Skodadriver Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Although I usually have four or five builds on the go at any one time I tend to finish them in pairs. When I posted my Court Line Tristar in RFI I mentioned that it had been finished in parallel with an overall orange Easyjet A320. I would have posted both models at the same time but after I’d applied the decals on the A320 I noticed a problem which needed some attention and a bit of careful re-finishing. Fortunately that worked out OK and here is the result. The kit is Revell (actually an old model which I stripped and re-finished) and decals are by 26. Thanks for looking. Dave ... and the two together Edited August 16, 2015 by Skodadriver 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Another very nice model. That's on my list (long list) of schemes to do. Not sure about their new colours, but since I've just ordered Draw Decals set for that one, there must be something about it I like. I wonder if they'll keep the 200th in its special scheme or repaint it? Love that TriStar too... Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Seriously orange is a bit of an understatement here I think. Your builds are always flawlessly executed Dave, and this is no exception. Nicely done. I am also starting a bit of stripping and re doing - have you any secrets for keeping all the 'bumps and lumps' intact while doing so? Cheers, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Very nice indeed, I seem to be getting this strange wuzzy feeling to do an airliner, with so many around and in such wonderful schemes I will be spoilt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Nice looking model beautifully finished 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Looks as though you've been "Tangoed" Dave. Lovely re-finishing there too. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyel Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Absolutely gorgeous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Very colourful jets you have there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Great model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbird340 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Very nice and clean model indeed. Lovely finish! That orange paint job reminds me of local South African low cost airline - Mango. Still on my to do list along with the green monster Kulula. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 .... I am also starting a bit of stripping and re doing - have you any secrets for keeping all the 'bumps and lumps' intact while doing so? Cheers, Mike Not really - I tend to use a combination of brute force and skulduggery! Refurbishing an old model can sometimes be more work than building a new one although Scale Aircraft Conversions metal undercarriage sets make broken undercarriage parts much less of a problem. I remove everything which can be removed before applying paint stripper usually Fairy Powerspray followed by Biostrip which is very good for removing Halfords primer. Once the paint is off I'll try to get the model as close to new as possible which tends to mean checking and re-finishing the seams, getting any stubborn paint out of the panel lines and so on before applying the new livery. I have discontinued a couple of refurbishments where the amount of work has become excessive but usually it's quite straightforward. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Another superb build. Very nice livery as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Nice build, well executed and very realistic! I'd love to fly one of those 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Another one I nearly missed! Cracking job Dave, did you need sunglasses on to decal it! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Hi Dave, I missed this too, must have been when I was on holiday. Which orange did you use? Is it the Xtracolor? I intend doing one of my Zvezda 320's in the classic easyjet scheme and need a good colour match. What do we have to look forward to next? Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Very nice, great finish and great looking pair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Great finish deserving great respect at your ability to strip a kit back to plastic - something I will never earn ! (Tried and failed many times) :thumbsup2: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Hi Dave, I missed this too, must have been when I was on holiday. Which orange did you use? Is it the Xtracolor? I intend doing one of my Zvezda 320's in the classic easyjet scheme and need a good colour match. What do we have to look forward to next? Cheers, Ian Hi Ian Sorry I've been slow to reply - just back from holiday courtesy of Easyjet (of course) although on a rather more conventional A319. Yes I used Xtracolor X324 which looks pretty much like the real thing to my eyes. If you don't already have a set of Ray's decals I suggest you grab one now before they sell out. They're the only A319/320 decals I've seen which are anywhere near the correct colour. Drawdecal's set is unusable. Next one up? Hopefully a tennis-playing A319 will emerge in the next month or so. Watch this space... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Nice build of the "flying carrot" as we call it when working on the real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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