easyAl 77 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 This was done using the standard Revell 1/144 A320 in the Lufthansa box and using Twosix aftermarket easyJet decals. I was too busy and excited at the start of the build and was originally going to scratchbuild a lot more bits to make it nigh on perfectly correct, but after the debacle I had with the flaps and painting, I'd had enough and decided to leave it as is. The flaps, slats and spoilers were all cut off, labelled and put to one side. The leading edge gap was filled with plasticard and sanded down to shape. The trailing edge was filled roughly with filler to simulate (crudely) all the various gubbins in there. The flaps after cutting off were rendered useless, so more were made out of trusty plasticard, as were the spoiler panels. Slats were made using little tiny bits of plasticard inserted into the leading edge, and then another long piece sanded to shape to represent the slat. First paint job was a disaster so had to come off, which is where I found that all paint comes off nicely using Fary Power Spray (as did all the glued on bits) with the exception of Halfords Appliance White which took a hell of a lot of scrubbing to get off even after soaking overnight. Anyway, lessons learned, painted again, decals went on, then a final bit of weathering before declaring it complete. So if you've read all that and not skipped to the pictures, I commend you and sorry to bore you all silly with my tales of woe. Hope you like. Comments and any criticism/helpful hints are appreciated as I'm very much a beginner when it comes to all this. Thanks for looking 2 Link to post Share on other sites
gmoss 725 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Looks good, especially given the troubles you had with it! Cheers Greg Link to post Share on other sites
JackG 3,159 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) It's not very often I see these civil jets weathered, but I think it adds character and you did a fantastic job! In the close ups it appears the windows are framed in a metal colour. Did you have to hand paint that yourself or is it decals? regards, Jack Edited January 23, 2012 by JackG Link to post Share on other sites
AnonymousDFB1 2,743 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Nice one Al Link to post Share on other sites
Graeme H 1,884 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Looks good. Kev1n will love the weathering Link to post Share on other sites
easyAl 77 Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Looks good, especially given the troubles you had with it! Thanks! By the end I was just ready to get the thing finished and on the shelf. I had a bit of trouble with the cockpit windows as you can see in the pictures, but figured it'll do, looks good enough for me. It's not very often I see these civil jets weathered, but I think it adds character and you did a fantastic job!In the close ups it appears the windows are framed in a metal colour. Did you have to hand paint that yourself or is it decals? Thanks! It's my first go at weathering so still very much a beginner, but picking up tips and learning all the time. I agree it adds character, and it's not too often that you see airliners that get used as frequently as they do in such pristine condition, especially on the bottom where they get filthy, so I was going for a bit of realism. The windows were done on advice from 'Viking' on here. The inside of the window holes had black run around the inside of them, then filled with a clear pva glue type substance (some say Krystal Kleer or similar). For the silver around the edge, I just used the clear decals supplied with the kit. I didn't think I could do the silver around the frames accurately enough by hand. Looks good.Kev1n will love the weathering Cheers! I actually enjoyed watching Kev1n's build and weathering, thought it was a good idea so decided to try out some techniques for my first weathered model. Edited January 23, 2012 by easyAl Link to post Share on other sites
jimbuna 312 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Very nice. Link to post Share on other sites
richellis 1,402 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 A very nice build, its nice to see the flaps dropped! Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky 0 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I've not seen a model with the thrust reversers out before! They look great (but really fiddley too! )! Link to post Share on other sites
Glen T 37 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Very impressive and worth the troubles. Link to post Share on other sites
woody37 11,783 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 That looks lovely, really like the windows, it gives them depth Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 6,797 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Looks great Al, I really like the open thrust reversers. Cheers, John Link to post Share on other sites
easyAl 77 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Thanks all. The windows I saw from a few people on here who do them that way and had to find out how they looked so good. The thrust reversers were a proper ballache, especially trying to fit the actuators after the doors had been glued in place. I'd emaciated the real ones in removing them from the engines, so the doors are plasticard, cut and filed to shape (they actually fit perfectly in the holes), and the engine underneath is just some card painted silver and rolled up inside the nacelle to represent the outer edge of a CFM-56 (Ha! just gunmetal grey will suffice). As I mentioned earlier, it was meant to be the most realistic adaptation ever, but running out of patience with it, I'm afraid that's it for now. And to the more eagle-eyed of you, there are no aerials and antennae as I'm moving house in the next few weeks and don't want them all falling off, so they're kept safe and ready for now until I move in and the model isn't going to be moved much Link to post Share on other sites
Julien 9,174 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Very nice. Julien Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,590 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Great work Al! I had to double-take when I saw this photo: If it wasn't for the fact that I can see the edges of the cardboard backdrop, it would have been easy to mistake that for a shot of the real thing! The weathering is superb! Link to post Share on other sites
Dr.Jellyfingers 17 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I'm not normally one to add comment to builds like this as I don't know much about airliners but your head on shot with all the stuff deployed looks awesome! I really like that! Si. Link to post Share on other sites
madaboutmodels 206 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Dont know how i missed this, its fantastic!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
MartinSK 576 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 very nice airliner.it was great idea with flaps.it gives to this plane realistic look. Great job!Martin Link to post Share on other sites
Romeo Alpha Yankee 8,339 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Dont know how i missed this, its fantastic!!!! Me too! nice job on the mods Link to post Share on other sites
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