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Double build 1/144 Ryanair 737 Max & BA 787
Turbofan replied to Olly Tindall's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Hi Olly, Another couple of stunners! You certainly know how to achieve a glassy smooth finish! Like Mike I took have a few sets of Laci flaps & slats which I plan on using soon so it's good to see how nice they look on an actual model. Dave obviously has sharper eyes than me as the APU inlet and nose gear leg passed me by but what immediately jumped out to me was the flying harp logo on the right hand side should be pointing forwards! Love the base by the way, might need a larger one for a 747 though!đŦđ Looking forward to seeing more of your models. What's next? Cheers, Ian -
Hi Dave, On the IPMS Deutschland website it says this is going to be an A321Neo https://ipmsdeutschland.de/wordpress/2024/01/01/revell-neuheiten-2024-model-kits-2/ Also mentioned is a re-release of their RJ85 Hope this helps. Cheers, Ian
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Hi Olly, Fantastic! Really impressive, I generally only work in 1/144 but seeing this makes me want to swap to 1/72. I'm guessing this is nearly 2 foot long? Love the highly polished metal leading edges, always a feature on Jet2 aircraft, which paint did you use? Also what colour did you use for the fuselage? Great work on the decals and masks too. It's difficult to know which is decal and which is painted. Is it a nice kit to build? Cheers, Ian
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Zvezda B737-8 Max Icelandair new colours 1/144
Turbofan replied to JK_Models's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Hi Julien, Amazing finish! Did you even mask the logos on the inside of the winglets?! I'm very interested in the use of masks rather than decals for the livery, it opens up so many colour schemes and solves two main problems when painting models. Firstly, matching a decal colour to painted areas of the livery especially when the decals are laser printed and secondly, where decals overlap. I'm thinking around the nose with cheat lines or any parts of the livery which wrap over the top of the fuselage eg Iberia, Mytravel etc. or whole tail decals which never work properly, for me anyway! I must investigate using a vinyl cutter to make masks. Looking forward to more of your models! Cheers, Ian- 27 replies
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Zvezda 1:144 ilyushin 62 Aeroflot/KLM
Turbofan replied to Malair's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Hi Martijn, Just gorgeous as ever, with your trademark subtle weathering and flawless finish together with the photo realistic bases, what's not to like! Could do with some GSE on the ramp though! Really looking forward to your Spanair 717! Cheers, Ian -
1/144 Zvezda 747-8 to 747-400 conversion
Turbofan replied to Turbofan's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Thank you for your interest everyone! Hi Ray, The -8f would make either a good base for the -400 Freighter or a -100/200 conversion. No cutting down the upper deck but there is more work around the leading edge wing/body fairing for the -100/200 otherwise the conversion is similar. My engine choice will depend on which livery I choose but there are a number of options for -400 engines. The Bra.Z ones you have, druz144 (active on airlinercafe) or Kurt at Authentic Airliners. Alternatively, any spare Revell RB211s or GE CF6s from their 747-400 kit can be used too. Hi Neil, I'm not sure on the livery yet, I have a few options. I have decals for Virgin Atlantic, BA Union Flag, Lufthansa old and new livery and BA Landor. I'm definitely favouring BA Union Flag. My daughter is back from university at the moment and needs her desk so I've been booted off so don't know when I'll be able to get on with the conversion. Next up will be the wing modifications. I'm not sure if I'll use Rocast -400 winglets or scratch build my own which shouldn't be too much of a problem. Cheers, Ian -
Minicraft 1/44 DC-4 Qantas
Turbofan replied to KLP Publishing's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Hi Kev, That's a real cutie! The 1950's is an airline era that really interests me I like the variety of airliners around then. I have a couple of these kits in the stash and yours makes me want to start one but which livery? There were so many to choose! Would love to see some photo real window decals available for the older airliners as the plain black seem to lack something. Might have to check out SMS paints. Are they easy to work with? If you want Tamiya level airliners I can recommend Zvezda's 757 then you can bin the horrible Minicraft kit! Cheers, Ian -
Zvezda A321ceo Condor new colours (green) 1/144
Turbofan replied to JK_Models's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Hi Julian, Oh yes this is eye catching! Sorry I missed it first time round. Very sharp and crisp paint job which I too am planning for a Zvezda 757-300. I think I'll do the red stripe one. Looking forward to more of your models. Cheers, Ian -
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I've converted a few Zvezda 747-8s in the past and am often asked if there's a WIP available to follow so I thought I'd document my latest project. The -400 conversion isn't too difficult as it only really consists of cutting down the fuselage, altering the wing tips and trailing edge and swapping the engines. For a -100 or -200 the only extra work is altering the leading edge wing to body fairing and shortening the upper deck. I have only ever converted the Zvezda kit but I don't think there would be much difference using the Revell kit. My preference is the Zvezda kit as it is simpler and less over engineered in my opinion. To start I glue the cabin glazing in. I use window decals so I'm not worried about a perfect job as they will be filled with Milliput later on. The nose landing gear bay and sufficient nose weight is glued in before the fuselage half's are glued together. I always construct the fuselage then cut it down as I find it easier to do this way. Some modellers cut before gluing together and stagger the cuts to add strength to the cut down fuselage but I have never felt this necessary. As I use window decals and fill panel lines and doors the location of the cut isn't important just so long as it is on an area of the fuselage with a constant diameter. I mark my cuts by trimming a piece of masking tape to the correct width and wrapping it round the fuselage where I plan on making the cuts. I then scored each side of the tape, remove it and cut close to the scored lines. The sections of the fuselage which need to be removed are 10.8mm behind the wing and 28.2 in front. It is best to make the cuts away from the wing to body fairing to give you more room when sanding the joined fuselage sections. Each of the cut faces are sanded square and smooth ready for gluing together. To strengthen the joint and ease alignment I use cut up sprue glued into the inside of the fuselage It's then a simple job of sliding the nose and tail sections into place and gluing, checking the panel lines are lined up. And here we have a 747-400 fuselage ready for the wing modifications which I'll do next time. Cheers, Ian
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British Airways Fairey Rotodyne! Red Tail Delight!
Turbofan replied to woody37's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Hi Neil, Should be interesting! When you say 'red tail' do you mean Negus? Are you going to add an interior? You'll see lots through those massive windows! Cheers, Ian -
Hi Neil, Just awesome, probably the best weathered natural metal finish I've ever seen! How did you find the step down to 1/72 from your usual 1/48? Maybe a 1/144 airliner is next!? Maybe with a weathered nmf, Flying Tigers 747 perhaps? You've brought back some memories of Liberators at Blackbushe. I'm sure I remember some parked up there in the 70's or 80's, I guess part of Doug Arnold's Warbirds of Great Britain collection. Cheers, Ian
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The Custom Built Nordic DC-9: DC-9-21 'SAS'
Turbofan replied to TheFlyingDutchman's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Hi Jelle, Oh yes this is fantastic, my favourite of your recent batch of models! Love the weathering and overall busyness of everything especially in the last pic! Cheers, Ian -
Hi John, Wow that's awesome! I have a couple of Minicraft DC8s in my stash which I really need to build and this makes me want to right now! What did you use for the natural metal finish? Would've looked great with AA windows but I guess the Draw decals sheet had the windows already printed on the cheat lines. I'm no expert, and definitely can't remember the old Lufthansa livery, but I would say that Draw decals have the correct shade of blue. The 727 looks too light to me. Strange to see an old Lufthansa aircraft without the big black radome! Cheers, Ian
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Hi Jelle, Another lovely little airliner! Super cute and colourful. Good use of the AA Avro RJ windows they look really nice. Congratulations on the build I have one in progress but it's been stalled for a few years now due to warped wings which droop down in a very forlorn way.âšī¸ Not sure what to do about it. If I had to criticise your model, which I do very reluctantly, I would say the nose wheels appear slightly too large but perhaps it's just in the photos. Cheers, Ian