Viking Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Tupolev 104 'Camel' 1:144 Amodel The world's second jet airliner to enter service (in 1956), the Tu-104 was based on the Tu-16 'Badger' bomber. Some 200 were built by the time production ceased in 1960. They remained in service with Aeroflot until 1979, with CSA being the only other operator. This is the Amodel kit that comes with early Aeroflot markings, however i wasn't sure about the delicate looking decals and when I saw the BOA decals sheet for the early blue CSA scheme, I thought it would be a safer bet. Plus it makes a good companion to my CSA Tu-134, albeit in the later red scheme. And with the Tu-134... Thanks for looking John 47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Very smart! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widow 65 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Very nice, a great colour scheme and metallic finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 You've captured both very nicely there. There is just something about those old Russian airliners isn't there. Richard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Nice collection of Russian airliners, really well done. Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 That has turned out well John. I particularly like the colour scheme and the contrast between that and the later scheme. Great pictures as usual and I'm looking forward to seeing it in the flesh next time. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 That`s something a bit different ! Looks superb John, really nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 That's a beautiful build John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpthedog Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 John gonna call this spooky! I too have just completed the Amodel Tu-104 for the airliner GB -using the BOA CSA decals! Very nice result you have - yours has a glass nose whereas I used the decal - glass wins I think! I added a few more aerials and painted the wingtips red. Cant believe how similar they turned out - I chose OK-LDA as well from the 3 decal options! My offering for comparison here, John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpthedog Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 John gonna call this spooky! I too have just completed the Amodel Tu-104 for the airliner GB -using the BOA CSA decals! Very nice result you have - yours has a glass nose whereas I used the decal - glass wins I think! I added a few more aerials and painted the wingtips red. Cant believe how similar they turned out - I chose OK-LDA as well from the 3 decal options! My offering for comparison here, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Great stuff John, a proper airliner in sublime markings...another gem, looks quite stately alongside the 134 ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I'm becoming convinced that Amodel are also suffering from the same disease that Minicraft had when they designed the 707 kit. The windscreen looks to be much too vertical, rendering the sleek nose of the 104 into a caricature, which really spoils the look of the model, which is too bad considering all the work you put into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 A very iconic pair of Soviet jetliners. Nicely done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Museum Quality!!! Impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Stunningly Beautiful Thanks for sharing regards Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 That's well nice John! What paint did you use for the nmf? Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 A beautiful model of this classic soviet airliner.Class act 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Very impressive John, thanks for sharing another beautiful result. There's been quite an outbreak of Tu-104s recently with the other John (Jpthedog) building another AModel example and Alexey (Pin) building the Rus-Air kit both in the Group Build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Cracking job on the build and the paint job, John, but then we wouldn't have expected anything less. mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiejoeblow Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyguy Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Excellent.I particularly like the metal finish on the wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 On 11/14/2016 at 11:08 PM, Jpthedog said: John gonna call this spooky! I too have just completed the Amodel Tu-104 for the airliner GB -using the BOA CSA decals! Very nice result you have - yours has a glass nose whereas I used the decal - glass wins I think! I added a few more aerials and painted the wingtips red. Cant believe how similar they turned out - I chose OK-LDA as well from the 3 decal options! My offering for comparison here, John Lovely job you did there John, I'm glad its not just me who likes this aircraft! It does look very similar to mine, great minds eh On 11/15/2016 at 10:51 AM, Turbofan said: That's well nice John! What paint did you use for the nmf? Cheers, Ian Hi Ian, it is Vallejo 'metal colour' Aluminium, dark aluminium, and chrome. All undercoated with airbrushed Tamiya X1 black. I think that like Alclad, this paint gives a far better finish when applied over gloss black. And like Alclad it can only be airbrushed, but being acrylic is much easier to use. (FWIW I bought the paint from Hattons model rail 'warehouse' in Runcorn. Its worth looking at the website for paints & kits if you are likely to be driving past. They have become a bit like Argos now, massive stock, but not much on display, so you need to go in with a list). Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Incredible builds, both of them ! The wing/engine combination reminds me on the Tu-16 jet bomber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 A really smart looking pair of Cold Was airliners. Beautiful finish on both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Excellent. Looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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