Pin Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 http://scalemodels.ru/modules/myarticles/img_5786_1352490252_1.jpg.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pte1643 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Cooo... That's a stunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 It is a beauty, but is the lettering right? I don't think the USAF used Gill Sans (though of course it would have been nice if they had). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Mmmm... Could you be more precise please - lettering of what? Let me ask the author Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I mean the "Military Air Transport Service" title along the fuselage. Where it says "MATS" on the nose and wing it appears to be standard USAF stencils and I think the serial number and "Atlantic Division" on the tail are stencils too. This all makes the use of Gill on the fusleage stand out as odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 "MATS" are taken from kit decal sheet Atlantic Division from Academy C-97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobydog Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Fantastic build of an iconic aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 That's beautiful! Thanks for posting. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) Sorry but the decals illustrated are still wrong in the font style used. Sean is right. Standard USAF were 45 deg. stencil style in appropriate sizes. The red lettering on the nose flash is wrong too. But didn't the beautifully restored airworthy MATS Connie that toured the UK in the late 90's get sold to Korea and they refinished it as a Korean Airlines scheme? But still a very nice model though. And in any case, the decals illustrated are by Heller ( their logo bottom roght of image)for their kit not from the Academy C-97. So maybe, if Heller took the details from the real '8613' then that had the wrong fonts. Will have tyo look up images of it from that time. Edited November 14, 2012 by Paul J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 That is an awesome example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 What a brilliant, quite literally, finish. I can only dream of achieving a finish like that. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) Paul, I guess you've misunderstood me. Yes, the decal above is by Heller, but, as it was mentioned, it is incorrect for 8613. Vladimir has built 8612 using Heller ( only "MATS" and "Military Air Transport Service" elements) and Academy (Atlantic Division) decals as well as Authentic Decals and Begemot stenciling plus custom built decals (as you see there is no "red lettering" that you have correctly pointed as incorrect, Vladimir also mentions that the shape of an "arrow" is also wrong) Here is a brief photo history of this plane: The model represents (as I recon) the very first reincarnation; from the photos above I can neither agree nor disagree that the title along the fuselage is of correct font. Edited November 14, 2012 by Pin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerPaulo Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 My god!!! She's amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 The model represents (as I recon) the very first reincarnation; from the photos above I can neither agree nor disagree that the title along the fuselage is of correct font. No, nor me, the first picture is none too clear. Although I think we can conclude (not for the first time) that even the USAF was unable to follow its own rules a lot of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Beautiful looking Connie !! Excellent work !! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 One day someone will be able to make a beautiful model and post it on the internet without people feeling the need to tell them what's wrong with it. Maybe. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 One day someone will be able to make a beautiful model and post it on the internet without people feeling the need to tell them what's wrong with it. Maybe. HEAR HEAR well said that man its a lovely model of a lovely aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) The markings on restored airframes I always take with a pinch of salt as very often they are only representative of original markings. Thus kit producers doing their research on these 'preserved' airframes take what they see for granted and give us inaccurate decals thus confusing a lot of modellers and causing much discussion. But I know for sure that the upper fuselage titles are not right as per Heller decals as I reckon the font style is too modern even if the USAF did paint them wrong I am not sure that this would have been the style. But don't get me wrong..Was just putting on my IPMS(NOt a member!!) head on!! I too think the model is gorgeous. Edited November 14, 2012 by Paul J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Fantastic build !! Really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 In fact, Vladimir mentions that the decal font does not match with the real thing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Ah, it's Futura, not Gill - an easy mistake for the kit manufacturer to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Sorry but the decals illustrated are still wrong in the font style used. Sean is right. Standard USAF were 45 deg. stencil style in appropriate sizes. The red lettering on the nose flash is wrong too. But didn't the beautifully restored airworthy MATS Connie that toured the UK in the late 90's get sold to Korea and they refinished it as a Korean Airlines scheme? But still a very nice model though. And in any case, the decals illustrated are by Heller ( their logo bottom roght of image)for their kit not from the Academy C-97. So maybe, if Heller took the details from the real '8613' then that had the wrong fonts. Will have tyo look up images of it from that time. I had the privilege of sitting up front on that aircraft at Middle Wallop after they landed it on the grass strip. It was pretty 'cozy' considering the size of the aircraft. I think the windows being so small make the aircraft appear much bigger than it is. It sounded mighty sweet when it did its flypast. Great natural metal finish on this model, I must say. If only I could get my Lightnings (EE/BAC rather than Lockheed) to look like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 One day someone will be able to make a beautiful model and post it on the internet without people feeling the need to tell them what's wrong with it. Maybe. Too right. I think it's amazing and only wish I could achieve the same standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 tis very nice Glenn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I don't care what font it has, great finish, great model and way above my standards! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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