Tango 1 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hi. I built this 3 years ago for someone else. Its the Revell kit in 1/144 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregers Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hiya Darren, Nice work on the revell kit, I remember reading from the Concorde GB that the revell one is a bit of a bear. all the best. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 Hiya Greg. was'nt you that gave me the decals for that one? I think it was. Anyhoo, you can see they went to good use. The bloke I built it for was well pleased. You are right about the kit, it was a real PIA. Glad I don't have to build that one again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monster Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 (edited) ... Edited July 31, 2011 by Beer Monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 It is better than the Airfix kit. You've had a lucky escape.......er, sort of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Damn always wanted to build one of these nice work Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 Thanks Sean. If you get one be prepared to use a lot of filler/sandpaper. The fit is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Here are 2 Revell Concordes that I've built. Bit of modification to that inner windscreen on the droop nose model, and it uses Airfix decals. Followed by an Airfix (BA) and another Revell (BOAC) Have to agree that Revell is a far more modern and upto date kit - which produces a better model than the Airfix offering. BOAC decals were by Whirlybird, though the blue bits had to be masked and painted. Halfords Appliance White Gloss acrylic aerosol on all of then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Hey, nice work! The dropped nose looks very nice on the revell kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHP Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 You lot are lucky. If ever there was a reall bow-wow of a kit, it would have to be the Airfix 72nd Concorde. Nothing, but nothing fitted! And the shape was wrong in so many places, about the only part that fitted and looked OK was the undercarriage. The decals were thin to the point of emaciation, and once in place could not be moved. Fortunately, there were plenty of photos of the Concorde on the 'net, and it helped a great deal. All this is a great pity, as I was prepared to pay the extortionate Canadian price to build more than one example. To this day, I believe that I am the only one to have built this kit, in the Toronto area, if not the whole of Canada. Eventually gave it away to a friend.. Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 As this ones popped up again - I've never been in to What if's but the one that I would love to do would be an RAF Concorde. All Grey, hide the windows a few lumps and bumps along the fuselage and wings tanks. Would look soooo cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx6667 Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 My 1/72 model of G-BOAF now resides with... G-BOAF! She's on display in the Concorde@Filton visitor area in Bristol where G-BOAF was "born" and where she made final flight when she came home in November 2003. Seeing her fly over the Clifton Suspension Bridge was a moment I'll never forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHP Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Lord, that was a real MEGO ( My Eyes Glazed Over!) The major problem with the kit was that the nose profile was too thin, the 'canoes' on top of the fuselage were too long and in the wrong place, but most of all, the wing trailing edge started its downward slope immediately at the fuselage, instead of outboard of the wings.. plus the top rudder fairing was too long. I also found that most of the fuselage bulkheads were too small.. Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroslav Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Nice collection,indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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