Madhatter Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Hi everyone on my recent trip back home to Nul Zuuland, I was at the airport in Christchurch when I saw the newish Air New Zealand scheme in black and white. I was taken back at how striking it was. I did a Google search on the aircraft ANZ have and I saw the 787 in this scheme and loved it. I am not a huge fan of the nose of the 787 but I don't hate it either, so when I got back to Or-stray-ya I bought the Revell boxing of the 787 I was surprised at how lacking in detail it was - no cockpit, no wheel well cabling and faint panel lines. This hasn't stopped me from adding a few bits of wiring here and here and I even took the cockpit out of my recently trashed A330 and stuck it in the 787. Yeah, I know that's very wrong - but it needed something in there - not a black hole. As it turns out, you can't really see much in there anyway, but I know there's something in there I bought a set of decals from old model decals in NZ and even though they're made for a 787-9, they still fit ok. The ANZ 787's are the 9 variant, but I wasn't about to go through the process of buying another 787 just to add a couple of inches. I just wanted a 787 with that scheme! The decals are good - a little bit thin, but never the less good. He has gone to digital decals now and they are so much better than the old ink jet ones he has. No clear over spray required! Great Anyway, this was just a quick fun build and nothing serious. Me and airliners have never been great mates and I doubt we ever will, but this has sated my appetite for a while. It's way better than that A330 I did a year or so ago! Please excuse the not so great photography. I took them late at night and I don't have great lights to work with. Thanks for stopping by and having a lookMH 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Looks good, nice finish to a striking scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Very nice Dreamliner! I'm still not sure about the scheme though. I think I like it....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Striking scheme indeed. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Love it! Your model is very smart.Though I'm not much of a modern airliner fan but I am growing to like the 787. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 That is striking scheme. Lovely job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Beautifully built and finished,lovely scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 That's very smart indeed, big thumbs up here!!! Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Fantastic model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Thanks for the kind comments guys, greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbru1 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Love the look of this. Not bad for aircraft you're 'not best mates with'! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Nice Whif Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6-EHJ Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Love the new NZ livery and you've finished this lovely. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks fellas Ray, its not a wif, its a real scheme. I know, I've done something real world - crazy huh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Apart from the fact that you've done an exceptionally good job on the model, as you've swapped flight decks, you're also going to be credited as the guy that brought the sidestick and table to Boeing! Now that has to be a good thing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Love the extra detail you added, and as mentioned, for a genre you don't enjoy all that much, you still turned out a thing of beauty. The modern shape of jetliners is slowly growing on me. Cheers, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Lovely, I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks fellas Ray, its not a wif, its a real scheme. I know, I've done something real world - crazy huh? Well Si, you said yourself that the ANZ aircraft are -9 and you built a -8. So in my book its a Whif :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Hahahahaha, that's quite true. I hadn't thought of it that way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillstar Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I know it is not an Airbus, but I love that Aircraft! Very nice build!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Very nice. Air New Zealand have just started direct services with 787's between Perth and NZ, looking forward to using one to get to a conference in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane39 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Lovely job. The scheme is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Superb..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The more I see the 787 in real liveries, the more I like it! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I'll give you a well deserved 11 out of 10 for your 787 - it looks the part - and its great to see so many civie builds on the forum these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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