Unkempt Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) I was lucky enough to find a Revell Convair 990 Coronado for a ludicrously low price in a second hand shop, but when I got it home I noticed there were no transparencies. But, looking at the instructions, it looks like there weren't supposed to be any in the kit? Does anyone know whether there were any transparent parts in this kit? I've tried googling but can't find anything about it. It's a beautiful aircraft, by the way. Edited April 7, 2014 by Unkempt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 The kit didn't have any clear transparencies included unfortunately. Strangely however, the stand was moulded in clear plastic. The windscreen and cabin windows can be glazed quite successfully with Microscale crystal clear or similar. Both the Microscale kit and the more recent F-rsin kit were moulded without cabin or flight-deck windows and so would not be of use even if they were to the same 1/139 scale of the Revell kit. Hope this helps. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cameraman Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hi Guys n Gals, I can't comment about the kit but my memories have been taken back to Manchester Airport (or Ringway to me) when the Spantax CV990's used to smoke their way in! What a sight and a fabulous noise! Ahhhh. Regards Reggie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMover Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Ah yes, CV990's - our house used to be under the approach for Ringway's 24 runway (as it was named in those days); we could see the CV990's from miles away over Stockport pouring out black smoke. I'd love to see a WIP of a Coronado - beautiful airframes. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkempt Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Thanks, guys. The kit didn't have any clear transparencies included unfortunately. Strangely however, the stand was moulded in clear plastic. Huh, I don't have a stand either. To be honest, I haven't decided yet whether to build it or stick it on EBay. I just found it at random and it'd be nice if someone who really wants it gets it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) In 1967 we went spotting as normal one Saturday. We could pick out a "smokey Joe" out as it approached over London. Swiss Air (Swiss Air was the only regular CV990 Heathrow visitor) inbound, no great shakes there then, until it landed...Air France! N5605 on lease from Modern Air Transport in natural metal and Air France cheat and fin marking. Blimey! Less than an hour later another Smokey Joe inbound here IS the Swiss Air. No, Iberia! EC-BJC on lease from Spantax with Iberia "written" above the Spantax Cheat line. I even remember the numbers. They flew with both all summer and possibly a bit longer. Maybe to take some of the strain of the Summer season. Edited April 7, 2014 by bzn20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Thanks, guys. Huh, I don't have a stand either. To be honest, I haven't decided yet whether to build it or stick it on EBay. I just found it at random and it'd be nice if someone who really wants it gets it. Although it may fetch a few quid if you sell it on e-bay, I would build and enjoy it. I'm sure there are a few here that would like to see one built up. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankymodeler Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Been looking for one myself, I plan on doing one in American Airlines markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Used to see the Spantax ones at Gatwick too. On occasion the Swiss ones. And for a while there was one impounded at Gatwick in a blue with yellow fin bands scheme. Basically identical to the older Cathay colours but the green and white replaced by dark blue and yellow. N880JT wwas the reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I think that was the Lanica 880. I cant remember the reg. but there was one at LGW for a while. Swissair also had an 880, HB-ICL, on loan from Convair until the 990's "turned up". That came to heathrow a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 The impounded one atLGW had all the winter runway snow clearers parked in front of it.Belonged to Indy Air. I have a couple slides of it among my thousands! Also recall the odd visit or two by the Modern Air ones. Black and orange cheat lines I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Hi Paul. That's the one, I couldn't remember, Indy air but something in the back of my head "says" Lanica had it aswell, I know it was ex Cathay. Those Modern Air Transport kites were ex American A/L. Spantax started into Heathrow a bit later (than 67) EC-BJC,JD and possibly JE too. Edited April 10, 2014 by bzn20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) I have a picture of an Indy Air 880 with the blue cheat and on the fin, blue, white and red horizontal stripes. I just Googled N880JT and got on Smugmug.com. Some great pictures. Edited April 10, 2014 by bzn20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Its an Extremely rare kit, that's for sure. I built 2 of them and if you can look past the oddball scale, its probably the best injection molded 990 out there. Only issue is it represents the prototype configuration, before Revell learned about the drag issues and the subsequent aerodynamic cleanup mods. Now that the 990 Type Certificate is up for sale, maybe some good drawings of the plane will fall into the right hands... david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-USB Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Build it! Here's my brother's build, in AA markings: http://www.airlinercafe.com/photosearch.php?phgid=1597&pag=4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Having one of these currently on my bench.A nice kit considering its age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvtonker Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Ah yes, CV990's - our house used to be under the approach for Ringway's 24 runway (as it was named in those days); we could see the CV990's from miles away over Stockport pouring out black smoke. I'd love to see a WIP of a Coronado - beautiful airframes. Chris I lived in Edgeley and the flightpath went across the back of our house. You certainly couldn't miss when the CV990 Coronado's went over!! XVTonker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 (edited) Ah the Coronado, remember well seeing the Swiss ones thundering their way skyward out of Heathrow in the sixties, belching thick black pollution and shattering ear drums during one of our many jaunts to the roadside viewing area back in the days when airliners shapes were varied and extremely noisy. (Also recall the Spantax aircraft at Gatwick). Hard to remember what was harder on the ears, the 990, Caravelle or Trident ! As David points out it's a rare kit now and in mint condition fetches pretty high prices, personally I'd build it.....As far as I remember it was 1/135th scale, (Revells old 'fit the box' idea), first issued in 1962, then re-boxed in 1964 before being re-issued again under the Mexican Lodela label in 1975. There's a Lodela boxing on US Ebay at the moment if you want some idea of value. http://www.ebay.com/itm/REVELL-SWISSAIR-990-CORONADO-Famoso-jet-model-airplane-kit-H-254-Lodela-/152071745782?hash=item23682eb0f6 Nice old kit.... Edited May 7, 2016 by general melchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 http://boxartden.com/ Check this out. Lot of "classic" Revell airliners enjoy. From David Chenault collection @ boxartden. David Chenault Studi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvtonker Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 http://boxartden.com/ Check this out. Lot of "classic" Revell airliners enjoy. From David Chenault collection @ boxartden. David Chenault Studi Smoke on.....Go!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Ah, the Swissair ones disappearing in their own black smoke launching from LHR - oh, happy, happy days (Alitalia DC8's did much the same) SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) In 1967 we went spotting as normal one Saturday. We could pick out a "smokey Joe" out as it approached over London. Swiss Air (Swiss Air was the only regular CV990 Heathrow visitor) inbound, no great shakes there then, until it landed...Air France! N5605 on lease from Modern Air Transport in natural metal and Air France cheat and fin marking. Blimey! Less than an hour later another Smokey Joe inbound here IS the Swiss Air. No, Iberia! EC-BJC on lease from Spantax with Iberia "written" above the Spantax Cheat line. I even remember the numbers. They flew with both all summer and possibly a bit longer. Maybe to take some of the strain of the Summer season. I think I might have both of those as 1/400 Aeroclassics diecasts, though I'm not sure about the Iberia one. Edited May 10, 2016 by JosephLalor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Ah, the Swissair ones disappearing in their own black smoke launching from LHR - oh, happy, happy days (Alitalia DC8's did much the same) SD Was that due to water injection? 'Coal burning' jets seem to have been a feature of the early 1960s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 The early pure turbojet powered airliners often had a water injection option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I think it was more due to the nature of the basic J-79/ CJ-605 core. They smoked. Like. A. Chimney. AFAIK, they never had water injection. Didn't need it. I could be wrong. -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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