richellis Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Can I build a BA 707 from the Heller kit? Will it need mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zed Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Yes, you can, but it will need mods. The biggest mod is that you need Rolls Royce Conway engines to make it a -420. I don't think that anyone makes replacement engines so your only route would be modifying the kit engines and that is quite a task, especially the exhausts. You will also need to add the underfin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 I used to have very expensive resin RR conways, but they have gone. Was thinking of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zed Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 OK, that one is an easier subject. Yes, the Heller 707 kit works fine for this one. I know that there is a complex lineage of the Heller kit and what it can be made in to, but I am pretty certain that you are good to go. Kit # 80305 contains decals for a BOAC aircraft, G-ATWV, which is the same -336 model as G-AXXY show above. Kind of a shame that you no longer have those Conway engines, that would have made a nice conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Hi, Yes you can build a BA 707-300 from the Heller kit, you will need Conways for a -400 as zed mentioned these are still available from here http://www.hahen.de/epages/64625185.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/64625185/Products/72002 but yes they are expensive though. For an Airtours aircraft there are no decals available in 1/72 that I am aware of. 26decals do have a BA 707 sheet but it doesn't include any Airtours titles. Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 I’m sure I sold my kit a few years ago and the engines where in the box. will source a kit. Fancy doing some airliners again, but 1/72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Decals Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Yes you can build a British Airways 707-336B from the Heller kit or a 336C by adding the forward freight door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 You can, in theory, build a 707-436 from the Heller kit but there is an awful lot of work involved over and above sticking a set of Conways on it. The wing is very different for a start and there are differences in the tail area too. The best option is to stick with the basic Pratt and Whitney JT3D 320B/C that the kit reflects and build one of BOAC's/BA's 707-336B/C instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Hi Rich Flightpath 72-37 has Airtours decals including that aircraft. Cheers Glen https://www.airline-hobby-estore.com/product-p/fp72-037.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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