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The TU-144 was Russia's answer to the Concorde,although it was plagued with problems and accidents which resulted in only a very limited time in commercial service. The prototype is very different from the later version that made it into service,comparing the 2 makes you think to look at completely different aircraft. This is the very old Nitto kit and besides the 1/100 Plasticart kit the only one of the TU-144 Prototype. Its in a rather unusual scale in 1/132,but close enough to 1/144 so placing her alongside the Concorde would be a nice thing. The kit is rather simple but quite accurate in shape,it has not many parts and all fits together very well with only some minor areas that need some filling and sanding. The only downside is that it has no option to build it gear up,although a display stand is included.It would certainly look much more elegant in flight. Despite its age,the decals were still in good condition and could be used without any problems. This was a straight out of the box build,to keep the character of this ancient kit. Paints by Revell and Testors enamels applied with my airbrush.Bare Metal Foil was applied at the rudder on the tailfin Cheers
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2 more Concordes off my production line The Air France version is the Airfix kit and the BA version is the Nitto kit. As I had mentioned in my British Airways Landor Concorde RFI,I like the Airfix kit better than the Revell offering. It maybe simpler but the fit is a lot better. The Air France decals are from Jet Set decals and seemed very old. My first attempt of applying a piece of the cheatline nearly failed,as the decal tended to tear as soon as it was off the backing paper. So I stopped and applied 2 coats of liquid decal film and 2 light coats of clear gloss to make them more durable. That worked and the rest of the decalling session went well,although the decals needed a very long time in the water to slide off the backing. I painted the model with Gunze white primer that was gloss coated afterwards. Engine outlets are a mix of Revell semi gloss black and silver. This was actually the initial production Concorde.The first flight from Toulouse was on 6. december 1973. The BA Negus Concorde is the Nitto kit. At first glance I thought its identical to the Revell kit. But after starting the build,I realized many differences. The fit is much better and the option for the lowered nose offers also a smaller windscreen that fits into the nose. Revell gives also the nose down option but only the regular sized windscreen for the in flight mode. The engine mount is also slightly different on the Nitto kit and is better solved than Revells counter part. The recessed cabin windows,wheels and gear legs are interestingly identical but the stand of the Nitto kit is better,the Revell Concorde "leans" too much backwards. Another plus on the Nitto kit is the included display stand.Because of those options I decided to build her with the nose down on the stand. Paints are the same as on the AF Concorde. The decals come from the kit and the details are from a left over decal set. The tail decals are from the Airfix kit as the Nitto examples did not want to bend around the stabilizers. Enjoy the Supersonic double Cheers Alex
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