Alex1978 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Revell's Airbus A310 kit is well over 30 years old but nonetheless its a nice kit and quite easy to build. Unfortunately the kit is now very rare and the price tags are high nowadays. I was lucky to find this one for a reasonable price on a Swiss auction platform. I already built 3 of them about 2 years ago but I allways wanted one in KLM colors.This kit was the Swissair release,so the whole paintjob had to be done by hand using the good old airbrush. The decals are a mishmash and stash-bash...if this can be called this way ... The KLM logo for the tail was taken from a Airfix DC-10 decal set,the small KLM logos and the "Royal Dutch Airlines" are from a Revell 767 set,doors come from an Airfix A300 and the registration was build up using parts from the KLM 767 kit and from the British Airways 767 Revell kit. The cockpit window is from a left over Authentic Airlines set,cabin windows are from the Revell A330 and the coroguard panels and details from the PAS Decals A310 detail set. Paints are a mix of Revell,Humbrol and Testors enamels. The build was straight forward,the only thing I corrected was the nose and shape of the cockpit area.Revell did not get the look right there. With some filler and sanding it was an easy fix. I am very pleased with the outcome,altough I never used so many different decals for one project before. Hope you like it, And with "something else" KLMs other type for its extensive european network during the early 70s and 80s 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Absolutely beautiful! Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Very nice as usual Alex. Apart from the nose shape it really isn't a bad kit and you've made a lovely model out of it. It's just a pity the cats don't seem to have been interested in this one ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Skodadriver said: Very nice as usual Alex. Apart from the nose shape it really isn't a bad kit and you've made a lovely model out of it. It's just a pity the cats don't seem to have been interested in this one ... Thank you very much. Yes,sorry about the missing cats,they were busy with dinner and since I have the new balcony with its metal framing they cant sit on top to observe as they did before.And my table is a bit small for the models AND the cats. I will try to include them on my forthcoming projects 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldwin8 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Very Very nice, you've done that kit quite well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 As a Dutchmen i say you did a very good job on a very old kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Hi Alex, This is right up my street, one I'd like to do myself sometime. You've made a great job of it, beautifully smooth finish and a much improved nose. Very ingenious raiding of the decal stash, are there really no KLM A310 decals out there?! Which paint did you use for the blue? Looks spot on to me. Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Brilliant conversion and colour scheme, and the others look good as well 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Lovely job on that Alex, very resourceful use of decals too! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Great rendition of a classic scheme! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Turbofan said: Hi Alex, This is right up my street, one I'd like to do myself sometime. You've made a great job of it, beautifully smooth finish and a much improved nose. Very ingenious raiding of the decal stash, are there really no KLM A310 decals out there?! Which paint did you use for the blue? Looks spot on to me. Cheers, Ian Thank you Ian. As far as I know,there are no KLM decals for the A310 available,well at least I didn't find one.And the original Revell KLM A310 boxing is very expensive on Ebay.Last I saw was around EUR.90.- Thats why I decided to raid my decal stash to complete this project. Paints I used are Revell 50,I guess its called Sky Blue,for the roof.Itsa bit dark ,so adding a few drops white will do the trick. For the darker cheatline I used Humbrol 15 and for the grey areas Revell 374. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Thanks Alex, I will probably paint the cheatlines on an AA DC-9 which I have nearly ready for painting and will definitely be using your recommended Humbrol 15. I already have plenty of xtracolor KLM light blue but it's worth bearing the Revell 50 in mind just in case. Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Hard to believe that this is the old Revell A310 when you see the nose job. Another real beauty Alex. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Another lovely job you have done there Alex, really nice Cheers Michael. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloturk Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Wow! That is very nice! For a mash up of decals you have made it look very convincing, looking at the pictures I would have thought that it was from an A310 decal sheet. You've done a grand job there, ever thought about making it a bit grubby? (Not a critizism at all by the way, just a pure question, so you don't have to answer if you don't want to) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, Soloturk said: Wow! That is very nice! For a mash up of decals you have made it look very convincing, looking at the pictures I would have thought that it was from an A310 decal sheet. You've done a grand job there, ever thought about making it a bit grubby? (Not a critizism at all by the way, just a pure question, so you don't have to answer if you don't want to) Thank you very much. On these builds I decided to leave them clean in new condition. I do not weathering all my airliners anyway,just sometimes. As for the A310,the pics I used to build this particular aircraft,the Airbus looked pretty clean,so I decided to do my model the same way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 It's a winner Alex (even without the cats) ! I've always liked KLM's colour scheme and you've nailed it twice. Best Regards mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Another stunner Alex, beautifully built & painted as usual, & a very ingenious use of your decal stash! Lovely job! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 This is a lovely model. I have a real weakness for this particular colour scheme. I think it's because as a young boy I always wanted the Airfix DC10: I loved that KLM blue on the stunning box art. A BM friend has since given me one . Good advice on the paint. I'm not able to get Xtracolour enamels here in Australia so I'll try the Revell recipe Best regards TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 1 hour ago, mitchem said: It's a winner Alex (even without the cats) ! I've always liked KLM's colour scheme and you've nailed it twice. Best Regards mike Thank you Mike. Sorry for the missing cats.I hope to include them again in my forthcoming builds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 8 hours ago, Alex1978 said: Thank you Mike. Sorry for the missing cats.I hope to include them again in my forthcoming builds Cheers Alex. I'd give you two thumbs up if your next RFI is Nature's 1:1 scale Felis Domesticus, but I then I'd also start thinking that I've lost my marbles ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 1 hour ago, mitchem said: but I then I'd also start thinking that I've lost my marbles ! We all thought you'd done that years ago...!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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