madaboutmodels Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hi Everyone Im doing an Airfix Boeing 727-200 in Iberia Colours. Looking at photos it appears the instructions are all wrong. The instructions state the 727 have grey wings and tail plains with a grey belly. Looking at photos it appears that the aircraft in the box, EC-CFI, Has white tail planes with a bm leading edge and the belly is just white. The main wings is what i need help on. The photos i have found show the wings being white, but the front is silvery grey, can anyone confirm to me what colour that is was and if it is on the underside. Thanks Bradley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hi Bradley. I'd go for the white tail-planes with natural metal leading edges and the wings should be natural metal with corroguard spar panels as shown here Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madaboutmodels Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 Thanks Never trust Airfix insrtuctions lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) That picture clearly shows that the wings are the standard Boeing grey/corogard/metal leading edge. Most Boeings have this configuraiton. Edited October 14, 2012 by Jessica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 dont forget airfix also got the decals wrong on the right hand side - the iberia title slope the wrong way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennings Heilig Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) There are almost no instances of the leading edges of modern jet airliner wings or horizontal stabilizers (which are "planes" not "plains") being painted at all. They are (with the exception of the electrically de-iced 787) heated by ducting hot air from the engine compressor into the inside of the leading edge to de-ice them in flight. Any paint that might be put there would quickly burn off. That's why the l/e is always a dull natural metal color, but (almost) never painted. Most Boeings have this configuraiton. Or at least "had" it from the factory. After they go through D-checks and get repainted by contractors, all rules are off. I've flown on more than one 727 that had overall light grey wings (save for the leading edges). Edited October 15, 2012 by Jennings Heilig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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