EricP Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) With one of the moderators' kind permission, I'd like to enter a shelf queen to this GB. He took pity on it as it's been gathering dust for nigh on 5 years ... it's the AA version of the Minicraft B757. Before I stuck it on the shelf of doom, I had sanded and polished the fuselage (in preparation for the NMF finish of the AA livery), and had assembled the wings as well. However, I mucked up the engine pods and lost interest ... This time round, I will not use the AA livery ... I figured it's a good chance to use Guido's Delta 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics decals which I had stashed away a while ago, and it'll go well with some of the other colorful liveries being built in this GB, e.g. Mish's Bangkok Air A320. And it's also the 10th year anniversary of that event, so I guess it's the right time to use the decals! The engines on the kit are not correct (RR rather than the PW2000 that Delta uses), so I've put in an order with Hannants for a set of the nice Bra.Z resin engines. Edited December 12, 2012 by EricP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 That is a nice scheme Eric, i am glad you will be building this one. I have only ever seen one other model in these colours and that would have been close to 10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Hi Eric, yeah thats cool buddy. Look forward to seeing this finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I had that livery on a 1/400 scale Gemini. I love it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 have fun fighting the kit.... byw - do you want the AA decals? I know a very good home for them if you dont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madaboutmodels Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 have fun fighting the kit.... byw - do you want the AA decals? I know a very good home for them if you dont Yeah, mine lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricP Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Happy to send them to a deserving home, kev1n, PM me your address. Bradley, I have another set, PM me your address as well. I think I know what I'm in for with this kit, I've already managed to get the clear cockpit-fuselage transition done to my satisfaction (though I have not primered it yet to see if there are any issues), the next big one will be the wing-fuselage joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 not to mention the shape of the nose....like I said; good luck pm on the way. ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricP Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 @kev1n, Not going to worry about the shape of the nose, my main challenge is getting it built after all these years! Got your PM, decal will be on the way sometime middle of next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madaboutmodels Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Happy to send them to a deserving home, kev1n, PM me your address. Bradley, I have another set, PM me your address as well. I think I know what I'm in for with this kit, I've already managed to get the clear cockpit-fuselage transition done to my satisfaction (though I have not primered it yet to see if there are any issues), the next big one will be the wing-fuselage joint. Thanks, Also a PM on th way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricP Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Replied to your PM, Bradley. Decals will be in the post same time as kev1n's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madaboutmodels Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Replied to your PM, Bradley. Decals will be in the post same time as kev1n's. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 thank you!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Robertson Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 This will look good. Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 any progress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricP Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 There's slight progress, but not pic-worthy ... got the wings on, but the built-in "dihedral" is atrocious, so I had to crack them again at the joint, get them to some semblance of reality, glue them in with gaps, then after a couple of nights for the glue to set, I've just gotten some Tamiya putty in. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed as I suspect that it may not be "square" with the vertical tail, I'll check once the putty's dried a bit. Reminds me why this was a shelf queen to start with ... next 757 I build will be the Welsh kit in the stash. On a brighter note, the BraZ PW2000s I ordered from Hannants came in (together with a bunch of other resin that happened to be on sale ... a small order ballooned to something close to 100 quid I think!). Did you get your decals yet, Kevin? Bradley sent me a note that he's received his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 ... got the wings on, but the built-in "dihedral" is atrocious, Did you get your decals yet, Kevin? Bradley sent me a note that he's received his. I had the same problem with the one and only minicraft 757 I built... ...same solution, more or less and yes thanks, I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) The only way to square the wings with the tail is to chop off the rear fuselage and rotate it until the tail is upright again. Then of course you have to do the same with the nose. Or get a Welsh kit and avoid all the fuss. Minicraft was not well served by the people who cut that mould Edited October 14, 2012 by Jessica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 The only way to square the wings with the tail is to chop off the rear fuselage and rotate it until the tail is upright again. Then of course you have to do the same with the nose. Or get a Welsh kit and avoid all the fuss. Minicraft was not well served by the people who cut that mould Or buy Ivo's nose and tail cone and fin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 course you have to do the same with the nose. since the nose is so grossly misshapen, assuming that poor people like me havent got the spare dosh to buy a/m replacements, your going to be doing some heavy sanding to reshape it anyway so if it's out then sand accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricP Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Gee, you guys are an encouraging lot, aren't you? Makes me re-think the idea of using the precious Guido decals on this monstrosity ... and as I've donated both sets of my AA decals, I may raid the Welsh kit for Royal Air Maroc decals to use on this beast. The Guido decals can then go onto the more deserving Welsh kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 This is a real eye-opener for me - I had no idea that some modern airliner kits were so bad!! Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out Eric. Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 fwiw the minicraft 757 kit can be fixed, without using a/m parts...IF...you are prepared to put the work into doing it. so Eric - dont be discouraged CliffB - you ain't seen nuttin yet......some kits are so misshapen I reckon they break the trades descriptions act. And minicraft kits arent the only ones.... but...like I said, if your willing to do what's needed, most airliner kits can be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricP Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Thanks for the encouragement, Kevin, I don't think I'm prepared to put in the work to fix it, not when there's an accurate Welsh kit waiting in the wings. I'll still finish this, but I'm going to do something a bit different with it ... stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Gee, you guys are an encouraging lot, aren't you? ... No Eric, they are all just perfectionists I have already built 2 of these and put up with these 'issues'. They look like 757s to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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