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I have a great affection for Russian (or Soviet) civil aircraft and the Tupolev 204 is no exception. Bearing a striking resemblance to the 757 (my girlfriend couldn’t tell the difference), the Tu-204 was poised to replace the Tu-154, but due to political and economic turmoil never became successful as Tupolev’s predecessors (although technically there was nothing wrong with the aircraft) I was planning to build the Rus-air version (also a very nice looking kit), but when Zvezda decided to release the Tu-204, I decided to build that version instead. The kit by Zvezda is great (as always) and comes highly recommended. I wanted to build something else than the Red Wings version (you see that livery on Russian forums everywhere) and since I have never had a livery from South America, this seemed like a good opportunity to build something in the colours of Cubana. The decals come from 8a Decs, with some extra details from the Zvezda decal sheet. The cockpit decals are from PAS. You can find the (Dutch) build report here in case you're interested. My next project will be either the Authentic airliners Convair 990 in the last Spantax livery, or the Rus-Air Antonov 24 in Aeorflot colours if that kit arrives sooner than expected. At any rate, thanks for looking and hopefully see you next time!
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My effort at the old Eastern Express Il-96. I added the Braz landing gear which involved lots of cutting, trimming, sanding, guessing, poor language then more trimming and sanding. It sort of worked in the end. Then I made a school-boy error by not putting weight in the nose. Doh..... The model now sits on the centre gear with the nose not quite touching the ground. The white is sprayed Halfords Appliance White and the grey brushed Light Aircraft Grey. Decals are from F-Dcal and were my first effort at laser printed decals with every design having to be trimmed closely. Anyway, here it is.