Skyhunter66 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) Afternoon folks. My two favourite airliners are the 747 and Concorde but for years I have struggled to do a decent job on 1:144 kits with most of them now having been binned off! So last summer I decided I needed to have another go and take more time at getting it right. I had already bought the Revell 747-400 and the Zvezda 747-8 but I didn't want to go Lufthansa on both so started to loom around for other schemes. As luck would have it someone was selling the Landor decals on Ebay so I bought hose and cracked on with the Revell kit. It is as it is so any errors are mine but I am pleased with the result although it is far far from perfect! The kit itself is pretty awful and I hope one day Zvezda will do a version of the 400 as I enjoyed building the 747 8. As regards the Zvezda kit that was an easier build and the engines are excellent. Of course there are not many users of the 8 but I happened to be on the Draw Decal site a few months ago and noticed the Pan Am 747-800 FLIGHT OF FANCY decals and immediately I ordered them! I love the Pan Am scheme and will get more of these to do other airliners in the future. These decals went on well broadly speaking although the blue colour is a little patchy but this may well be how I applied them as I hadn't worked with these kinds of decals before. I used Halfords appliance white for the Pan Am and Revell and Xtracolor enamels for the Landor scheme. I will do some better pictures at the weekend so bare with these! chris Edited October 3, 2017 by Skyhunter66 re-link the photos 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixup_1 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Very nice!!! Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 As you say, the Zvezda kit is a pure joy. You have made the Revell kit look easy too though - very nice work. Two beauties. As long as you have no large dogs or children in the house, I think you have found perfect coffee table art. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Two beautiful 747's Chris, they're gigantic, even in 1/144! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Nice models,didn't expect to see a Pan-Am -8 when I woke up this morning! Btw some alien died on you patio after throwning up grass (top photo) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Lovely pair! That -8 looks so good in Pan Am livery, such a shame they're no longer with us. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Really nice work on both of them, fantastic finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 As long as you have no large dogs or children in the house You forgot cats lol....Lovely builds Skyhunter,the 744 is gorgeous.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hello,Chris - The '747' and 'Concorde' are also my favourite jet airliners.This pair of '747's look absolutely superb in my eyes.They are both beautifully built and finished models and resplendent tributes to this majestic aircraft. All the best,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Nice! The Pan Am one is particularly striking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Excellent ! :thumbsup2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Both lovely builds Chris, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 They are both beautiful! The Pan Am one is really interesting. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 What a pair of stunner's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Many thanks for your kind comments - much appreciated. I am happy to confirm that it is not an alien in the top photo! Indeed it is my dog Fred's toy Zebra. Although to be fair he sees it more as a sex toy! So need to think of a next airliner project. Draw decal do the Pan Am scheme for the A380 and the Dreamliner...! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Very cool models! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Two 747s ! It can't get any better. The 747 is also one of my all time faves and I enjoyed every flight on them.Sadly so many of them are being phased out recently.Hopefully some more airlines and former 747 operators will come to their senses and order the -8I instaed of the plastic Airbus A380 Top work on these two beauties,esp. on the Revell -400. The PanAm livery looks spot on on the 747-8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Hopefully some more airlines and former 747 operators will come to their senses and order the -8I instaed of the plastic Airbus A380 Let's hope so .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Two cracking models here Chris! Does the stand come with the Zvezda kit - if so, presumably you sourced another for the BA version? I'd like to build a BA 747 but not sure if I'd go with the current livery or the Landor - I always felt that this one somehow looked the best. Regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Two cracking models here Chris! Does the stand come with the Zvezda kit - if so, presumably you sourced another for the BA version? I'd like to build a BA 747 but not sure if I'd go with the current livery or the Landor - I always felt that this one somehow looked the best. Regards Mike Thanks Mike and yes I had a spare Zvezda stand which I used from a previous disastrous build! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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