out more
of the kits' details
here for the Fokker
50..
The Fokker 50 I already made in 1/72 so I decided to make the special Dutch AF Fokker 60 model variant. This is a dedicated transport aircraft with a longer fuselage a large cargo door in the forward right fuselage. The Fokker 60 is thus longer, thus the Fokker 50 kit thus needs significant modification in the fuselage area.
The Dutch AF
Fokker 60 has a special
camouflage
paint scheme
.... with various
grey paints so is a special model in the collection. See the links
on bottom of this page for more information!
The resin wings
with nacelles fitted. Quite some putty and sanding is needed here. Note the Fokker
60 forward engine nacelle shape with intake.
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F-27 mk.500
Fokker 50 Fokker 60
fwd of
wing: 14 mm
14 mm 28 mm
aft
of wing: 7 mm
7 mm 15 mm
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NOTE: without the radar nose separately,
being 6 mm longer in 1/72 scale (the Airfixd kit re-issued 2009 has these longer nose
parts!)
The Classic Plane mixed media kit
is correct for the Fokker 50 and thus does NOT have the appropriate longer fuselage
for the Fokker 60; lengthening is needed.
First, carefully sand out the fuselage halves, the cockpit glazing being a separate transparent part of thin acrylic plastic. The normal vacuform technique is used here.
The fuselage extension itself is NOT easy. I had to cut at some different areas. I choose to make ASYMMETRIC cuts on right and left halves to get a stronger fuselage in the end. Add strips and bits of bended cart. Take your time, you need to be patient here....
The fuselage is than endlessly sanded, putty added etc etcetera. Several times of sanding and puttying is needed. Take care to get a straight result, using sanding blocks of long length.
The F-60 fuselage is now glued and first smoothing actions on the fuselage are done with lots of thin layers of putty..
.
Also, the canopy / cockpit glazing
was fitted as supplied in the kit, after some detailing with three seats
and an instrument panel the cockpit area. This gave no problems, the transparent
section edges being puttied and sanded.
IPMS Nederland Fokker
60 real info pages..
Also check out the Airfix conversion of the Fokker 50 ..
and the Fokker 50 using the iMC kit
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October, 2002