Viking Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Airfix DC-9 1:144 26 Decals 'Iberia' This is ye olde Airfix kit from the orginal 'KLM' boxing. As I have 4 of them in the stash I though I should build one of them, even though the Fly Models kit is a more modern tooling. It is still worth building as it has very good fit and is pretty accurate. The main problem with it is that it lacks the prominent 'Lobe Crease' along the lower fuselage. I scribed it in with an Olfa P cutter, and worked along the line with a sub miniature half round file to emphasise it. It also lacks the eyebrow windows on the cockpit glazing, and although I left the glazing clear, I used the eyebrows off the decal sheet. Iberia's 9's all seemed to have an amount of thrust reverser staining at the back end, so i tried to replicate this also, with a puff of Tamiya 'Smoke' from the airbrush. It's one of my favourite classic airliners, and it has the plus of a red cheat line! And 'With something else', A Fly Models 'Baby 9' in Draw Decals TWA livery. There was a 'Gotcha' with the decals. the instructions only show a Post side profile, so i reapeated the layout on the starboard side. A couple of days later looking on Airliners.net I spotted that it was wrong, which just goes to show the importance of checking references.. Out came the sellotape and I stripped the titles off. The ever helpful Mr Stringbag just happened to have some replacements so i was able to correct it. Thanks Chris! Can you spot the uncorrected error here? Thanks for looking, John 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Lovely model John, I really like the classic airliner schemes, I would like to do a 727 in classic Lufthansa at some point. Looks good alongside the TWA Baby 9 too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Impeccable finish, red cheatline AND a DC-9 ! It's enough to make me climb into the loft and fetch mine down ! (Must resist....must resist......must resist.......) Thanks for posting John. mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Great looking models, very crisp clean model making, you certainly are a talented modeller OR hamster........... Always like your WNW builds, and these are something at the total other end of the spectrum in so many ways Ali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 A great DC-9 in a classic livery.Nice to see more Douglas classics here Top work as always 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Another cracker off the civvy production line, great scheme and beautifully made 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Beautiful model with a great cheatline scheme. The error? Is it the order of the titles - 'IBERIA Lineas Aereas de Espana' corrected to 'Lineas Aereas de Espana IBERIA' Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Rhodes Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Beautiful models John, and so nice to see some liveries with cheat lines. Incredible builds as always and constant inspiration. Darren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Beautiful build John,done the old girl up a treat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 1 hour ago, pinky coffeeboat said: Beautiful model with a great cheatline scheme. The error? Is it the order of the titles - 'IBERIA Lineas Aereas de Espana' corrected to 'Lineas Aereas de Espana IBERIA' Jeff Got it in one Jeff! I was mighty relieved that Chris had a damaged sheet but with the required bit in good nick. More than once he has been able to rescue my foul ups. Worth his weight in gold that lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 16 minutes ago, Viking said: More than once he has been able to rescue my foul ups. Worth his weight in gold that lad. Doesn't stop you taking the mickey out of me though! 2 hours ago, pinky coffeeboat said: 'IBERIA Lineas Aereas de Espana' corrected to 'Lineas Aereas de Espana IBERIA' Jeff Don't you mean 'Lineas Aereas de Espana IBERIA' corrected to IBERIA Lineas Aereas de Espana' Buck your ideas up Jeff. Joking aside, it is a cracking DC-9 John. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Yes, I'm another happy modeller thanks to 'Stringbag' Chris who has provided me with a set of decals recently. A very decent man indeed! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Oops, hugely embarrassed...for some silly reason I thought the final picture in the first thread was the corrected title arrangement and all the others were the 'incorrect' before shots. I shall write out 'I must be more accurate in my spotting of errors' about a thousand times or so...sorry. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Very nice, just love the old airfix classics, lovely job. cheers Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Another great model John, right up my street. In fact I plan on doing one of these myself. After a KLM machine. Love the weathering and subtly different nmf shades. That classic colour scheme certainly beats the current one! Which do you think is the better kit John, Fly or Airfix. I prefer the nice thin wings of the Airfix kit as opposed to the planks you get with the Fly kit but Fly's nose is just a little better, imho. Ali, talented hamster or guinea pig? Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 22 minutes ago, pinky coffeeboat said: Oops, hugely embarrassed...for some silly reason I thought the final picture in the first thread was the corrected title arrangement and all the others were the 'incorrect' before shots. I shall write out 'I must be more accurate in my spotting of errors' about a thousand times or so...sorry. Jeff No need for the penance Jeff just don't let it happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Lovely as always John. I definitely prefer the Airfix kit to the Fly one and this just proves that in the right hands it can become a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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