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A truly beautiful build, Moa...and I had no idea of this beautiful classic airliner beauty. Really good attention to the detail, and your dedication to the skill of patience has really paid off. Great photos, too. ALL of the photos lend for enhancing such a great subject. Nice, nice job.

Nice build of a sometimes tricky and frustrating kit. And the Pan Am livery on this old bird just makes her look even better!

This is going well! And so fast! Can't keep up! So good to see someone posting a WIP of a classic livery and a classic and beautiful lady airliner! Nice job so far!

Hi John! LOVE this build! Wow! The Thai Air Force livery is absolutely stunning. Didn’t even know this existed! Lends to making the 737 really look beautiful, as she is. Nice, nice job on something unusual and eye catching. Thanks for sharing. And the Bird Dog...have to agree as was said previously...it almost steals the show...but not quite...a cracking build on its own.

Nice build, Chris! Beautiful airplane and a beautiful build!

Nice job on the tiny bus, Neil! I really enjoy when modelers are straight forward with the admission of "testing" different paints, painting techniques, parts, decals, PE parts...anything...but even overjoyed when things work out as planned, or better! Looks like you got one of the better-than-planned finishes. And rightfully deserved, after a couple mishaps. Hate that you would throw something in the bin because of cement on the fingers...we've ALL had that "little" mishap. Interpreted as a major catastrophe...but...why not save the model...sleep on it, think it through, study some more, be creative...and start sanding it all off and go another route!?!?!? Easier said than done, I know... Really like this BA livery, too, on the Airbus. You've done really well here.

Quite a nice build, as usual, Dave. I really love the old 727-100, and you've brought her to life here. Really classy and classic livery you chose for her, too. always questioned (without really studying closely) the Revell kit's "fat" fuselage. Seems its just a bit over fat, if I may say so..but not enough to really make an eye-popping difference. And the Brengun gear really make a difference in the realism, too. I have a couple questions, resulting from a wish that you would do a WIP thread, so I could follow what you do...learning from a master...school never stops (got that phrase from my good friend to the north)!! I am about to begin a 727-100 build of my own soon, and haven't yet decided on the Airfix or Revell kit. I know that I'll use some aftermarket stuff, like gear, struts, PE parts, AA windows.... 1. Will you go into a short instruction detail of using Milliput? I have not used it before, but suspect I will soon; I've seen some modelers use it to fill windows, as they like the "non-sinking" result as opposed to the Tamiya or solvent based putties. 2. Can and did you secure the wheels/landing gear through the Brengun web site? No one else seems to have them available. Wondering about ordering from them and shipment to the USA. 3. Having NOT built either the Airfix or the Revell kits, do you prefer one over the other? Why? Very, very nice build, as always. Look forward to seeing whatever you post here. Paul

Beautiful build, John...of such a vintage kit. I remember building this one as a kid. Wasn't until much later that I realized that the kit is terribly inaccurate and requires a lot of re shaping. You’ve done a cracking job of building her up beautifully! And I love the livery...makes the old 707 look properly dressed and eye-catching. I have to agree with Dave...you really do get the best out of the Airfix oldies!

Very nice, Ray! Love the old 727-100, and the livery is stunning. Wow. You built this one out of the box?? I don't remember the Airfix kit having y sized nose gear doors, or detailed nose gear wheels. Are those after market parts, or did you fabricate them yourself? Whatever the case...its a beautiful build, and you've enhanced her with the gear doors and wheels. Love the display base, too. Enhances just enough to make the model stand out. Thank you for sharing!

And how beautiful she is, Ian. It is so wonderful to see an AA 747 built and displayed so well. And yours is the standard of inspiration for these beauties. Really love the BA livery...just makes the 747 somehow look even more "stately," and what's even MORE attractive is that she is a -100. Congratulations on a job very very well done. As for the base, it is just perfect...not too much so as to distract from the model itself, but you have accomplished what we all aspire to...getting the base just so as to enhance the presentation and make the model itself the subject of the photo. Very nice indeed. So she gets a WOW!

I think they're amazing...I always admire the OOB builds. when kit comes complete and accurate, there's nothing more satisfying. All the extra stuff we add is, well, extra stuff. I really like the liveries of both busses...nostalgic and not "white whales" as we see so much of nowadays.

Quite a nice build of the old Britannia! She looks like she's the boss on the ramp!

Very nice build of this old beast!!

She's absolutely beautiful, Dave. The livery you chose really highlights the 737-700; even though the paint is all-over white, the beautiful tartan tail breaks up the "white whale" look. Very classy. Do I remember correctly, that you don't usually use PE parts because they are so small? Like all of us that do use them, they are prone to fly off on their own never to be seen again...but yours look outstanding! And all accounted for! Well done! Really love the tartan livery, too. Just so eye catching. I, too, have a box full of decals that get picked over from time to time to scavenge for an idea to become reality; and always having two sheets for the livery is the rule around my workbench...for disaster relief. Only thing I would question would be the anti glare below the cockpit windows. Do the 737s at West Jet carry those? Seems like they are so unnecessary, and their elimination would just make the (airplane) model look "sleeker." Nice nice work, indeed. As always.

Wow! This is outstanding. The gear and gear bays look precise and detailed above and beyond. So different from the ususal dioramas...LOVE the bicycles. Very nice base, too. Thank you for sharing.

Finally! A one of kind build that comes along very seldom. I think all of us that have followed the WIP have been anticipating seeing the finished model posted here, knowing that it would be a work unsurpassed. What a wonderful build. So inspiring. ALL of the detail work...including the weathering...is above and beyond...and the WIP is most definitely, as Dave so appropriately called it, a master class. Followed the WIP closely. I have to say thank you for your diligent work, persistence, and willingness to share your work with all of us. Most of what I read about the EE MD-11 kit bashes it pretty good, but then the posts I see of the finished model are quite nice, yours being the leader of the pack in what can be done with patience and imagination. Inspiring. I am moving ahead with a build of my own of this amazing kit. Hoping your cockpit caps will be available again, as I most definitely would like to have one for my own build. Thank you for sharing. And...your photography is quite good...complimenting the model quite well. Love the desert scene, too. Wow. Wow.

Love this build..the hummingbird is really snappy! I have yet to build a Zvezda model...but now, I am inspired. Very nice work!

This is a very nice build. Really like your work here. The A350 is a beautiful bird, and you've captured her beauty here, especially bringing out her beautiful lines in the Aeroflot livery.

Would anyone have knowledge of an Eastern Express/Micro Mir 1/144 scale MD-11 with Pratt & Whitney engines included in the kit? All the kits I can find that are available have GE engines (except the Authentic Airliners kits...I am specifically looking for the EE kit). Has anyone seen one? Were they ever made? Know of availability? Know of aftermarket P&W engines for this kit?

Beautiful build, Steve. Really like this clean livery on the 777. Very nice detailing work, too. Attention to the details as you have made really shows your good work. Nice job!

Now THIS is beautiful, Neil! WOW. Very nice work on the Herron. She's such a clunkily beautiful bird. Have not built this kit, but I think Airfix has done pretty well in giving you a canvas from which to produce something really nice. Love the detailing, too.

Not being an A380 fan, this changes my mind. Nice build, Neil. And I have to finally agree, being in the camp that didn't like the livery color changes...the new one does indeed look "crisp" and "smart." You've done well, here. Love the gear mods for inflight, too. nice work indeed!

Thank you! Yeah those trees are the real life real size ones...right in my back yard! Someday when I shoot some pics of a finished model, I'll go to the airport and try to get some background scale that looks a little more real.

Stirring up great memories when I post a build is actually THE best compliment I can receive. Thank you. Glad you have some great memories of American Airlines, and especially the MD-80.

Thank you! I actually wanted to use one of your “caps,” but it wasn’t available to me. Really would like for you to make them available again...as would others, I am sure. Your MD-11 build was inspiring, and was a very good tutorial. Would love to see more from you soon...perhaps an MD-80!?!?!