Viking Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 1:144 Revel Airbus A319. Frontier Airlines 'Perry' Puffin by Draw Decals Another addition to my Frontier fleet! This is 'Perry' the Puffin recently released by Draw Decals, and reviewed Here As soon as i saw it I knew I had to have this sheet. The A319 kit is the Revell 'British Airways' edition, and makes up fairly easily into a nice littte model. The only changes I made were to cut out from plasticard a pair of slightly larger winglets, as those in the kit are slightly undersized. I also made a 'DirecTV' receiver from plasticard. It's that lump on top of the fuselage above the 'T'. You could still make an accurate model without it, as Perry was delivered without it fitted. The decals are 'Digital Silk' printed on continuous film, so you need to cut out each design and apply it. I cut the big 'FRONTIER' billboards into two, so I had 'FRONT' and 'IER' and applied them seperately, but at the same time just to ease handling a big decal. Not strictly necessary, but it gave me a little less to concentrate on as they were applied in turn. It is good advice to read Draw's application instructions, and use hot water and a cloth to press the decals down, as the heat helps soften the inks. Perry himself is beautifully printed, very colourful and looks like a photo on the tail. I have a liking for Frontiers livery, and can't stop building them! Each aircraft features a different wildlife subject and has a unique name. So far I have (left to right) A318 'Stu' the rabbit, A319 'Perry' the puffin, and A319 'Chloe' the fawn. Frontier also operate Airbus A320's, but I haven't got one of those............so as soon as Draw Decals release one..... .....I can see it being added to the line up! Thanks for looking John 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BomberBrit Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Nice work! Looks really good. Love the animal designs on the tail, I've never really had much interest in civil aircraft but they make me want to buy one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I have a liking for Frontiers livery, and can't stop building them!John We would never have guessed if you hadn't mentioned it. Another fine addition to the fleet John. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Good looking trio there. Nice work on the wheel hubs and engines. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tomprobert Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 That is beautifully done... and a very impressive fleet you're building there! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Very nice- I normally don't like airline models but these are very good indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSurgeon Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 That's a lovely A319 John. I too love Frontier's livery and I'm planning to build one of their minibuses in the future. I was wondering where did you find dimensions for the LiveTV radome. I'm working on a 739 that needs one but couldn't find the correct dimensions... Any information would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Outstanding work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Very good John. You have to build Mickey Moose next! http://www.shopdrawdecal.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=44-A3N-68 I just looked and they have 35 different A319s, and 19 different A320s. I hope for your sake Draw dont do them all! Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Outstanding work. I love 'em all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Thank you all for the comments! That's a lovely A319 John. I too love Frontier's livery and I'm planning to build one of their minibuses in the future. I was wondering where did you find dimensions for the LiveTV radome. I'm working on a 739 that needs one but couldn't find the correct dimensions...Any information would be greatly appreciated. Peter, I struggled to find anything! In the end I have made my best approximation from looking at loads of photos on the net. I concluded that it is a basic teardrop shape, kind of aerofoil in profile, and flattened at the rear end. Length is about 3 windows long.I made it from 2 roughly shaped plasicard cut-outs, glued one on top of the other and left to dry for a couple of days, then sanded it to a neater shape. I made the underside concave simply by wrapping some fine wet & dry paper around the fuselage and sanding the part on that until it matched. Once firmly glued to the fuselage top, final sanding & shaping was done. I think this one is a touch too tall still, so I might reduce it a little.One other tip I forgot to mention was cutting out the big 'FRONTIER' billboards. I photocopied the sheet and cut the copies out and Blu tacked them on the fuselage. Then ran a cocktail stick along where they overlapped the top surface of the wing, putting a nice sharp crease in them. This was then cut out with a sharp knife, and the copies placed on top of the actual decal as a template to remove the wing section from them.You can also ignore this, and just put them on the fuselage and trim them in place, but I think this method is easier.I still have the paper copies, but didn't take any photos of the process at the time; Very good John.You have to build Mickey Moose next! http://www.shopdrawdecal.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=44-A3N-68I just looked and they have 35 different A319s, and 19 different A320s. I hope for your sake Draw dont do them all!Julien Don't tempt me Julien, I'm easily swayed!Interestingly they have changed from 'FRONTIER' bilboards to 'FlyFRONTIER.com'. I wonder If I should do one of these?Frontiers own website shows their current set of tail designs. I don't think I'd have enough shelf space even if Draw produced the whole set! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 You've done it again John (and I'm hanging my head in shame for being so slow) Lovely stuff and nice collection. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSurgeon Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Thank you all for the comments! Peter, I struggled to find anything! In the end I have made my best approximation from looking at loads of photos on the net. I concluded that it is a basic teardrop shape, kind of aerofoil in profile, and flattened at the rear end. Length is about 3 windows long. I made it from 2 roughly shaped plasicard cut-outs, glued one on top of the other and left to dry for a couple of days, then sanded it to a neater shape. I made the underside concave simply by wrapping some fine wet & dry paper around the fuselage and sanding the part on that until it matched. Once firmly glued to the fuselage top, final sanding & shaping was done. I think this one is a touch too tall still, so I might reduce it a little. Cheers John Thank you John. I'm using the same method but couldn't find the right proportions yet. Guess I'll have to experiment a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Hi John This model along with the collection look superb - I love them - I have learned something from your post too today. I have flown on a BA 319 down to Gibraltar today from heathrow and while we were boarding using external steps from the coach, a BA 747 400 was being towed past us just about 10 metres away from her wing tips and I noticed a bulge on the top of the fuselage which I did not recognise from my past interest in 747s - so now I know that the bump was the DirecTV blimp - I will log that as today's good learn!!! - top marks again for building, sharing and tweaking to a masterpiece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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