Alex1978 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 After a longer break ,I am back with a few builds I finished since last november. First to start with the Concorde in the huge 1/72 scale,this was a re-release of the old Heller kit with new decals.The kit itself is unchanged. After reading a few reviews about the kit being not the best in terms of fitting,I hesitated for quite a while to start it and I left it on the shelf. But finally I thought I give it a go and see what I can achieve with it. Well,the issues are there but Revell provides very good instructions which show where the problem areas are. First I planned to go with the movable nose but the clear parts were very brittle,so I decided to glue it in. Being such a huge model,I thought the landing gear could use some extra details so I made hydraulic cables and binders out of copper wire. Also the flaps were installed in a slightly lowered angle,like they were when the Concorde was standing at the gate. Besides the nose,I experienced not much other issues,the kit went together quite well. Paints are my usual mix of Tamyia Pure White out of the spray can and other colors are Revell and Testors enamels . The decal sheet is enormous and provides marking options for all of BA's Concordes. Once finished its a huge model and I had some difficulties finding a decent space to place her,let alone getting some good pics... Hope you like her 51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon382 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Very nice indeed, I so miss seeing her in the skies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Welcome back Alex, gorgeous model! Nice to see a bit of extra detail on the landing gear. I've got a couple of these in the stash one of which I've started but not got very far with and seeing this makes me want to get on with it. Trouble is, as you say, it's just so big!I Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Very nice Concorde Alex, great job. BTW I can`t see pic`s on your Tu 144 post, only links and a green square ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 32 minutes ago, russ c said: Very nice Concorde Alex, great job. BTW I can`t see pic`s on your Tu 144 post, only links and a green square ? Thank you very much. The pics in my TU-144 post can now be seen.I had to re-upload the pice to imgbb.com again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Turbofan said: Welcome back Alex, gorgeous model! Nice to see a bit of extra detail on the landing gear. I've got a couple of these in the stash one of which I've started but not got very far with and seeing this makes me want to get on with it. Trouble is, as you say, it's just so big!I Cheers, Ian Thank you Ian, Go for it,its worth it in the end and a real show stopper in the living room once its placed on its display stand I am currently working on Heller's 1/125 scale Concorde.I must admit this is a real dog of a kit.Terrible plastic,terrible fit... Edited July 1, 2018 by Alex1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 That's a stunner Alex,beautifully finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Wow very nice Concorde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 You are spoiling us today with more commercial beauties. This is another gorgeous build you’ve given us. I had one of these in the stash but never had the nerve to tackle it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Wow! I'd love to build one of these, but where on earth could it be stored? Looks every bit as spectacular as the real thing. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Looks great! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 That's a very nice looking model of the iconic beauty that was Concorde. I still feel so sad to think that we'll never see her fly again, but models such as this will continue to perpetuate our memory of this beautiful aeroplane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinSK Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Fantastic Concorde! It is not easy to do such a big white glossy plane but you have done excellent job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 7 hours ago, cngaero said: That's a very nice looking model of the iconic beauty that was Concorde. I still feel so sad to think that we'll never see her fly again, but models such as this will continue to perpetuate our memory of this beautiful aeroplane. Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 You've made a fantastic job of a less than sparkling kit. In a moment of madness I got my original Airfix boxing from the stash, I can vouch for it's issues. I'm doing it on the stand as I like the sleek look of the aircraft with the visor up but it's designed to be built with wheels down so fettling the undercarriage doors is a bit of a scrat (amongst other things!) If it turns out half as nice as yours I'll be well chuffed. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Lovely build mate what an amazing aircraft she was, a real stunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Very impressive build. At least it's not a 747, then you really would be stuck as to where to park it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Lovely. Won't be long till I can get at ticket to JFK on on of these. Cant wait! Hold on a minute... Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Buzby061 said: You've made a fantastic job of a less than sparkling kit. In a moment of madness I got my original Airfix boxing from the stash, I can vouch for it's issues. I'm doing it on the stand as I like the sleek look of the aircraft with the visor up but it's designed to be built with wheels down so fettling the undercarriage doors is a bit of a scrat (amongst other things!) If it turns out half as nice as yours I'll be well chuffed. Pete Thank you very much. I thought it has a wheel up option ? There are not that many issues except if you wish to have the nose part movable.I would recommend using metal tubes and wire to strengthen that part.I missed the chance and now its in fixed configuration. Most important is to glue each fuselage segment halves together and then attach the nose and the tail to the middlesection.That way you can make sure that all fuselage parts will align and only minor filling and sanding ist required. The Revell instruction sheet is a big improvement over the Heller/Airfix. If I remember correctly,Revell offered a pdf download on their homepage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Alex1978 said: Thank you very much. I thought it has a wheel up option ? There are not that many issues except if you wish to have the nose part movable.I would recommend using metal tubes and wire to strengthen that part.I missed the chance and now its in fixed configuration. Most important is to glue each fuselage segment halves together and then attach the nose and the tail to the middlesection.That way you can make sure that all fuselage parts will align and only minor filling and sanding ist required. The Revell instruction sheet is a big improvement over the Heller/Airfix. If I remember correctly,Revell offered a pdf download on their homepage You are correct, the pdf is available and I have downloaded it to compare to the Airfix instructions I have. You have again done a beautiful job on the Concorde Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Got to love the speed bird. well done. Glenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 14 hours ago, Alex1978 said: Thank you very much. I thought it has a wheel up option ? There are not that many issues except if you wish to have the nose part movable.I would recommend using metal tubes and wire to strengthen that part.I missed the chance and now its in fixed configuration. Most important is to glue each fuselage segment halves together and then attach the nose and the tail to the middlesection.That way you can make sure that all fuselage parts will align and only minor filling and sanding ist required. The Revell instruction sheet is a big improvement over the Heller/Airfix. If I remember correctly,Revell offered a pdf download on their homepage It has a wheels up option but the doors aren't a very good fit, another place where modelling skills are required! I'd definitely agree with your advice to glue the fuselage half segments together first, it does make life a lot easier. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger350Pilot Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Very nice indeed! Job well done! Always nice to see the Concorde. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Thank you everyone for the compliments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Excellent work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now