GrahamS Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I absolutely abhor this kit. It is the worst kit I’ve ever attempted: nothing fits, I’m sure each part is actually from a different kit, it is hopelessly inaccurate - that nose! (and I’m no rivet counter). It’s a shame that the molds couldn’t be “accidentally “ lost or irreparable damaged and the kit designers charged with crimes against humanity. I’m so full of admiration for anyone who manages to see it through to the end, I decided that life was just too short! We do need a decent 1/72 Concorde. Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 The visor can be made to work, I managed with my BA and AF builds: I think I've lost the pictures I used for the WIP thread thanks to Photobucket, but I have another one to build in Landor, so I will take some pictures of that build to show what I did to get it to work. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Good for you! Proving it can be done with a bit of hard work and dedication. Regardless of all the negative comments, I shall have a go at this myself soonish. I’ve made a slow start on the HPH kit but I really need a kick up the . . . Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, neilg said: The visor can be made to work, I managed with my BA and AF builds: Yes, it is possible. Even that test-shot I showed pictures of had a perfectly working visor. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 On 19/05/2021 at 19:33, Nick Belbin said: Good for you! Proving it can be done with a bit of hard work and dedication. Regardless of all the negative comments, I shall have a go at this myself soonish. I’ve made a slow start on the HPH kit but I really need a kick up the . . . Nick I haven't really had that much of a bad experience with this kit, but I can live with the inaccuracies without getting all bent out of shape about it. I'm still keeping an eye out on Heller's website, but no indication yet of a release date - it's just "Coming Soon". How far did you get on the HPH kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 22/05/2021 at 09:06, neilg said: How far did you get on the HPH kit? Not very far - just modified the resin nose but not touched anything else on the kit. In fact, I'm keen to get on with the 1/72 , so made a start on that one's nose this week; work in progress: Nick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, Nick Belbin said: Not very far - just modified the resin nose but not touched anything else on the kit. In fact, I'm keen to get on with the 1/72 , so made a start on that one's nose this week; work in progress: Nick That looks like 1:144 vs. 1:72! The Heller website still says Coming Soon... But I ended up buying an Airfix 1:72 on ebay last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsModeller Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 7 hours ago, neilg said: That looks like 1:144 vs. 1:72! The Heller website still says Coming Soon... But I ended up buying an Airfix 1:72 on ebay last night... But now you can do Air France and BA. So it was clearly a tactical purchase haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 18 minutes ago, MsModeller said: But now you can do Air France and BA. So it was clearly a tactical purchase haha I have already done an Air France build - but I want to do another, gear down this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsModeller Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 21 minutes ago, neilg said: I have already done an Air France build - but I want to do another, gear down this time! But then you need another Airfix to do it gear up and down 😆😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 I dismantled a part built Airfix 1/72nd kit with a few parts missing and had to strip the paint off it - and that is when I discovered that the current Fairey Power Spray is a new formula which doesn't strip paint! I don't know about you but I spent a lot of time making better joins, particularly the upper wing-fuselage join with a lot of extra card and the one thing I picked up was to cut the cockpit glazing in half down the centreline and then fit each half onto the fuselage halves and then to put a sliver of card into the new centreline join! I also filled the nose with Milliput and cut a piece of card to fit on top but pushed into the Milliput so that the visor would fit. To be honest, after the fight with the parts, I really enjoyed rebuilding it and getting the panels to flow into each other and, if its not perfect, I don't care, it looks great to me!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 That’s very interesting John Because I had to de-kit mine and start again it was hard work but it was interesting to get reasonable wing joins on the underside. I also scratchbuilt the cabinets opposite the engineers station, moved both back so they didn’t cover the side windows and also raised the captain and copilots seats a bit. Easy stuff really. Interesting how you got good joins with the fuselage sections- in my case I did a lot of filling and sanding down!! But it’s definitely a Concorde in my eyes!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 On 30/05/2021 at 12:02, Simon Cornes said: Interesting how you got good joins with the fuselage sections- in my case I did a lot of filling and sanding down!! But it’s definitely a Concorde in my eyes!! I managed to avoid steps by building it in two halves (i.e., not how the instructions say): Nose has to be built fully first to get the mechanism working, then one side of the fuselage, then one side of the tail - then the other halves can be glued in to match the joints, thus avoiding steps. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Seems as though there is now some sort of standard procedure for building this kit! It would be nice if someone had come along with a metal version of the nose lowering mechanism (SAC ?) With regards to the wings, as I’d had to dismantle my kit then I had some repairs here and there but I though the idea of the top surface resting on 6 or 7 plastic pins was laughable so I put horizontal strip between the pins so that at least the filler wouldn’t drop through and then, yes, I packed the lower panel/upper panel wing joins with card here and there to make the join as flush as possible. Basic modelling isn’t it really? Mine is finished as G-BOAC, as displayed at Manchester and in which I have sat. The photos I took of the outside were useful to when it came to decalling. Beautiful jet and a great, probably unfairly maligned kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 I've been checking and checking and checking, and finally Heller's website has changed from Coming Soon to New: https://www.heller.fr/en/80469-concorde-af-1000804690?tags=aviation No idea where to buy from though. It's listed on Revell's website, but they only ship to European mainland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Eater Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Scalemates lists several online shops that have them in stock, I'm tempted to get one but I've already used up my model budget for the year 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Mig Eater said: Scalemates lists several online shops that have them in stock, I'm tempted to get one but I've already used up my model budget for the year 😅 I hope your modelling year goes from April-March! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William_The_Legend Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Eh whilst its great that a 72 concorde will be available, having build this tooling before, I can tell you it requires *A LOT* of work. Be prepared if you are going to take on this monster! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I am trying to tame the beast in hardcore mode here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 It's an aircraft that deserves a proper kit. Personally, I think 1/72 is really too big, but 1/144 is definitely too small. If someone did an accurate, well detailed 1/100 model, with buttoned-up or all hanging out options (including in-flight engine configurations and powered down) I'd be first in the queue... best, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Super-Hobby seems to have it in stock. I am glad that it is a awful kit and to expensive, otherwise I probably would have one even if I don't have any space for one. I agree that 1/72 is to big and 1/144 is loosing my interest but i would not build an odd scale between this. So I'll try to finish my three remaining 1/144 Concorde's. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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