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Great build, paintjob and presentation👍👍 Thanks for posting. mike

Brilliant job, Neil. 👍👍. As someone who seems to be going through a "red phase" at the moment, I'm loving the "with something else" pic. mike

Bookmarked for my next 727-200 build. (Current one is on ice at present) 👍👍 mike

Many thanks for the update. Looking forward to the -100 as it was the first type of jet that I ever flew on in '73. As far as my build is concerned, I'm afraid that I didn't follow the recommendations in the instructions to protect the fragile bits on the wings' trailing edges (I try and make all my mistakes during the first build 😁). I used the kit's masks for the cockpit, but vinyl and I have never really been the best of friends. As far as the passenger windows are concerned, I resorted to making my own masks from "kabuki" tape. The wing roots were sprayed white and I tinkered with the escape markings on the starboard wing, in order to make some masks before painting the lower fuselage and wings. Engine painting has also commenced and these have been temporarily fitted to the fuselage : mike

Great builds Peter. 👍👍 Memories of flying on an Aermediterranea DC-9 from Rome to Pisa in '84 ❤️ mike

Great build and finish 👍👍 If anyone is interested, there's a video of ZS-SPC's last flight on Youtube : Landing of Boeing 747SP Maluti at Rand Airport (The interior view of the landing at 23:10 is worth the ticket price 😁) mike

Great build(s) John 👍👍 Looking forward to the BEA version. mike

Cracking job Jonathan 👍👍 Thanks for posting. mike

Welcome Paul. You're guaranteed to pick up loads of inspiration here from some very friendly modellers. Looking forward to seeing your builds online. mike.

Great job Tom and cracking work on the home made decals. 👍👍 mike

Thanks Keith - I didn't want to win 😂 Many thanks to everyone who dropped by to have a look, and especially to those who took the time to post a comment - much appreciated. mike

Really enjoying the build experience and I'll definitely be buying another. Any update regarding the release of the 727-100 ? Best Regards mike

You could say that this build was inspired about 50 years ago, when my folks bought me this little book while passing through Heathrow ; Tucked inside its pages was a drawing of an Alia Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 : "Slow" forward to 2025, and here's my rendition of their Boeing 720 : Roden's kit finished off with 26 decals and AA passenger windows. (I did opt to paint the gold portion of the cheatlines using Mr Color SM207, before applying the red sections which had been cut away). I've never had any success with weathering, and after the hours that had been spent on mounting the engines to the wings, and the rest of the painting, I thought that it wouldn't be worth the risk to push my luck. Standard walkaround pics... ...and some upper views Thanks for dropping by. mike

That is really impressive! Great build and paint job 👍👍 Grazie mille mike

Excellent job all round 👍👍 mike

Astonishing work in 1/72 ! Thanks for posting. mike

Fantastic build, painting and weathering ! Thanks for the inspiration. mike

Great builds Alex, evoking some happy memories about flying on Swissair MD-11s from Johannesburg to Toronto (via Zurich). As far as the Hasegawa 1/200 kits are concerned, I only ever managed to complete the ANA Boeing 767, and although I had the KLM DC-10, mixing the right shade of blue and applying by brush ended the relationship. Your builds are making me think that they would be worth revisiting. Your cats....So sorry to read about your loss, as their ability to "photobomb" your builds always brought a smile to my face. I even started thinking that perhaps owning a cat would improve my model building ability, so when my daughter asked if we could adopt her cat, I was thrilled at the opportunity. Let's just say that he hasn't been of much help.... 😄 Safe travels and Best Regards mike

Great concept, build and finish 👍👍 Could very well be the inspiration for me to finish off my BPK kit. (I'm afraid that it was put to one side - paintjob issue...) mike

Great build and finish 👍👍 Thanks for posting. mike

Brilliant build and finish 👍👍. Thanks for posting. mike

Worth every metre of tape ! Bravo to Braniff for letting Mr Calder go wild on one of their planes. Great build and finish 👍👍 mike

Great job and a bit of a nostalgia trip for me John 👍👍 Not because I ever flew on Dan-air, but because of the Airfix kit - the need to paint the fuselage, apply the cheatlines, and then punch holes through them for the windows - all of this before joining the fuselage halves. 😮 We've come a long way.... mike

Watching along, as I've started building mine too. Enjoying the experience and really looking forward to the release of the 727-100 (first jet that I ever flew on). 👍👍 mike

I think that you can consider that box to be well and truly ticked 😁 Great build and excellent scheme 👍👍 Thanks for sharing. mike