Rb277170 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Have I just seen that Zvesda are introducing a 757-200 into their airliner range? It was in YouTube review of their 2021 range , and although not mentioned I thought I saw a 757 in Icelandair livery . Can anyone confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skymonster Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 There was definitely an Icelandair 757-200 on one of the pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Here you go. I've known about the kit for a couple of months and I'm sure I read an odd story about it having been designed by somebody who works for Zvezda and presented to them as a sort of fait accompli. Whatever the background if it's up to the standard of the Tu-204 and the 737NGs there will be a lot of very happy modelling bunnies including me. I don't know if Zveda will offer PW engines in another release or if they're in the box but I hope we get the option. Joh Ochoa of 8A Decals has been asking for ideas for future sheets and a couple of us suggested Condor Rizzi Bird which needs PWs. Anyhow, it looks like our dreams might be coming true. My only problem is that I have a a PAS resin 757 about 50% built and a set of Richard Shepherd's gorgeous Jet2 decals for it. Do I carry on with the build (which hasn't been particularly enjoyable) or do I put it in the loft and keep the decals for the Zvezda kit ..... Dave G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Skodadriver said: Anyhow, it looks like our dreams might be coming true. My only problem is that I have a a PAS resin 757 about 50% built and a set of Richard Shepherd's gorgeous Jet2 decals for it. Do I carry on with the build (which hasn't been particularly enjoyable) or do I put it in the loft and keep the decals for the Zvezda kit ..... Finish it! Procrastination will only lead to Zvesda postponing their release. Many will be thankful for your sacrifice! (you might want to hang on on to the Jet2 decals for the Zvezda kit though, mine have Zvezda written all over them) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonjet Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 One good reason (hopefully!) to be thankful that it is being done by Zvezda is that judging by their Tu-204 kit, a plane that is very much like the 757 size wise, should be the retail price. Compared to prices of, say Eastern Express, it should be much more reasonable. On a personal note, I've flown on nineteen 757's featuring ten different airline colour schemes, and have decals for them, so I'll be looking for a fair few kits. Looks like my part-built Minicraft 757 is going to take up permanent residence on the 'shelf of doom'.... Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom3r Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, halcyonjet said: Compared to prices of, say Eastern Express, it should be much more reasonable. It just shows that EE prices are not reasonable. Especially since Revell prices are similar to Zvezda. I just wish that there were more companies in this area (for example Trumpeter) Edited January 15, 2021 by Doom3r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 6 hours ago, halcyonjet said: One good reason (hopefully!) to be thankful that it is being done by Zvezda is that judging by their Tu-204 kit, a plane that is very much like the 757 size wise, should be the retail price. Compared to prices of, say Eastern Express, it should be much more reasonable. On a personal note, I've flown on nineteen 757's featuring ten different airline colour schemes, and have decals for them, so I'll be looking for a fair few kits. Looks like my part-built Minicraft 757 is going to take up permanent residence on the 'shelf of doom'.... Dave Eastern Express prices are just silly particularly given the dubious quality of some of their products - Hannants are asking £50.80 for a 1/144 F27 Without even thinking about it I can say I'll be in for at least six Zvezda 757s - Jet2, BA, LTU, Britannia, Monarch, Air 2000 - with several more to follow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonjet Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 56 minutes ago, Skodadriver said: Without even thinking about it I can say I'll be in for at least six Zvezda 757s - Jet2, BA, LTU, Britannia, Monarch, Air 2000 - with several more to follow. As long as the quality and price are up to their usual high standards, it looks as if Zvezda could have a real hit on their hands. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I already gave a bigger order for the 757 in my local hobbyshop,just to make sure I have sufficient supply once its on the shelfs...😊 I have already the AA kit as well as some Minicraft and Eastern Express kits. The AA will be built but I am not so sure what to do with the Minicraft and EE kits... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 On 1/9/2021 at 9:38 PM, Skodadriver said: Here you go. I've known about the kit for a couple of months and I'm sure I read an odd story about it having been designed by somebody who works for Zvezda and presented to them as a sort of fait accompli. Whatever the background if it's up to the standard of the Tu-204 and the 737NGs there will be a lot of very happy modelling bunnies including me. hey dave, the odd story is true indeed. i cant remember the exact year, but i think it may has been 2016 or so, when a friend from russia told me that one of his friends is one of the CAD designers at zvezda, and he also likes the 757. The guy started to work on this in his free time and the plan basically was to finish it and offer a "ready to mold" design to the management. Therefore he asked me, if i could make a photo walkaround for the guy as reference material. So back then when i was flying for airberlin my turnarounds were usually about 50-60 minutes and where ever i was i did walkarounds for my own purposes. Guess what... one day i went to Frankfurt and had some minutes there on one of the V(ictor) positions and opposite to our aircraft finally there was a 757-200 of ICELAND AIR. So i delivered about 300 images of EVERY detail of the plane. Might me coincidence but somehow i wasn't surprised when i saw zvezda announcing its 757 in iceland air colors. Anyway due to copyrights/licences they very often change liveries last minute. I am more than sure that this model will be awesome! price range should be around 20€, as this wont be an ultimate kit. Hope this brings some light into the dark.. best regards Sini 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 10 hours ago, RCI said: I am more than sure that this model will be awesome! price range should be around 20€, as this wont be an ultimate kit. best regards Sini Thanks Sini. What a great story! I'm glad to hear the 757 won't be an "ultimate kit". The silly gimmicks (dropped flaps, open doors etc) have always put me off the Zvezda A320/321 and IL-62. They just add to the price and make building more difficult than it needs to be. Anybody who really wants these features is likely to be capable of wielding a razor saw themselves. Do you know whether PW engines will be offered as an option in the 757 kit? Dave G 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 13 hours ago, Skodadriver said: Thanks Sini. What a great story! I'm glad to hear the 757 won't be an "ultimate kit". The silly gimmicks (dropped flaps, open doors etc) have always put me off the Zvezda A320/321 and IL-62. They just add to the price and make building more difficult than it needs to be. Anybody who really wants these features is likely to be capable of wielding a razor saw themselves. Do you know whether PW engines will be offered as an option in the 757 kit? Dave G hey dave, it seems they stopped doing ultimate kits due to the relative high cost and the issues you mentioned. i love their A321, but as you said its a painful job if you want to build it clean and have to assemble all the wing parts. AFAIK their A320 NEO will still have it cause they just use their existing A320 model. No idea about the engine version, but i assume it would have at least the RR, as the most common engine on the 757. i could also imagine the PW engines will be included, as they also did both engines on their 320s. But you never know, if it is only the RR version, i am a 100% sure we will get aftermarket stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diogo Monteiro Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I’ve got really happy when I knew about this release by Zvezda. I was thinking doing it with the British Airways colors as soon as comes out. Zvezda has a release date so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rb277170 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Hmm can’t see any mention of it yet in Zvesda listing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Garard Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 2:00 AM, Rb277170 said: Hmm can’t see any mention of it yet in Zvesda listing . It's been revealed in this year's catalogue: 2021 Catalogue page 23 (item #7032) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Explorer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Impressive, Do you have a link ? I couldn't see anything on their site. It would be fantastic to get a 757 from them. I still have a Minicraft kit, but this RR engines are terrible, and I need to get some from Brazz... Hope to buy it soon 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 28 minutes ago, World Explorer said: Impressive, Do you have a link ? I couldn't see anything on their site. It would be fantastic to get a 757 from them. I still have a Minicraft kit, but this RR engines are terrible, and I need to get some from Brazz... Hope to buy it soon 😉 Click on the link in Scott Garard's post. It's the second item in the left-hand column. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 19 hours ago, World Explorer said: Impressive, Do you have a link ? I couldn't see anything on their site. It would be fantastic to get a 757 from them. I still have a Minicraft kit, but this RR engines are terrible, and I need to get some from Brazz... Hope to buy it soon 😉 This will stop me buying Brazz RR engines for my Minicraft kit, probably that will move on to make way for one of these which will become a RNZAF example in time. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rb277170 Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 I saw a Facebook posting showing pics of the new 757 , so it’s definitely progressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/Zvezda.ModelKits/posts/3114777065291743 Kit will have two main gear wheel types, two wingtips and two variable engines! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Thats awesome. A must have kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 54 minutes ago, Alex1978 said: Thats awesome. A must have kit Just the one???? a quick tot-up shows I need at least a dozen for starters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 59 minutes ago, Dave Swindell said: Just the one???? a quick tot-up shows I need at least a dozen for starters! I actually planned 6 for starters. As I have the Minicraft -200 and the Eastern Express -300 in my stash. They probably wont sell anymore,now that the Zvezda kit is coming,so I will just keep and build them.At least with those engine options,I can replace the crappy ones from the aforementioned kits😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, Alex1978 said: I actually planned 6 for starters. As I have the Minicraft -200 and the Eastern Express -300 in my stash. They probably wont sell anymore,now that the Zvezda kit is coming,so I will just keep and build them.At least with those engine options,I can replace the crappy ones from the aforementioned kits😉 Minicraft with Braz bits, Welsh and Authentic Airliners here, I'll probably only build the AA one now, but I've got a good selection of decals for the Zvezda ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Looks fabulous! I wonder if my Arizona Cardinals Decals (N908AW) will still be serviceable by the time this kit is issued 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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