Alex1978 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) I know,some of you may think "how on earth can he churn out so many models in one week ?" As my stash has grown bigger and bigger,I decided to increase my production rate and work on several airliners at once. It's also more interesting to work on different projects on and off as only on one,at least for me...I have usually 3-4 kits on my bench on which I am working on and off so from time to time 2 airliners roll off production line almost simultaneously. So,here we are,the last of the bunch is also probably the most special one. The Air France Concorde in the striking Pepsi livery. Pepsi struck a deal with Air France in 1996 to brand one of their Concordes in this special livery. Altough the Jet could not fly more than Mach 1.7 due to the color,it flew 16 flights to 10 cities from Europe to the Middle East. After that,the Concorde was repainted back in the usual all white Air France livery and entered regular service again. The whole story can be found here... http://jalopnik.com/remember-when-a-concorde-wore-this-ridiculous-pepsi-liv-1709488664 I saw pic of this Concorde back then and always though it looked cool. So I was more than happy when I found the rather rare decal set for this particular aircraft.Having the decal set,I needed to get me another Revell Concorde as the other one in my stash will receive the Singapore / British Airways livery. I am not sure but I think the decal set was made by Gio Decals.The set was already a bit aged but it was still usable,although with much care. The tail logo was the most tricky part,esp. as they didn't really wanted to lay around the edges.I had to use a lot of decal softener and carefully repaint cracks that were unavoidable. Its not as perfect as I wanted it but I can live with it and from a normal distance its not really noticeable. All additional markings come from the original Revell decal set as it has lots of detail to enhance the overall look. The build was straight forward with only minor filling and sanding areas,esp. around the wing halves. I also shortened the front gear but it still sits a tad too low on the back. I airbrushed the whole kit by using Revell enamels. Revell Blue 54 with some drops white 04 to get as close to the Pepsi blue as possible.The instructions from the decal set are no help in that matter. Revell Gloss White 04 for all white parts and Aluminium for the landing gear. The engine hot sections were painted with a mixture of satin black and iron. The fuselage and wings were also clear coated after all decals had been aplied.The Pepsi decals didn't really wanted to stick,probably due to their age ?,so the clear coating did the trick. To tone down the too shiny surface a light mist of Testors Metallic Sealer was sprayed on the whole model. Enough writing on with the pics....after this one the next batch of airliners awaits its turn on my bench... Edited March 25, 2017 by Alex1978 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Lipsmackin'thirstquenchin'acetastin'motivatin'goodbuzzin'cooltalkin'highwalkin'fastlivin'evergivin'coolfizzin' Concorde! Cheers, Ian Edited March 25, 2017 by Turbofan 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 It's the fizz that gives you whizz! (Or was that another brand?) Great looking model. Like it, lots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 That was Refreshers Pete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Nice! a very unusual scheme. It looks perfect to me despite your struggles with cracks in the decals. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Another cracker Alex, looks like puss likes it too!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin @ Freightdog Models Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Lovely finish, I remember waiting at the end of the runways for hours until it departed, and when it lined up the sun went in! Managed to get a passable Kodachrome 64 slide of it. Can't believe it was 1996, 21 years ago, seems like less than ten! Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Something I'd not seen or heard of before. Your model looks brilliant though. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Callahan Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Probably a lost cause, but does anyone make these markings in 1:72? I have a second Concorde I would love to do up as this one. Thanks if you have any info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Workers spent 2,000 hours and used 200 liters of blue paint to complete the task of repainting Sierra Delta in the new Pepsi scheme. The task of transforming Sierra Delta was completed at Air France’s maintenance facility at Paris Orly Airport in strict secrecy, with workers obscuring the completed paint job by covering the jet in brown wrapping paper. So you could do a model Concorde and just wrap it in brown paper Imagine the comments at Telford about that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Kevin Callahan said: Probably a lost cause, but does anyone make these markings in 1:72? I have a second Concorde I would love to do up as this one. Thanks if you have any info. So far,this is/was the only decal set available.Maybe one of the decal manufacturers who offers Concorde decals would do a set on demand ? 26,Draw Decal and F-dcal have Concorde decals in their catalogues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindan Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 First class very interesting model, nice idea to model something we will never see again.Thanks for including the cats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Brilliant looking model, and great historical lesson 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 3 hours ago, lindan said: First class very interesting model, nice idea to model something we will never see again.Thanks for including the cats. Thank you very much. I like special liveries on airliners and try to build them if decals are available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Rhodes Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Another cracking model Alex, and slightly bonkers in the fact the paint colour actually slowed the damn thing down! I also have a soft spot for F-BTSD as it was the first Concorde I ever saw, visiting Leeds/Bradford airport in 1986. Darren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 A real beauty Alex, and very special one off scheme that looked so impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Very nice indeed. What scale is the cat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 On 3/25/2017 at 6:55 PM, Alex1978 said: Loving the build.....the paint job....and the markings, but you've really smashed the ball out of the park with your "with something else" pic ! (unfair advantage methinks ?) Thanks for posting. mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 31 minutes ago, mitchem said: Loving the build.....the paint job....and the markings, but you've really smashed the ball out of the park with your "with something else" pic ! (unfair advantage methinks ?) Thanks for posting. mike Thank you Mike. I just thought you might convince your wife now to get a cat...who could resist those eyes...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 51 minutes ago, Alex1978 said: ...who could resist those eyes...? Yep, they use those big kitty cat eyes to lull you into a false sense of well being & then unleash the claws....well, ours does anyway!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Beautiful - I don't usually go for airliners in this scale, but that is pretty fine to my eye! Really shows off Concorde's lines in that scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 I've never seen this livery before but it comes with your usual excellent finish Alex. Was it restricted to Mach 1.7 because of the weight of the paint (ha!) or presumably so it didn't get stripped off? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 14 minutes ago, FortyEighter said: I've never seen this livery before but it comes with your usual excellent finish Alex. Was it restricted to Mach 1.7 because of the weight of the paint (ha!) or presumably so it didn't get stripped off? My guess is that the large areas of blue would have been further disposed towards kinetic heating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 3 hours ago, FortyEighter said: I've never seen this livery before but it comes with your usual excellent finish Alex. Was it restricted to Mach 1.7 because of the weight of the paint (ha!) or presumably so it didn't get stripped off? Thank you. The speedlimit was because of the heat during supersonic flights. Thats why all Concordes where mostly overall white with only the logos and titles in their respective colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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