cuprar Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Hi all, here is some of my builds from 2011, all are in 1/144 scale Virgin Atlantic A380 Air Canada A380 Emirates A380-900 conversion Qatar B777-300ER Virgin Atlantic Concorde Etihad Formula one A340-600 conversion The 3 A380's together so you see the size difference with the 900 Thanks for looking and merry Christmas and a happy new year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Nice line up Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Great stuff. I particularly like the scheme on the Etihad '340 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 impressive line up chap very good the virgin concorde looks so right merry xmas to you and yer family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeley Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) The Grand Prix Etihad & the Virgin Concorde are both stunners. I bet Branson would love the Concorde to hang from his bedroom ceiling Edited December 11, 2011 by cheeley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Great stuff all round - those rich metallic reds are particularly gorgeous! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Well done Chris - good work Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Excellent line up Chris. Superb work. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 That's some production line Chris, is there a competition between you and TomP ? LOL My fav's are the Concorde and F1 A340 - simply stunning. Only if Mr Branson would have such desires for the Concorde ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin77 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 All very cool. I love the longer version of the A380. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micha Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I love airliners =) cool finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I don't love airliners usually but must admit that these are very smart. Your Formula One bird is a stunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 I don't love airliners usually but must admit that these are very smart. Your Formula One bird is a stunner. Thanks Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Some smart schemes their. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Morgan Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 That F1 scheme is fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancfan Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) Woody37 wrote:Only if Mr Branson would have such desires for the Concorde ! I seem to remember that he did try to get hold of them at the time but was not allowed to for some reason. Wouldn't mind doing that scheme in 1/72 scale! David. Edited January 13, 2012 by lancfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I seem to remember that he did try to get hold of them at the time but was not allowed to for some reason. It was probably the same reason as always - his ego collided with reality... again. Fortunately he never had the opportunity to get his grubby hands on Concorde and devalue it. Chris, all credit for your lovely finishes, and active imagination! Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Fortunately he never had the opportunity to get his grubby hands on Concorde and devalue it.Al We couldnt possibly allow common folk to fly on Concorde. Please read aloud with a Kenneth Williams accent. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsmate Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 My understanding was that BA wouldn't sell it as Mr Branson wanted to fly charter/scheduled to the US. However the premium market, which Concorde commanded, BA wanted to transfer to their normal 747/777 fleet. If they had sold the aircraft to him that would have put that revenue stream at risk. Which is why the remaining BA concordes were given away and /or allowed to rot by removing fluids from the aircaft. I understand the Air France is the best preserved example as in theorey has had hydraulic/electric power supplied on a regular basis which preserves the seals on the systems. There is a thread on another avaiation forum about the possibility of getting concorde flying again, the consensus (by BA/AF concorde engineers) was that it was doable but not on any BA fleet remnants without a major financial input to the point of rebuilding the aircraft. Spares etc are a problem now. But (a big but) the business case is very weak and inevitably corners would be cut. I would point you at the accident report for the Thunder City EE Lightning which crashed in South Africa killing the pilot, the cause was maintenance not being done to a sufficent standard. No single thing but a build up of causes which by themselves didn't seem to matter, a chilling read if you have an hour to spare. http://www.caa.co.za/resource%20center/accidents%20&%20incid/reports/2009/8706.pdf An accident waiting to happen............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 BA never gave any Concordes away. They still retain ownership of all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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