techniquest Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Recently completed this one - my last civvie of the year. This is the Revell 1/144 A320 kit built oob except for using Classic-Airlines decals to depict Aer Lingus retro-jet EI-DVM, which I bought at SMW. I like this kit, though I still have to build one of the newer Zvezda examples, and the laser-printed decals went on really well, my only criticisms being that there is no decal placement guide, just a colour diagram from one aspect, and there are one or two things missing, most prominently the 'Airbus A320' script above the cheatline at the rear of the fuselage. Constructive critiques welcome 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 very nice little retro livery A320 you have there - noting your decal note, could you not have used the kit supplied decal of the airbus text line or is it missing or the wrong colour? I'm jumping on an A320 this afternoon - there're great little work horses tip top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techniquest Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 very nice little retro livery A320 you have there - noting your decal note, could you not have used the kit supplied decal of the airbus text line or is it missing or the wrong colour? I'm jumping on an A320 this afternoon - there're great little work horses tip top I used the Thomas Cook / Swiss boxing of the A320 and although there is a decal for the writing among the kit decals, it is in blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloturk Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) Grimme Shelter The Aer Lingus A320 logo is black, I believe the Thomas Cook/Swiss stock decals are blue, or should be Very good build though, I like this a lot! EDIT- Never mind, beat me to it! Edited December 16, 2015 by Soloturk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Right up my alley this. I use many retro liveries on my builds for the more modern airliners - not only do they hark back to the 'golden age' of air travel, but I'm also no fan of the modern Euro White tubes we see blending in with each other these days. Gorgeous build! Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Very nice A320.I esp. like the Aer Lingus retro scheme,makes the little Airbus all the more attractive. Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Hello.Techniquest -.You're rounding of the year with this gem from the Emerald Isle!Beautifully finished,she's a resplendent looking tribute to the type.All the best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prenton Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Lovely job - remember that livery so well Philip (from Dublin). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 what a little beauty, cant beat the old classic liveries,lovely job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 That's a real beauty look's superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewP Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Amazing build! That retro theme looks amazing on the beautiful bus. I love the windshield!! It looks like I'm looking at pictures off of Airliners.net! Great job, amazing paint choice, and great assembly! Might I ask, did you use any putty? Was the kit reasonable, and easy on beginners? I've been keeping my eye on Zvezda kits, but I might think about trying this kit out someday. What kind of tape did you use to mask (assuming you had to mask some part of the plane to paint)? Best of luck on your next model! Happy holidays, Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techniquest Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Amazing build! That retro theme looks amazing on the beautiful bus. I love the windshield!! It looks like I'm looking at pictures off of Airliners.net! Great job, amazing paint choice, and great assembly! Might I ask, did you use any putty? Was the kit reasonable, and easy on beginners? I've been keeping my eye on Zvezda kits, but I might think about trying this kit out someday. What kind of tape did you use to mask (assuming you had to mask some part of the plane to paint)? Best of luck on your next model! Happy holidays, Drew Many thanks for your very high praise, Drew. I did use some putty but only a litte along the fuselage join and a tiny bit on the engine half joins. It's an easy little kit to build and goes together rather well; even the windscreen is a reasonable fit. I used Tamiya masking tape for the differencial between the white and the grey on the fuselage and the corogard areas on the wings; the white and corogard is paited using Halfords rattle cans, the rest is hand painted using Tamiya and Xtracolour paints. The decals were very easy to use and went on well, though I did choose to paint the area forward of the windshields rather than attempt to get decal to bed into the curves; the black nose cone is also painted. Hope this helps - thanks again for the positive comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Top work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Love it! The best of all Aer Lingus's schema's. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Nice to see more of these Retro schemes. Nice build there TQ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Very smart indeed. I'll have a look and see if I can fix you up with some black A320 logos. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I remember the first time I saw that aircraft in Dublin, without knowing anything about it. It just looked awesome! Really suits the aircraft too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Superb looking model nicely done Thanks for sharing Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Very nice, I love these retro schemes and this one in particular. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techniquest Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) Here are another couple of photos, this time with new 'Airbus A320' logo decals in place which were very kindly donated by Turbofan Edited December 26, 2015 by techniquest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Lovely build techni but ohh if only it was a Viscount.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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