Viking Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Qantas 737-8001:144 Draw Decal Another Revell 737-800 leaves my workbench, this time in the very attractive Qantas livery, courtesy of Draw Decals.Reviewed here Revell's 737-800 is well known by now, it needs the winglets extended as they are too short, and the engines are too flat on the bottom and require building up with Milliput and reprofiling. The intake rings need to be enlarged to fit this, and the passenger window line is too low, so you need to fill them and use decals. It sounds worse than it is, and this corrective work doesn't take that long. Alternatively there are resin engines & winglets avaialble from the aftermarket. The Qantas livery is one of my favourites, it is simple, clean and classy and thanks to Draw Decals I have been able to add one to my collection. I really enjoyed building this one, I had no problems at all, everything went like a dream, unlike some of my other current builds! Difficult to get a 'with something else' picture here. How about some of my other 737's with Draw Decals on? An 800 in Kalula, and a 900 in KLM; Thanks for looking John 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Looking very smart in the scheme, great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeano Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Amazing work ! Glazed windscreen look more realistic to my mind. I believe this windscreen was from the kit. I have it in stash with Delta decals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Beautiful job here. I built this one but did not modify the winglets, and it sure makes a difference on yours. Good looking cockpit. Cheers, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feoffee2 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Lovely clean build I like the new retro livery Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Very nice John, One day I will build a QF738. I see them every day out of the office window on approach to Canberra airport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Difficult to get a 'with something else' picture here. How about some of my other 737's with Draw Decals on? An 800 in Kalula, and a 900 in KLM; That will do very nicely, thank you. Allow me to say "welcome back to civvie street" and thanks for posting John. Having been unable to do any modelling over the past few weeks, this is just the kind of thing to cheer me up on a cold and wet Sunday evening. mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 That will do very nicely, thank you. Allow me to say "welcome back to civvie street" and thanks for posting John. Having been unable to do any modelling over the past few weeks, this is just the kind of thing to cheer me up on a cold and wet Sunday evening. mike Always nice to see these airliners done so well and I too like the "with something" pics at the end. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Another beautiful model John, well up to your usual impeccable standards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 That s a really top job John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 A very attractive Qantas 737 and a superb build despite the few short comings with the Revell kit.Hoping they will release the 900 series too.Better still the whole new generation of 737s but of course I am really asking too much already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Now - retro! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Nice model well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Very nice, I love these civvy builds, breaks up the monotony of the military types! Cheers now Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Awesome model! Top work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 You are clearly a very talented' young man' turning out some lovely airliners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feoffee2 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Now - retro! Love that livery will get round to buying the two-six sheet at some pointThanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Another cracker John, looks lovely in that scheme. The shape improvements finish it off too Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Beautiful modelling, great scheme, classic jet and that, being an Airbus man, stuck in my throat when I said it! but it's true. But I can't help but wonder where my employer's got the idea for their, supposed, new scheme from? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 You are clearly a very talented' young man' turning out some lovely airliners. Young?............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 what a superb looking 737 - your work is commendable thank you for sharing - your choice of livery has really made the kit look a choice different form the norm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 what a superb looking 737 - your work is commendable thank you for sharing - your choice of livery has really made the kit look a choice different form the norm Of course, it is an Aussie subject 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillstar Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Looks very clean, I like it. Good job and thanks for showing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Of course, it is an Aussie subject Tie me down kangaroo sport ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now