Anyone know how or where to shorten the Hasegawa DC-10-30 wings by 10 scale feet to make a DC-10-10 wing?

Thank you for any help.

Best wishes,
Grant

Thanks Skippiebg,
I had read this from the Dave Hinton article on DC-10/MD-11 differences.

"Also introduces the 10-foot greater wingspan. The greater wingspan is very difficult to see, since it's as if the entire wing was simply stretched at the tip. There's no obvious change. Sweep and taper are unchanged from the -10's wing. (No kink, unlike most every other wing change in airliner history). Tip looks the same because the outboard aileron was extended as well. The only way to really tell is to get a -10 and a -20/30/40 side-by side to compare aileron span. Will add a wingtip-comparison photo if I ever find a good one."

Does it mean that I should cut off about 2mm and rescribe the ailerons about 2mm inwards to make them shorter?

Thanks again,
Grant

Skippiebg, Thank you very much.

Best wishes,
Grant

Skippiebg, Thanks, I had thought about saving the tip and reusing it. The rods or perhaps wire, sound like a good idea. Thanks for it. There isn't much detail on the tip. I wouldn't have known about the lights until you mentioned it.
Right now things are on hold until I get better at filling in the windows. My first attempts with super glue didn't work. Twice. Perhaps I'll try cutting out the windows and replacing it with a strip.
Practiced on the DC-10 before working on the Hasegawa B747-400. That's my first priority right now. I'll probably try again with super glue on a B737-200 kit. I have plenty of those. This time, I'll try filling the holes a thin layer at a time. But what bothers me is that when I removed the scotch tape, the outside of the filled windows still wasn't flush.

Thank you again.
Best wishes,
Grant

gjake,
Thank you for the advice. It sounds very good.

Best wishes,
Grant

Thank you, Scott.
Fortunately it will eventually become the Air Siam DC-10-10, which from photos, had the longer fairing. Saves me some work.
I was fortunate in seeing the Air Siam DC-10 and taking a few pictures when it passed through Hawaii in the early 70s. The blue fuselage was one of my favorites. Decals might be adapted from the TwoSix decal sheet, but the 'Thailand's First DC-10' might be a problem. It's in white.

Thank you for your help.
Best wishes,
Grant

Thanks Scotty100368. Don't know what made my brain wires mix up like that as when I checked my file it had -30.

Best wishes,
Grant

Thank you, aro757, I'll keep that in mind. Would that be a very late production -10 or is there another reason to have the forward fairing on a -10?

Best wishes,
Grant

Thank you NX28388, When I start on the Air Siam build, using another set of fuselages, I'll ask for more help. I don't think that there will be any surprises with an Air Siam DC-10-30. Right now, the scotch tape and CA effort seems to be better the second time around. I went straight and used the 747-400 kit. I also picked up an older Hasegawa Qantas B767-300 at Leonardos in Akihabara on the way back from a lesson.

Best wishes,
Grant

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