Viking Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Airfix BAC 1-11 500ED. Two-Six British Airways 'Landor' decals. Ok, so if you want a beautiful, accurate 1-11 500 then you need to get hold of the Authentic Airliners resin kit.But I got this out of the stash and thought I'd have a bit of fun improving it and converting it from a short bodied 200 series 1-11 into the stretched 500 series. I've thouroghly enjoyed it from start ti finish, and have a second 500 under construction as well now. Lots of work with sheet plasticard undertaken, full build log Here The main changes were extended fuselage, extended wingtips, new wing fences & flap tracks, engine pylons, engine hushkits, and a reshaped nose. The decals from Two-Six were superb and a delight to use. A plus is that the sheet covers all BA Landor 1-11's incluing the short bodied 200's, so if you don't want to do all the extending work, you can just do the wing fences, flap tracks, and nose.I chose to do G-AVMO which was preserved at Cosford for many years and is now at east Fortune in Scotland, very fitting really as it was named 'Lothian Region'.Enough words, here is the completed conversion. And 'with something else' - another 1-11 500, this one a Welsh Models Vac with Two-Six BEA decals. Thanks for looking. On with the second conversion now, which will be in BEA Red Square finish, to show the BEA/BA 1-11 500 in its first and last schemes.John 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 That's a real beauty John, Airfix themselves must love one of their oldies being built to such a standard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisky Papa Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Looks really great what you built there! Condition of the original last time I looked (2012): Click! WP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Very smart work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Another superb result John. Will look great in the company of a "Red Square" -500. Thanks for the WIP as well Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Hi John, Very impressed! Not my favourite BA scheme but this one looks good in it. How did you achieve the very crisp demarcation between the blue belly and the grey? It's razor sharp!! I was a little worried about the nose shape, I felt it looked a little 'snooty', but it looks good to me now it's got some paint on. Of course, once you've finished the red square one you'll need another for a negus machine! Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Flawless as always John, even better considering the old kit and the surgery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh65 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I sat right next to the real one at the East Fortune airshow this year! It doesn't look that good now. Great finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Didn't Hans Christian Andersen write a fable about the "Ugly Airfix BAC 1-11" ? You've done it again John - roll on the Red Square ! :thumbsup2: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Very smart and "proper modelling" rather than just using someone else's resin conversion set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Super conversion job you have done there, really nice classy livery, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 That is a stunning build I love this aircraft and the Landor Scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Simply beautiful thanks for sharing Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Absolutely flawless work. All that attention, to all those details, really shows. Magnificent kit. Cheers, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Hello,Viking - Well done on a beautiful looking build of your BAC111.I love the finish and the scheme and your photos reminded me of seeing them at Manchester Airport.Grand job! All the best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Hi John, Very impressed! Not my favourite BA scheme but this one looks good in it. How did you achieve the very crisp demarcation between the blue belly and the grey? It's razor sharp!! I was a little worried about the nose shape, I felt it looked a little 'snooty', but it looks good to me now it's got some paint on. Of course, once you've finished the red square one you'll need another for a negus machine! Cheers, Ian Thanks Ian, I agree that it is not the best BA scheme, but it has grown on me a bit more during this build. The demarcation line is masked with a thin strip of Tamiya tape cut from a 10mm roll using a new blade. Picture here It can take a while getting it set right, and then the other side has to match when viewed from head on. It is worth taking your time over. Paint is then sprayed. (brush painting always seems to result in a little 'bleed' under the tape. In fact there is a tiny amount of bleed on under the cockpit that I only noticed on these photos! In real life it is not noticeable as the model is smaller than the photo of the nose area. Thanks all, John Hello,Viking - Well done on a beautiful looking build of your BAC111.I love the finish and the scheme and your photos reminded me of seeing them at Manchester Airport.Grand job! All the best,Paul. Me too Paul, There was a time when BA 1-11's ruled Manchester! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 That's just gorgeous. Flawless. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Very nice, I especially like the BEA 1-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Superb looking airliners ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 In fact there is a tiny amount of bleed on under the cockpit that I only noticed on these photos! In real life it is not noticeable as the model is smaller than the photo of the nose area. I'm glad it is just not me. My builds have 'weak areas' or errors enough, but when posting posting photos I always see stuff I had never noticed on the original. "How did I miss that?" is a constant musing while posting here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 That's a really nice clean build John, lots to be proud of there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Lovely build as always John. Brings back happy memories of flying GLA-BHX-MUC on the 1-11s in the late 1980s when the old Munich Riem airport was still in use. By the time the airport upped sticks and moved overnight to Franz-Josef Strauss the 1-11s had been replaced by 732s and today the whole BA Birmingham operation is just a memory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 A fantastic model! Top work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canalguna Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Flawless indeed. Great finish and modification work. Looks great by it's little brother too, congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Great looking model, remember flying on these, 60s and 70s, all very modern back then, the smell, excitement and duty free, and a 100 other things, must been about 7first jet flight, ear's popping wasn't nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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