707 Astrojet-American Airlines from Shelf of Doom

[Plumbum]

I started this 2 years ago and figured as long as I am painting corroguard and Boeing gray

I might as well finish this one also. It's the 1964 issue of the ancient Revell 707 Astrojet in

American Airlines livery. I bought the new Vintage Flyer decals that were scaled to 1/139

to fit this kit but still have the kit's original decals. I originally cemented the fin cap for the

vertical tail on but noticed it was thicker than the models tail, so I broke it off and sanded

it to roughly the kit's tail's thickness. I just need to reputty and sand then on to do the

corroguard.---John

[TheyJammedKenny!]

Nice!  It's great that you got your hands on Vintage Flyer decals in the right scale.  It looks to be coming along nicely!  Revell Kits are fun!

 

BTW: Atlantis Models will be doing a reissue of this very kit (and the CV-990) later this year.

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1 hour ago, TheyJammedKenny! said:

Nice!  It's great that you got your hands on Vintage Flyer decals in the right scale.  It looks to be coming along nicely!  Revell Kits are fun!

 

BTW: Atlantis Models will be doing a reissue of this very kit (and the CV-990) later this year.

Thanks, I am hoping,but not holding my breath, that Atlantis somehow comes up with the old Revell 1/72  YF-12A

"Blackbird" Interceptor. Would love to do a "nostalgia build" of that.---John

[busnproplinerfan]

Curious to see this kit done. I was looking at on evilbay once tempted to buy it, but they always want a small fortune for it.