CT Modeller Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) Boeing 720-048 Aer Lingus early 1960s Roden 1/144 kit with Welsh Models resin engines (kit engines are far too big - a shame because they are nicely moulde Twosix decals Paint finish - Halford's Appliance White + AK Polished Aluminium with Xtracrylic grey panels Edited June 28, 2023 by CT Modeller Correcting decal source 45 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 Just realized I've posted this in WIP whereas it should have been in Ready for Inspection. No idea how to shift it so can anybody help please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 This is a job for @Mike or @Greg B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Before this gets moved to the other catagory, it's well done. Like the subtle streaking on the flaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKirwan Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 no idea but whi cares its worth seeing and liking twice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 6 hours ago, CT Modeller said: Just realized I've posted this in WIP whereas it should have been in Ready for Inspection. No idea how to shift it so can anybody help please? Yep - if you do it again (you naughty person, you!), just Report it and ask for it to be moved to wherever it should be I'll do it now for you though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, Mike said: Yep - if you do it again (you naughty person, you!), just Report it and ask for it to be moved to wherever it should be I'll do it now for you though. Thanks very much Mike - much appreciated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 That's a beauty Chris. Superb finish and excellent weathering. The Welsh Models engines look perfect. Based on my experience with the 720B a few months ago I don't imagine fitting them would be much more difficult than attaching the kit engines! Dave G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Skodadriver said: That's a beauty Chris. Superb finish and excellent weathering. The Welsh Models engines look perfect. Based on my experience with the 720B a few months ago I don't imagine fitting them would be much more difficult than attaching the kit engines! Dave G Hi Dave - well the 720B engines must have been almost a nightmare to fit then, because the Welsh engines were a complete nightmare! They certainly weren't designed to be a drop in fit for the Roden kit, so I guess they're from the Welsh Models 720 kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Beautifully done! It looks spot-on with the real thing (according to photos I have). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) Brings back memories. Our neighbour who worked for Aer Lingus brought a very excited little boy to the maintenance hangars at Dublin Airport and I got to climb into a stripped out Boeing 720. Maybe even that one. Probably on a C check I suppose. I remember being puzzled by the 720 title. I knew what a 707 was but not a 720. Little did I know I would one day work in those very hangars with 727s. Indeed my brother still works there. Apart from that it looks great, nice subtle weathering. You could legitimately make it worse. I remember my neighbour complaining about how scruffy it was. Great job. Edited February 26, 2021 by noelh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Excellent stuff Thanks for posting. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Turbofan Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Hi Chris, Well I have to agree with everyone else that is superb! The weathering is great, as well as the use of the Welsh engines which make all the difference. It is a really nice kit to build, one of my favourites. Lovely livery too! Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Iconic scheme on an iconic Shamrock jet very well done Chris she's a beauty. many thanks for sharing. Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rb277170 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Another beauty . I never saw an Aer Lingus 720 in real life but their 737s were very familiar . I like that livery . Plain statesmanlike unlike the paint pot explosion liveries that happened in the mid 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Beautiful work. Display proudly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Very nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger350Pilot Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Very nicely done, Chris! You've done a beautiful justice to a beautiful classic bird in a very striking livery that suits the 720 nicely. Good choice, too, in utilizing the Welsh engines...adds a perfect and accurate touch to the finished model. Very nice weathering, too...all too often modelers add weathering that draws too much attention to...the weathering. Yours is beautifully done, and makes the model look real...and the lighting is good too! Natural sunlight? Really really like this one...and never mind posting it where it "shouldn't" be...the more postings THIS one gets, the better appreciated she'll be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Challenger350Pilot said: Very nicely done, Chris! You've done a beautiful justice to a beautiful classic bird in a very striking livery that suits the 720 nicely. Good choice, too, in utilizing the Welsh engines...adds a perfect and accurate touch to the finished model. Very nice weathering, too...all too often modelers add weathering that draws too much attention to...the weathering. Yours is beautifully done, and makes the model look real...and the lighting is good too! Natural sunlight? Really really like this one...and never mind posting it where it "shouldn't" be...the more postings THIS one gets, the better appreciated she'll be! Thanks very much. Yes the photos were taken in natural sunlight. I finished the model (and the Tridents) months ago and I’ve been waiting for suitable weather to take some outdoor photos, which we’ve had in the UK in the last few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Lovely build Chris.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNF72000 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 I know this is a 2021 post but I hope you don't mind me asking. When and where did you get this decal set? I looked at classic airlines.com and noticed Nick Webb's 720 decals for Aer Lingus are for an earlier jet. You can see the name change for instance in the attached image. Did you get the decal sheet a while back for your stash as the AL 720 sheet isn't in his 'new' decals section so I doubt it was changed recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Hotel Alpha Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Beautiful, neat work- thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 5 hours ago, DNF72000 said: I know this is a 2021 post but I hope you don't mind me asking. When and where did you get this decal set? I looked at classic airlines.com and noticed Nick Webb's 720 decals for Aer Lingus are for an earlier jet. You can see the name change for instance in the attached image. Did you get the decal sheet a while back for your stash as the AL 720 sheet isn't in his 'new' decals section so I doubt it was changed recently? Originally, the national airline operating the 720s (and previously, Super Constellations) wasn't Aer Lingus. It was Aerlínte Éireann (Irish International Airlines). The original 720 scheme depicted this original situation. In 1964, Aerlínte Éireann and Aer Lingus were partially merged so we got the updated scheme which showed the dual titles (although the Anglicised "Irish International" was used rather than the Gaelic Aerlínte Éireann). The two airlines were properly merged in 1974 which is partly why a brand new colour scheme was adopted at that time. You may realise that the full merging of the two Irish state airlines followed a close parallel with what was happening at more or less the same time in the UK with the formal setting up of British Airways in 1974. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 What a lovely 720, I must have missed its original posting back in 2021 so I'm glad to have caught up with it here. It is good to see what can be done with the Roden kit, those replacement engines look so much better, and I really, really like the Aer Lingus scheme. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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