Turbofan Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Here is my recently finished Roden Britannia in the colours of British Eagle. The kit went together very well with the only awkward areas being the props which are fiddly with a joint on the cone right between the blades. Very difficult to finish this off neatly as other Britannia modellers have already noted. Overall I am pleased with this model but wish I'd filled the panel lines as they are rather trench like. I have another one which will be finished in BOAC livery and will definitely be filling the panel lines on that. I normally do fill panel lines then redraw them with a sharp pencil, why I didn't on this one I don't know! The decals are the recent 26 laser release and went on very well, as expected, and fitted like a glove. I particularly like the curtains behind the windows as I feel this adds to the realism, all that is needed are a few passengers looking out of the windows and some flight crew visible on the windshield decal. I have painted the red areas of the tail because I'm never confident decals will wrap around the curves of the leading edge and top without gaps or, even worse on a laser decal, overlaps. I also repainted the anti glare panel in front of the cockpit light blue as my research showed this to be the colour most British Eagle aircraft wore. The natural metal areas were Mr Metal Color 218 Aluminium and Authentic Airliners High Shine Silver Metallic decals. I also used these decals for the darker banding around the engines and the areas near the exhausts. These may be a little too dark but I'm happy with the overall effect. I have added the wire aerials and scratchbuilt the prominent pitots near the cockpit windows and also the 'rails' on the underside of the fuselage as the kit supplied parts were a little chunky. G-AOVC has featured recently in RFI in another one of it's liveries namely that of Donaldson International which it wore after the collapse of British Eagle in November 1968. Here is a link to Dave, Skodadriver's G-AOVC http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235011172-an-anglo-scottish-britannia-in-1144/#comment-2525520 Enough words, here are the photos. Sorry there are so many, as usual I couldn't choose which to post so I've posted them all! Just for completeness and if anyone was wondering, I achieved the prop blur by using a hairdryer in front of the model to spin the props. I took my inspiration from Mitchem's SAA DC-4 photo's in the recent Airliner III Group build. Thanks for looking! Cheers, Ian Edited July 4, 2017 by Turbofan Images reuploaded. 54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Beautiful. As I've mentioned in the discussion over in the Civil section here about this kit, it's my current "favourite" kit and I've got one almost finished in IAS Cargo Airlines colours (26decals) that will sit next to my Transglobe Brit. I was thinking of showing it here but looking at yours, I won't!!. Did you free hand the white curve masking at the nose or did you cut round a suitable object first? Thanks for sharing this build, it really is beautiful! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Love a Britannia and I have a soft spot for British Eagle. That's a lovely model and very unusual with that blue anti glare panel. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 That really does look superb Ian. Those decals are very nice too. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Sensational model, beautifully photographed! (The prop blur is really effective. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Excellent job there,nice to see one finished. I have five on the go at the moment and although three are getting close its props props props! Comes with the territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Very nice build - love it. Always a joy to see these 50s, 60s and 70s airliners. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Impressive work (as ever!) - the mention of Authentic Airliners decals is useful. Regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Sensational, a super job on a super scheme for a super aeroplane. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 That is one very classy aeroplane. You've done a cracking job with this one and the finish is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Ian that's one Superb looking model like the prop blur thanks for sharing regards Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Excellent build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindan Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 A lovely subject, very well modelled and photographed. I especially like the spinning props and the taxiway display. Well done, can we see any more like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 What a super job you have made have made of one of the great classics, that really was a golden age. Cheers Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 That is a thing of great beauty Ian, absolutely stunning. And I love those spinning props! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Wow Ian! What a fabulous build and brilliant photography. The spinning props are amazingly realistic (memo to self - must try that sometime) and you can almost hear the whine of the Proteuses. Photo 8 is my favourite - it looks as if she's just ready to start rolling. Absolutely inspirational! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 What a beauty! I don't do civil aircraft, but yours is just lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 On 26/04/2017 at 11:32 PM, pinky coffeeboat said: IAS Cargo Airlines colours (26decals) that will sit next to my Transglobe Brit. You sound like a Gatwick local from the past? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Just beautiful, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Thanks for the praise everyone, I really appreciate it! Jeff, I used the cap from a Microsol bottle for the curve, surprisingly it was the first thing I tried and it was spot on! Please do post your Britannia's on here I'm sure everyone else would like to see them too! We need more airliners!! Britman, five Britannia's by my reckoning that's......20 props! You must be losing the will to live! Make sure you post them too, which liveries are they? Lindan, I should have some more props sometime soon but next up is probably going to have turbofans. Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Absolutely brilliant. Terrific natural metal finish and one of the most attractive schemes ever to adorn the Britannia in my view. The panel lines look fine to me. I think 2-6 Decals have released this kit themselves with Eagle markings amongst others. Presumably they have some sort of licence with Roden. There's a big Britannia shaped hole in my collection which this has definitely inspired me to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Lovely job. I have this decal and also would rather paint the tail. Which paint did you use for the red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Extraordinarily brilliant, but then you set the standard ! Thanks for the inspiration. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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