Alex1978 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 This kit is quite difficult to find nowadays. It was released somewhere end of the 90s by Doyusha with Japan Airlines decals. The kit has recessed windows on the fuselage which need to be filled and sanded if decals are used.The cockpit windows are too small anyway. Panellines are also deeper as on actual kits so the Doyusha 777 shows a bit its age.Its nonetheless superior to the Minicraft offering though...ok,that was not difficult but I had to mention it anyway... Fitting of all parts is very good and as the kit consists only of a few parts,like the Hasegawa 1/200 Boeing 777 kit for example,the build is quick and easy. A nice addition are the 3 different engine options provided by Doyusha,so one can build every version and airline with this kit. The engines are of course much simpler in design compared to the Zvezda kit but they do the job. For my build I opted for the British Airways Landor livery as the first 777 for BA had been delivered in this elegant scheme. The decal set comes from Xtra Decal (Hannants) and provides registrations for 4 aircraft. I chose to build the very first BA 777. Paints used are Revell light grey 371 for the upper fuselage,Humbrol 15 blue for the lower fuselage and engines,Testors Voodoo grey for the wings and Testors metallics. All sealed with Testors metallic sealer and polished with Tamyia Wax. The finished kit,although much simpler than the Zvezda 777-300,still represents a nice 777-200.Too bad as this was the only one in my stash.I would like to make another one...hopefully I find one somewhere ... Cheers, 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Lovely result. She looks great in the classic Landor scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Definately a winner there Alex! She looks very elegant in that scheme. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widow 65 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Another cracking Airliner to join the rest! You certainly excel at these, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Beautiful job there Alex, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBOT Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) VERY clean build & cool scheme, Love it ! Greatings & merry christmas btw 😆 ROBOT Edited December 24, 2016 by ROBOT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Very nice indeed Alex. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 My favourite BA scheme by a country mile, so it was bound to be a winner in my eyes. The fact that it was another flawless finish from your workbench was just the cherry on the top. Looking forward to seeing more stuff rolling off the Swiss production line in 2017. Best Wishes mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 Thank you all for the compliments. @ Mike,thank you very much.There will be some classic airliners rolling off my production line in 2017. Currently under construction are a Heller Boeing 707 in Ecuatoriana colours,the Airfix Fairey Rotodyne,Eastern Express Ilyjushin IL-96-400 Aeroflot, a Tupolev TU-334 in prototype livery and a Revell Concorde in a very special livery. More to follow of course,but haven't decided yet which are going to be the next projects... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Another stunner, I really like this scheme too, although the red tail scheme pip's it, hope they do a retro scheme on the 777 one day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Beautiful work, it looks good enough to be real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Very nice indeed. Lovely finish, really looks the part. Well done! Hard to believe the 777 has been around long enough to have appeared in the Landor scheme, but G-ZZZA is over 20 years old - must be approaching retirement! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Stunning scheme nicely finished model well done Thanks for sharing regards Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Rhodes Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Alex, that looks beautiful in the Landor scheme. And Revell 371 looks spot on as the light grey. Darren PS Do wish you airliner guys would slow down a bit, I can't match this pace or keep up with all the posts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Lovely build, perfect finish ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 4 hours ago, Darren Rhodes said: Alex, that looks beautiful in the Landor scheme. And Revell 371 looks spot on as the light grey. Darren PS Do wish you airliner guys would slow down a bit, I can't match this pace or keep up with all the posts! Thank you Darren. Well...I guess slowing down production will be a bit difficult.Production line is currently crowded and the stash still keeps growing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 It's not easy to pull off these high-gloss, multi-decal airliner models but that one ticks all the boxes. A superbly finished model. Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 alex thats amazing...I'm so jealous! Love the landor scheme and wondered how many 777s (if any) were painted in this colours. fantastic result 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfan Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 are the wings matte? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 9 hours ago, skyfan said: are the wings matte? The wings are semi-gloss except for the coroguard panels.Those are matte with a little metallic effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I managed to miss this first time round so I'm glad the thread has been revived and I've had the chance to admire your magnificent model. The Doyusha kit definitely has a better outline than the Minicraft version although the engines need a lot of work. Lovely job. Dave G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 16 minutes ago, Skodadriver said: I managed to miss this first time round so I'm glad the thread has been revived and I've had the chance to admire your magnificent model. The Doyusha kit definitely has a better outline than the Minicraft version although the engines need a lot of work. Lovely job. Dave G Thank you Dave. Yes,the engines are not perfect but I am happy with them.As replacement parts are not the cheapest and I have so many airliner kits in my stash,mostly older kits who need some extra work,I can't spend unlimited amounts for aftermarket parts. Here I decided to build it out of the box as the engines are,at least for me,good enough. Upcoming classic airliner projects this year are planned to have some new parts.The Revell DC-10s are among them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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