NorbertBu Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Here I would like to show you this classic airliner before the wide bodies were available. The kit is from Nitto and has also been on the market under the Doyusha label (afaik). The kit's decals were quite ok, but I did not like the liveries (KLM and JAL). So Draw decals came to the rescue with this colourful livery. The specialists among the audience may have noticed, that Aeromexico did not use the -61, but the -63 with slightly different engines. But I hope nobody else will notice... The Cockpit glazing was not usable. So I had to use filler and had to sand it. The decals from Draw were also useful here. I hope you like this sleek airliner. Any comment is welcome. cheers, Norbert 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Great looking model of the DC-8. Always had a soft spot for these. A good friend of mine had an Uncle that flew as a Navigator on these until the 80's towards the end of his career he was flying for an air cargo/charter company. Edited July 24, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Very nice!! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger350Pilot Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Hi Norbert...she looks GREAT! You've done a great job busting my opinion of the Nitto small scale stuff. I had always heard, and had the notion, that the Nitto small scale models were really not good, presenting all kinds of issues with accuracy and proper scale, and just plain bad looking. You've done a bang-up work here...thanks for sharing...and changing my mind! I'm working on a Minicraft DC-8 right now, so any and every good representation of the DC-8 is inspiring! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Fantastic build. I love the classic Aeromexico scheme. Thank you for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Hello Norbert, Great classic model. Finished to perfection. Regards, Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 On 24/07/2019 at 21:55, Challenger350Pilot said: Hi Norbert...she looks GREAT! You've done a great job busting my opinion of the Nitto small scale stuff. I had always heard, and had the notion, that the Nitto small scale models were really not good, presenting all kinds of issues with accuracy and proper scale, and just plain bad looking. You've done a bang-up work here...thanks for sharing...and changing my mind! I'm working on a Minicraft DC-8 right now, so any and every good representation of the DC-8 is inspiring! 👍 Well, it required quite a lot of work, but it is the only game in town in this scale. The Minicraft kit is also part of my stash. I have heart only good Things about it and i am Looking forward to building it. Glad you like it, thanks for your comment! 6 minutes ago, Orion said: Hello Norbert, Great classic model. Finished to perfection. Regards, Orion. Hello Orion, thank you for the nice comment. Glad you like it! Norbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Very cool plane Norbert! 😎 Were those in service back in the mid-60s? When we traveled to Australia in 1966, and returned in '67, I know we flew on a four jet-engined Douglas airliner on one or two legs of those very long flights over the Pacific, but I don't recall the type. Perhaps a DC-7 back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gary Brantley said: Very cool plane Norbert! 😎 Were those in service back in the mid-60s? When we traveled to Australia in 1966, and returned in '67, I know we flew on a four jet-engined Douglas airliner on one or two legs of those very long flights over the Pacific, but I don't recall the type. Perhaps a DC-7 back then? Hi Gary, it is very likely that you flew on a DC-8 or a Boeing 707. The DC-7 had Piston engines. I like it when a model brings up old memories! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, NorbertBu said: Hi Gary, it is very likely that you flew on a DC-8 or a Boeing 707. The DC-7 had Piston engines. I like it when a model brings up old memories! Probably a DC-8 then. I know several flights were on 707s and 727s. One leg from Sydney to Melbourne was one a Vickers Viscount I believe and one other leg might've been on a Lockheed Electra, not sure about that. But at least two of the airliners were large 4-engined turbo-prop planes. My very first flight was the initial leg of our journey, from Austin to Dallas in March 1966. We flew on a DC-3 belonging to Trans-Texas Airways. In Dallas we switched to a Being 707 for the flight to LA. Man, what a difference!! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 Yeah, that sounds like quite an adventure. Today the airliners all look alike, no character anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Always loved the DC-8. Brings back fond memories of being a young spotter at Ringway in the 70’s. Those were the days when you could spot aircraft like the DC-8 coming in from miles away by the trail of soot and smoke they left in their wake. Modern airliners are just not the same! Love it nice model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Very nice and sleek build. I have one of these in my stash and this is the first time I see one built .Always wondered how they look like. Thank you for sharing Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 How is it I missed that one ? Airliners are faster than combat aircraft, zooming past to the next page in wink... Well done Norbert with this livery. As you say, it is the only one in this scale with its draw backs. Reminds me of this one in the original livery : https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/27617-airliners-vintage-jet-airliners-1200th/ A shame they are no more available together with the Convair 880. Cheers. AV O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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