Viking Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Having a slight theme going on of aircraft seen at Manchester, my local airport, I bought this decal sheet from Draw Decals a couple of Telfords ago. Then Daco/Skyline 737's suddenly disappeared from model shops, and I became hesitant about using up my last 737-300 kit. Happily Danny Coremans anounced late last year that all three of his 737 kits (300, 400, & 500) were being re-issued, so out of the stash came my last 300 to give the result seen here. I sawed off the solid cockpit area and replaced it with the clear moulded part. Silver is Citadel 'Mithril silver' thinned with warm water and airbrushed on in light coats. Red is Tamiya acrylic, also airbrushed. The deacl sheet is printed by Draws 'Digital Silk' process and covers many of the individual aircraft in Jet2's fleet, with multiple registrations and names offered. I figured that G-CELY 'Manchester' was a good choice! Using Draws recommended method of a hot towel to press down the decals works very well, and the carrier film seems to disappear. Regularly seeing Jet2's aircraft at MAN, they always seem to be clean and tidy and very well kept so weathering is fairly light on the model. Thanks for looking, John 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Lovely finish John. I'm looking forward to the re-release of Daco 737 too. Mithril silver really does look good. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 You do know how to produce stunning airliner models... a lovely build John. The Daco 737s really are beautiful; I've a couple in the stash to do myself and seeing this it's rather tempting to get one out! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I have one of these kits unbuilt in my stash. You have done a great job on the Jet2. I have to get my mojo on so I can get cracking on with the modelling. I hope Daco will do some other airliners as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Nice work! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Very nicely done. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Great job on a neat scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbru1 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Very nice. Effective silver finish. Like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Lovely build and finish again John. Gotta get my finger out and join you one of these days. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonjet Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Beautiful job as always Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Great 'sacrifice' of your last 737-300. Just very well done. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Beautiful model. Decals and finish are superb. I've said it before and I'll keep saying it- Lets build more civils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 That is beautiful, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Nice stuff again John. I really need to check BM more often - this one nearly got in under the radar. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 John, Seeing your build, I'm very tempted to do a 757 in this scheme! Is it just me, or do the 757s look more grey than silver? I can see the 737s look silver. What do you think? Cheers, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thank you for all the comments folks! John,Seeing your build, I'm very tempted to do a 757 in this scheme!Is it just me, or do the 757s look more grey than silver? I can see the 737s look silver. What do you think?Cheers,Andrew Andrew, I totally concur. I went through Manchester just over a week ago, and a Jet2 757 was over by the cargo side looking like it had a grey rather then silver fuselage. A bit too far away for a decent photo. Gives me an excuse to add a few here that I did take though!Went to Hamburg on this; Saw these on the way back; Purpose of the trip was to go to Minature Wunderland with my son. Absolutely incredible. This is the model airport, all fully functioning. The aircraft get pushback from the terminal, taxi out, and take off on metal rods. All vehicles drive around too. Darkness falls every 15 minutes, and all lights come on; Has to be seen to be believed really!Youtube Linky here Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I've never been, but it does look pretty cool! I wonder how may BMers would secretly like to have a Miniature Wonderland of their own? Maybe some already do! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Nice built John. Any reason you replaced the nose? I thought the Daco kit was very good shape wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Wow! Quite tempted to do an airliner now. I think the last one I did was the Minicraft Swissair 1/144th DC3 about 15 years ago. Pete Edited March 17, 2014 by Buzby061 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Nice built John. Any reason you replaced the nose? I thought the Daco kit was very good shape wise? Thanks Ray. Maybe I didn't explain it very well. What I meant was that I used the clear cockpit section that Daco provide. To fit it you have to cut out the solid area of the cockpit/fuselage including the roof, so that it looks like a Minicraft 737. Then you can replace it with the clear part. I didn't replace the nose itself. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Ahhh! OK, I have not built a Daco kit so I was unaware of this 'feature' of the kit. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Now if only Draw did the decals with the big Yorkshire or Manchester down the fuselage...... Your model looks superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Now if only Draw did the decals with the big Yorkshire or Manchester down the fuselage....... BD decals (aka Brasil Decals) did these on a sheet. They're on ebay from time to time. In fact one finished a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpie Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Very nice build Viking Where did you get the replacement clear windows from as these look much better then a simple decal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 this is a great looking 73 - nicely built but I am unfamiliar with the kit manufacturer and can only assume its in 1/144. I used to fly to Gibraltar every month on BA's 737s from Gatwick before they took up their LHR A320 service to Gib - a fully loaded 737 used to take every inch of the runway on hot days to get airborne - thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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