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    I'll be following this build closely. I really liked BMI, its a pity they went bankrupt...
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    Yes, I think I've seen your C-17 thread. If it was yours, I don't remember...well, I've seen *a* C-17 thread which *might* have been yours. And regarding the stash, if you ever feel the need to free up space through selling, I'm always here! Seriously though, that stash is amazing, I envy you (in a good way)
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    Ray, your "one day..." thing really applies to that stash quite well...
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    Which of the scheme options will you be using?
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    The reputation is very accurate, as far as I can tell from my build. Good luck Ryan! I think we might need to have our own support group after this... Also I have an interesting story about Atlant-Soyuz if anyone wants it.
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    Thanks everyone, I really appreciate all the replies. I did not anticipate the fit being this bad... I will definitely continue with this the moment I get back. I have already received the Braz winglets, and they're ready to be shortened (in a month and a half's time).
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    The 747SP (Special Performance) was originally designed for Pan Am, to be operated on ultra-long routes such as New York to Tokyo. It has a shortened fuselage and extended tail. Very similar to this, however there are quite notable differences: (Photo intended for informative purposes, I can remove it if it violates any rules) As you can see the plane is very short and has a drastically different rear fuselage. Would probably make for a very interesting conversion, but I think mitchem is going for the 747-200. Sorry for switching into explain-alot-mode, I've got a bit of a thing (just a bit) for 747s...
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    I see. Well one of the few good things about living in Russia [citation needed] is that 737s in 1:144 are never hard to come by. I'll be eagerly awaiting the time when this goes forward!
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    Thank you very much! OK, I see, thanks! I really like the old livery too, by the way...
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    Oh yes. Yes yes yes. I will very much be watching this. Love the 747, love the old SAA scheme, and plus I have the E-4B kit and am looking for idea to build it as a civvie...
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    I am most definitely in. Don't have time to read through the thread as it's midnight and I have a flight in twelve hours, but when is this happening? I'll participate either with one of the many EE 737s or perhaps try my hand at a Revell conversion...
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    It's nice to know my model did more than infuriate me and then stand on a glass shelf for a week. Personal connections with models/nostalgia related to the model are, I think, the best part of the hobby - even if the model isn't your own, and I'm happy to have brought back memories. Also, thank you very much for the advice - I'll make sure to follow it when it comes to decaling my WIP 737-300. In what capacity do you work for Air Berlin, if you forgive me asking? Well thank you very much, kind sir!
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    There's a 737 STGB? When?
  14. POTKC
    The completed model is now in RFI, here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235005541-air-berlin-boeing-737-800-revell-1144/ It also got 3rd place in the under-18s category of Mini MAKS 2016, the self-proclaimed most important modeling show in Russia. I'm quite surprised, actually!
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    I built this on and off for about a year, with extensive pauses because of unforeseen circumstances and health issues. Eventually got it done though, and then found out about a local modeling exhibition and entered it. You can see the build thread here, although most of the decaling process is not very well covered. I managed to put the left side windows onto the right and vice versa, which led to some pretty extreme moving around and cutting out of windows to save the build. A few of decals, especially parts of the thin red cheatline, refused to stay put, which warranted the use of diluted PVA glue to keep them in place. Metallic leading edge decals on the tail and horizontal stabilizers went on fine, but the first one I tried to apply to the wing (there are two massive one and two small ones per wing, I tried one of the big ones) crumpled up and partially disintegrated almost immediately. I ended up masking off and drybrushing all of the leading edges on the wings and winglets. The winglets, by the way, were left uncorrected, as I didn't want to overcomplicate my first (proper) build. Here are the photos: The modeling exhibition I mentioned earlier - Mini MAKS 2016 (MAKS being the bi-annual airshow which happens just outside Moscow) - ended two days ago, and it turns out that my 737 got 3rd place in the under-18s category. I was quite happy about that, especially considering that the prize was two new airliner models. Having never applied so many decals on such a large plane (my actual first model was a Zvezda 1:200 Ju-52 with, like, five decals), I had no idea how to make them set properly. This led to quite a lot of decal silvering. I have no idea how to prevent this in the future, so...any advice?
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    Thanks for the advice, I'll keep that in mind. Yeah, definitely a decals - partially because I anticipated that the fit would never be perfect, and partially because I hate masking small things! - Alexander
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    I agree, the air intake is a very prominent feature. Regarding Ascensio decals, I read your RFI thread for the Yak-42D - but how do laser printed decals compare to 'normal' ones? Is the main difference the fact that they don't come off the paper as separate parts and have to be cut very precisely?
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    I glued the fuselage halves together bit by bit, it took about an hour. The fit is atrocious, as can be seen in the following two pictures: (Not pictured: All the frustration, tedium and foul language it took to get everything together) You can probably also see that I have attached the transparent cockpit part. The fit is also terrible, with an half-millimeter step on either side of the transparency down to the main fuselage halves. So...I have lots of fun time with Tamiya putty ahead. I still haven't glued on the wheel bay part of the fuselage, which goes into the gap in the wing root. I've already tried to dry-fit it, and it looks like I'm trying to fit a random-shaped peg into a not-so-rectangular hole. 1mm+ gaps in some places, and huge overlaps in others. Carving, sanding, and puttying lies in store. That one part will be an adventure in itself - the thread title is becoming more and more relevant. All of this (and more) will come at the end of August, however, as I am flying back home to the US on Wednesday and will stay in the area for six (seven? I can't count) weeks, mostly to visit family and finally have a holiday, but also to pick up some Braz 737NG winglets, which I'll then have to shorten by 2.1mm to represent the winglets present on some 737CLs. After all, the kit doesn't include any, and what I'm trying to build is this: (Photo courtesy of the Wikimedia Foundation) As Teeradej said, this is quite a challenge, but a fun one - and after all, who likes boring perfectly-fitting models?! - Alexander
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    I'm pretty sure the EE kit is partial based on the Minicraft kit.
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    Thanks Ian. The nose weight puts the center of mass (well, without wings, engines, h-stabs, etcetera) slap-bang in the middle between where the main gear and nose gear goes. The bolt really isn't as heavy as it looks, but yes, I agree, its more than sufficient!
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    Because EE kits are very cheap and easy to get where I live (Moscow), I elected to go with an EE 737 over the Daco model as my entry to the Airliners GB. This starts next week, so I'll have to ask someone to move the thread, but one of the GB hosts (Specifically Ray/TrojanThunder) approved my idea of starting the thread early. I got into the build so whole-heartedly that I forgot to take box and sprue shots, but here is what the box looked like (Photo from ebay): And these are the decals I will be using: Sorry for the bad photo. They are from Ascensio, and seem to be of very high quality. I'll be building the plane as YL-BBL, as that is the one I flew on a few months ago. The image below shows all the parts that I have already worked on (since the photo was taken, I've assembled another horizontal stabilizer). Unlike the Revell kit (and pretty much all airliner kits I have seen), the horizontal stabilizers are made of two halves, like wings usually are. This makes for a lot of sanding to make the mating surfaces as flat as possible and attach perfectly, however annoying seams are still created. As seems to be a recurring problem with EE both fuselage halves are warped outwards like bananas. When placed together, they meet either in the middle, or only at the nose, or only at the tail (depending on how they are held), however never at more than one of those spots. I tried heating them in hot water, doing so while taping them to a wooden board, as well as taping them together into the correct shape and heating them with a hairdryer until they were too hot to hold: Nothing worked. The plastic is too sturdy and temperature resistant. This would be a massive plus if the parts weren't warped. Anyway, I gave up on the whole 'fixing the problem' idea, and instead glued in the nose weight and nose gear bay, as well as two sprue offcuts to help with aligning the fuselage halves properly, as all aligning pins are missing. All of this can be seen below: When the time comes, I'll have to glue the fuselage bit by bit, carefully bending it into place.
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    I see the problem is quite common. Unless you have an industrial heat gun, I doubt you'll be able to heat the plastic enough to actually change its shape...I've tried pretty much everything up to, but not including, using a blowtorch...
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    Ologist, I noticed the excessive number of sprue attachments. They've also got massive amounts of excess plastic which has to be removed around the attachments... What's very strange is the kit doesn't actually have a main gear bay, instead the wing spars (three flat ones) create a sort of 'ceiling' above the gear bay cutouts, which also attach as a separate part (the one that broke for me). Oh and also that part doesn't fit properly. I have a feeling that the wing root of my 737 will be 95% Tamiya filler...
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    Well, Alexey, I saw your reply too late. Both taping to a flat surface then doing the water method and taping the two fuselage halves together into the correct shape then hairdryer-ing them failed. Instead, I'm going to glue them together step by step. I've made some aligning tabs on the inside of the fuselage to make that easier. Do you think I would be able to make a thread in the WIP section and then have it transferred over when the airliner GB starts?
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    Well another part did snap at a thin bit ('bout 1mm) when I sanded the edge after cutting it off the sprue, so I'm weary of accidentally snapping it. On the other hand, a rule I've set for myself is "unrepairable damage = upcoming crash diorama"...
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