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  1. Nice one Tom! Got to agree that is a great shame that BA got rid of the 747's, but I suppose it was inevitable with the newer more fuel efficient big twins coming along. Cheers John
  2. Certainly looks good, It's a bit of a shame that the 380 came too late to wear any of the World schemes! Cheers John
  3. It's more than reasonable Dave, it's a stunner! As always, it is seriously impressive that you brush paint, it looks flawless. Love the prop too, and the base with the figure on it! Cheers John
  4. I love the setting and appearance of this one, always a pleasure to see your builds Russ. Cheers John
  5. Lovely model of an unusual subject. I've always thought that this would make an interesting theme for a collection of RAF trainers, along with a Magister, Tiger Moth etc, Cheers John
  6. Another stunner, it's great to see these rarely made kits, especially when done so well. Cheers John
  7. Absolutely beautiful, what di you use for the natural metal areas? Cheers John
  8. Beautiful model! I used to live under the Heathrow flightpath and well remember the VC10's distinctive 'crackle' of the 4 Conways as they flew overhead and disappeared into the distance. You could hear them long after they had passed out of sight. (That, and the fact that every other aircraft seemed to be a 'boring' Trident. Oh how I'd like to see a Trident in the air now!) Cheers John
  9. I have to agree with you there Ad-4N! I do think that neither the DC-8 or 727 model has it exactly right, and in fact sitting on my shelf they don't look as far apart as they do in my photos above, which were taken in bright sunlight. I may post a separate RFI for the 727 at the weekend, but in the meantime here is another shot of it at the tail end. I've got a Revell Super Connie in the stash somewhere, with these markings. I'll dig it out and see how the decals compare. We'll probably have a 3rd shade of blue! I appreciate your comments and enjoy the exchange of thoughts on this subject. 👍 Cheers John
  10. Another beauty Jelle! it was well worth fixing the pylons, and the natural metal areas look very good. Cheers john
  11. Thanks for the comments, much appreciated as always! Ian, the silver is MRP 'Super Silver' over an undercoat of Tamiya black. Ian and Ad-4N, thanks for your thoughts on the blue, the difference in the shade between the two models is intriguing (not to say annoying!) but actually I think the 727 is the closer of the two. The early scheme used a much lighter blue than the scheme that replaced it with the overall blue tailplane. See here a 727 in the early scheme. And here in the later scheme that replaced it. The early blue is much lighter. The DC-8 N8008D was a bit camera shy in Lufthansa colours, not surprising seeing as it was only in service for 6 months, But see here how light the blue is. My thoughts are that the Draw scheme is maybe a little darker than it should be! Cheers John
  12. Douglas DC-8-51 Lufthansa. 1/144 Minicraft & Draw Decal I've had a couple of the Minicraft bagged kits of the DC-8 in the stash since they were released a few years ago. I also bought a set of the BRAZ Pratt & Whitney JT3D resin engines to convert one of them into the short body 51 series of the aircraft. Learning that X-Scale plan to release their own kit of a series 51 DC-8 later this year, I thought I'd better get a move on and build mine, or I'd never get around to it once the new kit is out. I also had a set of Lufthansa decals for the DC-8-51 which had intrigued me, as I had never heard of them operating this version of the aircraft. It turned out that in 1965 they leased one from Trans International Airlines in the US, painted in full Lufthansa colours. They only leased if for 6 months and the aircraft was N8008D, the first DC-8 built. The Minicraft series DC-8-61 kit is very nice, but I has to shorten the fuselage by 1.54 inches fore and aft of the wing to convert it from a 61 to a 51 version, and also replace the kit engines with the resin JT3D's (which fitted very well). The Draw Decals were a pleasure to use, but printed on constant film so that you have to cut around each subject individually. They work superbly, and I'm pleased with the result. This was also the first Minicraft DC-8 I've had that didn't suffer from the outer wing 'droop' that some kits seem to suffer from, where the outer section is warped downwards. One thing led to another, and I had a Classicairlines.com decals sheet for the early scheme worn by the 727-130, which I just had to make as an accompaniment to the DC-8! Out came one of my dwindling supplies of Airfix 727-100's a Daco clear cockpit section, and before I knew it, I had a pair of Lufthansa airliners c1964. There is a bit of a disparity in the blue colours though, the DC-8 being noticeably darker that the 727. Oh well, can't do anything about that! Thanks for looking, John
  13. That jogs a few memories! Shame that they have now all disappeared from the airports and skyways. Cheers John
  14. Beautiful, I can never get enough of these vintage civil aircraft, lovely! Cheers John
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