Alex1978 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I received this kit from a modelling friend who got it from someone else too. It was already started,although in very bad condition.It must have been started some 20+ years ago with some parts already glued and terribly painted. My friend was unsure what to do with it,so he gave it to me,hoping that I might have some use for it,being as a parts donator for my other DC-10s. I thought I try to save it and repaint and finish the build.But as the Revell kit has its issues,I tried to correct some areas and enhance the overall look of the kit. Changes / corrections I made; - Correcting the nose,cockpit area - Rework the engines ( extending the mountings and rework the intakes and exhausts) - adding the APU - extend the wingbox to match the DC-10-30 (kit is more a DC-10-10) - lowering the slats like they were when the DC-10 was on the ground It took quite a while to get all as it should be,the wingbox was the most time consuming area. The decals come from 26,NAZCA and Authentic airliners. I am not completely satisfied with the outcome but it was a good exercise for my other Revell DC-10s I might do a WIP on my next Revell DC-10 to show the conversions Enjoy, 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 HI Alex, thats a nice job you have done there,I am currently building one of these myself and they are definitely a challenge.Well done. Cheers Michael. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Nice work as usual Alex, What sort of work did you do to the wing box? I have one of these in the stash and will build it one day. I like the APU exhaust, nice piece of detailing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 53 minutes ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Nice work as usual Alex, What sort of work did you do to the wing box? I have one of these in the stash and will build it one day. I like the APU exhaust, nice piece of detailing Thank you very much. With a pen I scribed the outlines of the wingbox.Then I used masking tape to cover the surrounding area and built up the wingbox with putty that was then sanded to shape. For the APU I drilled a hole and inserted a small plastic tube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Very nice there’s something about these Tri-Holers that tickles my pickle. Excellent work as always 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Excellent job rescuing an old part-built Alex, it looks like it came from a sparkling new kit. The work on the engines certainly paid off as well. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 12 hours ago, Viking said: Excellent job rescuing an old part-built Alex, it looks like it came from a sparkling new kit. The work on the engines certainly paid off as well. Cheers John Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Lovely result Alex. I particularly like the work done on the nose area which I feel is the area that benefits most from alteration. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Hi Alex, Nice one! I agree with Chris you've really improved this old kit with your work around the nose as this was one of the weakest areas of the old Revell kit. What's next out of your hanger? Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 fantastic work, absolutely loving this one! you'd never think that this was salvaged as shes a beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 13 hours ago, Turbofan said: Hi Alex, Nice one! I agree with Chris you've really improved this old kit with your work around the nose as this was one of the weakest areas of the old Revell kit. What's next out of your hanger? Cheers, Ian Thank you very much Ian. Currently I am working on several kits.Among them are a Revell Concorde a Heller Concorde in 1/125 scale and the Eastern Express Boeing 717 which I must admit is a very nice kit 9 hours ago, phil1 said: fantastic work, absolutely loving this one! you'd never think that this was salvaged as shes a beauty! Thank you very much mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger350Pilot Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 This is GREAT work! Especially on an old model having already been started and then given new life. Looks really good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 a superb breath of life brought back to some classic plastic there - very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackman Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I really like this nostalgic livery of Garuda Indonesia. Excellent work, sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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