Turbofan Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) I've been meaning to photograph this for a while now and finally got round to it today. In keeping with my "airliners at Heathrow in the 70's and 80's" theme it's the Authentic Airliners DC10-30 with 26 ANZ decals and Authentic airliners windscreen. Halfords white primer polished and glossed with Kleer, natural metal belly and wings are Mr Metal Color either Aluminium or Chrome Silver, I can't remember which now. Coroguard is from xtracolor. The 26 cheatlines are printed with windows otherwise I would have used Kurt's window decals. I might at some point use some of Kurt's decals but I'll have to apply them in small strips so they line up with the windows already there. Credit to Ray at 26 who sent me an extra strip of cheatline around the nose for the AA windscreen to fit. As usual with Kurt's models this went together without a hitch and is one of my favourite models. For years I've wanted an ANZ DC10 because it was one of the first airliners I went on back in the 70's. My Dad worked for Dunlop Aviation at Heathrow and would take us over to the BA hangars where we would look around the planes parked there. Air New Zealand DC10s were parked outside very often. We often went to have a look around Concorde as there was always one, or more, in the hangars. We weren't really meant to be in the maintenance base but as long as we ducked down behind the seats of the van we were waved through the security post, which of course made it doubly exciting when you're only 10!! All my friends wanted to come planespotting during the summer hols on the off chance we would be able to visit the hangars! Thanks for looking. Cheers, Ian Edited January 13, 2016 by Turbofan 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Very nice indeed Love the colour scheme too. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That's a bit nice indeed. I flew on one of these to & from Sydney in 1981 & always like the look of them, I like the look of this one too. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 You were a lucky 10 year old! Great effects achieved Ian - the natural metal is wonderful, and those AA windshields - awesome. Enjoyed seeing this one. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieNZ Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 That's very nice. Air NZ DC-10 must have been the first aircraft I ever flew on, back in '77 or '78. I was only 18 months old, so don't remember much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Very nice, that windscreen decal makes the interior look very realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) Lovely build,a classic livery on a classic airliner you can't beat it... Edited January 14, 2016 by Vince1159 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Wonderful build. Such a nice scheme for the DC-10. I can almost hear those CF6s spooling up... Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Lovely rendition Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timo Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hi Ian That's a cracking build, in particular the paint job and decals are exceptional. The windscreen decal is first class too - I hope Kurt eventually makes these for every airliner kit. I also love your taxiways. Great job Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Pure class ! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Ohh, want one! that is lovely. Memories of Heathrow in the 70's too. Happy days! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Beautiful looking model nice colour scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Very cool! I love the DC-10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 yikes - wow - lovely jubly - superb DC10 - such a shame most are now in a desert graveyard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) It is a shame,only ones left are freight dogs now (if there are any left) if only they hadn't had the problems with the cargo door and American 191 all but finished the DC-10 and McDonnell-Douglas in the end... Edited January 15, 2016 by Vince1159 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbird340 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Very nicely done and classy finish! I love these old retro schemes, reminds me of the "good old days" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 That's magnificent Ian. I really like the window decals. I seem to remember some previous discussion about the undercarriage. Is it resin and did you do anything to strengthen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiRho Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Great subject matter finished beautifully (and one of my own projects 'underway' at present). The aircraft that brought me to NZ (SIN-AKL) in April 1978. Well done indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Thanks for all the positive comments everyone, it's a real encouragement for me to get more of my models off the shelf and finished! I've just worked out I've got 11 out on my shelves, most of them mainly finished and needing paint. Tim, thanks for the comment about the taxiways. I have been keeping a big piece of MDF, which came with some laminate flooring, for a decent sized photo baseboard. One side is the taxiways the other I hope to have some parking areas so I can photograph my models with some gse. Dave, the undercarriage is just resin. I didn't do any strengthening but as it just sits on the shelf and doesn't get much handling I'm hoping it'll be ok. Interestingly, the Authentic Airliners MD11 and TriStar kits, both similar size to the DC10, have metal main gear struts. The A300 just resin I think. Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 I've not been happy with the original photos of this model so I've taken some more under better lighting conditions. Cheers, Ian 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Wonderful DC-10. I allways liked Air New Zealands old C/S,they fit this MD classic perfectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Sannazzaro Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Wow, you've done a great job on this. It's such an iconic Air NZ aircraft and colour scheme. Thanks for sharing with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyguy Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Those decals really fill out the 10s big flight deck windows.Excellent build.I recall these aircraft were operated in pool with British Airways on the Los Angeles route crewed by Ba overseas division crews during the late 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Beautiful work Turbofan! She looks stunning. (Wasn't as much fun flying on them in the 70's though... cramped seating and prone to finding every bit of turbulence in the sky.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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