RCI Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 funny, they now come up with something they did not even announce....really surprises me since they usually announce kits with nice box arts that take years until you see sprues... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 also i just spotted they published the first pictures of the A310-300 sprues. it includes the main gear bulges plus spare ones in case you have a -200 kit. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 OMG! WTF? BBQ! 1) I am shocked by this development. Judging from the wing root and trailing edge, methinks this is the -990A configuration. 2) I have their Convair 880 and its a gem of a kit. Lets just say i am just chuffed to bits. -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I just saw the first Box Art for this kit. Looks like it will be in American Airlines markings.....provided AA doesn't file an injunction or something. Also begs the question.... Will Atlantis re release the Revell -990 in Swissair markings, or something different? Hmmmmm...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I know this is 'off-sides' and I apologies for a little hi-jacking, though this does concern an Eastern Express kit. I came across a listing for the Eastern Express 1/72 Marauder, and was wondering if anyone knows how it 'stacks up' against the Airfix and Hasagawa models of the same scale? Worse than the Airfix? Just short of the Hasegawa? A lump pf plastic..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12by12 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 23 minutes ago, Thom216 said: Worse than the Airfix? Just short of the Hasegawa? A lump pf plastic..? Maybe it is the ooooold Frog, in which case lump of plastic is not quite telling the whole story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) - ref. EE144145 - Convair CV990 - American Airlines Sources: https://ee-models.ru/en/ee144145-airliner-convair-cv990/ https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/EE144145 Box art Sprues pics source: https://ee-models.ru/poluchili-kontrolnye-otlivki-na-convair-cv990/ V.P. Edited March 28, 2021 by Homebee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Great news, one of my favourite jetliners, lets hope we don't have to wait too long. Shouldn't that be N5604. Quote 1) I am shocked by this development. Judging from the wing root and trailing edge, methinks this is the -990A configuration. -D-, If it is supposed to be N5604 then it was delivered as a CV-990A to AA with the mods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LN-KEH Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 19 hours ago, Homebee said: - ref. EE144145 - Convair CV990 - American Airlines Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/EE144145 Box art V.P. I have visited the one on display in Switzerland - it is a true narrow-body and as it was powered by four of the same thirsty engines as the F-104 Starfighter must have been a nightmare make a profit on. Definitely going to be one in SAS markings for me and possibly one for SPANTAX which operated charter flights from Norway to Spain. With only 37 Convair 990 Coronados made, they saw service with quite a few airlines; Aerolíneas Argentinas Aerolíneas Peruanas Air France (one aircraft leased in 1967) Alaska Airlines American Airlines AREA (Ecuador) Cathay Pacific Ciskei International Airways Denver Ports of Call Iran Air Garuda Indonesian Airways Internord Aviation LANICA (Nicaragua) Lebanese International Airways Middle East Airlines Modern Air Transport NASA Nomads Travel Club Nordair Northeast SAS Spantax Swissair Thai Airways International Varig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 In general, I don't build 1:144 airliners, but a CV-990 in Spantax markings would really tempt me. Spantax was a fascinating airline. I think, they crashed a relatively high percentage of the total CV-990s produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LN-KEH Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Doc72 said: In general, I don't build 1:144 airliners, but a CV-990 in Spantax markings would really tempt me. Spantax was a fascinating airline. I think, they crashed a relatively high percentage of the total CV-990s produced. They are still remembered here in Norway for an attempted landing in the Oslofjord instead of at the airport some distance away. The captain who was flying the aircraft was unable to communicate with ATC due the language barrier, fortunately another crew member understood the "climb, climb, climb for Gods sake" calls from Oslo tower. Picture by Eduard Marmet - Spantax CV-990 at Basle - June 1976. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2922555 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Slick - the engine pods look very much like those of its more famous Convair sibling, the B-58 Hustler! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 9 hours ago, John Thompson said: Slick - the engine pods look very much like those of its more famous Convair sibling, the B-58 Hustler! John Indeed. It is basically the same engine. The CV-990 used a civil version of the J-79 without the afterburner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 5:15 PM, LN-KEH said: I have visited the one on display in Switzerland - it is a true narrow-body and as it was powered by four of the same thirsty engines as the F-104 Starfighter must have been a nightmare make a profit on. Definitely going to be one in SAS markings for me and possibly one for SPANTAX which operated charter flights from Norway to Spain. With only 37 Convair 990 Coronados made, they saw service with quite a few airlines; Aerolíneas Argentinas Aerolíneas Peruanas Air France (one aircraft leased in 1967) Alaska Airlines American Airlines AREA (Ecuador) Cathay Pacific Ciskei International Airways Denver Ports of Call Iran Air Garuda Indonesian Airways Internord Aviation LANICA (Nicaragua) Lebanese International Airways Middle East Airlines Modern Air Transport NASA Nomads Travel Club Nordair Northeast SAS Spantax Swissair Thai Airways International Varig How about APSA . She (OB-R-931) used to come in to Gatwick in the late 1960s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 22 hours ago, Doc72 said: the J-79 😊👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LN-KEH Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 9:26 AM, RidgeRunner said: How about APSA . She (OB-R-931) used to come in to Gatwick in the late 1960s In the list as Aerolíneas Peruanas - one of their aircraft even got hijacked and flown to Cuba! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 10:09 AM, general melchett said: Great news, one of my favourite jetliners, lets hope we don't have to wait too long. Shouldn't that be N5604. -D-, If it is supposed to be N5604 then it was delivered as a CV-990A to AA with the mods. I know the -990A had a more sculpted and nuanced wing/body fairing, which is the first thing i noticed on the sprues. That was my first clue. I saw the pictures of the test shots, long before the box artwork. Taking another look at the sprues, i noticed the distinctive "crank" in the outboard engine pylons. I think that's indicative of the -A (the expended nacelles and lee press-on nails definitely are). I know the old Revell kit definitely represents the prototype configuration. -d- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 The American Airlines livery looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Ah! Old Smokey. I remember them on approach to Gatwick way back when. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Jarvis Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 4:26 AM, RidgeRunner said: How about APSA . She (OB-R-931) used to come in to Gatwick in the late 1960s Greetings! That was not an APSA CV-990A, but the DC-8-52 they leased from Iberia for European routes. The three 990A aircraft were only used on the routes in Latin America, Los Angeles and Miami. Best regards, Jeff Jarvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Jarvis Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) On 3/24/2021 at 8:50 PM, John Thompson said: Slick - the engine pods look very much like those of its more famous Convair sibling, the B-58 Hustler! John Greetings! Not to me they don't! The J-79 on the B-58 had a real long and very slim engine pod with afterburner, and the CJ-805-23 of the 990 had a similar core, but a much larger diameter pod because of the fan section at the back end. Perhaps you meant the 880? Best regards, Jeff Jarvis Edited April 1, 2021 by Jeffrey Jarvis remove the CV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 7 hours ago, Jeffrey Jarvis said: Greetings! That was not an APSA CV-990A, but the DC-8-52 they leased from Iberia for European routes. The three 990A aircraft were only used on the routes in Latin America, Los Angeles and Miami. Best regards, Jeff Jarvis Oh yes, you are right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Any news on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofiane1718 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 "Released", but delivered in about a month or two 😅: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265244456474?hash=item3dc1cd361a:g:X40AAOSwl5dhAGRF https://www.ebay.com/itm/265244459455?hash=item3dc1cd41bf:g:3d4AAOSw16RhAGXA https://www.ebay.com/itm/265244458726?hash=item3dc1cd3ee6:g:XWsAAOSwja9hAGVz https://www.ebay.com/itm/265244458082?hash=item3dc1cd3c62:g:CCsAAOSwfblhAGUJ https://www.ebay.com/itm/265244454677?hash=item3dc1cd2f15:g:R6kAAOSwx1NhAGMr https://www.ebay.com/itm/265244457054?hash=item3dc1cd385e:g:JPQAAOSwmUJhAGS~ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Wheres American Airlines? 😥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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