Viking Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Boeing 727-200. 1:144 Airfix kit. 26Decals Iberia 'Delivery scheme' sheet. This is the venerable old Airfix kit that originally appeared as a 727-100 in the late 1960's, and the mould was modified in the early 80's to make it into the stretched -200 version. It's a bit clunky by today's standards, but can be made into an acceptable model. Some mods I made were; Cut out the cockpit area and replaced it with a Daco clear cockpit section. It makes a big difference and is well worth doing. Scratch built a basic cockpit, seats & instrument panel. Reshaped the nose, as the kit has it a bit blunt. Cut the wing fence off the trailing edge, and made new ones on the leading edge. Scribed the wings. Scraped and sanded the hard line that runs back over the fin from the top of the engine intake. Removed it and blended the area smoother. 10 minute job, but again, it makes a noticeble difference. Replaced the wheel with a set of Brengun resin ones. Paint is Halfords appliance white, Alclad, and Tamiya acrylics, all sprayed. Hope you like it! 'With something else' could only be the Iberia DC-9, also an Airfix kit with 26Decals. Some WIP photos. The cockpit area cut away: Daco glazing trial fitted Cockpit painted up, Milliput on the nose to help with reshaping. overall view. Note the 'hard line' running onto the fin from the centre engine top has not yet been scraped & sanded away. Thanks for looking, John 42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloturk Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Very impressive John! 😀 Very good finish, nice bit of weathering on the tail too, decals look very nice! James. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Beautiful build John bring's the old Airfix kit right up the scale of more modern releases. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Superb 727 love these early Boeing’s you made a cracking job of this old Airfix kit. 👍👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinSK Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Great 727. Your modifications to this old school kit made realistic looking airliner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Excellent build there. As a very young spotter, always loved the look, sound and smell of a 727 and your model brings back happy memories! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Splendid job John, thanks for sharing. I've always had a soft spot for the Airfix 727 and your excellent result shows how well it responds to some tlc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Looks super John. Really impressed with the way you keep producing these models to an excellent standard and within such a short timescale.... Catch up with you soon. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Great work John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Lovely John, and a cockpit in it too. makes me want to get my later scheme Iberia out. cheers neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Classic kit and livery,really nice job. Cheers Michael. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Great job and with your usual flawless finish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Looking good John! You've certainly under-weathered this one though John, I remember 727s in this livery being really grubby! You really are the master at making these old kits look so much better! I'm thinking about looking for my part finished Airfix 727s and completing them. So many 727 liveries on my list! Did you use the laser printer 26 decal or the screen printed one? Are the Brengun wheels much of an improvement? Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Looks great. That is one of m,y many stalled projects. I hope mine looks half a s good as yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger350Pilot Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Very well done! you have really done a fine job bringing this kit into the "modern" age. I really like the detail and modifications on the nose...especially the cockpit area. The resin gear lok beautiful too! Nice going! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 Thanks everyone, my quest for fitting Daco clear cockpit sections to Airfix airliners continues! I'm working on the 707 next, by my goodness, does it need a lot of shimming out to widen the forward fuselage. the 737 needs a little bit of shimming, and this 727 actually needed reducing down as the front was too wide. On 15/08/2018 at 13:07, Turbofan said: Did you use the laser printer 26 decal or the screen printed one? Are the Brengun wheels much of an improvement? Cheers, Ian Ian, they were the set with Laser main elements & Silk screen details. The Brengun wheels are worth having, the details on the hubs are much better on the main wheels, and I thin they have a better profile than the kit ones. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 37 minutes ago, Viking said: Ian, they were the set with Laser main elements & Silk screen details. Thanks John, the reason I asked is that I have the silk screened sheet and it appears to be missing one of the thin black lines bordering the red cheatline which yours has got. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 wow - that's a cracking 727 - the extra work and modifications you have put into this old lady of a kit certainly paid off - the nose and cockpit shape workings really puts the cherry on top of the cake there smashing - good old Airfix and good old Boeing (not to mention your hard work there of course...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Marvelous job on a kit that dates back quite a bit. All the modifications have resulted in a superb replica. Certainly a classic of the civil jet age! Edited August 21, 2018 by kapam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 fantastic job john, the dc9 looks great too especially alongside it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Top job on this classic. Great choice of livery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Back for another look thanks to Sodadriver. All pics are great but #5 does it for me. There’s something about that swept back T tail that defines the look of speed on the 727 (and the VC-10). Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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